Day 308 “In Asian languages, the word for ‘mind’ and the word for ‘heart’ are same. So if you’re not hearing mindfulness in some deep way as heartfulness, you’re not really understanding it. Compassion and kindness towards oneself are intrinsically woven into it. You could think of mindfulness as wise and affectionate attention.” – JonContinueContinue reading “Kind At Heart & Mind”
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A Belly Full Of Love
Day 294 “Love people. Cook them tasty food.” – Bumper Sticker When I was growing up, my dad always insisted we have dinner as a family. Even when I was older and still living at home, I made a point of coming home for dinner no matter what I was doing. When I moved across the continent to California,ContinueContinue reading “A Belly Full Of Love”
The Joy Of Giving
Day 283 “Give freely to the world these gifts of love and compassion. Do not concern yourself with how much you receive in return, just know in your heart it will be returned.” – Steve Maraboli It’s Thanksgiving weekend in Canada. Thanksgiving was originally celebrated as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvestContinueContinue reading “The Joy Of Giving”
The Road Best Traveled
Day 281 “Stay positive and believe in yourself. There will be bumps in the road, you will have setbacks, but if you stay positive and believe that you can get through it, you will.” – Savannah Rose Neveux Today’s Food For Thought Friday series is timely with the upcoming election in the United States. Elections often remind us ofContinueContinue reading “The Road Best Traveled”
Happy Day
Day 269 “The essence of life is not in the great victories and grand failures, but in the simple joys. ” – Jonathan Lockwood Huie My day began with my cat Ippa, sleeping in way late, on top of me, and I didn’t have the heart to get up and disturb her, so I stayed in bed way late too,ContinueContinue reading “Happy Day”
Come Alive
Day 267 “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” – Howard Thurman I came across this thought-provoking post by Angel Chernoff, but at the end of her post, she says to ‘go forth and be the changeContinueContinue reading “Come Alive”
Enough For Everyone
Day 266 “No matter how much we “drink” from the ocean; neither you or I will ever deplete its abundance.” – Rajni Kurichh We live in a world where we are taught that we must compete for the top spot, implying that we should strive to be better than others, rather than being the best we canContinueContinue reading “Enough For Everyone”
Limitless Possibilities
Day 265 “I dream my painting and I paint my dream.” – Vincent van Gogh I created a draft post with today’s title last night, but wasn’t really sure what I was going to write to go with it. Then I bought a decorative storage box today to hold the accessories for my new computer -ContinueContinue reading “Limitless Possibilities”
You Deserve It
Day 262 “Don’t ever criticize yourself. Don’t go around all day long thinking, ‘I’m unattractive, I’m slow, I’m not as smart as my brother.’ God wasn’t having a bad day when he made you… If you don’t love yourself in the right way, you can’t love your neighbour. You can’t be as good as youContinueContinue reading “You Deserve It”
Full Circle
Day 261 “If you have much, give your wealth; if you have little, give your heart.” – Unknown Everything we do has a ripple effect, especially when we show a kindness to another, we attract that same kindness back to ourselves. I came across this touching video that illustrates just how far-reaching a small act of kindness canContinueContinue reading “Full Circle”