Inspirational quotesInspiration for the month
July 2010
Hope is like a road in the country; there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence.
June 2010
The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do,
something to love, and something to hope for.
Allan K. Chalmers
May 2010
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,
while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
~ Lao Tzu
April 2010
"Spring is a heart full of hope and a shoe full of rain."
March 2010
Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them
but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow them.
February 2010
May the darkness of Winter lift,
May the Light of new beginnings
spring forth with abundance.
January 2010
Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.
Buddha
December 2009
In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.
November 2009
"Greet each day with your eyes open to beauty, your mind open to change, and your heart open to love."
Paula Finn
October 2009
Live a good, honourable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.
September 2009
August 2009
You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.
Christopher Columbus
July 2009
Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.
June 2009
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
Eleanor Roosevelt
May 2009
You see things; and you say ‘Why?’
But I dream things that never were;
and I say ‘Why not?’
George Bernard Shaw
April 2009
All seasons are beautiful for the person who carries happiness within.
Horace Friess
March 2009
'Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.'
Marcel Proust
February 2009
Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love and something to hope for.
Joseph Addison
January 2009
May the sun bring you new energy by day
May the moon softly restore you by night
May the rain wash away your worries
May the breeze blow new strength into your being
May you walk gently through the world and know its beauty all the days of your life
Apache blessing
December 2008
May all beings be happy, content and fulfilled.
May all beings be healed and whole.
May all have whatever they wish and need.
May all be protected from harm and free from fear.
May all beings enjoy inner peace and ease.
May all be awakened, liberated and free.
May there be peace in this world,
In this universe
And throughout all universes…
Based on an original Buddhist Scripture – Metta Sutra
November 2008
"At each moment of life, you are at a fork in the road and you will choose which direction to take."
'Slowing Down To The Speed Of Life' by Richard Carlson & Joseph Bailey (1997)
