#365 Loafing

It is better to have loafed and lost than to have never loafed at all. ~ James Thurber

- Besides 'it's better to have loved and lost...' how much loafing do you do?
- Why is some loafing a good thing?
- How can you resolve for 2011 to create a healthy balance between work and play?

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#364 Making headway

To make headway, improve your head. ~ B. C. Forbes

- Where have you extended your learning curve?
- What new areas of inquiry could you undertake?
- How might this new learning improve and enrich your life?

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#363 Subdue appetites

Subdue your appetites and you've conquered human nature. ~ Charles Dickens

- Besides our appetite at the table, what other appetites afflict us?
- To what extent can these appetites distract and adversely affect our lives?
- How can you resolve to subdue these appetites for your own good and peace of mind?

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#362 Ruined by Praise

We would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism. ~ Norman Vincent Peale

- What praise have you received? How did you feel?
- What criticism? How did you feel?
- How can criticism have a silver lining?

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#361 Being yourself

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

- How has the world tried to shape you?
- How do you resist this shaping influence?
- Think about what makes you distinctive and individual. How can you be more confident in being yourself in your daily life?

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#360 Smile

Every time you smile at someone it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.
Mother Theresa

- When was the last time someone gave you a sincere smile?
- How ready are you with your smile for the people you meet?
- How can the smile enrich your life in a comprehensive way?

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
Thich Nhat Hanh

- What is the source of your smile which can bring you joy?
- How can you enrich this inner source of vitality in the coming new year?

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#359 Searching

I am searching for that which every man seeks - peace and rest. ~ Dante Alighieri

- How much is your life involved with searching?
- Where can you find peace?
- Where can you find rest?

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#358 The right time

Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. ~ Herodotus

- What do you wish would happen in your life?
- When have you felt discouraged that events didn't happen as you had hoped?
- What perspective is encouraged here about what life brings to us?

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#357 Start over

We have it in our power to begin the world over again. ~ Thomas Paine

- How realistic is Paine in his proclamation?
- How can we begin the process in the small spaces of our every day lives?
- What kind of vitality can you bring to your daily life?

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#356 Being discouraged

One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn't pay to get discouraged. ~ Lucille Ball

- Interesting that such a brilliant comedian experienced discouragement. When have you felt discouraged?
- How does one overcome discouragement to carry on?

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#355 Cheerfulness

Cheerfulness keeps up a kind of day-light in the mind, and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity. ~ Joseph Addison

- How cheerful are you generally?
- How do you try to be cheerful amidst challenges in your life?
- How can this quote bring more serenity to your life?

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#354 The road of life

The road up and the road down are one and the same. ~Heraclitus, Greek philosopher

- Coming and going, waking and sleeping, working and resting, meeting challenges and conquering them, greeting and parting....How should we see life in all its diversity?
- What mind set will enable you to find steadiness and vitality in your daily life?

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#353 Humor

Humor is just another defense against the universe. ~Mel Brooks

- What weighs you down about the world, about your life?
- How can you strive to achieve a balance between seriousness and lightheartedness?
- Where do you find release?

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#352 Don't complain

Weep, but don't complain. ~ Dag Hammarskjold

- When have you grieved recently?
- How can weeping be a restorative?
- How can you resolve to complain less?

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#351 New every day

We are new every day. ~ Irene Claremont de Castillego

- What shadows of your past linger?
- How discouraged do you feel at times?
- How can this quote give you motivation to find new hope, meaning, and contentment with each new day?

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#350 Making up your mind

Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. ~ Abraham Lincoln

- How much contentment permeates your life?
- What are the obstacles to finding satisfaction and peace?
- How can you make up your mind to feel more contented and happy with your life?

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#349 Inner radiance

Beauty is a radiance that originates from within and comes from inner security and strong character. ~ Jane Seymour

- How secure do you feel within?
- How strong is your character?
- What vulnerabilities, insecurities lurk?
- How can you build up your inner security and find more confidence in your potential?

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#348 Love first

I don't want to live- I want to love first and live incidentally. ~ Zelda Fitzgerald

- How much love is in your reservoir?
- To what extent is it difficult for you to show that love to people around you?
- How can you resolve to show more love?
- How can living a life of love add quality to your day?

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#347 The beautiful path

...The beautiful path is patient, always waiting for you to come back, that path that is so familiar to you, and so faithful. It knows you will come back one day, and it will welcome you back. The path will be as fresh and as beautiful as the first time. Love never says that this is the last time. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

- What is the beautiful path in your life?
- What causes you to stray from that path occasionally?
- How can you resolve to return to that path which lovingly awaits your return?

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#346 Desires

When all the desires that surge in the heart are renounced, the mortal becomes immortal. ~ The Upanishads

- What different desires are there? ....
- How difficult is it for you to release them from your heart?
- Why is absence of desires such an important goal?

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#345 Being Humane

The first condition of humaneness is a little humility and a little diffidence about the correctness of one's conduct and a little receptiveness. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

- How much humility is in your bones?
- How much diffidence (shyness)?
- How prone are you to judge others?
- How receptive are you to the potential of anyone you meet?

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#344 Knowing yourself

Ninety percent of the world's woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their frailties, and even their real virtues. ~ Sydney J. Harris

- As we age, do we get to know ourselves better?
- What are your abilities?
- What are your frailties?
- What are your virtues?
- How can you use this knowledge to enhance the quality of your life?

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#343 The best persuasion

The most effective persuasion is a life well lived. ~ Anna Bjorklund

- Our actions speak louder than words or theories. To what extent do you live what you preach?
- How would you describe the quality of your life?
- What can you do to enrich the quality of your daily life?

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#342 One day at a time

Home wasn't built in a day. ~ Jane Ace

- How impatient are you in completing projects around the home?
- How do you feel about relations in your family?
- How can you resolve not to fret too much about both and focus on the quality of your daily life?

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#341 Obstacles as guides

The obstacle is the path. ~ Zen proverb

- To what extent do you like to stretch yourself into new areas of learning and discovery?
- What growth have you experienced recently through the challenges of your day?
- What questions do you have at the moment which may help to direct your path?

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#340 Friendship as an art

Friendship is an art, and very few persons are born with a natural gift for it. ~ Kahleen Norris

- What are the challenges in building close friendships?
- What are the qualities and nuances of being a good friend?
- How can you resolve to enrich several of your relationships?

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#339 Small deeds done

Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned. ~ Peter Marshall

- How often are you thinking/dreaming about doing great things?
- To what extent do you like to focus on the tasks at hand and doing them well?
- How can you resolve to enrich your daily life?

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#338 Acting Foolishly

It is human nature to think wisely and act foolishly. ~ Anatole France

- This site espouses a lot of wisdom with the quotes. (It's easier said than done.) How prone are you to say, think one thing and do the other?
- What foolish things have you done even when you knew better?
- How can you resolve to practice more than preach?

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#337 Worry

Worry is like a rocking chair; it will give you something to do, but it won't get you anywhere. ~Anonymous

- How much are you prone to worry?
- What steps can you take to reduce worry?
- What is more productive than worry?

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#336 Anger

He who angers you conquers you. ~ Elizabeth Kenny

- How easily angered are you?
- How can you resolve to control your anger more?
- What can take the place of anger to put you more in control and more at peace?

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#335 Doing without

How many things I can do without! ~ Socrates

-How does this quote contrast with dominant social values?
-To what extent do you pamper yourself and buy extravagant or peripheral items?
- How can you resolve to live with less? Think about several specific ways.
- How might more simplicity and minimalism enrich your life?

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