The Messenger - Inspirational Quotes Nov/Dec 2005

CHRISTMAS is the time to fill us first,
with unconditional LOVE and joy that opens our hearts.
Then allow that joy and LOVE
to flow from you all year long––in every moment.
––Vivian Bodie

Perhaps all the dragons
of our lives
are princesses
who are only waiting
to see us once, beautiful and brave.
Perhaps everything terrible
is in its deepest being
something that
needs our love.
––Rainer Maria Rilke

According to ancient Chinese
and Indian wisdom,
small minds perceive
the separateness of things
but great minds perceive
the unity of all.
––N.S. Xavier

Probably nothing in the world
arouses more false hope
than the first four hours of a diet.
––Samuel Beckett

If you are going through hell,
keep going.
—Winston Churchill

Learn
to get in touch
with the silence
within yourself
and know that everything
in this life
has a purpose.
––Elizabeth Kubler Ross

So many gods, so many creeds,
So many paths that wind and wind,
While just the art of being kind
Is all the sad world needs.
––Ella Wheeler Wilcox

This is my simple religion.
There is no need for temples;
no need for complicated philosophy.
Our own brain, our own heart
is our temple;
the philosophy is kindness.
––the Dalai Lama

The next message you need
is always right where you are.
––Ram Dass

Those who are
lifting the world
upward and onward
are those who encourage
more than criticize.
––Elizabeth Harrison

To be an effective healer,
speak to the place in your client
that is whole,
and treat each person
as if they are already
who they would like to be.
––Alan Cohen

If he were absolutely determined
to discover the truth,
he could free himself anytime.
––From The Truman Show

THANKSGIVING
is every moment
you touch your own heart
in LOVE and understanding. . .
Then, be that oneness
for others to see and feel.
––Vivian Bodie

Comparison and competition
are meaningless to an awakened soul.
The only issue of importance
is your connection to your inner spirit
and your willingness to live from it.

Wherever you are is the entry point.
––Kabir

Everything
can be taken from a man...
but the last
of the human freedoms––
to choose one’s attitude
in any given set of circumstances,
to choose one’s way.
––Victor Frankl, author
Man‘s Search for Meaning
holocaust survivor

Death is not
extinguishing the light;
it is putting out the lamp
because the dawn has come.
––Rabindranath Tagore