#479 The extra step

I've always tried to go a step past wherever people expected me to end up. ~ Beverly Sills

- When have you gone past expectations?
- When have you fallen short?
- Think of one immediate project where you can excel.

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#478 Go forth

Go forth to meet the shadowy Future without fear and with heart. ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

- What anxieties do you have for the future?
- A shadowy future suggests uncertainty. Are you tempted at times to be preoccupied with the future?
- Think about how you can show more confidence and heart felt emotion as you peer ahead.

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#477 Drama in life

Drama is very important in life; You have to come on with a bang. You never want to go out with a whimper. ~ Julia Child

- As a presenter, what helpful advice exists here?
- When have you exhibited a strong start and finish in an endeavour?
- It is tempting, at times, to give up on a project. Reflect upon Child's valuable advice.

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#476 Common Sense

To act with common sense, according to the moment, is the best wisdom I know and the best philosophy is to do one's duties, take the world as it comes, submit respectfully to one's lot; bless the goodness that has given us to much happiness with it, whatever it is; and despise affectation. ~ Horace Walpole

- How much do you use your common sense?
- How content are you with your life?
- Reflect on all the goodness in your life.
- Affectation is putting on an air to impress others, a false display... Why should it be avoided?

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#475 Forget the self

To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be enlightened by all things. ~ Dogen Zenji

- Do you find this advice paradoxical?
- How much can you let go of self and ego to appreciate the world around you?
- What are some sources of enlightenment you could cultivate?

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#474 Where you stand

Where you stand, where you are, that's what your life is right there, regardless of how painful it is or how enjoyable it is. That's what it is. ~ Taizan Maezumi

- What is your life right now?
- How should one consider the pains and joys of life?
- How much acceptance do you have of what life brings?

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#473 Life as aspiration

Life is an aspiration. Its mission is to strive for perfection, which is self realization. The ideal must not be lowered because of our weaknesses or imperfections. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

- What are your aspirations?
- What is the perfect self realization?
- In what areas could you strive for perfection?

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#472 Serving

If you don't know how to serve men, why worry about serving the gods? ~ Confucius

- How much do you serve?
- How much do you worry about your relationship with God?
- Reflect on the balances in your life.

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#471 Take nothing away

At birth we bring nothing with us; at death we take nothing away. ~ Chinese proverb

- How much desire is within you to accumulate?
- What does this quote suggest we should do with our lives?
- Reflect on your philosophy of life.

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#470 A wounded child

I believe that this neglected, wounded inner child of the past is the major source of human misery. ~ John Bradshaw (on psychiatry)

(Note: I am often aware that for some, counselling and treatment is the best way to wholeness.)

- How would you describe your upbringing in terms of wellness or hurt?
- What potential for life long scars exist for some? What are the hurts?
- How sensitive are you to some of the possible needs around you?

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#469 Being wise

The art of being wise is to know what to overlook. ~ William James

- What are several issues you have overlooked?
- On the other hand, what are several issues which needed to be confronted?
- What are the important aspects of life?

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#468 Anxiety

Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained. ~ Arthur Somers Roche

- In what areas have you experienced anxiety?
- To what extent have you managed to control them?
- How can you resolve to move forward and control those anxieties?

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#467 What does a woman want?

The great question which I have not been able to answer, despite my 30 years of research into the feminine soul, is 'what does a woman want?' ~ Sigmund Freud

- Does Freud have reason to be stymied?
- How is the feminine soul different from the masculine?
- What does a woman want and what steps can be taken to achieve it?

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#466 Live and create

Men (people) must live and create. Live to the point of tears. ~ Albert Camus

- How much vitality do you have for life?
- How can you resolve to live with a measure of zest and wonder?
- Why are tears not necessarily a bad thing?

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#465 Keeping up

It's all that the young can do for the old, to shock them and keep them up to date. ~ George Bernard Shaw

- As young adults how did you shock your parents?
- What about youth culture today shocks us?
- What about life today is hard to keep up with?

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#464 Love what YOU love

In love with Buck Rogers and the future in 1921, Ray Bradbury cut out comic strips until the nine year old was teased at school and he threw them away. Later he realized his mistake and wrote:

"What did I learn? To be myself and only myself, and never let others, prejudiced, interfere with my life. Kids, do the same. Be your own self. Love what YOU love."

- What obstacles have you overcome?
- How did overcoming them enrich your life?
- What brings you vitality, what do YOU love to do?

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#463 To triumph over old age

To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent- that is to triumph over old age. ~ Thomas Bailey Aldrich

- As you get older, is it easier or harder to do the above?
- Which ones of the above could you work on?
- How can you stay positive and vital into older age?

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#462 People I have met

I am part of all that I have met. ~ Alfred, Lord Tennyson

- What legacy have your parents (and grandparents, other close family...) left for you?
- How have several of your closest friends impacted you?
- Think of several other acquaintances who left meaningful impressions.

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#461 The spectator of one's life

To become the spectator of one's own life is to escape the suffering of life. ~ Oscar Wilde

- How would you describe your life at this time?
- What interesting elements do you see in living out one's life?
-How does being an observer help to escape some grief?

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#460 Cheerful and confident

A man he seems of cheerful yesterdays and confident tomorrows. ~ William Wordsworth

- How cheerful are you in musing about your past?
- How confident are you of tomorrow?
- How can you resolve to try to live up to the quote and be a pleasant light to yourself and others?

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#459 Dance/sing/live

Dance as if no one's watching, sing as if no one's listening, and live every day as if it were your last. ~ Irish proverb

- How much dance and song is in your nature?
- How much do you avoid living TODAY?
- How can you get more out of each and every day before it's too late?

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#458 Humility and nobility

Be humble for you are made of earth. Be noble for you are made of stars. ~ Serbian proverb

- How humble are you in the progress of your daily life?
- How noble?
- How can you resolve to nurture your special and vibrant side?

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#457 Pleasing all

Please all, and you will please none. ~ Aesop

- How sensitive are you in trying to please everybody?
- Why can the pursuit of this desire be frustrating?
- How can you resolve to act and speak with authenticity?

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#456 A really happy person

If you observe a really happy man (person) you will find him building a boat, writing a symphony, educating his son, growing double dahlias in his garden. He will not be searching for happiness as if it were a button that has rolled under the radiator. - W. Beran Wolfe

- What hobby do you have which brings you happiness?
- What new area of interest might add to your happiness?
- How can you try to avoid searching for illusive happiness?

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