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“Love is what we are born with. Fear is what we learn. The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and prejudices and the a... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
.“When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain. ~ Mark Twain The brain is the receptor of the senses; sight, sound, smell, touch and taste. The heart is the receptor of love. Do not try to intertwine the brain and the heart because your beautiful, sweet tasting, silky smooth aromatic flower, the […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
“I have found the paradox,that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.” ~ Mother Teresa No pain, no gain. It only hurts until you let it heal, no healing, more pain. Grow, heal, get on with life, love some more and when there is no more pain there […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
“Still your mind in me, still yourself in me, and without a doubt you shall be united with me, Lord of Love, dwelling in your heart. ~ Bhagavad-Gita When you are thinking of your Higher Power, caring for the one... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
“Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles,but in avoiding them.A masterly retreat is in itself a victory.” ~ Norman Vincent Peale God said other people will be just as other people want to be. God said this world will be just as He/She wants it to be and your vote will … … ... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
“Our soul is not united to our body in the ordinary sense of these terms. It is immediately and directly united to God alone.” ~ Nicolas Malebranche To be spiritual is not to be united; body, mind and soul, but to be conscious of each element of your being and give it the time, care […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
“Love is always bestowed as a gift –freely, willingly and without expectation.We don’t love to be loved; we love to love.” ~ Leo Buscaglia If no one has told you yet today, God loves you and so do I. It is so easy to say I love you, but to have a kind and loving heart […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
“Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in naturehas a purpose.” ~ Garrison Keillor God’s plan for this world is or will be revealed to man when and if God wants man to know. Making assumptions that we know who or what God is or is not is the domain of the philosophers […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
“He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.” ~ Lao Tzu God grant me the serenity to accept those who I cannot control, and the courage to conquer myself and my demons. Strength eventually grows old, but courage never dies. Do not point fingers, do not blamer others for your demons, […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” ~ William James I think I will have another drink, I think I will not. I think I will have another doughnut, I think I will not. I think I will bet on one more chance, I think I will not. […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
“Empty pockets never held anyone back.Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that. “ ~ Norman Vincent Peale When it is the will of a Higher Power you can always find a way. Kind thoughts take up very little space. Loving hearts are lighter than prayer. With love, all things are possible. Patience and […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
“Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God.” ~ Karl Barth The definition of grace as given by Merriam: “unmerited divine assistance given humans for their regeneration or sanctification.” Laughter gives a meaning to life. Laughter renews the reason to live. Laughter is a free gift from your Higher Power, use it every... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” ~ Confucius Don’t think, don’t drink and go to meetings. Be kind. Be loving. Be patient and tolerant. Be the person that your Higher Power wants you to be. Avoid mean people. Do not go to evil places. Do not do those things which […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
“If you change the way you look at things,the things you look at change.” ~ Wayne Dyer The benefit of doing the fourth step of the twelve steps of AA is that we are given a chance to see ourselves differently. We learn to see what part we had to play in our actions and […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
“A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.” ~ Aesop Family, friends, acquaintances, employers and everyone who has been lied to by a drunk will have a hard time ever believing anything they may say. Those who have been lied to may have become deaf, they no longer want to hear … … ... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
“It is not talking but walking that will bring us to heaven.” ~ Matthew Henry The story goes that Bill W. was out voted by the committee who helped write the Big Book and therefore the word Utopia replaced the word Heaven on page 16. Bill noted that the good life is right here on […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
“The grand essentials of happiness are:something to do, something to love,and something to hope for.” ~ Allan K. Chalmers What the alcoholic essentially needs to do is to stop drinking. Something to do is to be kind, loving, patient and tolerant, forgiving and just be the person your Higher Power expects you to be. Something ... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
“When you are thwarted, it is your own attitude that is out of order. “~ Meister Eckhart Learn to live life on God’s terms. God said so, therefore, if you agree with God you will never be thwarted. God will grant you the serenity, the peace of mind and a happy, joyous and free life […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
“Put love first. Entertain thoughts that give life.And when a thought of resentment, or hurt,or fear comes your way,have another thought that is more powerful –– a thought that is love.” ~ Mary Manin Morrissey Believe in yourself, your thoughts are powerful. Believe in yourself, your words are powerful. Believe in yoursel... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
“The soul can split the sky in twoand let the face of God shine through.” ~ Edna St. Vincent Millay We may think with our heads, we may feel with our hearts, but only with a soul that is guided by the intuition provided by the Great Creator can we live a life that is … … ... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
‘The place to improve the world is firstin one’s own heart and head and hands.” ~ Robert M. Pirsig The world cannot know love until you first teach it – heart. The world cannot know peace until you first experience it – head. The world cannot know prosperity until first you earn it – hands. […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
“Happiness is not an ideal of reason, but of imagination.” ~ Immanuel Kant Imagine the calm, the serene. Imagine the laughter, the joy. Imagine the peace, the contentment. Imagine the freedom from guilt and remorse. That which is good, that which you can dream, that which is not beyond hope, that is your happiness, imagine […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
“The irrational in the human has something about it altogether repulsive and terrible, as we see in the maniac, the miser, the drunkard or the ape.” ~ George Santayana Be rational, have friends and family be the mirror of your soul. Learn to listen to those who want the best for you and themselves. Learn […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
“A great many people think they are thinking when they are merelyrearranging their prejudices.” ~ William James You cannot blame your family, blame your teachers, or blame those who did or do not like you for any of your problems. Problems are caused by attitudes, your attitudes. Be kind, be loving, be the person God […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
“How does one become a butterfly?You must want to fly so much that you are willingto give up being a caterpillar.” ~ Trina Paulus How does an alcoholic / addict, the person with the bad habit become a well person? They must be willing to change. Not only must the addicted change their attitude, they […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
“A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everythingin its vicinity freshen into smiles.” ~ Washington Irving Think kindness, think love, remember patience and tolerance, and strive to be the person that the Great Creator, the Spirit of the Universe, your Higher Power wants you to be. Today, be the metaphor, allow your heart [R... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
“It is very lonely sometimes, trying to play God.” ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes If you would like to make God laugh, tell Him your plans. To play God you must know how to make the sun to rise, the moon to set, the tides to come and go and how to make your family, friends, […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
“To measure the man, measure his heart.” ~ Malcolm Forbes Looks can be deceiving. Thinking can be confusing. Doing the wrong thing leads to misery. The soul that lives with a loving heart is never deceiving, rarely confused and is always happy. A Higher Power made every heart different so that we can all contribute […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
“The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You realize that you control your own destiny. “ ~ Albert Ellis If you think you have a problem, solve it. Family, friends, neighbors, God or aliens cannot be blamed for your attitudes or your current living […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
“Smile, it is the key that fits the lock of everybody’s heart.”~ Anthony J. D’Angelo Happy is an attitude and attitudes are easily spotted by the look on one’s face. Wear a good attitude on your face and in your posture, it can turn ugly into beautiful as quick as you can turn a frown […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
“Spiritual power begins by directing animal power to other than egoistic ends.”~ John Ruskin Man o man, isn’t the world all about man?? There is a Higher Power who does not look like a man, does not think like a man and does not act like a man or woman, the definition of true spiritual […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
“Success is never final. Failure is never fatal.It is courage that counts.” ~ Winston Churchill Today is a new day, set your goals and try to do your best. Remember yesterdays successes were done yesterday and try to repeat them today. We cannot live on our past laurels, to get a reward today, achieve a […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
“Of all the music that reached farthest into heaven,it is the beating of a loving heart.” ~ Henry Ward Beecher The rhythm of the loving heart is in sync with the Spirit of the Universe. A loving heart beats much louder than the guilty heart. The loving heart creates harmonious echoes that will be heard […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
April 1 Perfect Change “To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often.”~ John Henry Newman. Perfect is using the talents and skills given to you by a loving Great Creator to be capable of doing his will. To do something that no one can find fault with is impossible, […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
“The best thing about giving of ourselves is thatwhat we get is always better than what we give.” ~Orison Swett Marden Do not measure life in things, measure your life by the number of good feelings you have. Things break, things rust, things tarnish, things are to be used and abused, but feelings and memories […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
“If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.”~ Tony Robbins The alcoholic/ addict who continues to use and abuse will continue to have poor health, poor thinking and a soul that is lost in limbo. It is reported to never get any better. Recovery means to do something different. Recovery [&#... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
“The world is full of people looking for spectacular happiness while theysnub contentment. “ ~ Doug Larson Happiness is what you have, not to be compared to what you think other people have. Happiness is an attitude, if you are not happy, change your attitude. People, places and things are your choices, they are not […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
“Believe that life is worth living and your belief willhelp create the fact. “ ~ William James A Higher Power placed everyone on this planet to do His will. There is not, has been or will there ever be a perfect person. Imperfect is in the eye of man, not in the spirit of the […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
“Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.” ~ Blaise Pascal Very few people get to the top of the mountain. Many people spend their lives in the valley of despair. The longest journey always begins with the first step. Life is not about the destination, it is in the journey. Today, no […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
“When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.” ~ Quintilian For the person with a desire to change a bad habit one must first admit defeat, surrender and put the ego aside, before a plan of change can be implemented. Reservations that one may return to a past life must be squashed. Guilt and […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
