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May the world be kind to you, and may your own thoughts be gentle upon yourself. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Showing posts with label William Penn. Show all posts
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Sunday, April 19, 2020

Find God In Peaceful Silence


We need to find God, and he cannot
be found in noise and restlessness.
God is the friend of silence.
See how nature - trees, flowers, grass -
grows in silence; see the stars,
the moon and the sun, how they move in silence...
We need silence to be able to touch souls.
- Mother Teresa

Silence is a source of great strength.
- Lao Tzu

In silence you hear who you are becoming.
You create yourself.
- Jewel

True silence is the rest of the mind,
and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body,
nourishment and refreshment.
- William Penn

Further reading: Choose A Quiet Moment

Quiet Time

Have a Conversation with God, Today

Choose Inner Peace

Stillness of the Mind

Breath by Breath
    

Sunday, July 21, 2019

What Are You Doing For Others?


Life's most urgent question is:
what are you doing for others?
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

You can't live a perfect day without doing something
for someone who will never be able to repay you.
- John Wooden

Compassion is the universal standard of moral living.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Do to others as you would have them do to you.
- Luke 6:31 (the "Golden Rule")

Further reading: Being of Service

Feeding the Children

The Least Of These

Material Possessions
   

Sunday, May 26, 2019

Find God In Silence


We need to find God, and he cannot
be found in noise and restlessness.
God is the friend of silence.
See how nature - trees, flowers, grass -
grows in silence; see the stars,
the moon and the sun, how they move in silence...
We need silence to be able to touch souls.
- Mother Teresa

True silence is the rest of the mind,
and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body,
nourishment and refreshment.
- William Penn

Silence is a source of great strength.
- Lao Tzu

In silence you hear who you are becoming.
You create yourself.
- Jewel

Further reading: Choose A Quiet Moment

Have a Conversation with God, Today

Stillness of the Mind

Choose Inner Peace

Quiet Time

Breath by Breath
    

Sunday, August 19, 2018

Kindness to ALL


It's the little things you do
that can make a big difference.
- Bob Proctor

Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.
- Jesus (Matthew 25:40)

I expect to pass through this world but once.
Any good therefore that I can do,
or any kindness that I can show to my fellow-creature,
let me do it now.
Let me not defer or neglect it,
for I shall not pass this way again.
- William Penn

If you treat others kindly, a few will respond with unkindness,
or even take advantage of your kindness,
but most will respond with kindness and friendliness.
However, if you treat others unkindly, you can be quite certain
that they will respond with harsh thoughts and actions.
...
Whatever you do, do with kindness.
Whatever you say, say with kindness.
Wherever you go, radiate kindness.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie


Further reading: The Parable of the Good Samaritan

Kindness: The Best of Being Human

Opportunities for Kindness

Living from Your Heart

Pay It Forward - as an Expression of Universal Gratitude
     

Friday, August 17, 2018

Thou Shalt Not Covet


You shall not covet your neighbor’s house;
you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife,
nor his male servant, nor his female servant,
nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.
- Exodus 20:17

Beware! Jealousy is a green-eyed monster.
- William Shakespeare

The jealous are troublesome to others,
but a torment to themselves.
- William Penn

The envious person grows lean
with the fatness of their neighbor.
- Socrates

Of the seven deadly sins, only envy is no fun at all.
- Joseph Epstein

A good life isn't measured in material goods.
There is no quicker path to misery than coveting your neighbors' stuff.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie


The Pain of Envy

Further reading: Do Not Compare

Anger is a Killing Thing

Comparisons are Odious
    

Sunday, February 26, 2017

Radiate Kindness


It's the little things you do
that can make a big difference.
- Bob Proctor

I expect to pass through this world but once.
Any good therefore that I can do,
or any kindness that I can show to my fellow-creature,
let me do it now.
Let me not defer or neglect it,
for I shall not pass this way again.
- William Penn

Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.
- Jesus (Matthew 25:40)

If you treat others kindly, a few will respond with unkindness,
or even take advantage of your kindness,
but most will respond with kindness and friendliness.
However, if you treat others unkindly, you can be quite certain
that they will respond with harsh thoughts and actions.
...
Whatever you do, do with kindness.
Whatever you say, say with kindness.
Wherever you go, radiate kindness.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie


Further reading: Kindness: The Best of Being Human

Living from Your Heart

The Parable of the Good Samaritan

Opportunities for Kindness

Pay It Forward - as an Expression of Universal Gratitude
     

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Finding God in Silence


We need to find God, and he cannot
be found in noise and restlessness.
God is the friend of silence.
See how nature - trees, flowers, grass -
grows in silence; see the stars,
the moon and the sun, how they move in silence...
We need silence to be able to touch souls.
- Mother Teresa

In silence you hear who you are becoming.
You create yourself.
- Jewel

Silence is a source of great strength.
- Lao Tzu

True silence is the rest of the mind,
and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body,
nourishment and refreshment.
- William Penn


Further reading: Quiet Time

Have a Conversation with God, Today

A Quiet Moment

Choosing Inner Peace

Stillness of the Mind

Breath by Breath
 

Friday, June 6, 2014

We Come This Way But Once


We come this way but once.
We can either tiptoe through life
and hope we get to death without being badly bruised
or we can live a full, complete life
achieving our goals and realizing our wildest dreams.
- Bob Proctor

I expect to pass through this world but once.
Any good therefore that I can do,
or any kindness that I can show to my fellow-creature,
let me do it now.
Let me not defer or neglect it,
for I shall not pass this way again.
- William Penn

To laugh often and much;
to win the respect of intelligent people
and the affection of children,
to leave the world a better place,
to know even one life has breathed easier
because you have lived,
this is to have succeeded.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Life is no brief candle to me.
It is a sort of splendid torch
which I have got a hold of for the moment,
and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible
before handing it on to future generations.
- George Bernard Shaw


Further reading: Do You Love Your Life?

What is Your Life Purpose? 

Live Your Greatest Life

What Is Success?

Simple Joys

What Really Matters?

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Burden of Jealousy


Love does not claim possession, but gives freedom.
- Rabindranath Tagore

He that is jealous is not in love.
- Saint Augustine

The jealous are troublesome to others,
but a torment to themselves.
- William Penn

It is not the man who has too little,
but the man who craves more, that is poor.
- Lucius Annaeus Seneca

You shall not covet your neighbor’s house;
you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife,
nor his male servant, nor his female servant,
nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.
- Exodus 20:17


Further reading: Comparisons are Odious

Secrets of Happy Couples

True Riches

Jealousy

Envy

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