tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739482197873440382026-01-27T18:43:09.622-05:00Quotes and questions for reflection and renewalUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1642125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373948219787344038.post-5747503891808056612015-07-08T00:00:00.001-04:002015-07-08T00:00:09.460-04:00Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving. ~ Albert Einstein<br /> <br /> - In what areas are you actively engaged?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373948219787344038.post-32494036585519089532015-07-07T00:00:00.001-04:002015-07-07T12:50:00.422-04:00It is not what you gather, but what you scatter, that tells what kind of life you have lived. &nbsp;~ unknown<br /> <div> <br /></div> <div> - What are you scattering?</div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373948219787344038.post-20303408552543213522015-07-06T00:00:00.000-04:002015-07-06T00:00:00.132-04:00Exhaust the little moment. &nbsp;Soon it dies. &nbsp;And be it gash or gold it will not come again in this identical guise. &nbsp;~ Gwendolyn Brooks<br /> <br />- What little moments can you cherish today?<br /> <div> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373948219787344038.post-50162477430037179732015-07-04T00:00:00.000-04:002015-07-04T00:00:00.418-04:00For Canadians and Americans (July 1, 4) happy Canada Day, Independence Day!<br /> <br /> I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom. &nbsp;~ Simone de Beauvoir<br /> <br /> - What freedoms do you enjoy?<br /> - What freedoms are denied to millions around the world?<br /> <br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373948219787344038.post-45914051039881343762015-07-03T00:00:00.001-04:002015-07-03T13:50:14.272-04:00Life is a festival to the wise. &nbsp;~ Ralph Waldo Emerson<br /> <br /> - What is so exciting and wondrous about life?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373948219787344038.post-36523141092610825232015-07-03T00:00:00.000-04:002015-07-03T00:00:02.084-04:00The glory of God is a human being fully alive. &nbsp;~ St. Irenaeus<br /> <br /> - What are the qualities of a person who is fully alive?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373948219787344038.post-34225220184764618312015-07-02T00:00:00.000-04:002015-07-02T00:00:05.940-04:00A person of calm is like a shady tree. &nbsp;People who need shelter come to it. &nbsp;~ Toba Beta<br /> <br /> - How can you cultivate more calmness and composure in your life and relationships?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373948219787344038.post-52107489366891493252015-07-01T00:00:00.000-04:002015-07-01T00:00:09.633-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgzBsM8TuXj-KhRcCJ-UDRL4N24-WCntl43BCpV0gElA2HHLZaEpK_lwaUdRWsql7sb_miu9T0cM5fjrTOVmRYLwodr7rhTlEWWueSeyoQzDOIj8PeEV-dgvf8gXmv7ILl4T3BtL5AOAg/s1600/center.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgzBsM8TuXj-KhRcCJ-UDRL4N24-WCntl43BCpV0gElA2HHLZaEpK_lwaUdRWsql7sb_miu9T0cM5fjrTOVmRYLwodr7rhTlEWWueSeyoQzDOIj8PeEV-dgvf8gXmv7ILl4T3BtL5AOAg/s400/center.png" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> Finding the center of strength within ourselves is in the long run the best contribution we can make to our fellow men. &nbsp;~ Rollo May<br /> <br /> - What is your center of strength?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373948219787344038.post-14372831027532998612015-06-30T00:00:00.000-04:002015-06-30T00:00:00.258-04:00&nbsp;Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see. &nbsp;~ Neil Postman<br /> <br /> - What messages are you sending?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373948219787344038.post-53980109055999506422015-06-29T00:00:00.000-04:002015-06-29T08:32:36.370-04:00Nothing is always absolutely so. ~ Theodore Sturgeon<br /><br />- How should one deal with most issues?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373948219787344038.post-45715461088713173252015-06-27T00:00:00.000-04:002015-06-27T00:00:01.129-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn4AEtFmcinWrpcabutdm2GfYVSQq9GoKJIsi1Ok9GaD7xxvzznZbk3jcyTUDShtfgKMI4qQBwMLSKVuHJzXoD_AV9SH4JBuv9Fd6Jar5RprwJpEDkRDwZVMjFHwGjl6RACljLK2cTiEU/s1600/worth.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn4AEtFmcinWrpcabutdm2GfYVSQq9GoKJIsi1Ok9GaD7xxvzznZbk3jcyTUDShtfgKMI4qQBwMLSKVuHJzXoD_AV9SH4JBuv9Fd6Jar5RprwJpEDkRDwZVMjFHwGjl6RACljLK2cTiEU/s400/worth.png" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> Your worth consists in what you are and not in what you have. &nbsp;~ Thomas A. Edison<br /> <br /> - What aspects of character are worth a lot?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373948219787344038.post-15172611670847170152015-06-26T00:00:00.000-04:002015-06-26T00:00:05.141-04:00<div> We're drowning in information and starving for knowledge. &nbsp;~Rutherford Rogers</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> - How persistent are you in striving for knowledge?</div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373948219787344038.post-22869283119825809272015-06-25T00:00:00.000-04:002015-06-25T00:00:01.056-04:00If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door. &nbsp;~ Milton Berle<br /> <div> <br /> - What opportunity do you seek?</div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373948219787344038.post-26260731477789145902015-06-24T00:00:00.000-04:002015-06-24T00:00:02.479-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNq0PnOyifc-R3r4ndN-BDimuf5lEsLYbfc5ybalSwXcPtQRGBNZyt326WIHKSpQ-A1ZHtOGX-iq2k3r65qYrdmiHDfHzuXrvxK_FY5sVNj48bPqzr_ZdD6U9GTwm4AnAua-Gngp91pM/s1600/success.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNq0PnOyifc-R3r4ndN-BDimuf5lEsLYbfc5ybalSwXcPtQRGBNZyt326WIHKSpQ-A1ZHtOGX-iq2k3r65qYrdmiHDfHzuXrvxK_FY5sVNj48bPqzr_ZdD6U9GTwm4AnAua-Gngp91pM/s400/success.png" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it. &nbsp;~ Maya Angelou<br /> <br /> - How 'successful' are you?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373948219787344038.post-50523473512219223682015-06-23T00:00:00.000-04:002015-06-23T00:00:01.042-04:00The meaning of life is to give life meaning. &nbsp;~ Ken Hudgins<br /> <br /> - What are the central elements of a meaningful life?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373948219787344038.post-69788115992364790252015-06-22T00:00:00.000-04:002015-06-22T00:00:01.834-04:00<div> We see the brightness of a new page where everything yet can happen. ~ Rainer Maria Rilke<br /> <br /></div> -To what new page could you turn?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373948219787344038.post-42264313949596485502015-06-20T00:00:00.000-04:002015-06-21T17:42:34.885-04:00All I ask is that you do your best, and forget the rest. ~ Tony Horton<br /><br />- What are all the aspects of life in which you can try to do your best?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373948219787344038.post-82267739799100951142015-06-19T00:00:00.000-04:002015-06-19T00:00:01.385-04:00<div style="margin: 0px;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI2u6gMUmk-L6gJXdIhkSQ-v6JiTyO_SWyqqHekstHgPuj9UoUEYuTMiX1o2BrPd3EeesLv02YKnk7TR60DnV8gz7v2aUGHnsbQ4Y5HSxEmaXp-d8vv19LLDFBmwzzAMBMZQk8rkseSr4/s1600/wonder.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI2u6gMUmk-L6gJXdIhkSQ-v6JiTyO_SWyqqHekstHgPuj9UoUEYuTMiX1o2BrPd3EeesLv02YKnk7TR60DnV8gz7v2aUGHnsbQ4Y5HSxEmaXp-d8vv19LLDFBmwzzAMBMZQk8rkseSr4/s400/wonder.png" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> If you enjoy living, it is not difficult to keep the sense of wonder. &nbsp;~ Ray Bradbury<br /> <br /></div> <div style="margin: 0px;"> - What wonders surround you?</div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373948219787344038.post-69954454896601805232015-06-18T00:00:00.000-04:002015-06-21T17:43:16.795-04:00Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. ~ William James<br /><br />- What positive contributions can you make?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373948219787344038.post-39477473254463212672015-06-17T00:00:00.000-04:002015-06-17T00:00:11.677-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicbfqQe1qmhyphenhyphen1-rAaAkdRiQjTi5Deqe7CCGvhmQHHgiwdDd6bBpw8sBhYMu1EmFiaIsU66F4Bto_mw2jLJuYFtFL7HTkCzdZBN1-f5zTFbV3frNjln0lNWTpv-nwCnJbgkM3wPeMluUi8/s1600/hearts.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicbfqQe1qmhyphenhyphen1-rAaAkdRiQjTi5Deqe7CCGvhmQHHgiwdDd6bBpw8sBhYMu1EmFiaIsU66F4Bto_mw2jLJuYFtFL7HTkCzdZBN1-f5zTFbV3frNjln0lNWTpv-nwCnJbgkM3wPeMluUi8/s400/hearts.png" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones. &nbsp;A legacy is etched into the minds of others and the stories they share about you. &nbsp;~ Shanon &nbsp;L. Alder<br /> <br /> - How does one reach to the heart in relationships?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373948219787344038.post-13306703214726660962015-06-16T00:00:00.000-04:002015-06-16T00:00:09.228-04:00There are no traffic jams along the extra mile. &nbsp;~ Roger Staubach<br /> <br /> <br /> <div> </div> <br /> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"> - Where could you extend some extra effort and care?</div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373948219787344038.post-80795852962148624172015-06-15T00:00:00.000-04:002015-06-15T00:00:09.996-04:00The same fence that shuts others out shuts you in. &nbsp;~ Bill Copeland<br /> <br /> - Where could you show more openness?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373948219787344038.post-62936926943120566402015-06-13T00:00:00.000-04:002015-06-13T00:00:03.491-04:00<div> Be the master-gardener of your soul, the director of life. &nbsp;~James Allen<br /> <br /></div> <div> - How do you enrich your soul and spirit?</div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373948219787344038.post-31799072819436361472015-06-12T00:00:00.000-04:002015-06-12T00:00:08.122-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr1zvP1Go75UQ9TafwfwcVN1zNXyE13JKU0HCNSN6q0jyLyvezYtzb4wEq6HJa_BpjPQzEMPnsToY-u2xdf7tMt1NTDx7L0_2wEykzINI13NZvjH0-9GpLcenKPvBSmVPpvm_CyWX-aNU/s1600/river.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr1zvP1Go75UQ9TafwfwcVN1zNXyE13JKU0HCNSN6q0jyLyvezYtzb4wEq6HJa_BpjPQzEMPnsToY-u2xdf7tMt1NTDx7L0_2wEykzINI13NZvjH0-9GpLcenKPvBSmVPpvm_CyWX-aNU/s400/river.png" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> &nbsp;I would like to live like a river flows, carried by the surprise of its own unfolding. &nbsp;~ John Donohue<br /> <br /> - How might more acceptance and openness enhance your life?<br /> <div> <br /></div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373948219787344038.post-78502923128637763072015-06-11T00:00:00.000-04:002015-06-11T00:00:05.783-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZr-SPv3syAKqkEefJhVn1uocsyKkt0CL8k7HrFNbCade3EvOzBovUASXtSRlOJBPpcgGFAC4wiLC0iPpi6kPfud5S_REr0FI2EEomB55aR_-Wwk9P125LgBw-ickVkdLRPrBKgquAQw/s1600/leaf.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZr-SPv3syAKqkEefJhVn1uocsyKkt0CL8k7HrFNbCade3EvOzBovUASXtSRlOJBPpcgGFAC4wiLC0iPpi6kPfud5S_REr0FI2EEomB55aR_-Wwk9P125LgBw-ickVkdLRPrBKgquAQw/s400/leaf.png" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> Rather than turning over a new leaf, prune your tree so that new leaves continue to blossom. &nbsp;~ Feroz Bham<br /> <br /> <br /> <div> </div> <br /> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"> - What positive adjustments could you make in your behaviour or perspectives?</div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com