#273 Common bonds

We will need to remind ourselves, despite all our differences, just how much we share: common hopes, common dreams, a bond that will not break. ~ Barack Obama

- What differences do you see in the people and cultures around you and in the world?
- What hopes do all people have? What dreams?
- How does this quote affect your perspective and actions?

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#272 Laugh

He who laughs, lasts! ~ Mary Pettibone Poole

- How is your sense of humour?
- How do you try to cultivate it?
- What makes humour a vital ingredient for life?

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#271 I will prevail

I believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail. ~ William Faulkner

- To what extent do you 'endure' your life?
- Think about how you will not only endure, but PREVAIL!

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#270 Kindness and courage

Life is mostly froth and bubble,
Two things stand like stone,
Kindness in another's trouble,
Courage in your own.
~Adam Lindsay Gordon

- When have you shown kindness to someone in trouble?
- How courageous are you in the face of your personal problems?
- To what extent do you try to raise yourself above the "froth and bubble?"
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#269 Knowledge and wonder

The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder. ~Ralph W. Sockman

- What areas of knowledge do you pursue?
- How have your pursuits enhanced your understanding and appreciation?
- What new area of learning would you like to pursue?

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#268 Exercise

Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical physical exercise save it and preserve it. ~Plato

- How do you exercise?
- What can you do to enhance your exercise regimen?
- What other steps can you take to enhance your physical health?

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#267 Choices

Life is the sum of all your choices. ~Albert Camus

- Reflect on the many choices you make in life.
- What choices are you happy about; what choices sad?
- How can you resolve to enhance your life with good choices.

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#266 The why and how

He who has a why to live can bear almost any how. ~Friedrich Nietzsche

- What is your why for living?
- What is your why for living? (Yes, think this question through.)
- How does your why help you through the challenges and difficulties?

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#265 Desperation

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. ~Henry David Thoreau

- How much anxiety do you have about life?
- What are the sources of this anxiety?
- What steps can take to reduce this anxiety level and enjoy your daily life more?

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#264 Infinity of nature

I thank you God for this most amazing day, for the leaping greenly spirits of trees, and for the blue dream of sky and for everything which is natural, which is infinite, which is yes. ~e.e. cummings

- What are you thankful for today?
- What in nature have you cherished, enjoyed recently?
- Reflect on the infinite dimensions of nature in your life.

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#263 The rush of feelings

Feelings are much like waves; we can't stop them from coming but we can choose which ones to surf. ~Jonaton Martensson

- What feelings, both positive and negative, dominate your last several days?
- To what extent do you let the negative feelings encompass you?
- How can you try to let the positive feelings dominate?

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#262 Start of the top

When you sweep the stairs, you start at the top. (German proverb)

- What are several of your weaknesses which you would like to sweep into the dust bin?
- Starting at the top, what is your most significant one?
- What can you do to give your life a bit of a boost?

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#261 Following

The last camel of the caravan has the same pace as the first. (African proverb)

- Do you like to take the lead?
- What does this proverb suggest about being a follower?
- Reflect on leading and following and what kind of balance is best for you.

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#260 Living

I have some problems with my life, but living is the best thing they've come up with so far. ~ Neil Simon

- What problems do you have in your life?
- How can simply living help to address them?
- What are the important ingredients for vital living?

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#259 All things excellent

All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare. ~ Benedict de Spinoza

- Where have you seen excellence?
- What is required to achieve excellence?
- What excellence have and will you achieve?

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#258 Enough

Enough is great riches. ~ Danish proverb

- How much is enough?
- Reflect on the riches of your life.
- How can you devalue your quest for money riches?

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#257 Practice compassion

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. ~ Dalai Lama

- When did you last bring happiness to someone?
- How can you cultivate more happiness within yourself?
- How can you reach more beyond self?

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#256 The ultimate path

The ultimate path is without difficulty. Just avoid picking and choosing. ~ Sengstan

- How can one best proceed on the path of life?
- What path are you on?
- Reflect on the steps you will take day by day.

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#255 True and beautiful words

True words are often not beautiful, just as beautiful words are often not true. ~ Japanese proverb

- What is the central point here?
- Where lies beauty?
- How can you live so that you are an inspiration to others?

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#254 Peace leads to service

So if we have the habit of being peace, Then there is a natural tendency for us to go in the direction of service. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

- Do you exemplify a habit of peace?
- How much service do you provide?
- What area of service could you begin?

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#253 The answer

At the center of your being you have the answer;
You know who you are and you know what you want. ~ Lao-tzu

- Who are you?
- What do you want?
- What steps will you take to achieve what you want?

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#252 Plan ahead

Plan ahead or find trouble on the doorstep. ~ Confucius

- What different kinds of planning are there?
- In what areas is planning most important?
- What trouble would you like to try and avoid?

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#251 Inner peace

We can never obtain peace in the world if we neglect the inner world and don't make peace with ourselves. World peace must develop out of inner peace. ~ Dalai Lama

- How difficult is it for you to find inner peace?
- How does one try to cultivate and nurture it?
- How can you help to bring peace to those around you?

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#250 Imagination

You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. ~ Mark Twain

- How much do you use your imagination?
- How have you used your imagination to formulate a vision?
- Use your imagination this week to help you to see your life a little more clearly.

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#249 Our defects

We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we possess, but we excel in those which can also make use of our defects. ~ Alexis de Tocqueville

- What positive qualities do you possess?
- What are your defects, weaknesses?
- How can you use a defect to win success? (The idea seems paradoxical.)

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#248 One's actions

The end of man is an action and not a thought, though it were the noblest. ~ Thomas Carlyle

- Think about how your actions can be the most noble thing you do.
- What actions in particular are important?
- How often do you think, but not act? Is that necessarily bad?

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#247 Put up with the rain

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

- What rains shower down on you?
- How do you try to keep dry?
- What rainbows have you seen amidst the challenges, disappointments?

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#246 Our common dispositions

To complain of the age we live in, to murmur at the present possessors of power, to lament the past, to conceive extravagant hopes of the future, are the common dispositions of the greatest part of mankind. ~ Edmund Burke

- How much do you complain about life and leaders, lament the past, have extravagant hopes?
- Are these qualities negative attributes?
- What several attributes should be the greatest part of mankind?

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#245 Face to the sunshine

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. ~ Helen Keller

- What shadows lurk in your life?
- How do you try to stay optimistic despite difficulties?
- How can you bring more sunshine to your life?

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#244 It won't be easy

Nobody ever said it would be easy - and that was an understatement. ~ George Mitchell

- When did you find success after considerable difficulty?
- When did you find disappointment, failure after trying very hard?
- What resolution can you make about trying?

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