A wise woman who was traveling in the
mountains found a precious stone in a stream.
The next day she met another traveler who was hungry,
and the wise woman opened her bag to share her food.
The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and
asked the woman to give it to him.
She did so without hesitation.
The traveler left, rejoicing in his good fortune.
He knew the stone was worth enough to give him
security for a lifetime. But a few days later he came back
to return the stone to the wise woman.
"I've been thinking," he said, "I know how valuable the
stone is, but I give it back in the hope that
you can give me something even more precious.
Give me what you have within you that
enabled you to give me the stone."
'The Wise Woman's Stone'
Author Unknown
How often do we think that our possessions of external nature are above the value of our internal possessions.
No its not what you have on the outside that matters most to others sometimes, no most of the time its the inside stuff that matters most.
The kindness we can give. The love we can show. The laughter we can share. These are the things that can give true value to another persons life.
So give that smile to another they will indeed appreciate it.
Give that kind word or compliment to that mother handling her obstacles that arise and still makes time to love her children and keep a roof with just her efforts.
Give that encouragement to the hurting soul that maybe lost a loved, as they passed on, or struggles to provide for his family in a world of uncertainty.
Give whats on the inside and share with those on the outside.
It costs little. It is just your time, your effort that your spending, but like the 'Woman with the Stone' it can be life changing.
A month is coming to a close. A new day is coming to light, a new set of hours, of minutes, of seconds to make a difference.
Its yours.....this new day....of what will you do with it?
I close with this quote:
Every morning is a fresh beginning.
Every day is the world made new.
Today is a new day. Today is my world made new.
I have lived all my life up to this moment, to come to this day.
This moment--this day--is as good as any moment in all eternity.
I shall make of this day--each moment of this day--a heaven on earth.
This is my day of opportunity.
~Dan Custer
This new day - its all yours. What will you choose to share?
What do you have on the inside that costs little or nothing but can empower a spirit far beyond your dreams.
Your up, its your turn now. : )
You are a legend. Just one like you. Your dreams, goals and aspirations await the future. The history of your life will be written.
Dream Big ~ Laugh Often ~ Smile and Love Always.
Smiles from me sent your way.... today and always : )
10/30/11
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Acceptance of what has happened is the
first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.
~William James
Life happens. Heard that one before? Ok, maybe the first word began with an 'S' - - ended with a 'T'... LOL But we have heard it ... probably said it an hundred times as well.
That is a form of acceptance and it helps to let it go. That event or misfortune that happens to us. Sure it is easier to say to the person that this happened to but how many times have you said it to the reflection in your mirror?
Life happens. Think about it, we say it to others so easily but when its us we tend to dwell on the negative event.
A misfortune that has consequences is never easy to get over. It annoys us at best and it overwhelms us at worst. Plain and simple it tries to derail us for an extended period of time.
But wait who defines how much time is enough?
Is there a rule book any where?
So we lose our favorite (fill in the blank).... who defines how much we grieve?
Plain and simple answer here... we do. We choose how long. We say we want closure but we choose.
The classic is the damage we feel early in life from our family. You know the dysfunctional family. Those that feel the pain long after they leave home.
They instead of accepting the consequences and move on they blame everything on the past. Those people you know.
It reminds me of the quote in the movie 'The Breakfast Club' (1985) when Andrew tells Allison played by Ally Sheedy:
Everyone's home life is unsatisfying.
If it wasn't, people would live with their parents forever.
Ok, some can say life was the Brady bunch I am sure but if it truly was it was still necessary to move on and get a life of their own. True?
Yes we need to move on from things that hurt us, try to derail us and even stop us. We need to move on....
But first we must accept.. acceptance is key. For if we don't accept we will blame others and others will never give us final closure. Only we can do that.
We must do that. Acceptance that life happens and we can't change the past on the present and we are in control of that.
The art of acceptance is the art of making
someone who has just done you a
small favor wish that he
might have done you a greater one.
~Martin Luther King, Jr.
That is the focus on something good, sure bad things will befall us.
But even then we need to accept it and move on.
Accept it and move on and understand bad does not always happen and we truly do decide how quickly we look for that next gem that makes us smile, makes us laugh, makes us understand that good does triumph over evil.
We decide how to perceive the world.
Always have had that power, always will.
Move on to that simple act of prayer. Giving thanks to the one who created it all.
Move on to that simple act of love. That look in the mirror with the affirmation that you do love that reflection and that reflection is going places.
Move on to that simple act of sharing a sincere smile. Be random, look for that person who just seems like they need it the most. They may have ran out of their smiles temporarily and they so need one of yours. Share it! Watch the magic of that share happen.
Acceptance is very good. We need to practice it more often with more speed.
Smiles sent your way and everyday..... Oh yeah this smiles is for you : o )
10/25/11
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To educate yourself for the feeling of gratitude
means to take nothing for granted,
but to always seek out and value
the kind that will stand behind the action.
Nothing that is done for you is a matter of course.
Everything originates in a will for the good,
which is directed at you.
Train yourself never to put off
the word or action for the expression of gratitude.
~Albert Schweitzer
Life has many lessons does it not? You are learning with every step you take, every action made. You have much success and sometimes so it seems, more failure, but failure is only a learning point if you think of it in that manner.
Take nothing for granted, not the family pet, not the morning coffee, not the love of your family. Nothing should be taken for granted. Everything has meaning for good, it is only how we allow are perception to take hold that makes it bad, and only in our mind.
Always seek value in everything that passes through your life and guess what you will always find value, you will always find good, even in the mundane things that seem to come to us.
Nothing is truly mundan, our thoughts make it so.
Train yourself, teach yourself that an attitude of gratitude is your new small still voice inside. That life, is great, that love is not just a noun but a verb that demands action by you and for others.
Love everything that has been presented. Not the kind of love that is taken for granted but a love that appreciates the simple and acknowledges its purpose.
None of those material possessions do anything
to make your life any better....
I know a lot of people who have
a lot of everything, and they're absolutely
the most miserable people in the world.
So it won't do anything for you
unless you're a happy person
and can have peace with yourself.
~Lenny Kravitz
Things are just that... things. They attach themselves to no one, they just exist as tools to aid and help make our life easier. But when we start to look at our things, our possessions as extensions to our self or worth we now let them define or effect our happiness.
Never allow anything to define your worth, not anything, never let even a mate define your standard of worth. But to allow your money, or your possessions is sure destruction to the esteem we carry each day.
Be at peace with yourself, be happy with yourself and the value you come across everyday in some of the smallest of places.
Enjoy life.
Live life.
Dream.
Pray
Love
Not just today.... but everyday......start today, and then continue on your journey of gratitude and acceptance.
Smiles sent your way : )
09/27/11
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