#334 Hard with yourself

The most intelligent men, like the strongest, find their happiness where others would find only disaster: in the labyrinth, in being hard with themselves and with others, in effort; their delight is in self-mastery; in them asceticism becomes second nature, a necessity, an instinct. ~Friedrich Nietzche

- In what sense is life a labyrinth?
- How hard are you on yourself in your pursuits?
- How can you resolve to be more focused and rigorous?

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#333 True Success

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive, and the true success is to labour. ~ Robert Louis Stevenson

- How are you proceeding on the road of life?
- What makes your daily road trip a rewarding pursuit?
- In what labours do you hope to find success?

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#332 Trials

The secret of happiness is not discovered in the absence of trials, but in the midst of them. ~ Ted Nace

- What trials do you currently face?
- How can you turn a challenge into something energizing and rewarding?
- Think about some happiness you hope to gain this week?

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#331 Home

Without leaving my house, I know the whole universe. ~ Lao-Tsu

- How content are you within your own home and community?
- What truths can you see there which you may be missing?
- How can you cultivate more contentment in your daily life?

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#330 Seeing the world

We must learn to see the world anew. ~ Albert Einstein

- How youthful are your perspectives?
- How can you cultivate and enrich these perspectives?
- Think about several times when you experienced the thrill of being alive.

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#329 At our core

I think we all have a core that's ecstatic, that knows and that looks up in wonder. We all know that there are marvelous moments of eternity that just happen. We know them. ~ Coleman Barks

- To what extent do you have joy at your core?
- How much wonder do you experience in your life?
- How can you cultivate more joy and wonder in your life?

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#328 Up to You

I am my own heaven and hell. ~ J.C.F. von Schiller

- When have you made for yourself a heaven?
- When have you made for yourself a hell?
- To what extent can you banish hell from your life?
- What are the steps needed to cultivate a heaven?

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#327 Change lies within

I've never met a person, I don't care what his condition, in whom I could not see possibilities. I don't care how much a man may consider himself a failure, I believe in him, for he can change the thing that is wrong in his life anytime he is prepared and ready to do it. Whenever he develops the desire, he can take away from his life the thing that is defeating it. The capacity for reformation and change lies within. ~ Preston Bradley

- To what extent do you see the worth or potential in every person you meet?
- How can you help to encourage and motivate someone to be his/her best?
- How can this quote help you to change and grow?

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#326 Bet on yourself

The best bet is to bet on yourself. ~ Arnold Glasow

- Where have you placed some good bets,... and some bad bets?
- Why is it a good idea to focus on yourself and try to cultivate your full potential?
- Think about one specific bet you can place on yourself and win!

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#325 Wisdom

An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while the pessimist sees only the red stoplight. The truly wise person is colorblind. ~ Albert Schweitzer

- Are you more an optimist or a pessimist?
- To what extent do you get excited or disappointed by the green and red lights in your life?
- How can one cultivate and enrich colorblindness in life?

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#324 Stumbling

I left the room with silent dignity, but caught my foot in the mat. ~ George Grossmith, English comedian

- How much do you try to look good in front of others?
- How's your sense of humour and being able to laugh at yourself?
- How should we live out our lives in association with others?

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#323 Fears

There is no such thing as bravery- only degrees of fear. ~ John Wainwright

- What are the different sources of fear in your life?
- How fearful are you in confronting some of your challenges?
- How can you resolve to continue to be 'brave?'

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#322 Keep Rowing

Everyone must row with the oars he has. ~ Dutch proverb

- How is your rowing going lately?
- Do you have good oars?
- Why is it desirable not to compare our rowing with others?

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#321 Complaints are a Bore

Much in life cannot be affected...but must be borne...without complaint, because complaints are a bore...and undermine the serenity essential to endurance. ~ Dean Acheson

- What aspects of life cannot be affected or changed?
- How much do you complain?
- How can you cultivate more serenity in your life which leads to endurance?

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#320 Pain, Thought, Wisdom

Pain makes man think. Thought makes man wise. Wisdom makes life endurable. ~ John Patrick

- What kind of pain is most difficult?
- What's the difference between thought and wisdom?
- Where have you find wisdom and how has it provided you with hope and courage?

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#319 Ease one's pain

If I can stop one heart from breaking, If I can ease one pain, then my life will not have been in vain. ~ Emily Dickinson

- When have you helped someone in emotional distress?
- Why is this quote difficult to follow for some?
- How can you resolve to be a little more of a care giver?

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#318 Talk

Don't talk unless you can improve the silence. ~ Jorge Luis Borges

- Communication is a good thing. How can some talk be considered negative?
- When have you been enriched by silence?
- What direction does this quote provide about conversation?

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#317 Success

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it. ~ Henry David Thoreau

- What occupies much of your time?
- What different kinds of success may Thoreau be suggesting?
- Is the quote still applicable for people in 'retirement?'

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#316 Mistakes

Mistakes are the portals for discovery. ~ James Joyce

- No one likes to think about mistakes. How painful have some been for you?
- To what extent have some mistakes disillusioned you?
- What growth or discoveries have you made over the years from failure?

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#315 Doing your best

Doing your best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment. ~ Oprah Winfrey

- Where in your life are you doing your best?
- To what extent have you experienced satisfaction and success in this pursuit?
- How do you overcome frustration to carry on?

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#314 Sense of wonder

If you enjoy living, it is not difficult to keep the sense of wonder. ~ Ray Bradbury

- How much do you enjoy living?
- What's, possibly, holding you back?
- Where have you experienced a sense of wonder recently?
- How can you cultivate more of this sense?

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#313 Boiling point

We boil at different degrees. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

- What is your boiling point?
- How much heat, pressure, difficulty can you withstand?
- How can you resolve to be more calm and tolerant with everything that is going on in your life?

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#312 Are you sunshine?

Some people are so much sunshine to the square inch. ~ Walt Whitman

- How much sunshine do you spread?
- Think of a particularly cheerful person whom you know. How does he/she do it?
- How can you resolve to cheer up some person's life today?

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#311 The child

The most important question in the world is, "Why is the child crying?" ~ Alice Walker

- What children of your own or others have you heard cry?
- How good are you in responding to the needs of children?
- Why, according to Walker, is this the most important question of life?

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#310 What we give up

It is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich. ~ Henry Ward Beecher

- There is a paradox in this quote. How can giving something up make one rich?
- When did you decide not to buy an extravagant item which freed up your finances?
- What else could you give up (other than material items) which could provide liberation?

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#309 Kind Relief

Can I see another's woe, and not be in sorrow too? Can I see another's grief, and not seek kind relief? ~ William Blake

- Where have you see human hurt?
- How have you responded in the past?
- What small step can you take to enrich your involvement?

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#308 Nature's Renewal

To cherish was remains of the Earth and to foster its renewal is our only legitimate hope of survival. ~ Wendall Berry

-How much has the earth changed in the last two hundred years?
-Where have you enjoyed nature's splendour?
-What small steps can you take to help to foster its renewal?

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#307 Life

Life isn't all beer and skittles. ~ Thomas Hughes

- Do beer and skittles work for you? What are yours?
- To what extent do you bring play and frivolity into your life?
- How do you try to seek a balance between work and leisure?

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#306 Happiness

Happiness is a conscious choice. ~ Mildred Barthel

- To what extent has the media and our modern day perspectives affected our pursuit of happiness?
- How does one allow happiness to happen?
- How does one fit happiness in the grand scheme of life?

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#305 Joy

What did you think, that joy was some slight thing? ~ Mark Doty

- What several joys have you experienced recently?
- To what extent did you cherish and nurture those joys?
- How does joy fit into the grand scheme of life?

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