#396 Kindness

The point is not to pay back kindness but to pass it on. ~ Julia Alvarez

- When were you shown a kindness recently?
- How often do you reciprocate?
- How often do you pass it on?

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#395 Beautiful flourishes

Family, friend, food, and beautiful flourishes are life's graces, and we ought to celebrate them every day. ~ Donata Maggipinto

- When have you celebrated family, friends, and foods?
- What are the beautiful flourishes which add grace and delight?
- How can you resolve to experience these little flourishes more regularly?

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#394 Your full attention

If you want to capture people's attention, put your own attention on something that has nothing to do with them: oil painting, cooking, wildlife rescue. The more you get lost in what you're doing, the more interesting you'll become. ~Martha Beck

- Who has caught your attention with their zeal and interest in something?
- What do you pursue with great interest?
- Think about a future interest you could develop.

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#393 A seed of grace

Everything we experience- be it a valley or a victory, a crisis or a Kilimanjaro moment- contains a seed of grace, a lesson for the journey ahead. ~ Oprah Winfrey

- What valley have you endured?
- What victory enjoyed?
- What Kilimanjaro moment cherished?
- What lessons have you learned?

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#392 What lies within

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

- What lies behind you?
- What lies before you?
- And, most importantly, what lies within you?

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#391 Secret of a happy life

One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats. ~ Iris Murdoch

- To what extent do you find happiness and contentment in the small every day events?
- What daily treats do you find for yourself?
- How can you resolve to find more pleasure in the simpler things?

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#390 The quest

In the word question there is a beautiful word- quest. I love that word. We are all partners in a quest. The essential questions have no answers. You are my question and I am yours- and then there is a dialogue. ~ Elie Wiesel

- "We are all partners in a quest." What is that quest?
- How should we relate to each other?
- How can you resolve to engage more in meaningful dialogue?

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#389 The best cure

The best cure for worry, depression, melancholy, brooding is to go deliberately forth and try to lift with one's sympathy the gloom of someone else. ~ Arnold Bennett

- To what extent do you struggle with worry and melancholy?
- How difficult is it for you to deliberately go forth and cheer up someone?
- How can you resolve to try to show more empathy for others and thus begin to heal yourself?

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#388 A committed group

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. ~ Margaret Mead

- Where have you seen or read of a thoughtful and committed group do some good in a small way?
- To what extent have you been involved in such a group?
- How can you resolve to participate more in some way?

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#387 Our talents

We can't take any credit for our talents. It's how we use them that counts. ~ Madeleine L'Engle

- What are your talents?
- Why shouldn't we take credit for our gifts?
- To what extent are you using your talents wisely?

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#386 Try more things

Try more things. Learning to swim won't stop you from reading Shakespeare. Finding your voice won't stop you from writing novels. You should be cooking on all four burners. ~ Breena Clarke

- What several things, skills have you accomplished and enjoyed?
- To what extent have you diversified your skill set and interests?
- How eager are you to be 'cooking on all four burners'?

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#385 Miracles

Miracles sometimes happen, but more often they're made of faith and wit and hope and imagination, to say nothing of sweat. ~ Tom Waldman

- Have you experienced any miracles?
- To what extent are miracles a product of a lot of faith and hope and sweat?
- How can you cultivate small miracles for your life and others?

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#384 Becoming

We become what we think about all day long. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

- What do you think about a lot?
- To what extent does your thinking about those things shape your life?
- To what extent would you like to direct your thinking into other areas?

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#383 Freedom

Freedom is knowing who you really are. ~ Linda Thomson

- How often have you felt constrained by societal expectations about what you should be?
- What can you do to discover more about who you really are?
- How can this discovery lead to more freedom and empowerment?

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#382 To know yourself

If I could know me, I could know the universe. ~ Shirley MacLaine

- How well do you know yourself?
- In what respect would knowing yourself better help you to understand the meaning of life?
- How can you find ways to discover more about yourself?

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#381 Responding to Mishaps

Mishaps are like knives that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or by the handle. ~ James Russell Lowell

- We are prone to dislike mishaps; nevertheless, they must be faced. Reflect on several recent ones you have had.
- How can you confront a mishap in a negative, hurtful way for yourself?
- How can you respond that serves you and perhaps others involved in a positive way?

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#380 Doing something about it

I always wondered why somebody doesn't do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody. ~ Lily Tomlin

- What about life are you disappointed with?
- How likely are you to blame others for life's disappointments, frustrations?
- How can you be more proactive and address several of life's problems?

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#379 Wonder

Wisdom begins in wonder. ~ Socrates

- What wonders surround you?
- How can you cultivate more wonder in your life?
- How can you channel this wonder into enrichment and value?

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#378 Judging each day

Judge each day not by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant. ~ Robert Louis Stevenson

- What did you harvest this past week?
- What seeds did you plant?
- What seeds can you plant over the next few days to enrich your life and that of others?

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#377 Changing your heart

You can change your life by changing your heart. ~ Max Lucado

- What emotions reside in your heart?
- How much heart do you have in your every day life?
- How can you bring several positive changes to your life?

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#376 The arts

It is by arts and not by ideas that people live. ~ Harry Emerson Fosdick

- Fosdick places the arts on a pedestal. How influential have the arts been in shaping your life?
- What several artistic creations (fiction, painting, poetry, plays, crafts, music...) made an impact on you?
- How can you cultivate more exposure and enrichment in the arts?

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#375 Walk beside me

Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend. ~Albert Camus

- In life do you like walking behind or in front?
- What are the qualities of a good friend?
- How can you enrich several of your friendships?

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#374 Acting as Hinges

We all act as hinges- fortuitous links between other people. ~ Penelope Lively

- To what extent are you a people person?
- To what extent do you prefer your independence?
- How can you cultivate your connections with people in every day life?

Here I am where I ought to be. ~ Louise Erdrich

- How happy are you with where you are?
- To what extent can you develop a mindset that you are in the right place?
- If not, what steps can you take to be where you ought to be?

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#373 Here I Am

Here I am where I ought to be. ~ Louise Erdrich

- How happy are you with where you are?
- To what extent can you develop a mindset that you are in the right place?
- If not, what steps can you take to be where you ought to be?

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#372 Waiting for someone

To wait for someone else, or to expect someone else to make my life richer, or fuller, or more satisfying, puts me in a constant state of suspension. ~ Kathleen Tierney Andrus

- To what extent do you live in suspension and wait for someone else to make your life richer or fuller?
- What steps can you take to make your life fuller, more satisfying on your own?

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#371 On a hilltop

Visualize yourself standing before a gateway on a hilltop. Your entire life lies out before you and below. Before you step through, pause and review the past; the learning and the joys, the victories and the sorrows- everything it took to bring you here. ~ The Book of Runes

- How much do you like the idea that you are standing on a hilltop every day?
- What learning and joys have you had in the past?
- What victories and sorrows?
- How have these events prepared you for the opportunities of the present day?

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#370 Be yourself

Resolve to be thyself...he who finds himself loses his misery. ~ Matthew Arnold

- How well do you know yourself?
- To what extent do you live authentically?
- How can you find ways to cultivate and express the real you in your life?

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#369 Secret of Success

The secret of success in society is a certain heartiness and sympathy. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

- How much heart do you have?
- How much sympathy?
- How can you increase your sincere interaction with others?

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#368 Listening

One of the best ways to persuade others is with your ears. ~ Dean Rusk

- How good are you at listening?
- In what sense can good listeners be persuasive?
- How can this maxim enrich your interaction with others at work and every day life?

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#367 'Dig My Nails into the Earth'

Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are. Let me learn from you, love you, savour you, bless you before you depart. Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow. Let me hold you while I may, for it will not always be so. One day I shall dig my nails into the earth, or bury my face in the pillow, or stretch myself taut, or raise my hands to the sky, and want , more than all the world, your return. ~ Mary Jean Irion

- To what extent do you treasure each normal, ordinary day?
- How much do you dream of perfect tomorrows?
- Why will a deep yearning for those perfect normal days eventually come in most of our lives?
- What can you do to enrich your daily life in 2011?

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#366 Character and resolve

Character is the ability to carry out a good resolution long after the excitement of the moment has passed. ~ Cavett Robert

- How excited are you for the new year and its possibilities?
- With the beginning of the new year what one good resolution can you make?
- To what extent can this resolution enrich your life?

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