Deep Gratitude for the Spark

At times our own light goes out
and is rekindled by a spark from another person.
Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude
of those who have lighted the flame within us.
- Albert Schweitzer

Friends share our pain and touch our wounds
with a gentle and tender hand.
- Henri Nouwen

A true friend is one who believes in you when you have ceased to believe in yourself.
- Anonymous

A friend is someone who won't stop
until he finds you and brings you home.
- Fraser Sr. in the movie Due South

Be thankful to those who have offered us challenges, rather than easy answers.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Today's affirmation: I gratefully accept the light and pay it forward.

Further reading: Regrets, Resentments and the Path to Forgiveness - Stop Anger & Live Happy With Conscious Awareness

Appreciate Your  Friends

Pay It Forward - as an Expression of Universal Gratitude

Give Love and Comfort
      

Your Light Rekindled

At times our own light goes out
and is rekindled by a spark from another person.
Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude
of those who have lighted the flame within us.
- Albert Schweitzer

A true friend is one who believes in you when you have ceased to believe in yourself.
- Anonymous

Friends share our pain and touch our wounds
with a gentle and tender hand.
- Henri Nouwen

A friend is someone who won't stop
until he finds you and brings you home.
- Fraser Sr. in the movie Due South

Be thankful to those who have offered us challenges, rather than easy answers.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Today's affirmation: I gratefully accept the light and pay it forward.

Further reading: Pay It Forward - as an Expression of Universal Gratitude

Appreciating Friends

Give Love and Comfort
      

True Friend

A true friend is one who believes in you when you have ceased to believe in yourself.
- Anonymous

At times our own light goes out
and is rekindled by a spark from another person.
Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude
of those who have lighted the flame within us.
- Albert Schweitzer

A friend is someone who won't stop
until he finds you and brings you home.
- Fraser Sr. in the movie Due South

Friends share our pain and touch our wounds
with a gentle and tender hand.
- Henri Nouwen

Be thankful to those who have offered us challenges, rather than easy answers.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Today's affirmation: I gratefully accept the light and pay it forward.

Further reading: Appreciating Friends

Pay It Forward - as an Expression of Universal Gratitude

Give Love and Comfort
      

Rekindle the Light

At times our own light goes out
and is rekindled by a spark from another person.
Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude
of those who have lighted the flame within us.
- Albert Schweitzer

Friends share our pain and touch our wounds
with a gentle and tender hand.
- Henri Nouwen

A friend is someone who won't stop
until he finds you and brings you home.
- Fraser Sr. in the movie Due South

A true friend is one who believes in you when you have ceased to believe in yourself.
- Anonymous

Be thankful to those who have offered us challenges, rather than easy answers.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Today's affirmation: I gratefully accept the light and pay it forward.

Further reading:

Pay It Forward - as an Expression of Universal Gratitude

Appreciating Friends

Giving Love and Comfort
    

DO IT

Do or do not, there is no try.
- Yoda (Star Wars movie)
Read my thoughts about this..

If you don't like the way the world is,
you change it.
You have an obligation to change it.
You just do it one step at a time.
- Marian Wright Edelman

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
- John Wooden

Sometimes you get the results you wanted,
sometimes you don't.
What matters is that you did your best.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Simply Do Your Best

Take Charge of Your Life

When is Your Best Good Enough?

Action Beats Inaction

Choices

Welcome the Rain

Let the rain kiss you.
Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops.
Let the rain sing you a lullaby.
- Langston Hughes

Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet.
- Roger Miller

I love the rain - it washes memories off the sidewalk of life.
- Play It Again, Sam (1972)

I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.
- Anonymous

Wherever you go, no matter what the weather,
always bring your own sunshine.
- Anthony J. D'Angelo

Give thanks for the rain in your life
which waters the flowers of your soul.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Growth in Spiritual Life and Career

Accept Circumstances - Choose Response

How to Cope When Life Lands a One-Two Punch?

Great Truths

How to Make Impossible Decisions

Rain

Storm

Rainbows

Changing Seasons

Weather

Sunshine

More Movie Quotes

You're standing on the threshold of success.
Don't look down, it'll make you dizzy.
- the character Timothy Q. Mouse in the Walt Disney movie Dumbo

Oh yes, the past can hurt.
But, you can either run from it or, learn from it.
- the movie The Lion King

It does not do to dwell on dreams, ...
and forget to live.
- the movie Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

To deny the facts would be illogical.
- the character Spock in the television series Star Trek

Fear is the path to the dark side.
Fear leads to anger.
Anger leads to hate.
Hate leads to suffering.
- Yoda, character in Star Wars movie

We are all connected in the great Circle of Life.
- the movie The Lion King

Further reading: How to Forgive and Move On

Comparisons are Odious

Changing Your Life 20% at a Time

Movie Quotes

Walt Disney Quotes

Positive Quotes

Motivational Quotes

Quotes about Logic

Quotes about Hate

Movie Quotes

There's a difference between knowing the path and walking the path.
- the character Morpheus in the movie The Matrix

Every man dies, but not every man really lives.
- the character Braveheart in the movie Braveheart

You must unlearn what you have learned.
- the character Yoda in the movie Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

Friendship must dare to risk, or it's not friendship.
- Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the TV show Star Trek: The Next Generation

Inside most people there's a feeling of being separate,
separated from everything ... And they're not.
They're part of absolutely everyone, and everything.
- the movie Powder

For man with no forgiveness in heart, life worse punishment than death.
- Miyagi: character in the movie Karate Kid 2

Further reading: What`s in a Name?

Meditation

How to Begin a Rewarding Journaling Practice

Memories

A life rooted deeply lives and grows in memory.
- Mary Anne Radmacher

I love the rain - it washes memories
off the sidewalk of life.
- the movie Play It Again, Sam

The heart of marriage is memories;
and if the two of you happen to have
the same ones and can savor your reruns,
then your marriage is a gift from the gods.
- Bill Cosby

Take care of all your memories.
For you cannot relive them.
- Bob Dylan

Gratitude is the memory of the heart.
- Jean Baptiste Massieu

Further reading: Aging With Grace

Is There Virtue In Avoiding Battles?

Assumptions

Memory Quotes

Rain Quotes

Quotes about Memories

Deep Quotes

Quotes about Traditions

Wise Quotes about Life

Forrest Gump Wisdom

Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get. - the movie Forrest Gump It happens - Sometimes. - the movie Forrest Gump Momma always said dyin' was a part of life. I sure wish it wasn't. - the movie Forrest Gump My Mama always said you've got to put the past behind you before you can move on. - the movie Forrest Gump May You Always Dance Lightly With Life. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie Further reading: Yes, YOU Can Be Happy Play to win, but be a good loser

The Meaning of Friendship

I never considered a difference of opinion
in politics, in religion, in philosophy,
as cause for withdrawing from a friend.
- Thomas Jefferson

A friend is someone who won't stop
until he finds you and brings you home.
- Fraser Sr. in the movie Due South

Friendship must dare to risk, or it's not friendship.
- Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the TV show Star Trek: The Next Generation

Further reading: What is Love?

How to Stay Positive Around Negative People

See no evil, Hear no evil, Speak no evil

Rain

Give thanks for the rain in your life
which waters the flowers of your soul.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

I love the rain - it washes memories off the sidewalk of life.
- Play It Again, Sam (1972)

The way I see it, if you want the rainbow,
you gotta put up with the rain.
- Dolly Parton

I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.
- Anonymous

Further reading: Growth in Spiritual Life and Career

How to Cope When Life Lands a One-Two Punch?

Great Truths

Accept Circumstances - Choose Response

How to Make Impossible Decisions

Uplifting Quotes

Comforting Quotes

Never Give Up Quotes

Deep Quotes

Bumpy Ride

Fasten your safety belts, clench your buttocks! It's going be a bumpy ride! - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) It is a truth universally acknowledged that when one part of your life starts going okay, another falls spectacularly to pieces. - Bridget Jones Diary (2001) Life's like Vegas. You're up, you're down, but in the end the house always wins. Doesn't mean you didn't have fun. - Deconstructing Harry (1997) There is no doubt that life can be a bumpy ride. But so were those roller coasters you loved as a kid. Savor the adventure. Find excitement in the uncertainty and the constant change. Even let a touch of fear add spice to your life - as you did on that roller coaster. Further reading: Celebrate Whimsey Today Joy is a Choice Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now How to Live Without Anxiety or Worry

You get what you settle for. Thelma and Louise

There's a difference between knowing the path and walking the path.
- the character Morpheus in the movie The Matrix

You get what you settle for.
- the character Louise in the movie Thelma and Louise

Every man dies, but not every man really lives.
- the character Braveheart in the movie Braveheart

Further reading: Do or do not, there is no try. - Yoda (Star Wars movie)

Life is like a box of chocolates. - Forrest Gump

May You be Blessed and May Others be Blessed by You

Never trust spiritual leader who doesn't dance. - Miyagi

Do or do not, there is no try. - Yoda (Star Wars movie)

Do or do not, there is no try.
- Yoda (Star Wars movie)

What's wrong with the common advice to Try, and Try Harder?

Saying, "I'll try," tends to feel half-hearted and unconvincing. We wouldn't say, "I'm going to try to go to the store for a loaf of bread," we would just say, "I'm going," and so we would.

We would feel extremely unsafe if the pilot of our aircraft announced, "I'm going to try to land at the New York airport in five minutes." When we say something like, "I'm going to try to get a better job," we exhibit a lack of confidence that inhibits our ability to accomplish what we intend.

Just take a deep breath, tell the world what you are going to do, and then do it.

Never trust spiritual leader who doesn't dance. - Miyagi

Never trust spiritual leader who doesn't dance.
- Miyagi: character in movie The Next Karate Kid

Anything worth doing is worth enjoying, and that includes religion and spiritual celebration.

Further reading: Karate Kid Movie Quotes - Miyagi Quotes

Happiness is not the absence of problems, but the willingness to deal with them joyfully. - jlh

A common denominator of all religions is that they have the power to bring out the best and the worst in people. - jlh

CELEBRATION - the seventh Point of Simply An Inspired Life

Life is like a box of chocolates. - Forrest Gump

Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.
- the movie Forrest Gump

What a positive upbeat way to describe the uncertainty of life. I have no idea what life will give me next, but whatever it is, it will be sweet.

Further reading: Aesop's Fables: The Miller, His Son, and the Ass

Elbert Hubbard quote: Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

Living Your Inspired Life - video

Forrest Gump Movie Quotes - Forrest Gump Quotes

Quotes from the movie Forrest Gump:

Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.

My Mama always said you've got to put the past behind you before you can move on.

It happens - Sometimes.

I just wanted to tell you I love you.

If you're sick, I'll take care of you.

Momma always said dyin' was a part of life. I sure wish it wasn't.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Karate Kid Movie Quotes - Miyagi Quotes

First, wash all car. Then wax. Wax on...
Wax on, right hand. Wax off, left hand. Wax on, wax off. Breathe in through nose, out the mouth. Wax on, wax off. Don't forget to breathe, very important.
- Miyagi: character in the movie Karate Kid

Problem: attitude.
- Miyagi: character in the movie Karate Kid

Walk on road, hmmm? Walk left side, safe. Walk right side, safe. Walk middle, sooner or later get squish just like grape. Here, karate, same thing. Either you karate do "yes" or karate do "no." You karate do "guess so," squish just like grape. Understand?
- Miyagi: character in the movie Karate Kid

Better learn balance. Balance is key. Balance good, karate good. Everything good. Balance bad, better pack up, go home. Understand?
- Miyagi: character in the movie Karate Kid

Okay, here's your first lesson: how to take a FALL!
- the movie Karate Kid

For man with no forgiveness in heart, life worse punishment than death.
- Miyagi: character in the movie Karate Kid 2

Never trust spiritual leader who doesn't dance.
- Miyagi: character in movie The Next Karate Kid

Fighting not good. But if must fight... win.
- Miyagi: character in movie The Next Karate Kid

Star Trek Quotes - Wisdom from the Movies and Television

Star Trek Quotes:

Humans do have an amazing capacity for believing what they choose, and excluding that which is painful.
Spock

In critical moments men sometimes see exactly what they wish to see.
Spock

Change is the essential process of all existence.
Spock