#59 Finding peace within

If you do not find peace in yourself, you will never find it anywhere else. ~ Paula Bendry

- Where do people look for peace?
- Why is finding personal peace so complex and difficult?
- In what sense have you struggled, and how have you found personal peace?

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#58 Kindness in the face of battles

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. ~ Plato

- What kind of battles does everyone fight?
- What difficulties have you personally confronted recently?
- When did you show kindness beyond your immediate circle of friends and family?

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#57 Wealth is life

#57 There is no wealth but life. ~John Ruskin

- If you won a $100,000 lottery, what would you do with the money?
- In what sense does life make one wealthy?
- How does one confront the dominate values of our day?

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#56 Wasted youth

Youth is wasted on the young. ~George Bernard Shaw

- What do young people take for granted?
- Would you live your youth any differently if you had the chance?
- How do you feel about aging?

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#55 Our chief want

Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

- Why is this quote a good one for teachers and parents?
- Did a teacher ever kindle an inspiration within you about your potential?
- How can you apply this quote in your every day life?

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#54 The cruelest prison

The cruelest prison of all is the prison of an unforgiving mind and spirit. ~Piri Thomas

- How would you distinguish between mind and spirit?
- Why is bitterness particularly destructive?
- How can one resolve to be more forgiving?

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#53 Questions and Answers

It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers. - James Thurber

- What are some good questions to ask about our modern existence?
- How can your children or students be taught about asking good questions?
- Reflect on one lingering question you have about life.

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#52 Wasting Time

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time. -Bertrand Russell

- Is Russell endorsing procrastination?
- How do you like to waste your time?
- What provides personal enrichment for you?

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#51 Power and Responsibility

I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom. ~Bob Dylan

Remember with great power comes great responsibility. ~ Spiderman movie

- What responsibilities should a hero exemplify?
- Who has had great power but shirked his/her responsibilities?
- Reflect upon your own great responsibilities and how well you are fulfilling them.

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#50 Visionary alienation

Those who are able to see beyond the shadows and lies of their culture will never be understood, let alone believed, by the masses. ~Plato

- Who were some visionaries of the past?
- Who do you consider a visionary today?
- To what extent do we live in a culture where there is 'the tyranny of the majority'?

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#49 Ecstacy and Agony

#49 For each ecstatic instant/We must an anguish pay/In keen and quivering ratio/ to the ecstasy ~Emily Dickinson

- To what extent do you agree that we 'must' pay an anguish for each ecstasy?
- Is your life a balance of joys and sorrows?
- What is the right mindset in living out one's life?

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#48 Heroes and She-roes

How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes! ~ Maya Angelou

- What are more examples of politically correct expressions?
- To what extent are men and women considered equals in society today?
- Think of she-roes in history, literature, in modern society, in your personal associations.

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#47 National or Global Citizen?

I am not an Athenian or a Greek, I am a citizen of the world. ~Socrates

- In these Olympic days how can this quote help us to see our relationship with the world?
- What do you like about your own country?
- How can we balance our love for our nation with a love for this world?

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#46 What is true education?

#46 Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school. ~ Albert Einstein

- There is the suggestion that much of schooling isn't really education. Is that overly cynical?
- Think about your experience in school. What do you really remember from the years spent there?
- What valuable lessons have you learned outside of school?

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#45 Seeking Acceptance

I did my best, it wasn't much; I couldn't feel so I tried to touch; I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool you. ~Leonard Cohen, Hallelujah

- When have you felt personal insecurity and sought support?
- Where did you find nurture?
- How can people bring joy and strength into their lives?

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#44 The Smallest Acts of Caring

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.~ Leo Buscaglia

- To what extent do you show these smallest acts?
- How can you engage in these loving acts more?
- Think of a time you encouraged someone or someone encouraged you through these small acts?

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#43 Love and change

#43 We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person. ~W. Somerset Maugham

- How have you changed, matured in the past year?
- Consider how your loved one has changed as well.
- What essential dynamic of love is explored here?

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#42 Goals and Detours

Establishing goals is all right if you don't let them deprive you of interesting detours. ~Doug Larson

- To what extent may our goals and dreams distract us from daily possibilities?
- What interesting detours is Larson referring to?
- When did you respond to an unexpected opportunity?

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#41 Afraid to be Poor?

We have grown literally afraid to be poor. We despise anyone who elects to be poor in order to simplify and save his inner life. If he does not join the general scramble and pant with the money-making street, we deem him spiritless and lacking in ambition. ~William James

- What does it mean to be spiritually poor?
- How can one consciously simplify one's life?
- What is being spiritually rich?

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#40 Friends as healers

The best way to mend a broken heart is time and girlfriends. ~Gwyneth Paltrow

- To what extent do friends help you with emotional hurt?
- Do men need friends as much as women for consolation?
- Think about one good friend you have. How has he/she been integral to your life?

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#39 Competition in the Media

I think it is absolutely essential in a democracy to have competition in the media, a lot of competition, and we seem to be moving away from that. ~Walter Cronkite

- What sources of news and information do you choose to read and watch?
- Is there less competition in the media today?
- How can our democracy and sense of values be threatened by a loss of media diversity?

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#38 The essence of life

What is the essence of life? To serve others and to do good. ~ Aristotle

- How would you have answered the question before seeing the answer?
- Is there some shock value in this statement for a modern reader?
- Reflect on what you can do this upcoming week to live up to the challenge.

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#37 Your Children are Watching

Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you. ~Robert Fulghum

- In child raising which age scares you the most?
- What important values do you want to instill within your children?
- The quote distinguishes between words and actions. How can you achieve a balance in your life and example?

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#36 The Patience to Wait

Do you have the patience to wait
till your mud settles and the water is clear?
Can you remain unmoving
till the right action arises by itself? ~Lao-tzu

- What is the mud that we can stir up for ourselves?
- How do people often respond to those personal dilemmas which arise?
- The repetition of several questions in the quotation encourages introspection. Where lies the wisdom in this quote?

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#35 Moving from Fears

The linchpin feels the fear, acknowledges it, then proceeds. ~ Seth Godin, Linchpin

- What fears dominate your life?
- How does one best confront those fears?
- How can one resolutely move on and live a vital life?

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#34 Wisdom is...

He is a wise man (person) who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has. ~Epictetus

- To what extent do you yearn for things which you do not have?
- In what sense is this quote liberating?
- Think about the rejoicing you could do today.

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#33 Love as Habit

Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit. ~Peter Ustinov

- Is Ustinov overly critical of love?
- What challenges exist for most who are in love?
- How would you describe a mature love?

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#32 Freshly Ground Heaven

Coffee smells like freshly ground heaven. ~Jessi Lane Adams

- Can you write another simile about coffee which is as good as this one?
- Do you share the author's love for coffee?
- What are your coffee preferences?

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