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Daily Jolt

May 20th, 2013

If you’re going through hell, keep going. — Winston Churchill

Today, don’t put something off for tomorrow that you can get done today.

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	November 28th, 2010 I think there must be something wrong with me, Linus. Christmas is coming, but I’m not happy. I don’t feel the way I’m supposed to feel. — Charlie Brown Think of one thing today that makes you happy about Christmas, write it on a Post-It and keep it with you this Advent season.…
	December 25th, 2009 Little Drummer Boy Reflect on the gift you bring to the world. Make sure you put it to good use.…
	December 24th, 2009 “It is Christmas every time you let God love others through you… yes, it is Christmas every time you smile at your brother and offer him your hand.” Mother Teresa Smile at someone today and offer someone who is in need a helping hand.…
	December 23rd, 2009 “There is nothing so secular that it cannot be sacred, and that is one of the deepest messages of the incarnation.” Madeleine L'Engle (writer, 1918-2007) Where, outside of church, did you experience God in your life today?…
	December 22nd, 2009 Tom Petty — The Waiting Read the story of the Annunciation and consider how hard it must have been for Mary to wait for Jesus.…
	December 21st, 2009 “Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So… get on your way.” Dr. Seuss (writer, cartoonist, 1904 - 1991) Go for a hike or out on your bike. Or just take a walk and try not to talk. Don’t forget, to make a bet, that you’ll share with us, and not make a fuss.…
	December 20th, 2009 “This is Christmas: not the tinsel, not the giving and receiving, not even the carols, but the humble heart that receives anew the wondrous gift, the Christ.” Frank McKibben Where in your life do you need more humility?…
	December 19th, 2009 “The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.” Eden Phillpotts (writer, 1862-1960) Make an effort to truly see the magic in something you normally overlook. Share with us what you find magical.…
	December 18th, 2009 Al Green – Jesus is Waiting Sing something that inspires you today. (Embarrassed? Try singing in the shower.) Also, do something good for someone else — something outside of your comfort zone.…
	December 17th, 2009 “We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” Joseph Campbell (writer, scholar, 1904-1987) Reflect today on what plans you have made that might be holding you back.…
	December 16th, 2009 “Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” Barack Obama While we’re waiting for Christmas, make an active choice today in your life to change what needs changing.…
	December 15th, 2009 “Advent: the time to listen for footsteps — you can’t hear footsteps when you’re running yourself.” Bill McKibben (writer, environmentalist) Slow down today, take 15 to 30 minutes of your day to really listen or spend time with someone else.…
	December 14th, 2009 “We live only to discover beauty. All else is a form of waiting.” Kahlil Gibran (writer, poet, 1883-1931) Take something you see every day and reflect on it’s beauty.…
	December 13th, 2009 “If you spend your whole life waiting for the storm, you’ll never enjoy the sunshine.” Morris West (playwright, novelist, 1916-1999) What’s the most positive thing that happened to you today? Give thanks for it.…
	December 12th, 2009 “Perhaps all the dragons of our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us once beautiful and brave.” Rainer Maria Rilke (poet, novelist, 1875-1926) Today face one of the dragons in your life bravely.…
	December 11th, 2009 Rocky Horror Life isn’t a spectator sport; go out and do something good. (For example, volunteer at a soup kitchen.)…
	December 10th, 2009 “Advent is concerned with that very connection between memory and hope which is so necessary to man. Advent’s intention is to awaken the most profound and basic emotional memory within us, namely, the memory of the God who became a child.” Pope Benedict XVI Reflect on what God as a child means to you.…
	December 9th, 2009 “We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn.” Henry David Thoreau Get up earlier than usual tomorrow. We trust you’ll find something good and productive to do with your time.…
	December 8th, 2009 Pwn3d U Exercise your sense of humor today.…
	December 7th, 2009 “For a nation which has an almost evil reputation for bustle, bustle, bustle, and rush, rush, rush, we spend an enormous amount of time standing around in line in front of windows, just waiting.” Robert Benchley (writer, actor, 1889-1945) Go into a store and challenge yourself not to buy anything.…

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