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Saturday, March 1, 2025

Happiness in the present is only shattered by comparison with the past. - Douglas Horton Expectations Diminish Joy. - Anonymous Riches do not exhilarate us so much with their possession as they torment us with their loss. - Epicurus Comparisons are odious. - Old English Saying Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, February 28, 2025

One's destination is never a place but rather a new way of looking at things. - Henry Miller Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life.- Burton Hills Life is continuity, always and always. There is no final destination it is going towards. Just the pilgrimage, just the journey in itself... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Count your blessings - not your troubles. - Dale Carnegie In a society that has you counting money, pounds, calories, and steps,be a rebel and count your blessings instead. - Rev. Lisa Heckman It is always a good day to be grateful for all of life—grateful for large blessings and small ones,... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be. - Socrates Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself. - Lois McMaster Bujold The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 24, 2025

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else. - Judy Garland To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves - there lies the great singular power of self-respect. - Joan Didion Everyone should carefully observe which way his... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, February 23, 2025

he true measure of success in life is how many other lives you made better. - Jeff Hoffman To laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to leave the world a better place, to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived, this is to... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, February 22, 2025

Re-examine all that you have been told... dismiss that which insults your soul. - Walt Whitman You are a product of your environment. So, choose the environment that will best develop you toward your objective. Analyze your life in terms of its environment. Are the things around you helping you... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, February 21, 2025

I am not a slave to my thoughts or emotions.- Richard Carlson I rest in the light of forgiveness. - Mary Anne Radmacher I am one with the power and wisdom of the Universe. I have all that I need.- Louise L. Hay Every day, in every way, I am getting better and better.- Anonymous Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, February 20, 2025

The miracle of gratitude is that it shifts your perception to such an extent that it changes the world you see. - Robert Holden The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate. - Oprah Winfrey He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not,... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself. - Lois McMaster Bujold Self-respect is often mistaken for arrogance when, in reality, it is the opposite. When we can recognize all our good qualities as well as our faults with neutrality, we can start to... Sign in to see full entry.

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