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Shared Wisdom: Some More Pearls

By Margo, on October 22nd, 2010%

This, of necessity, will be a short posting as I am preparing to go out of town for the weekend.  But I couldn’t leave without sharing these pearls of wisdom.

 

“Now and then it is good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.”      Guillaume Apollinaire           (WOW!!!)

 

“Truth does not oppose falsehood.  It waits patiently, quietly, yet with open arms.”       Paul Ferrini

“We attract hearts by the qualities we display; we retain them by the qualities we possess.”       Jean Baptiste Antoine Suard

 

“Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had . . . → Read More: Shared Wisdom: Some More Pearls

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Spiritual Growth: Forgiveness

By Margo, on October 22nd, 2010%

I came across some notes that I took during the course of a retreat.  The speakers had been presenting their views on forgiveness.  These are the notes that I made during the presentations.

 

-  Forgiveness:  the warm fuzzy feeling doesn’t happen immediately – maybe never.  The important thing is to make the decision to forgive because it is the    right thing to do, for God and for us.  And most times we have to make that decision on a daily basis for a long time before any peacefulness about     the situation or the person comes into our . . . → Read More: Spiritual Growth: Forgiveness

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Shared Wisdom: Short & Sweet

By Margo, on October 3rd, 2010%

I love coming across words that are lush, that have deep meaning, that carry a wealth of wisdom.  I also love economy of words.  You know, that short phrase that says so much with so little.  The following quotations are a combination of those short and meaningful sentences and some that are slightly longer.  All are worth reading and remembering.

 

“It’s never too late to become what you might have been.”                         (George Eliot)

“It’s hard to fight an enemy who has outposts in your head.”                       (Sally Kempton)

“When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.”        . . . → Read More: Shared Wisdom: Short & Sweet

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