Welcome to my Daily Inspiration - Daily Quote. See today's daily inspirational quotes below.
May the world be kind to you, and may your own thoughts be gentle upon yourself. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie
May the world be kind to you, and may your own thoughts be gentle upon yourself. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Showing posts with label inner smile. Show all posts
Showing posts with label inner smile. Show all posts
Saturday, February 15, 2025
Breathe in Eternal Peace
Breathe deeply and slowly.
Let yourself become centered - shutting out distractions.
Breathe in eternal peace; let your body fill with unconditional love.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
At the center of your being you have the answer;
you know who you are and you know what you want.
- Lao Tzu
A mind at peace, a mind centered and not focused on harming others,
is stronger than any physical force in the universe.
- Wayne Dyer
When you become centered, suddenly there is great freedom
because you know you are not the mind and you are not the body.
- Osho
Further reading: Five 30-Second Emotional Releases to De-Stress at Work
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Friday, July 5, 2024
Breath slowly, deeply, and consciously
Just smiling goes a long way toward making you feel better about life.
And when you feel better about life, your life is better.
- Art Linkletter
First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen?
Then prepare to accept it.
Then proceed to improve on the worst.
- Dale Carnegie
The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive.
The great opportunity is where you are.
- John Burroughs
Smile and the world smiles with you.
- Anonymous
Peace begins with a smile.
- Mother Teresa
Always do the best you can,
and everything else will take care of itself.
Focus your energies on doing what you can
rather than worrying about what you can't.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
A smile that begins as an effort and a pretense quickly grows to become genuine,
and given time, a habit of happiness. In the words of Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, "Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
Inner Smile Exercise:
1. Breath slowly, deeply, and consciously.
2. Close your eyes and set the corners of your mouth in just the slightest smile.
3. Visualize your smile growing larger and larger, and your happiness increasing.
Today's affirmation:
Every day in every way I am getting better and better.
- Émile Coué
Further reading: Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now
No Regrets
Beyond Your Worries
Sunday, May 5, 2024
Inner Smile
Although it is always better to live with conviction and enthusiasm,
some days it is better just to go through the motions than to do nothing.
Smile even when you feel grumpy.
Meditate or Pray even when you have nothing to say to God.
Cook a healthy meal even when you are tired.
Walk or exercise even when the thought doesn't excite you.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Act the way you'd like to be
and soon you'll be the way you act.
- Leonard Cohen
Repeat anything often enough
and it will start to become you.
- Tom Hopkins
A smile that begins as an effort and a pretense
quickly grows to become genuine,
and given time, a habit of happiness.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile,
but sometimes your smile
can be the source of your joy.
- Thich Nhat Hanh
Inner Smile Exercise:
1. Close your eyes.
2. Breath slowly, deeply, and consciously.
3. Set the corners of your mouth in just the slightest smile.
4. Visualize your smile growing larger and larger, and your happiness increasing.
Further reading: Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now
Choose Your Habits, Choose Your Life
Grin your smile; giggle your laugh; unfurl your joy
Practice makes perfect - sometimes
Tending the Garden of Our Lives
Overcome Being Negative
Labels:
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Tom Hopkins
Thursday, February 15, 2024
Breathe Deeply - Become Centered
Breathe deeply and slowly. Let yourself become centered - shutting out distractions. Breathe in eternal peace, and let your body fill with unconditional love.
At the center of your being you have the answer;
you know who you are and you know what you want.
- Lao Tzu
A mind at peace, a mind centered and not focused on harming others,
is stronger than any physical force in the universe.
- Wayne Dyer
When you become centered, suddenly there is great freedom
because you know you are not the mind and you are not the body.
- Osho
Further reading: Five 30-Second Emotional Releases to De-Stress at Work
Labels:
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Thursday, July 6, 2023
There is Great Power in a Smile
Just smiling goes a long way toward making you feel better about life.
And when you feel better about life, your life is better.
- Art Linkletter
First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen?
Then prepare to accept it.
Then proceed to improve on the worst.
- Dale Carnegie
The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive.
The great opportunity is where you are.
- John Burroughs
Smile and the world smiles with you.
- Anonymous
Peace begins with a smile.
- Mother Teresa
Always do the best you can,
and everything else will take care of itself.
Focus your energies on doing what you can
rather than worrying about what you can't.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
A smile that begins as an effort and a pretense quickly grows to become genuine,
and given time, a habit of happiness. In the words of Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, "Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
Inner Smile Exercise:
1. Breath slowly, deeply, and consciously.
2. Close your eyes and set the corners of your mouth in just the slightest smile.
3. Visualize your smile growing larger and larger, and your happiness increasing.
Today's affirmation:
Every day in every way I am getting better and better.
- Émile Coué
Further reading: Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now
No Regrets
Beyond Your Worries
Thursday, May 4, 2023
It Begins with a Smile
Although it is always better to live with conviction and enthusiasm,
some days it is better just to go through the motions than to do nothing.
Smile even when you feel grumpy.
Meditate or Pray even when you have nothing to say to God.
Cook a healthy meal even when you are tired.
Walk or exercise even when the thought doesn't excite you.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Act the way you'd like to be
and soon you'll be the way you act.
- Leonard Cohen
Repeat anything often enough
and it will start to become you.
- Tom Hopkins
A smile that begins as an effort and a pretense
quickly grows to become genuine,
and given time, a habit of happiness.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile,
but sometimes your smile
can be the source of your joy.
- Thich Nhat Hanh
Inner Smile Exercise:
1. Close your eyes.
2. Breath slowly, deeply, and consciously.
3. Set the corners of your mouth in just the slightest smile.
4. Visualize your smile growing larger and larger, and your happiness increasing.
Further reading: Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now
Choose Your Habits, Choose Your Life
Grin your smile; giggle your laugh; unfurl your joy
Practice makes perfect - sometimes
Tending the Garden of Our Lives
Overcome Being Negative
Labels:
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Leonard Cohen,
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source,
Thich Nhat Hanh,
Tom Hopkins
Sunday, February 12, 2023
Breathe Deeply and Slowly - Let Yourself Become Centered
Breathe deeply and slowly. Let yourself become centered - shutting out distractions. Breathe in eternal peace, and let your body fill with unconditional love.
At the center of your being you have the answer;
you know who you are and you know what you want.
- Lao Tzu
A mind at peace, a mind centered and not focused on harming others,
is stronger than any physical force in the universe.
- Wayne Dyer
When you become centered, suddenly there is great freedom
because you know you are not the mind and you are not the body.
- Osho
Further reading: Five 30-Second Emotional Releases to De-Stress at Work
Labels:
center,
centered,
inner peace,
inner smile,
know,
Lao Tzu,
Osho,
peace,
Wayne Dyer
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
You Feel Better When You Make the Effort to Smile
Just smiling goes a long way toward making you feel better about life.
And when you feel better about life, your life is better.
- Art Linkletter
First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen?
Then prepare to accept it.
Then proceed to improve on the worst.
- Dale Carnegie
The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive.
The great opportunity is where you are.
- John Burroughs
Smile and the world smiles with you.
- Anonymous
Peace begins with a smile.
- Mother Teresa
Always do the best you can,
and everything else will take care of itself.
Focus your energies on doing what you can
rather than worrying about what you can't.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
A smile that begins as an effort and a pretense quickly grows to become genuine,
and given time, a habit of happiness. In the words of Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, "Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
Inner Smile Exercise:
1. Breath slowly, deeply, and consciously.
2. Close your eyes and set the corners of your mouth in just the slightest smile.
3. Visualize your smile growing larger and larger, and your happiness increasing.
Today's affirmation:
Every day in every way I am getting better and better.
- Émile Coué
Further reading: Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now
No Regrets
Beyond Your Worries
Saturday, April 16, 2022
Smile, Even When You Don't Feel Like It
Although it is always better to live with conviction and enthusiasm,
some days it is better just to go through the motions than to do nothing.
Smile even when you feel grumpy.
Meditate or Pray even when you have nothing to say to God.
Cook a healthy meal even when you are tired.
Walk or exercise even when the thought doesn't excite you.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Act the way you'd like to be
and soon you'll be the way you act.
- Leonard Cohen
Repeat anything often enough
and it will start to become you.
- Tom Hopkins
A smile that begins as an effort and a pretense
quickly grows to become genuine,
and given time, a habit of happiness.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile,
but sometimes your smile
can be the source of your joy.
- Thich Nhat Hanh
Inner Smile Exercise:
1. Close your eyes.
2. Breath slowly, deeply, and consciously.
3. Set the corners of your mouth in just the slightest smile.
4. Visualize your smile growing larger and larger, and your happiness increasing.
Further reading: Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now
Choose Your Habits, Choose Your Life
Grin your smile; giggle your laugh; unfurl your joy
Practice makes perfect - sometimes
Tending the Garden of Our Lives
Overcome Being Negative
Labels:
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breathe,
daily practice,
exercise,
habit,
habits,
happiness,
inner peace,
inner smile,
intent,
intention,
joy,
Leonard Cohen,
practice,
smile,
source,
Thich Nhat Hanh,
Tom Hopkins
Saturday, January 22, 2022
Breathe Deeply and Slowly, Center Yourself
Breathe deeply and slowly. Let yourself become centered - shutting out distractions. Breathe in eternal peace, and let your body fill with unconditional love.
At the center of your being you have the answer;
you know who you are and you know what you want.
- Lao Tzu
A mind at peace, a mind centered and not focused on harming others,
is stronger than any physical force in the universe.
- Wayne Dyer
When you become centered, suddenly there is great freedom
because you know you are not the mind and you are not the body.
- Osho
Further reading: Five 30-Second Emotional Releases to De-Stress at Work
Labels:
center,
centered,
inner peace,
inner smile,
know,
Lao Tzu,
Osho,
peace,
Wayne Dyer
Thursday, July 1, 2021
Smile, Especially When You Don't Feel like It
Just smiling goes a long way toward making you feel better about life.
And when you feel better about life, your life is better.
- Art Linkletter
First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen?
Then prepare to accept it.
Then proceed to improve on the worst.
- Dale Carnegie
The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive.
The great opportunity is where you are.
- John Burroughs
Smile and the world smiles with you.
- Anonymous
Peace begins with a smile.
- Mother Teresa
Always do the best you can,
and everything else will take care of itself.
Focus your energies on doing what you can
rather than worrying about what you can't.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
A smile that begins as an effort and a pretense quickly grows to become genuine,
and given time, a habit of happiness. In the words of Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, "Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
Inner Smile Exercise:
1. Breath slowly, deeply, and consciously.
2. Close your eyes and set the corners of your mouth in just the slightest smile.
3. Visualize your smile growing larger and larger, and your happiness increasing.
Today's affirmation:
Every day in every way I am getting better and better.
- Émile Coué
Further reading: Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now
No Regrets
Beyond Your Worries
Sunday, April 25, 2021
Try the Inner Smile Exercise
Although it is always better to live with conviction and enthusiasm,
some days it is better just to go through the motions than to do nothing.
Smile even when you feel grumpy.
Meditate or Pray even when you have nothing to say to God.
Cook a healthy meal even when you are tired.
Walk or exercise even when the thought doesn't excite you.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Act the way you'd like to be
and soon you'll be the way you act.
- Leonard Cohen
Repeat anything often enough
and it will start to become you.
- Tom Hopkins
A smile that begins as an effort and a pretense
quickly grows to become genuine,
and given time, a habit of happiness.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile,
but sometimes your smile
can be the source of your joy.
- Thich Nhat Hanh
Inner Smile Exercise:
1. Close your eyes.
2. Breath slowly, deeply, and consciously.
3. Set the corners of your mouth in just the slightest smile.
4. Visualize your smile growing larger and larger, and your happiness increasing.
Further reading: Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now
Choose Your Habits, Choose Your Life
Grin your smile; giggle your laugh; unfurl your joy
Practice makes perfect - sometimes
Tending the Garden of Our Lives
Overcome Being Negative
Labels:
action,
breathe,
daily practice,
exercise,
habit,
habits,
happiness,
inner peace,
inner smile,
intent,
intention,
joy,
Leonard Cohen,
practice,
smile,
source,
Thich Nhat Hanh,
Tom Hopkins
Monday, January 25, 2021
Breathe Deeply and Slowly, Become Centered
Breathe deeply and slowly. Let yourself become centered - shutting out distractions. Breathe in eternal peace, and let your body fill with unconditional love.
At the center of your being you have the answer;
you know who you are and you know what you want.
- Lao Tzu
A mind at peace, a mind centered and not focused on harming others,
is stronger than any physical force in the universe.
- Wayne Dyer
When you become centered, suddenly there is great freedom
because you know you are not the mind and you are not the body.
- Osho
Further reading: Five 30-Second Emotional Releases to De-Stress at Work
Labels:
center,
centered,
inner peace,
inner smile,
know,
Lao Tzu,
Osho,
peace,
Wayne Dyer
Friday, July 3, 2020
Begin by Smiling
Just smiling goes a long way toward making you feel better about life.
And when you feel better about life, your life is better.
- Art Linkletter
First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen?
Then prepare to accept it.
Then proceed to improve on the worst.
- Dale Carnegie
The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive.
The great opportunity is where you are.
- John Burroughs
Smile and the world smiles with you.
- Anonymous
Peace begins with a smile.
- Mother Teresa
Always do the best you can,
and everything else will take care of itself.
Focus your energies on doing what you can
rather than worrying about what you can't.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
A smile that begins as an effort and a pretense quickly grows to become genuine,
and given time, a habit of happiness. In the words of Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, "Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
Inner Smile Exercise:
1. Breath slowly, deeply, and consciously.
2. Close your eyes and set the corners of your mouth in just the slightest smile.
3. Visualize your smile growing larger and larger, and your happiness increasing.
Today's affirmation:
Every day in every way I am getting better and better.
- Émile Coué
Further reading: Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now
No Regrets
Beyond Your Worries
Saturday, April 25, 2020
Some Days...
Although it is always better to live with conviction and enthusiasm,
some days it is better just to go through the motions than to do nothing.
Smile even when you feel grumpy.
Meditate or Pray even when you have nothing to say to God.
Cook a healthy meal even when you are tired.
Walk or exercise even when the thought doesn't excite you.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Act the way you'd like to be
and soon you'll be the way you act.
- Leonard Cohen
Repeat anything often enough
and it will start to become you.
- Tom Hopkins
A smile that begins as an effort and a pretense
quickly grows to become genuine,
and given time, a habit of happiness.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile,
but sometimes your smile
can be the source of your joy.
- Thich Nhat Hanh
Inner Smile Exercise:
1. Close your eyes.
2. Breath slowly, deeply, and consciously.
3. Set the corners of your mouth in just the slightest smile.
4. Visualize your smile growing larger and larger, and your happiness increasing.
Further reading: Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now
Choose Your Habits, Choose Your Life
Grin your smile; giggle your laugh; unfurl your joy
Practice makes perfect - sometimes
Tending the Garden of Our Lives
Overcome Being Negative
Labels:
action,
breathe,
daily practice,
exercise,
habit,
habits,
happiness,
inner peace,
inner smile,
intent,
intention,
joy,
Leonard Cohen,
practice,
smile,
source,
Thich Nhat Hanh,
Tom Hopkins
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Become Centered
At the center of your being you have the answer;
you know who you are and you know what you want.
- Lao Tzu
When you become centered, suddenly there is great freedom
because you know you are not the mind and you are not the body.
- Osho
A mind at peace, a mind centered and not focused on harming others,
is stronger than any physical force in the universe.
- Wayne Dyer
Breathe deeply and slowly. Let yourself become centered - shutting out distractions. Breathe in eternal peace, and let your body fill with unconditional love.
Further reading: Five 30-Second Emotional Releases to De-Stress at Work
Labels:
center,
centered,
inner peace,
inner smile,
know,
Lao Tzu,
Osho,
peace,
Wayne Dyer
Monday, September 16, 2019
Welcome Today with a Commitment and with a Smile
Just smiling goes a long way toward making you feel better about life.
And when you feel better about life, your life is better.
- Art Linkletter
The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive.
The great opportunity is where you are.
- John Burroughs
First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen?
Then prepare to accept it.
Then proceed to improve on the worst.
- Dale Carnegie
Smile and the world smiles with you.
- Anonymous
Always do the best you can,
and everything else will take care of itself.
Focus your energies on doing what you can
rather than worrying about what you can't.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Peace begins with a smile.
- Mother Teresa
A smile that begins as an effort and a pretense quickly grows to become genuine,
and given time, a habit of happiness. In the words of Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, "Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
Inner Smile Exercise:
1. Breath slowly, deeply, and consciously.
2. Close your eyes and set the corners of your mouth in just the slightest smile.
3. Visualize your smile growing larger and larger, and your happiness increasing.
Today's affirmation:
Every day in every way I am getting better and better.
- Émile Coué
Further reading: Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now
Beyond Your Worries
No Regrets
Saturday, June 1, 2019
Smile Your Inner Smile
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile,
but sometimes your smile
can be the source of your joy.
- Thich Nhat Hanh
Act the way you'd like to be
and soon you'll be the way you act.
- Leonard Cohen
A smile that begins as an effort and a pretense
quickly grows to become genuine,
and given time, a habit of happiness.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Repeat anything often enough
and it will start to become you.
- Tom Hopkins
Although it is always better to live with conviction and enthusiasm,
some days it is better just to go through the motions than to do nothing.
Smile even when you feel grumpy.
Meditate or Pray even when you have nothing to say to God.
Cook a healthy meal even when you are tired.
Walk or exercise even when the thought doesn't excite you.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Inner Smile Exercise:
1. Close your eyes.
2. Breath slowly, deeply, and consciously.
3. Set the corners of your mouth in just the slightest smile.
4. Visualize your smile growing larger and larger, and your happiness increasing.
Further reading: Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now
Grin your smile; giggle your laugh; unfurl your joy
Tending the Garden of Our Lives
Choose Your Habits, Choose Your Life
Practice makes perfect - sometimes
Overcome Being Negative
Labels:
action,
breathe,
daily practice,
exercise,
habit,
habits,
happiness,
inner peace,
inner smile,
intent,
intention,
joy,
Leonard Cohen,
practice,
smile,
source,
Thich Nhat Hanh,
Tom Hopkins
Monday, July 31, 2017
Smiling Can Make You Feel Better
Just smiling goes a long way toward making you feel better about life.
And when you feel better about life, your life is better.
- Art Linkletter
Smile and the world smiles with you.
- Anonymous
First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen?
Then prepare to accept it.
Then proceed to improve on the worst.
- Dale Carnegie
Peace begins with a smile.
- Mother Teresa
Always do the best you can,
and everything else will take care of itself.
Focus your energies on doing what you can
rather than worrying about what you can't.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
A smile that begins as an effort and a pretense quickly grows to become genuine,
and given time, a habit of happiness. In the words of Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, "Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
Inner Smile Exercise:
1. Breath slowly, deeply, and consciously.
2. Close your eyes and set the corners of your mouth in just the slightest smile.
3. Visualize your smile growing larger and larger, and your happiness increasing.
Today's affirmation:
Every day in every way I am getting better and better.
- Émile Coué
Further reading: Beyond Your Worries
Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now
No Regrets
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Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Smile - It's Worth the Effort
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile,
but sometimes your smile
can be the source of your joy.
- Thich Nhat Hanh
A smile that begins as an effort and a pretense
quickly grows to become genuine,
and given time, a habit of happiness.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Inner Smile Exercise:
1. Close your eyes.
2. Breath slowly, deeply, and consciously.
3. Set the corners of your mouth in just the slightest smile.
4. Visualize your smile growing larger and larger, and your happiness increasing.
Repeat anything often enough
and it will start to become you.
- Tom Hopkins
Although it is always better to live with conviction and enthusiasm,
some days it is better just to go through the motions than to do nothing.
Smile even when you feel grumpy.
Meditate or Pray even when you have nothing to say to God.
Cook a healthy meal even when you are tired.
Walk or exercise even when the thought doesn't excite you.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Act the way you'd like to be
and soon you'll be the way you act.
- Leonard Cohen
Further reading: Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now
Tending the Garden of Our Lives
Overcome Being Negative
Choose Your Habits, Choose Your Life
Grin your smile; giggle your laugh; unfurl your joy
Practice makes perfect - sometimes
Labels:
action,
breathe,
daily practice,
exercise,
habit,
habits,
happiness,
inner peace,
inner smile,
intent,
intention,
joy,
Leonard Cohen,
practice,
smile,
source,
Thich Nhat Hanh,
Tom Hopkins
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