#510 An Enriched Heart

A great architect is not made by way of a brain nearly so much as he is made by way of a cultivated, enriched heart. ~ Frank Lloyd Wright

- How do you cultivated an enriched heart?
- Why should the heart balance the mind?
- How can you resolve to celebrate your daily life with heart?

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#509 An Artful Balance

What I dream of is an art of balance. ~ Henri Matisse

- As in art, so in life what are the many aspects which require a balancing act?
- Why might this process be challenging at times?
- How can you resolve to maintain vital dreams and balance in your life?

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#508 Beauty

Beauty will save the world. ~ Fedor Dostoevsky

- Think of the many places where you have seen beauty.
- How can you cultivate beauty within yourself?
- Within others?

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#507 Advice

Fools need advice most, but wise men only are the better for it. ~ Benjamin Franklin

- Think of several people you know who would benefit from some advice.
- How well do you take advice?
- How good are you in knowing when it is wise to give some advice?

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#506 Adversity

Sweet are the uses of adversity, which like the toad, ugly and venomous, wears yet a precious jewel in his head. ~ William Shakespeare

- What several adversities do you presently face?
- What difficulties are involved?
- How in meeting these challenges may some benefits arise?

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#505 Death

It's not that I'm afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens. ~ Woody Allen

- How afraid are you of death?
- What are the important components of preparation?
- What is your daily philosophy about living?

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#504 From the eye to the heart

There is a road from the eye to the heart that does not go through the intellect. ~ C.K. Chesterton

- How often have your experiences been affected by the heart rather than the intellect?
- Why are these experiences important?
- How can you try to achieve a balance?

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#503 All the emotions

As you pass from the tender years of youth into harsh and embittered manhood, make sure you take with you on your journey all the human emotions! Don't leave them on the road, for you will not pick them up afterwards! ~ Nikolai Gogol

- Think about the full range of human emotions. How diversified has been your experience?
- Why is it important to engage fully with life?
- How much heart to do you have moving forward?

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#502 Inner Peace

There is no such thing as inner peace. There is only nervousness or death. ~ Fran Lebowitz

- How difficult is it for you to find inner peace?
- What helps you to achieve that state?
- How well do you live with anxiety?

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#501 Non-violence

Non-violence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

- How much do you agree with this ethic?
- Under what circumstances is non-violence a challenge?
- How can you resolve to practice more non-violence in your every day life?

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#500 Gift of Love

We've got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You can't just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or just think it's going to get on by itself. You've got to keep watering it. You've got to really look after it and nurture it. ~ John Lennon

- How much do you nurture this gift of love?
- When have you displayed it recently?
- How can you resolve to do more watering?

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#499 Silence

Be silent, unless your speech is better than silence. ~ Salvator Rosa

Shallow brooks murmur most, deep silent slide away. ~ Philip Sidney

- How much do you prefer silence?
- When have you enriched with your speech?
- How can you cultivate meaningful interaction?

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#498 Good writing

The most essential gift for a good writer is a built-in, shock-proof shit detector. This is the writer's radar and all great writers have had it. ~ Ernest Hemingway

- How authentic is your writing?
- What skills have you learned about good writing?
- How easy or difficult is writing for you?

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#497 Youth a little later

Youth would be an ideal state if it came a little later in life. ~ Herbert Asquith

- If you had a little more youth, what would you do?
- To what extent do you regret or like the choices you made in your youth?
- What could youth know earlier than they do?

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#496 A Thing Well Done

The reward of a thing well done, is to have done it. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

- What have you done well recently?
- To what extent do you need praise for good work accomplished?
- What motivates you to do well in life?

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#495 Beauty

Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless; peacocks and lilies for instance. ~ John Ruskin

- How beautiful are you?
- How utilitarian?
- What productive areas can you be of use today?

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#494 Against the stream

Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream. ~ Malcolm Muggeridge

- What challenges are you currently facing?
- To what extent can you make the swim invigorating?
- What fresh streams have you found?

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#493 So little done

So little done, so much to do. (said on the day of his death) 1853-1902 ~ Cecil Rhodes

- How busy are your days?
- What vital stuff can help to fill your days?
- Do you believe Rhodes had a healthy perspective about his daily life?

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#492 No criticisms

Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms. ~ George Eliot

- When have you been comforted by a pet?
- Why can they be so therapeutic?
- Will there always be a pet in your future?

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#491 Knowledge lost

Where is all the knowledge we lost with information? ~ T. S. Eliot

- In the midst of our information age what knowledge have we lost?
- What is the really important knowledge we may be missing?
- How can you retrieve what is important?

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#490 My religion

I have an everyday religion that works for me. Love yourself first, and everything else falls into line. ~ Lucille Ball

- How much do you love yourself?
- How can love for self provide a strong foundation for life?
- How can you cultivate a love for self and build up your self confidence?

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#489 Small pleasures

Life is made up of small pleasures. Happiness is made up of those tiny successes. The big ones come too infrequently. And if you don't collect all these tiny successes, the big ones don't really mean anything." ~ Norman Lear

- What small pleasures, successes have you enjoyed recently?
- What big ones seem elusive?
- How can you resolve to cultivate more of those daily small successes?

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#488 Whatever I engage in...

Whatever I engage in, I must push inordinately. ~ Andrew Carnegie

- What several pursuits are you currently engaged in?
- To what extent do you pursue them with much diligence?
- How does one avoid workaholism?

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#487 The power of nature

Nature has always had more power than education. ~ Voltaire

- Where and when have you experienced nature as gracious teacher?
- What has nature taught you?
- How can you resolve to live out her lessons?

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#486 Truth's hour is now

Truth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now- always. ~ Albert Schweitzer

- What is appealing about Schweitzer's quote?
- What is truth for you now at this hour?
- How can you resolve to live out the lasting truths day by day?

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#485 Time to be alone

People who take time to be alone usually have depth, originality, and quiet reserve. ~ John Miller

- How much time do you like spending alone?
- Why might meditation help to cultivate the qualities in the quote?
- Do introverted people generally have more of the above?

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#484 Thoughts from the heart

As he thinketh in his heart, so is he. Proverbs 23:7

- What lies within your heart?
- How can one cultivate good things in the heart?
- How can you resolve to radiate more heart felt positive energy?

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#483 Expecting Nothing

"Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are they who mourn,
for they shall be comforted.

Blessed are the meek,
for they shall inherit the earth.

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they shall be satisfied.

Blessed are the merciful,
for they shall obtain mercy.

Blessed are the pure of heart,
for they shall see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they shall be called children of God.

Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." ~ Matthew 5: 3-10

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Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed was the ninth beatitude. ~ Alexander Pope

- What is virtuous about expecting nothing?
- How difficult is it for you to achieve a state of total acceptance?
- What may be desirable about some disappointment in life?

#482 Old age

Old age is no place for sissies. ~ Bette Davis

- Besides the physical, what are some challenges, difficulties of old age?
- How can one resolve to show more courage and resiliency?
- What can be special and empowering about old age?

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#481 Acceptance

Better to accept whatever happens. ~ Horace

- Why is this piece of advice difficult?
- What kinds of misfortunes can occur?
- How can you cultivate more personal acceptance of events which occur to you?

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#480 Filled with joy

One filled with joy preaches without preaching. ~ Mother Teresa

- Think of several people you know who seem to be often filled with joy.
- How does one achieve this mindset most of the time?
- What message do you want to convey to others through your presence?

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