“Give yourself the gift of play throughout each and every day, and watch your stress dissolve.”
— William DeFoore
“There is quite a lot to learn from stories of abandoned animals – even those with serious disabilities – that bounce back to lead full happy lives as pets bringing lots of joy to their families through their own joy. Their strength lies in that they don’t seem to think there’s anything particularly wrong or abnormal about falling/failing. The obvious thing to do for them is to get up after a fall. Whenever they feel ready. That’s something I want to emulate. I don’t know the official term for this attitude. I call it BADASSERY. What we see as determination, resilience, and even joy in animals that have overcome abandonment, clutches of death, illness or disability seems to stem from this attitude.”
-— Unknown
“You can never get to peace and inner security without first acknowledging all of the good things in your life. If you’re forever wanting and longing for more without first appreciating things the way they are, you’ll stay in discord.”
— Doc Childre and Howard Martin
“Generally, appreciation means some blend of thankfulness, admiration, approval, and gratitude. In the financial world, something that ‘appreciates’ grows in value. With the power tool of appreciation, you get the benefit of both perspectives: as you learn to be consistently thankful and approving, your life will grow in value.”
— Doc Childre and Howard Martin
“Everything is energy and that’s all there is to it. Match the frequency of the reality you want, and you cannot help but get that reality, it can be no other way. This is not philosophy, this is physics.”
— Albert Einstein
“Happiness is not a destination, it’s a journey. Happiness is not tomorrow, it is now. Happiness is not a dependency, it is a decision. Happiness is what you are, not what you have.“
— Unknown
“In each moment, there is more beauty than we can possibly stand.”
— Marie Manucheri
“We can approach our day with fear:
– of not having what we need
– of struggling or failing
– of uncertainty
Or we can approach our day seeing opportunity:
– to be thankful
– to learn and grow
– to impact others positively
The difference is huge and the choice is ours.“
-— Unknown
“The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival.”
— Aristotle
“Insight occurs when, and to the degree that, one knows oneself.”
— Andrew Schneider
“We are not what we know. We are what we are willing to learn.”
— Council on Ideas