365 Quote Quest

#622 Turbulence as life force

2012-02-16T14:53:00.003-05:00

Turbulence is life force. It is opportunity. Let's love turbulence and use it for change. ~ Ramsay Clark

- Do you find turbulence scary or rejuvenating?
- When have you used turbulence as an opportunity?
- What positive results were achieved?

#621 Using the day's gifts

2012-02-16T14:46:00.005-05:00

The days come and go like muffled and veiled figures sent from a distant friendly party, but they say nothing, and if we do not use the gifts they bring, they carry them as silently away. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

- What hardly noticeable gifts are sent to you daily?
- How many of them do you open?
- How many have been carried away from you unopened?

#620 Love yourself

2012-02-14T10:17:00.000-05:00

You can't punish yourself into change. You can't whip yourself into shape. But you can love yourself into well-being. ~ Susan Skye

- How much do you punish yourself?
- How much do you love yourself enough to nurture desired outcomes?

#619 Serenity in nature

2012-02-14T10:13:00.002-05:00

With dewdrops dripping,
I wish somehow I could wash
this perishing world

moonless night...
a powerful wind embraces
the ancient cedars

Temple bells die out.
The fragrant blossoms remain.
A perfect evening! ~ Matsuo Basho (1644-1694)

- How much do you enjoy the serenity in nature?
- How can you strive to cultivate this relationship?

#618 Attention is vitality

2012-02-13T19:54:00.000-05:00

Do stuff, be clenched, curious. Not waiting for inspiration's shove or society's kiss on your forehead. Pay attention. It's all about paying attention. Attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager; stay eager. ~ Susan Sontag

- What engaging stuff can you do?
- Where can you show more attention and eagerness?
- What connections await?

#617 Gratitude

2012-02-11T14:32:00.003-05:00

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. ~ Melody Beattie

Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough. ~ Oprah Winfrey

- What are you thankful for?
- What are you thankful for? (Yes, repeated for emphasis.)
- What are some things you wish you had?
- What are the dimensions which make up the 'fullness of life'?

#616 The Seeds of today

2012-02-10T18:18:00.000-05:00

Now is the accepted time, not tomorrow, not some more convenient season. It is today that our best work can be done and not some future day or future year. It is today that we fit ourselves for the greater usefulness of tomorrow. Today is the seed time, now are the hours of work, and tomorrow comes the harvest and the playtime. ~ W. E. B. DuBois

- What seeds of potential can you plant today?
- What best work can you do?
- What future harvest will you reap from the seeds of today?

#615 Two solitudes

2012-02-09T10:58:00.002-05:00

Love consists in this, that two solitudes protect and touch and greet each other. ~ Rainer Maria Rilke

- What is ironic about this quote?
- What vital independent qualities do you have?
- What independent qualities does your special someone have?
- How can you strive to nurture your loved one?

#614 Love ideals

2012-02-09T10:51:00.002-05:00

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self seeking. It is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. ~ I Corinthians 13:4-8

- What are the qualities of love?
- What common theme do they share?
- What qualities could you work on to nurture your love(s)?

#613 Right here, right now

2012-02-08T14:05:00.002-05:00

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but this. ~ Henry David Thoreau

- To what extent do you live in the present?
- How much do you dream of distant opportunities which may distract you from the present?
- How can you strive to focus more on the right here, right now?

#612 The best things to give

2012-02-07T12:49:00.002-05:00

The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all others, charity. ~ Benjamin Franklin

- What are the best things to give?
- What is the dominant theme?
- How realistic and helpful is this quotation for you?

#611 Three classes of people

2012-02-07T12:28:00.002-05:00

All humanity is divided into three classes: those who are immovable, those who are movable, and those who move. ~ Benjamin Franklin

- In which category are you most often?
- How open minded are you?
- For a leader how does this quote provide good advice?

#610 A Web of Connectedness

2012-02-07T10:50:00.000-05:00

The important element is the way in which all things are connected. Every thought and action sends shivers of energy into the world around us, which affects all creation. Perceiving the world as a web of connectedness helps us to overcome the feelings of separation that hold us back and cloud our vision. This connection with all life increases our sense of responsibility for every move, every attitude, allowing us to see clearly that each soul does indeed make a difference to the whole. ~ Emma Restall Orr

- How separate do you see yourself from nature, from the world?
- How can a feeling of separation from the world cloud one's vision?
- How can you nurture more of a sense of connection with this world?
- What contributions can you make to the whole?

#609 On relationships

2012-02-06T09:01:00.000-05:00

Acceptance is the universal currency of real friendship... It does not warp or shape or wrench a person to be anything other than what they are. ~ Joan Chillister

Relationships are the oxygen of the psyche. ~ Jane Fonda

- How accepting are you in your close relationships?
- What can you do to nurture several of your close relationships?
- How important are relationships for your emotional health?

#608 Strength in Diversity

2012-02-05T15:08:00.000-05:00

It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength. ~ Maya Angelou

- Our cultural strength has always been derived from our diversity of understanding and experience. ~ Yo-Yo Ma

- Where have you experienced the wonders of diversity?
- How can you nurture this perspective in your life?
- Why is cultivating diversity so important?

#607 Woven fine

2012-02-03T18:14:00.000-05:00

Man was made for joy and woe
Then when this we rightly know
Through the world we safely go.
Joy and woe are woven fine
A clothing for the soul to bind. ~ William Blake

- What is a recent joy and a recent sorrow you have experienced?
- Why is it healthy to understand joy and sorrow as a balance?
- How can you best deal with present and future sorrows?

#606 Young or old?

2012-02-03T18:06:00.000-05:00

Youth is like a long weekend on Friday night. Middle age is like a long weekend on Monday afternoon. ~ Richard Nelson Bolles

- Where do you fall in the long weekend: at the beginning or at the end?
- How much energy do you have for daily activities and discoveries?
- How can you resolve to enjoy the daily pursuit a little more?

#605 Earth friendly

2012-02-02T18:53:00.000-05:00

Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed. ~ Mohandas Gandhi

- What greed do you see around you?
- To what extent is your lifestyle insensitive to the fragile resources of the planet?
- How can you resolve to be more environmentally friendly?

#604 An eye for an eye

2012-02-02T18:47:00.000-05:00

An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind. ~ Mohandas Gandhi

- To what extent do you like to seek revenge?
- How can you try to resolve conflict more through nonviolence?
- What are the qualities you will need to reach this goal?

(Whenever you are confronted with an opponent. Conquer him with love. ~ Gandhi)

#603 Integrity of purpose and imagination

2012-02-02T18:43:00.000-05:00

Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary. ~Sir Cecil Beaton

-How much are you a play-it-safer, creature of the commonplace, slave of the ordinary?
-When have you been daring, different, impractical?
-How can you show more integrity of purpose and imaginative vision in the future?

#602 Parting the veil of indifference

2012-02-01T14:24:00.000-05:00

My continuing passion is to part a curtain, that invisible veil of indifference that falls between us and that blinds us to each other's presence, each other's wonder, each other's human plight. ~ Eudora Welty

- To what extent do you live in a veil of indifference?
- What several people in your life could you show some interest?
- What enrichment may result?

#601 Only a short visit

2012-02-01T03:01:00.002-05:00

Don't hurry, don't worry. You're only here for a short visit. So be sure to stop and smell the roses. ~ Walter Hagen

- How much do you hurry?
- How much do you worry?
- What can you do to stop and smell the roses more?

#600 Assessing one's abilities

2012-02-01T03:01:00.001-05:00

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

- What are your talents and...limitations?
- How has the voyage gone so far?
- What steps can you take to ensure smooth rowing?

#599 More spontaneity and mystery

2012-02-01T03:01:00.000-05:00

I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it without knowing what's going to happen next. ~ Gilda Radner

- What hard lesson has Radner learned?
- To what extent do you prefer to live your life with illusions of perfection and order?
- How can you try to be open to more spontaneity and mystery?

#598 Work as personal growth

2012-01-31T13:05:00.000-05:00

We work to become, not to acquire. ~ Elbert Hubbard

- How many acquisitive desires do you have?
- How can you nurture your labours as a vehicle for personal growth?
- How can you help someone around you with this goal provided by Hubbard?

#597 Work your inquisitive side

2012-01-31T12:59:00.000-05:00

How do I work? I grope. ~ Albert Einstein

- How do you work?
- What can be learned from Einstein about work?
- How can you apply this quotation to some of your endeavors including your leisure time.

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#596 Laughter as liberation

2012-01-31T12:53:00.000-05:00

Laugh at yourself and at life. Not in the spirit of derision or whining self-pity, but as a remedy, a miracle drug, that will ease your pain, cure your depression, and help you to put in perspective that seemingly terrible defeat and worry with laughter at your predicaments, thus freeing your mind to think clearly toward the solution that is certain to come. ~Og Mandino

- What is there to laugh about your character and your life?
- How easy/difficult is it for you to enjoy this detachment?
- What possible solutions to your predicaments lie within reach?

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#595 It's a big world

2012-01-30T12:39:00.000-05:00

I do not believe in a simplistic and inflammatory view of good and evil. I believe this is a big world full of men, women, and children who struggle to eat, to love, to work, to protect their families, their beliefs, and their dreams. ~ Sean Penn

- In what way does the first sentence logically flow to the second?
- How much gray area is there in your view of good and evil?
- How can this world become a more tolerant and equal place?

#594 Rising above circumstances

2012-01-30T12:31:00.000-05:00

People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them." -- George Bernard Shaw, "Mrs. Warren's Profession," 1893

- What is bothersome about this quote?
- What negative circumstances affect your life?
- What steps can you take to be more resourceful amidst your difficulties?

#593 Serenity amidst the incongruities

2012-01-30T12:23:00.000-05:00

The final wisdom of life requires not the annulment of incongruity but the achievement of serenity within and above it. ~Reinhold Niebuhr

- Definition of incongruous: out of place, inappropriate, unbecoming, not harmonious in character, inconsistent

- What observations of incongruity have you found in life?
- What negative feelings can result?
- How can you try to achieve more serenity within and above it?

#592 Everything that isn't me

2012-01-29T15:43:00.001-05:00

The environment is everything that isn't me. ~ Albert Einstein

- How is your relationship with those around you: family, friends, colleagues, community?
- How is your relationship with nature?
- What steps can you take to nurture all of these interrelationships?

#591 Keeping your cool

2012-01-29T03:01:00.000-05:00

Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain cool and unruffled under all circumstances. ~Thomas Jefferson

- How composed are you within your daily associations?
- Why is calmness a virtue?
- How can you manage those tumultuous feelings within?

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#590 Restful sleep

2012-01-28T03:01:00.000-05:00

A man ninety years old was asked to what he attributed his longevity. "I reckon, he said, with a twinkle in his eye, "it's because most nights I went to bed and slept when I should have sat up and worried. ~ Dorothea Kent

- How would you describe your sleep over the years?
- How much does worry interfere with your sleep?
- What steps can you take to improve your sleep? (Many have suggested exercise, improved diet, evening regimens, etc.)

#589 Maintaining your vision

2012-01-27T03:01:00.000-05:00

Darkness reigns at the foot of the lighthouse. ~ Japanese proverb

-How much light do you emanate?
-What shadows lurk within?
-How can you maintain your optimism and vision?

#588 Living is grand

2012-01-26T03:01:00.000-05:00

I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing. ~ Agatha Christie

- What wildly miserable, sorrowful, despairing times have you had?
- How did you regain your hopes?
- How can you cultivate those vital feelings to enhance your enjoyment of life?

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#587 Living with authenticity

2012-01-25T03:02:00.000-05:00

While your life is the true expression of your faith, whom can you fear? ~ Julia Ward Howe

- To what extent are you living an authentic life?
- What distractions prevent you from living this life?
- What steps can you take to cultivate your central affirmations?

#585 Lifting the veil of indifference

2012-01-24T10:43:00.000-05:00

#584 Doing nothing

2012-01-24T10:23:00.000-05:00

Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves. ~Horace Mann

- In what sense can total selfishness be our own undoing?
- How can some sincere attention to others be fulfilling?
- What small acts or gestures can you offer this week?

#583 It's your move

2012-01-24T10:15:00.000-05:00

The golden rule is of no use whatsoever unless you realize that it is your move. ~ Dr. Frank Crane

('Do to others as you would have them do to you.' Luke 6:31)

- What first moves can you make in your life right now?
- How can your overtures result in possible positive developments?
- Why is a mindset of being the initiator a good one?

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#582 Pack up your troubles

2012-01-24T10:08:00.000-05:00

What's the use of worrying?
It never was worth while,
So, pack up your troubles in your old kit-bag,
And smile, smile, smile. ~ George Asaf

- What worries or troubles do you have?
- How do you manage them?
- How can you cultivate more calm in your life?

#581 Secret to longevity

2012-01-23T11:05:00.000-05:00

A man ninety years old was asked to what he attributed his longevity. "I reckon," he said, with a twinkle in his eye, "it's because most nights I went to bed and slept when I should have sat up and worried." ~ Dorothea Kent

- How much do you worry?
- Worry may not be all bad. What steps can you take to regulate it?
- What can you do to cultivate good sleep?

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#580 Fear plays with us

2012-01-23T10:54:00.000-05:00

We are largely the playthings of our fears. To one, fear of the dark; to another, of physical pain; to a third, of public ridicule; to a fourth, of poverty; to a fifth, of loneliness...for all of us, our particular creature waits in ambush. ~ Horace Walpole

- What are several of your fears?
- When have your fears ambushed you?
- What steps can you take to diminish your fears?

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#579 The unknown

2012-01-23T10:47:00.000-05:00

The unknown is what it is. And to be frightened of it is what sends everybody scurrying around chasing dreams, illusions, wars, peace, love, hate, all that. Unknown is what it is. Accept that it's unknown, and it's plain sailing. ~ John Lennon

- How much do you need to be sure of everything?
- How open are you to the unknown?
- How can you find more room for acceptance in your life?

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#578 Building foundations

2012-01-21T14:52:00.000-05:00

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them. ~Henry David Thoreau

- What several dreams about your life have you had?
- To what extent can they be shaped into something more tangible?
- What small steps can you take to nurture them?

#577 Living with good questions

2012-01-21T14:45:00.000-05:00

I’d rather live with a good question than a bad answer.—Aryeh Frimer

- For what are you most grateful?
- What sustains you?
- What steps can you take to live an optimal life?

Additional Maxim

What shapes our lives are the questions we ask, refuse to ask, or never think to ask. ~Sam Keen

#576 What is essential

2012-01-21T03:01:00.000-05:00

Luxury is not a necessity to me, but beautiful and good things are. ~ Anais Nin

- How important are expensive items of luxury for you?
- Reflect on some beautiful things that may or may not be that expensive.
- Reflect on what constitutes the good things in life.

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#575 Finding peace

2012-01-20T08:14:00.000-05:00

You cannot find peace by avoiding life. ~ Virginia Woolf

- To what extent do you enjoy solitude?
- To what extent do you enjoy the every day social interaction?
- How can the engagement bring peace and vitality?

#574 What I need right now

2012-01-20T08:12:00.002-05:00

As I go through all kinds of feelings and experiences in my journey through life -- delight, surprise, chagrin, dismay -- I hold this question as a guiding light: "What do I really need right now to be happy?" What I come to over and over again is that only qualities as vast and deep as love, connection and kindness will really make me happy in any sort of enduring way. ~ Sharon Salzberg

- What delights, surprises, chagrins, dismays have you had?
- Focusing on the present moment is important for Salzberg. How can you try to nurture more love, connection, and kindness in your life?
- What do you need right now to be happy?

#573 Life's three important questions

2012-01-20T08:11:00.000-05:00

Leo Tolstoy writes a story/parable that concerns a king who wants to find the answers to what he considers the three most important questions in life. The thought came to him that he would never fail if he knew three things:

- What is the best time to do each thing?
- Who are the most important people to work with?
- What is the most important thing to do at all times?

In his quest the king journeyed to see a wise hermit who only saw common people so the king dressed up as a peasant. Eventually the hermit replied.

-The most important time is now. The present is the only time over which we have power.
-The most important person is whoever you are with.
-The most important thing is to do good to the person you are with.

#572 Education

2012-01-19T21:01:00.000-05:00

The great difficulty in education is to get experience out of ideas. ~ George Santayana

- When have you had the opportunity to apply/practice what you were taught?
- Why are hands on applications so important?
- Think of a way to teach someone a skill that you know.

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#571 Careers

2012-01-19T21:00:00.000-05:00

The secret of long life is double careers. One to about age sixty, then another for the next thirty years. ~ David Ogilvy

- How ready are you for retirement?
- What second career might engage you in the next 30?
- What other meaningful pursuits might take the place of a second career?

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#570 The secret of happiness

2012-01-19T03:03:00.000-05:00

What we call the secret of happiness is no more a secret than our willingness to choose life. ~ Leo Buscaglia

- Why can happiness be so illusive?
- What is the best way to achieve it?
- What aspects of life can you cultivate more to nurture the secret?

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#569 My Own Unique Door

2012-01-19T03:01:00.000-05:00

The world is a living and self-creating mystery of which I am myself a part, to which I am myself, my own unique door. ~ Thomas Merton

- What do you find mysterious about the world?
- How do you see yourself within it?
- What potential lies within you to shape the world in a unique way?

#568 Our common needs

2012-01-18T03:01:00.001-05:00

Human beings by nature want happiness and do not want suffering. With that feeling everyone tries to achieve happiness and tries to get rid of suffering, and everyone has the basic right to do this. In this way, all here are the same, whether rich or poor, educated or uneducated, Easterner or Westerner, believer or non-believer, and within believers whether Buddhist, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and so on. Basically, from the viewpoint of real human value we are all the same. ~ Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama

- How does this quote foster inclusive and not exclusive thinking?
- What common aspirations do all of humankind have?
- How does this quote motivate people to seek a common secular ethics?

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#567 Eccentricity

2012-01-18T03:01:00.000-05:00

Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric. ~ Bertrand Russell

- An eccentric person has unconventional and slightly strange views. What important, unique thoughts have you had?
- How do you cultivate them?
- How can you shape them into something meaningful for your life?

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#566 Wonders amidst survival

2012-01-17T17:21:00.000-05:00

Live on, survive, for the earth gives forth wonders. It may swallow your heart, but the wonders keep on coming. You stand before them bareheaded, shriven. What is expected of you is attention. ~ Salman Rushdie

- Rushdie makes it clear that life has its challenges. What are some of yours?
- How have these challenges affected you?
- Despite the obstacles, there are wonders to which we need to be attentive. What wonders have you enjoyed lately?

#565 Laughter

2012-01-17T03:01:00.002-05:00

He who laughs, lasts. ~ Mary Pettibone Poole

- What are your sources for laughter?
- How can you try to cultivate more of it?
- What sustains you?

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#564 More love, hope, and optimism

2012-01-17T03:01:00.001-05:00

My friends,
Love is better than anger,
Hope is better than fear,
Optimism is better than despair.
So let us be loving, hopeful, and optimistic
And we'll change the world. ~ Jack Layton (Recently deceased political party leader in Canada.)

- When have you felt anger,...fear,...despair...?
- How do you try to cope?
- What steps can you take to try to cultivate more love, hope, and optimism in your life?

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#563 Simplicity, patience, compassion

2012-01-17T03:01:00.000-05:00

I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. ~ Lao-tzu

- To what extent do you embrace simplicity in your life?
- Patience?
- Compassion?
- Why are these three considered ideals to which one should aspire?

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#562 Creativity nurtures discovery

2012-01-16T15:53:00.000-05:00

The creative is the place where no one else has ever been. You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll discover is yourself. ~ Alan Alda

- What creative activity have you last accomplished?
- How challenging and engaging was this activity?
- What did you discover about yourself, about life?

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#561 Life is beautiful

2012-01-16T15:49:00.000-05:00

The longer I live, the more beautiful life becomes. ~ Frank Lloyd Wright

- How much beauty is in your life?
- In what areas do you see this beauty?
- How can you nurture this beauty and wonder from day to day?

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#560 Seeking personal triumph

2012-01-16T10:19:00.000-05:00

Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat. ~ Theodore Roosevelt

- When have you attempted something grand but became frustrated or hurt?
- Why is showing some daring better than remaining too subdued or careful?
- What small, optimistic initiative could you begin to undertake?

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#559 Opening up

2012-01-16T09:55:00.000-05:00

And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. ~ Anais Nin

- In what contexts have you been afraid of opening up?
- What pains have you experienced in your struggles?
- What small steps can you take to begin to flourish?

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#558 Live, Live, Live

2012-01-15T15:08:00.000-05:00

Live, let live, and help live. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

- How is your life progressing?
- What steps can you take to enhance your life?
- What can you do to enhance the lives of others around you?

I'm Back

2012-01-15T09:06:00.000-05:00

Dear Readers,

After a six month hiatus and merge with my main blog quoteflections, I am moving forward with 365 Quote Quest.

I have realized that the practice of asking reflective questions for select quotes fulfills a need for me and perhaps for others. We can sometimes be bombarded by so many quotations that often we may feel more confusion than inspiration. What this blog offers is a regular meditation nugget to enhance one's life.

Thanks for following as I continue with quote and meditation #558.

A New Focus and Merge

2011-07-18T07:32:00.000-04:00

Dear Readers of 365 Quote Quest,

I have merged this blog with my main site quoteflections.

My new focus is explained here.

I am on an intriguing quest to find 1,000 vital quotes about life.

I hope you can connect with me there. Thank you for your interest.

#557 Purity

2011-07-17T03:01:00.000-04:00

My strength is as the strength of ten,/Because my heart is pure. ~ Alfred, Lord Tennyson

- Why does purity give such strength?
- How does one cultivate a pure heart and mindset?
- When have you experienced this level of assurance and determination?

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#556 Forgiveness

2011-07-16T03:01:00.000-04:00

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. ~ Gandhi

- How strong are you?
- How do you cope with people who have hurt you?
- In what sense can forgiveness be liberating?

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#555 Worry

2011-07-15T03:01:00.000-04:00

Worry affects circulation, the heart and the glands, the whole nervous system and profoundly affects the heart. I have never known a man who died from overwork, but many who died from doubt. ~ Charles H. Mayo

- How much do you worry?
- What steps can you take to keep it under control?
- Are you surprised by the physical manifestations of worry?

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#554 The World

2011-07-14T03:01:00.000-04:00

I have made my world and it's a much better world than I ever saw outside. ~ Louise Nevelson

- What kind of world have you fashioned for yourself?
- What improvements, refinements need to be made?
- To what extent do you leave room to engage meaningfully with the broader world?

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#553 Trees

2011-07-13T03:01:00.000-04:00

Groves were God's first temples. ~ William Cullen Bryant

- Where have you enjoyed a grove of very mature trees?
- How did this place make you feel?
- Why should virgin growth forests be protected?

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#552 Evil

2011-07-12T03:01:00.000-04:00

When you choose the lesser of two evils, always remember that it is still an evil. ~ Max Lerner

- How often do you succumb to evil?
- What are some of the manifestations of evil?
- Why can a mindset of good and evil be tricky?

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#551 Conformity

2011-07-11T03:01:00.000-04:00

I think it would be terrific if everybody was alike. ~ Andy Warhol

- Do you agree with Warhol?
- Why might general likeness be a good thing?
- What qualities do all of us share?

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#550 Sorrow

2011-07-10T03:01:00.000-04:00

Grief is the agony of an instant; the indulgence of grief the blunder of a life. ~ Benjamin Disraeli

-Over what have you grieved?
-Do you know someone who may have grieved too long?
-What are the steps in moving forward in such difficult circumstances?

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#549 Society

2011-07-09T03:01:00.000-04:00

Man is a social animal. ~ Benedict Spinoza

- How social are you?
- What are the social skills?
- How can you enrich your association with several people?

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#548 Social Change

2011-07-08T03:01:00.000-04:00

We criticize and separate ourselves from the process. We've got to jump right in there with both feet. ~ Dolores Huerta

- How quick are you to criticize?
- How quick are you to get involved in something that matters to you?
- What area can you get involved with and take part in the process of change?

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#547 Problems

2011-07-07T03:01:00.000-04:00

Problems are messages. ~ Shakti Gawain

- What are the different kinds of problems?
- Think about several problems that you have experienced recently?
- What messages do they convey?

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#546 Privacy

2011-07-06T03:01:00.000-04:00

Let their be spaces in your togetherness. ~ Kahlil Gibran

- How much privacy do you provide for your loved ones?
- Why is it often difficult?
- How can privacy enrich relationships?

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#545 Farming

2011-07-05T03:01:00.000-04:00

A good farmer is nothing more nor less than a handy man with a sense of humus. ~ E. B. White

- How extensive is the livelihood of farming in your family history?
- How has farming changed over the years?
- How cultivated is your green thumb?

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#544 Faithfulness

2011-07-04T03:01:00.000-04:00

Be faithful to that which exists nowhere but in yourself- and thus make yourself indispensable. ~ Andre Gide

- What essential elements lie within you?
- How are you cultivating them?
- How are you showing your vitality to those around you?

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#543 Raising children

2011-07-03T03:01:00.000-04:00

Let your children go if you want to keep them. ~ Malcolm Forbes

- How difficult is it to live up to this quote?
- How does a parent engage in this process effectively?
- Reflect on your upbringing...your children's?

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#542 Worthy reader

2011-07-02T03:01:00.000-04:00

To have great poets, there must be great audiences too. ~ Walt Whitman

- What good writers have you enjoyed?
- What makes a great reader?
- Reflect on several valuable insights you have gained through your reading.

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#541 Calmness

2011-07-01T03:01:00.000-04:00

Tranquility! thou better name
Than all the family of Fame. ~ Samuel Taylor Coleridge

There is no joy buy calm. ~ Alfred, Lord Tennyson

- How often do you find calmness?
- How do you cultivate it?
- Why is it a desirable goal?

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#540 Duty

2011-06-30T03:01:00.000-04:00

Our duty is to be useful, not according to our desires but according to our powers. Henri Frederic Amiel

- What powers, skills have you been given?
- How are you using them productively?
- What new frontier of usefulness can you pursue?

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#539 The Mind

2011-06-29T03:01:00.000-04:00

The mind is a strange machine which can combine the materials offered to it in the most astonishing ways. ~ Bertrand Russell

- With what materials is your mind working?
- What astonishing products have been produced?
- How do you keep your mind productive?

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#538 Enemy of Truth

2011-06-28T03:01:00.000-04:00

The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie- deliberate, contrived and dishonest- but the myth- persistent, persuasive and unrealistic. ~ John F. Kennedy

- What are several destructive myths?
- How do they conflict with the truth?
- How does one overcome their grasp?

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#537 Be thyself

2011-06-27T03:01:00.000-04:00

Resolve to be thyself: and know, that he
Who finds himself, loses his misery. ~ Matthew Arnold

- How much do you try to be yourself?
- To what extent do you agree with Arnold that being yourself leads to greater happiness?
- What are the other sources of happiness?

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#536 Understanding

2011-06-26T03:01:00.000-04:00

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood. ~ Marie Curie

- What do you fear?
- How can an understanding of these fears help you through life?
- How can this quote be extended to many aspects of life and perspectives?

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#535 Beauty and Truth

2011-06-25T03:01:00.000-04:00

What the imagination seizes as beauty must be truth. ~ John Keats

- When have you profoundly felt beauty?
- What did you feel, experience?
- How can these moments enlighten your way?

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#534 Temper

2011-06-24T03:01:00.000-04:00

We boil at different degrees. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

- What's your boiling point?
- What techniques have, or can you use to regulate your temper?
- Are there times when showing your temper is beneficial?

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#533 Laughter

2011-06-23T03:01:00.000-04:00

At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities. ~Jean Houston

- When have you last enjoyed some good levity?
- Besides releasing endorphins how does laughter liberate?
- How can you try to cultivate more positivism in your life?

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#532 Conversation

2011-06-22T03:01:00.000-04:00

There is no such thing as conversation. It is an illusion. There are intersecting monologues, that is all. ~ Rebecca West

- Do you agree with West's cynical perspective about conversation?
- Conversation is meant to be reciprocal. Can one hope and strive for real communication?
- What are the skills involved in real conversation?

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#531 Change

2011-06-21T03:01:00.000-04:00

The moment of change is the only poem. ~ Adrienne Rich

- Change, according to Rich, is a beautiful thing. What change have you experienced?
- How much do you welcome or strive for change?
- What area of your life could benefit with some change?

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#530 Ambition

2011-06-20T03:01:00.000-04:00

Hitch you wagon to a star. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

- How's your wagon (life) progressing?
- What stars (dreams) occupy your thoughts?
- How can you balance your dreams with reasonable goals and aspirations?

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#529 Argument

2011-06-19T03:01:00.000-04:00

Least said soonest mended. ~ Proverb

- Do you agree with this Proverb?
- How can you try to mend a problem with an economy of words?
- What other tactics are involved to resolve a problem?

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#528 Troubles

2011-06-18T03:01:00.000-04:00

Troubles, like babies, grow larger by nursing. ~ Caroline Holland

- Larger babies are a good thing...but larger troubles?
- How much do you encourage your troubles to grow?
- How can you try to manage your troubles so that they are a small part of your life?

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#527 Discipline

2011-06-17T03:01:00.000-04:00

Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly. ~ Julie Andrews

- How disciplined are you?
- The quotations seems like an oxymoron. How can discipline set you free?

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#526 Fashion

2011-06-16T03:01:00.000-04:00

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new. ~ Henry David Thoreau

- What old fashions seem funny today?
- What fashions have gone in and out and back in fashion?
- How sensitive are you to the latest fashions?

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#525 Leisure

2011-06-15T03:01:00.000-04:00

We are closer to the ants than to the butterflies. Very few people can endure much leisure. ~ Gerald Brenan

- How much leisure do you need?
- How much work?
- Reflect on how to create the right balance for your life.

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#524 Order

2011-06-14T03:01:00.000-04:00

Some people like to make a little garden out of life and walk down a path. ~ Jean Anouilh

- Describe your garden.
- What do you see from your path?
- How effective is this image in describing the nature of your life?

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