From the category archives:
Inspiration
December 14, 2011
Enjoy! “Well done is better than well said.” Benjamin Franklin “Be content to act, and leave the talking to others.” Baltasar Gracian “The shortest answer is doing the thing.” Ernest Hemingway “Action is eloquence.” William Shakespeare “The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps – we [...]
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October 16, 2011
Enjoy! “Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of filling a vacuum, it makes one.” Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) “Man…Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious [...]
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August 17, 2011
I am experiencing an abundance of self-acceptance and acceptance of others. I hope you enjoy the poem I wrote. As discussed in, “Acceptance and Patience”, acceptance rides on the calming energy of knowing that everything is exactly as it should be. Your current life situation may not be your preference, and you may want to change [...]
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July 15, 2011
“Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.” Mark Twain (1835-1910) “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) “Forgiveness is choosing to love. It is the first skill of self-giving love.” Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) “The truest joys they seldom prove, [...]
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May 18, 2011
This poem was inspired by my teachers, my soul-friends, my experiences, and this inspirational quote: “We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.” Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955) I’ll Take That Bet by Jo-Ann Downey I’ll take the bet that every human being is a miracle. [...]
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March 20, 2011
Enjoy! “The first duty of love is to listen.” Paul Tillich “If A equals success, then the formula is A equals X plus Y and Z, with X being work, Y play, and Z keeping your mouth shut.” Albert Einstein “I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people [...]
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January 30, 2011
Enjoy! “For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.” Ralph Waldo Emerson “Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinion at all.” Georg Christoph Lichtenberg “When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.” Francois de [...]
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December 12, 2010
My beloved father, John (“Jay”) Joseph Downey, passed away on November 30, 2010. Without exaggeration, for 78 years my father was a constant source of positive, fun, joyful, helpful, loving, and compassionate energy. To me, one of his most memorable qualities was that he was not an advice-giver, unless asked. And even then it was a gentle process. [...]
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November 15, 2010
What is true freedom? Is freedom internal or external? Can we choose ways to be free? And…what does freedom have to do with happiness? I have been thinking a lot about freedom, free will, acceptance, choices, and happiness lately. These quotes helped me to put some pieces of the puzzle together: “He who is brave is free.” Seneca [...]
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October 31, 2010
Please enjoy these quotations about perception(s). You may also want to read “Communication Checkpoints.” “What is madness? To have erroneous perceptions and to reason correctly from them.” Voltaire (1694-1778) “There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.” Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) “If the doors of perception were [...]
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