I'll Never Be Happy Angry people often complain that they are not happy. Everything seems to go wrong. The world is an opponent, and life is an uphill battle. Much of this unhappy reality is symptomatic of choices angry people automatically yet actively make - without thought, and without awareness of an underlying mind-set. Consider an argument with a loved one. What's the advantage of winning? Feeling strong and powerful? So, once you think about the consequences, why continue to do this "no-win win" over and over and over? Well, guess what? Most arguments are pointless, meaningless, and conducted over small matters which have little or no real meaning in life. The next time you're considering whether to nit-pick, or to correct someone's misstatement or fact which may be slightly out of place, or correct someone's opinion or plan of action, reconsider what you have to gain and lose. Start today...
What Elizabeth Kubler-Ross Can Teach Us about Life, Happiness and Pain Image by mathias-erhart (license). Note: This is a guest post by Michael Miles of Effortless Abundance. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross was a Swiss born psychiatrist who spent much of her career writing and speaking about illness, death and dying. Kubler-Ross, who wrote the famous book, ‘On Death and Dying,’ developed the idea of the ‘stages of grief’ at a time when the medical establishment was largely refusing to address these issues. Her work on death is monumental in scope and importance, and through her writing comes an immense humanity, compassion and wisdom. “You will not grow if you sit in a beautiful flower garden, but you will grow if you are sick, if you are in pain, if you experience losses, and if you do not put your head in the sand, but take the pain as a gift to you with a very, very specific purpose.” The message here is that we can learn from every experience, and that in fact every experience can be regarded as a gift. “People are like stained-glass windows.
Dog Photos, Pictures, Cute Puppy Pics, Puppies - A Place to Love Dogs Home | StopBullying.gov Interlude: Prayers We offer this eclectic collection of prayers for your inspiration. Prayers for All Buddhist Prayers Native American Prayers African American Prayers Prayers for All For Unity of Faiths O God, we are one with you. You have made us one with you. May He Who is the Father in Heaven of the Christians, Holy One of the Jews, Allah of the Muhammadans, Buddha of the Buddhists, Tao of the Chinese, Ahura Mazda of the Zoroastrians and Brahman of the Hindus lead us from the unreal to the Real, from darkness to light, from disease and death to immortality. O Lord, grant us to love Thee; grant that we may love those that love Thee; grant that we may do the deeds that win Thy love. Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace. St. Jewish Liturgy Thomas Merton Prayer for Quiet Confidence from the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer Prayer for Peace Amen. From an Orthodox Christian prayerbook Rufus Jones, Quaker (1863-1948) Peace Pilgrim's Beatitudes From the Prayer of St. A Thanksgiving Prayer Tom Barrett
Surreal pictures Vladimir Kush is the artist of these photos. African Sonata Purse Music of the Woods Book of Books Deep Sea Project Current Breach Shell Pearl Departure of Winged Ship Metamorphosis Laser Tune Up Fauna la Mancha Millennium Watchman Sunrise by the Ocean To The Safe Haven Trojan Horse Atlas of Wander Arrival of the Flower Ship Still Life with Mandolin Butterfly Apple Candle Surreal paintings of Vladimir Kush – Part II You may be interested in Surreal paintings of Jacek Yerka also.
Dust If You Must...Inspirational Poem from WrensWorld.com Dust if you must. But wouldn't it be better to paint a picture, or write a letter, bake a cake, or plant a seed. Ponder the difference between want and need. Dust if you must. Dust if you must. Dust if you must. Please select from Drop-Down Menu, and click "Go Now". Midi: "Here Comes The Sun" Sequencer: Unknown
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