Daily Mood Quote
Day 255 - February 25, 2012
Peace is not something you wish for: It's something you make, Something you do, Something you are, And something you give away."
~Robert Fulghum
So why do we use violence, threats and control tactics to gain peace? Gandhi said, ""Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances."
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Showing posts with label peace. Show all posts
Showing posts with label peace. Show all posts
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Daily Mood Quotes - February 23, 2011
Daily Mood Quotes
Day 253 - February 23, 2012
"Lord make me an instrument of your peace; where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy."
~St. Francis of Assisi
I will be back on March 1, 2012.
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Day 253 - February 23, 2012
"Lord make me an instrument of your peace; where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy."
~St. Francis of Assisi
I will be back on March 1, 2012.
Thank you for reading
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Daily Mood Quote - September 10, 2011
Daily Mood Quote
Day 130 - September 10, 2011
"Humor is a whisper from the soul, imploring mind and body to relax, let go and be at peace again."
~Unknown Author
No blog or movie quote today, will return on September 11, 2011.
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Day 130 - September 10, 2011
"Humor is a whisper from the soul, imploring mind and body to relax, let go and be at peace again."
~Unknown Author
No blog or movie quote today, will return on September 11, 2011.
Tune in tomorrow to read the daily mood quote
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Sunday, September 4, 2011
Daily Mood Quote - September 4, 2011
Daily Mood Quote
Day 124 – September 4, 2011
To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.
~Buddha
Yesterday my mind was rattled because of the amount of homework and short deadlines for school projects. It was surprising at how difficult it was to focus or even think about anything other than the assignments that were pending. To be fair, I allowed other distractions to take ascendancy this week, putting my homework and reading on the back-burner. I won't do that again, because the stress of that event caused a horrible headache. Better time management skills are in order this week.
This morning, I woke up feeling calm and peaceful, a good night sleep was exactly what I needed after the stresses of yesterday. I was amazed at how I let things back up to the point of feeling overwhelmed. At one point I ask myself, if I could handle grad school? What was interesting was, once I sat down and began to clear the clutter from my mind, things fell into place as assignment after assignment was completed. First the paper, then the reading, then the analysis of a case study and before I knew it my homework was under control. That's a good thing because I was really concerned. I did realize something though, in grad school, you really can't take a day off. If you do, you fall behind and it's hard to play catch up. Especially when your an adult learner and have other responsibilities in your life.
They say wisdom comes with age, I think wisdom comes from mistakes and lesson learned.
Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.” I believe this because peace isn't inherited, or a gift one can give to someone. It's not something we are born with, nor is it something we can buy. Peace is only something we can achieve if we choose. I've made the mistake of “back-burnering” an important project (procrastination) and it rattled me. So, in my case, peace begins with getting the things I can control, under control. I'll admit that there are so very many things that are beyond my control and quite frankly I wouldn't want to try to control them. In the movie Bruce Almighty, God (played by Morgan Freeman) said to Bruce Nolan (Jim Carrey) "Triumph is born out of struggle faith is the alchemist. If you want pictures like these, you'll need to use some dark colors." Those pictures are having the things I can control, under control.
I can control my thoughts, my actions and reactions and how I prioritize things in my life. Lesson learned and a little wisdom gained. From now on, I won't wait so long. My husband says that “the big lessons in life almost always carry with them a little bit of discomfort, (dark colors) so that they stick in our memory.” It's just the way we have developed as a species. Well the headache and panic of letting my work get behind is more than enough “discomfort” than I wish to experience again, so I won't soon forget. I like the “peace” that comes with that bit of wisdom. We all have the choice to control our actions and reactions, and to choose peace in our life instead of panic. It's up to each of us to make that call. I choose peace, at least in what I can control.
Will you choose “peace” today, or let panic get in the way?
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Sunday, May 8, 2011
Daily Mood Quote - May 8, 2011
Daily Mood Quote:
Day Four - May 8, 2011
A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.
~Washington Irving
When I became a mother for the first time, I was afraid, terrified of becoming like the woman I called mom. She wasn't the best role model for parenting. Maybe because I was the first and she was inexperienced, I don't know and I will never know, because she passed away many years ago. Every once in while, I find myself thinking of her and wondering if we would of ever been friends and what that relationship might have looked like. If there were only a rewind button in life and relationships, then maybe my mom and I would of had a chance. Unfortunately, there is no rewind button and no second chance for that relationship. I want to believe she was a good person, because I see my younger siblings and they liked, loved and miss her. But for me, my only hope is that she is at peace.
Today, I am the mother of five amazing children (three adults and two teenagers), and parenting for me has been an evolution, one that has been very carefully researched and planned out. It has allowed me to be an active part of each one of my children's lives. Each in a different way and at a different time in there lives, we have found a friendship. Like stepping stones on an otherwise difficult and murky path, guiding my children has guided me through life. For as much as I have taught my children, my children have taught me. Love, patience, dedication and a sense of humor. Boy, the stories I could tell…Happy Mother's Day
(no movie reference today, although my girls and I did watch "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" with Matthew Mcconaughey and Kate Hudson, while my husband watched "The Green Zone" with Matt Damon).
Tune in tomorrow to read the Daily Mood Quote.
Day Four - May 8, 2011
A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.
~Washington Irving
When I became a mother for the first time, I was afraid, terrified of becoming like the woman I called mom. She wasn't the best role model for parenting. Maybe because I was the first and she was inexperienced, I don't know and I will never know, because she passed away many years ago. Every once in while, I find myself thinking of her and wondering if we would of ever been friends and what that relationship might have looked like. If there were only a rewind button in life and relationships, then maybe my mom and I would of had a chance. Unfortunately, there is no rewind button and no second chance for that relationship. I want to believe she was a good person, because I see my younger siblings and they liked, loved and miss her. But for me, my only hope is that she is at peace.
Today, I am the mother of five amazing children (three adults and two teenagers), and parenting for me has been an evolution, one that has been very carefully researched and planned out. It has allowed me to be an active part of each one of my children's lives. Each in a different way and at a different time in there lives, we have found a friendship. Like stepping stones on an otherwise difficult and murky path, guiding my children has guided me through life. For as much as I have taught my children, my children have taught me. Love, patience, dedication and a sense of humor. Boy, the stories I could tell…Happy Mother's Day
(no movie reference today, although my girls and I did watch "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" with Matthew Mcconaughey and Kate Hudson, while my husband watched "The Green Zone" with Matt Damon).
Tune in tomorrow to read the Daily Mood Quote.
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