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May 23rd, 2013
It is never too late to be what you might have been. — George Eliot

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Take a step toward achieving a long-term goal in your life.



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October 13th, 2011
The only thing that burns in hell is the part of you that won’t let go of your life: your memories, your attachments. They burn them all away, but they’re not punishing you, they’re freeing your soul. — Meister Eckhart

What is holding you back today?…
October 11th, 2011
Happiness is not a state to arrive at but a manner of traveling. — Margaret Lee Runbeck

Commute in silence today.…
October 9th, 2011
The religion that is afraid of science dishonors God and commits suicide. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Notice the intricacy of nature today and recognize God’s hand in it.…
October 7th, 2011
Gandhi’s 7 Sins:
Wealth without Work
Pleasure without Conscience
Science without Humanity
Knowledge without Character
Politics without Principle
Commerce without Morality
Worship without Sacrifice

Which of these sins apply to you?…
October 5th, 2011
We ask for long life, but ’tis deep life, or noble moments that signify. Let the measure of time be spiritual, not mechanical. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Reflect on a noble thing you’ve done in your life. Why did you do it? How did it make you feel?…
October 3rd, 2011
“I would have made a good pope.” — Richard Nixon

Today, put someone before yourself.…
October 1st, 2011
If the gift is rightly given and rightly received, the passing of a morsel of bread from one man to another is something like a real communion. — Simone Weil

Today, make plans to share a meal with someone.…
September 29th, 2011
But to me the notion that spirituality is separate from the rest of life does not allow for a practical approach to living a life that has extraordinary quality. — Tony Robbins

Today, pick one way to integrate your faith or spiritual belief into your workplace.…
September 27th, 2011
That is happiness; to be dissolved into something completely great. — Willa Cather

Recognize something greater you’re part of.…
September 25th, 2011
But most of all, above everything, who in the Bible besides Jesus knew — knew — that we’re carrying the Kingdom of Heaven around with us, inside, where we’re all too stupid and sentimental and unimaginative to look? — J.D. Salinger

Today, do one small act to bring about the Kingdom of Heaven.…
September 23rd, 2011
He who gives bread to the famished sufferer for the love of God will not be thanked by Christ. He has already had his reward in this thought itself. Christ thanks those who do not know to whom they are giving food. — Simone Weil

Today, do one random act of kindness.…
September 21st, 2011
The problem with writing about religion is that you run the risk of offending sincerely religious people, and then they come after you with machetes. — Dave Barry

What do you take too seriously?…
September 19th, 2011
As God once said, and I think rightly… — Margaret Thatcher

“The Kingdom of God is within you” (Luke 17:21)
Reflect.…
September 17th, 2011
Roll away your stone, I’ll roll away mine. Together we can see what we can find. — Mumford & Sons

Today, reach out to someone you haven’t talked with in a while. Make plans to reconnect.…
September 15th, 2011
So we saunter toward the Holy Land; till one day the sun shall shine more brightly than ever he has done, shall perchance shine into our minds and hearts, and light up our whole lives with a great awakening light, so warm and serene and golden as on a bank-side in Autumn. — Henry David Thoreau, from “Walking”

Today, take a slow walk and appreciate the natural surroundings.…
September 13th, 2011
Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe. (Est autem fides credere quod nondum vides; cuius fidei merces est videre quod credis.) — St. Augustine

Today, take off your blinders and notice your surroundings.…
September 11th, 2011
When elephants fight, it’s the grass that suffers. — African proverb

Today, bring peace to a small conflict.…
September 9th, 2011
Maybe there is no actual place called hell. Maybe hell is just having to listen to our grandparents breathe through their noses when they’re eating sandwiches. — Jim Carrey

Today, call or write to a grandparent or other elderly person in your life.…
September 7th, 2011
The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person. — Abraham Lincoln

Take time today to appreciate your favorite art.…
September 5th, 2011
Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, ‘Where have I gone wrong?’ Then a voice says to me, ‘This is going to take more than one night.’ — Charlie Brown

Before you go to bed tonight, spend a moment thinking about what went right today, and what you would have done differently.…
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