Inspirational Discourse

Quotation of the Day

2012-01-05T14:06:00.000-08:00

...that love means never having to say you're sorry.

Erich Segal said that and he was right.

God loves you, and that is why you never have to say

you're "sorry" to God. If you love someone, relieve

them of the need to apologize to you for anything.

The need for an apology is the signal of a person

who is mistaken about himself or herself.

You cannot be damaged by another, you only imagine

that you can. It is all in your head. It is all in your

thought about it. Go back to love and give up

your need to forgive others for anything.

So of I find myself weighted by emotions that upon inspection are exactly the heart of this quotation. I get all wound up about feeling wronged or disappointed or stressed from others expectations. As soon as I assess these feelings identifying the source of these feeling is coming from any kind of external source like stated in this quotation; I find myself released, freed from the weight, frustration, anger, whatever knowing this simply change of view is all that is needed to provide that release and reconnect with Love and acceptance.

Anything you'd like to share?

Namaste,

Jacky

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Quotation of the day

2011-12-14T07:51:00.000-08:00

"Life consists of what a man is thinking about all day."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

What is it you think about as the minutes of your day passes by? When I first heard this idea a few years ago, I realized I had never really thought about what it is that I think about. I began to pay attention and was shocked. Prior to this revelation I would have described myself as positive and hopeful however, paying attention to the thoughts that run constantly, seemingly in the background, were shockingly negative, pessimistic, judgmental and limiting. I believed that changing the thoughts to more accepting, positive and empowering would be simple; oh my, like our muscles memorize movement our mind has years of memorization that required intent and repetition to change.

I learned in this process there were many things that existed in my life that I had formerly believed were present due to external circumstances. Tunes out to be the theme of the thoughts, a dialogue not so unconsciously running in the background, was being manifested into reality. Quite an empowering lesson. Even the most minor of changes, deciding to make my thoughts positive, hopeful, and empowering had an incredible compounding effect evidenced by that manifesting in my life. While I have much work to do, the effort of paying attention to my thoughts, accepting I am where I have created; then deciding to intently manifest thoughts (what an idea) that I desire to manifest to fill my life.... over time that is what I have.

Anything you'd like to share?

Namaste,

Jacky

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Quotation of the Day

2011-12-07T06:57:00.000-08:00

"We must not say every mistake is a foolish one."

Cicero

Shedding the thought that mistakes are embarrassing is a struggle!! Well, it has been for me. Mistakes are the evidence you're in search of the fruit of any experience. Growing up in a world where I was somewhat protected from disappointment and failure distorted my perception of feeling accomplishment through effort regardless of the outcome on the path. I perceived that growing up in a world where we share our experiences with each other in hopes of improving others experiences that those offering guidance on my path in gaining wisdom through experience were ones of judgement and criticism. Maybe some were. But allowing that thought process was a costly one. While some lessons can be learned via others experiences for each of us there are the lessons we must learn first hand via experience; even if the same path as another has taken before you the element "experience" is that that creates wisdom/compassion. I feared the judgement that would come from the one who traveled the path I was currently learning from; even though my lesson may deliver me to completely different perspective or outcome.

This is not to say that learning from another's experience does not have value. I am very grateful for some lessons I learned with out personally experiencing the path, thank you. However, whether it's stubbornness or the requirement of the experience that will compel me to experience my own lessons for my own results, I hope to remain focused on that, the value in MY path and experience and celebrate the outcome with a sense of accomplishment. I pray for feelings or encouragement and promotion to others on their path as well.

Anything you'd like to share?

Namaste,

Jacky

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Quotation of the Day

2011-12-06T07:41:00.000-08:00

...that what your heart thinks is great, is great.

The soul's emphasis is always right.

Ralph Waldo Emerson said that, and he was correct.

The mind is the last part of yourself to listen to.

It thinks of everything you can lose. The heart thinks of

everything you can give, and the soul thinks of

everything you are.

I will leave it up to you to decide which of those

three is the most important...

When ever I listen to the right voice, the feeling that accompanies it are that of enthusiasm, hope, and are uplifting and empowering. When I listen to the voice that is accompanied by feelings powerlessness, withdrawal, avoidance and dread indicates my mind at the helm and this is not the voice to follow. Soul vs mind; mind provides the ability to learn and survive. The Soul is our navigator guiding us to our true north assuring our path and destination are congruent with our purpose.

Anything you'd like to share?

Namaste,

Jacky

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Quotation of the day

2011-11-29T08:52:00.000-08:00

...that time stays long enough for those who use it.

Leonardo da Vinci said that, and he was right.

There are those who say that "time flies," but they are

those who do not use every minute of it. Time is actually

your greatest gift. It is better than money. Therefore, invest it wisely.

What will you invest your time in today?

What will be your return? What did you invest your time in

yesterday? What was your return? Is it "time" to use your

time more wisely? Just wondering...

These, this one, this one, this one, are the moments of your LIFE. Habits created via "inactive" living replaces decision making; creating a perception of comfort and happiness. But is it really, is it really comfort and happiness to experience these moments of our lives as an observer? No risk. That may be what tricks us into thinking it is "comfortable". When you take a moment to remember your most exciting, fun, meaningful, treasured moments, look again; weren't you engaged, involved, invested in the moment?

Your LIFE is worth "thinking about", and "planning" how you are going to spend it, how you are going to spend your most valuable asset.

Anything you'd like to share?

Namaste,

Jacky

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Quotation of the Day

2011-09-29T07:54:00.000-07:00

...that if you think you have nothing to lose, you win. If

you think you have something to win, you lose.

It all drives to motivation. Why are you doing what you

are doing right now? To avoid loss? To achieve gain?

Wrong reason both times. Life is not about win-and-lose.

Life is about being or not being, expressing or not

expressing, who you are.

Don't do things for personal benefit. And don't do things

to avoid personal damage. Do things to feel personal

authenticity. Then your life will make sense, no matter

what is going on around you.

It is clear why you have been told this today, yes?

I have struggled much through out my life to discount "others" opinion and do that spontaneously bubble up inside of me and living that true authenticity he talks about. Too often, I succomb to my impression of pier pressure (although I am confident that "others" were not thinking of me as my mind pictured them to be) and do that that I perceive would be palatable to those around me. I wonder how often my impression were completely false and I did a muted version of my desire to please no one!!!!!

Join me, remind me, and aid me by being an example, as I will for you, and let's live our own truth, our own authenticity thereby enriching our life and our world. Win/Win.

Namaste,

Jacky

Quotation of the Day

2011-09-21T06:34:00.000-07:00

...the goodness in your life does not come to you

from someone else. When you see this, you will be free.

There is no reason and no need to "play up" to another,

or to try to remain in their good graces. Remain in your

own, by not betraying yourself. Simply speak your truth,

with gentleness and love.

And have courage, for what you seek is not outside of

you. It is not a gift from another person. It is yours -- to

give, not to acquire. Let no one, therefore, hold you

hostage. Not your partner, not your boss, not your

family....

Don't we all have these people in our lives? Those who present a calm, sound and accepting presence. It seems they can say something that may difficult to the listener to hear yet their demeanor delivers no sting, just truth, accepting, loving truth. It seems if I can attain this quality, to be true myself seeking this truth from with-in that the gift I offer would be of more value.

Have anything you'd like to share?

Namaste,

Jacky

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Quotation of the Day

2011-09-19T09:28:00.000-07:00

LIFE Partners: I love this quotation: As LIFE is about to launch and we examine our role/purpose in this unprecedented, timely and essential industry, this quotation embodies my interpretation of the purpose LIFE embodies.

"The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were intended to be."

Oprah Winfrey

Reading this quotation reminds me that I must spend time "planning" my day assuring I am investing as much toward the outcome of my life as I would invest in assuring for a fun, frugal and organized vacation.

Any thoughts you'd like to share?

Namaste,

Jacky

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Quotation of the Day

2011-09-13T08:41:00.000-07:00

...that on this day will you have an opportunity to attend

your own inauguration.

You are invited by life to elect yourself a Spiritual

Leader, and to take office today. What does a

spiritual leader say? A spiritual leader does not say,

"Follow me." A spiritual leader says, "I'll go first."

Decide today to take the oath: I promise to "go first"

in demonstrating forgiveness, compassion, understanding,

generosity, kindness, cheerfulness, positivity, and love.

I promise, to "go first" in demonstrating forgiveness, compassion, understanding, generosity, kindness, cheerfulness, positivity, and love.

I ask you to gently point out when I fail as I am truly desirous exhibiting these qualities at all times. Thank you.

Anything you'd like to share?

Namaste,

Jacky

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2011-09-11T07:32:00.001-07:00

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Quotation of the Day

2011-09-08T05:43:00.000-07:00

"Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens."

John Homer Miller

The moments clicking by are flavored by our state of mind and interpretation of the events before us. If our state of mind is laced with negative or pessimistic attitudes then our auto response to life's events tends to be negative or pessimistic delivering us that experience. If our auto response is optimistic, hopeful, accepting and positive hence our experience. It is true, we cannot control events we experience however, we have full control of manifesting the ambiance with which we interact with all of our experiences hence; we can control the flavor in which we experience each moment.

Love you all.

Anything you'd like to share?

Namaste,

Jacky

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Quotation of the Day

2011-08-25T08:05:00.000-07:00

"I would much rather have regrets about not doing what people said, than regretting
not doing what my heart led me to and wondering what life had been like if I'd just
been myself."

— Brittany Renée

Share with me will you?

What action will you take today enacting what your heart stirs in you; birthing the wonder anticipating realization?

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Namaste,

Jacky

My Quotation Gift to YOU

2011-08-18T07:45:00.001-07:00

On this day of your life I believe God wants you to know...

...that you should never be content with so little when you can reach out for something big.

Charles L. Allen asked a question about that, wondering why so many people settle for so little. You do not have to place yourself among them. The world is an abundant place. Abundant with opportunity, abundant with good fortune, abundant with ideas, and abundant with love.

Reach into that abundance and take what is rightfully yours. It is your inheritance, gifted to you by God. Let yourself have it. Do not fail to reach for it for fear that it will not come to you. How can it come to you if you do not reach for it?

Do not be content with so little. Reach, stretch, for something big.

This is about NOT settling! It's NOT about what is deserved. It is about accepting what is, that abundance exists and simply the knowing of it, accepting of it, taps into the creative abundance of anything your desires can dream up. Dream, believe, allow it, enjoy it, then it contagiously spreads around you. Let it.

Namaste,

Jacky

Quotation of the Day

2011-08-10T06:33:00.001-07:00

"I claimed myself and remade my life."

— Dorothy Allison

Good Morning:

Just like those pesky story problems contain the "red herrings", I hope to exercise critical thinking skills rather than trick you (lol), life is full of them too. It is incredibly easy to get side tracked from ones purpose with all the "red herrings" life provides. Some, may be wrapped in amazingly powerful, essential qualities that we empower by allowing them impact who we are today, what we do and feel; other "red herrings" allowed to influence how life's moments are spent come from incredibly inconsequential sources, yet we allow them to have power in life via our thoughts and attention, responding to them.

It is amazing how little credibility is given to our own inner voice. The source of greatness, the connection and validation of our purpose. The guiding tools that would best keep life on course manifests through those things that bring us joy, a feeling of value and validation/accomplishment. To stay on course, these things require attention and value distracting us from our "red herrings".

For me, to remain focused on my purpose requires daily attention, refocusing my attention/action to those activities true to me and my purpose, giving voice and physicality to the grandest version of the greatest vision I have ever held of who I am! Everything else is beside the point.

Today, I recommit to reclaiming my life from my red herrings and make my life the greatest version of my greatest vision ever held of my own potential.

Love you all.

Anything you'd like to share?

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Namaste,

Jacky

Quotation of the Day

2011-06-22T07:55:00.000-07:00

Challenges are what you came for. And you are

never, ever, given a challenge you cannot overcome.

The purpose of life is to give you a chance to be the grandest version of the greatest vision ever you held about Who You Are. When challenges arrive, then, move straight to clarity: This is what you came for.

Now rise to this occasion, and know that you have

every resource with which to create the right and

perfect outcome.

Now and as a child, I believed I could be one who calms, loves and promotes others; solution oriented and a problem solver. These were a few of my grandest visions of myself and who I must strive each moment to be/become. To accomplish this I have been plagued with curbing my judgment of others, whew constant work!!! I must allow them the same I grace and understanding I afford myself. I am learning and working daily to keeping my focus on me, my true project, and only extend only acceptance and love to others.

I remember many times being submerged in circumstances that challenged my belief I could overcome them, even altering my thoughts to believing I deserved these struggles. Now being on the other side of them I can see that who I am and what I am capable of today is directly related to the surmounting of struggle.

Anything you'd like to share?

Love you all,

Jacky

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Quotation of the Day

2011-06-20T07:41:00.001-07:00

..that it is the neglect of timely repair that makes

rebuilding necessary.

Richard Whately said that: Take a

look today at what you need to repair. Who has been

hurt by you...or ignored?

Don't get into a lot of guilt around this -- just repair it.

Hi Everyone:

The message in this quotation requires sharing. I know that in my daily activities I neglect to nurture and love those I come in contact with appropriately. With this wonderful reminder, I intend to take notice, be loving, accepting and promoting to all and look at all my relationships and immediately repair any requiring it.

I was especially grateful for the reminder to not get caught up in guilt or the details of the circumstance of these situations requiring repair, just repair them.

Love you, I hope this message is meaningful and helpful to you.

Namaste,

Jacky

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Quotation of the Day

2011-04-07T20:53:00.001-07:00

Neale Donald Walsh sent me this message today:

On this day of your life, I believe God wants you to know...
...that "Why is this happening?" is the most useless
question in the Universe.

The only really profitable question is, "What?" As in,
"What do I choose now?" This question empowers.
The "why" question simply perplexes, and rarely
satisfies even when it gets a good answer.

So don't try to "figure it out." Stop it. Just focus on
what you now wish to create. Keep moving forward.
There's nothing behind you that can possibly serve
you better than your highest thoughts about tomorrow.

The past serves as an effective teacher. An honest assessment of past actions can be painful yet it provides an astonishingly accurate lesson plan. This quotation unearthed my history with "why". My daughters were asked "why" at every mistake I interpreted they may have made. In the moment I thought I was teaching my daughters to think but, what I was really doing was releasing my own frustration. Not only did I make others suffer from this useless exercise; I exacerbated my own through insufferable reevaluation of my circumstances believing if I could understand "why" I could resolve the problem. Stuck in this repetitive loop of thought I propagated no action, no "what", no decision to move forward with intent to improve. Resisting accepting the circumstances of the situation at the time allowed me to continue thinking I possessed all the skills I needed, no improvement required. To break this pattern, it was necessary to accept improving did not mean my state was insufficient but that improving, learning, growing, is constant, valuable, rewarding and life-long. .

Anything you'd like to share?

Love you all,

Jacky

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Quotation of the Day

2011-03-22T20:04:00.001-07:00

....that he who eats till he is sick must fast till he is well.

That is a Hebrew proverb, and it has to do with a lot
more than food. Look to see what behaviors you are
indulging in over and over again that are clearly not
serving you. Then, go on a "bad habit diet."

I mean it. I'm not kidding, Pick one bad habit, one
bad behavior, a day for five days. You can do this.
Stop doing the stuff you're doing that obviously
does not serve you--or others.

This friendly "nudge" came from your Self, you know...

This message came from Neale Donald Walsh. I found it incredibly profound and relevant to me and wanted to share it. Reading this brought to my attention ways in which I indulge myself to an unhealthy level and how this is inhibiting in multiple aspects of my life. As the quotation says over eating is an easy one identify and understand its consequence however, the more subtle over-indulgences are difficult to isolate, identify and understand the extent of their ramification.

I know that when I don't want to do something I often fail to overcome that feeling and accomplish the task. This is the most obvious bad habit that I must diet. I am confident this discovery will reveal more diets I require.

Anything you'd like to share?

Love you all,

Jacky

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Quotatation of the Day

2011-01-31T06:07:00.000-08:00

"Be you dust or be you star, to be what you must you must give up what you are."--Yusuf

Acceptance and resistance cannot co-exist within. If I choose to grow the feeling of resistance is the trigger to knowing I am forsaking who I am meant to be to stay who I am. I feel resistance daily, moments I choose not accept an idea, resisting believing in what is possible, refusing to accept others as they are, failing to believe in myself and that I am worthy of the wonder that s available and offered in growth/change. .

Any thoughts you would like to share?

Love you all,

Jacky

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Quotation of the Day

2011-01-22T05:58:00.000-08:00

"Dreams come true. Without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them."

John Updike

The only limitation that exists anywhere, is with-in us. This includes dreaming and the realization of dreams. Dreams spontaneously generate and if we practice allowing them to cultivate on their own, their magnitude would simply amaze us. Then, if we learn to release them with the enthusiasm and hope they produce, nature will respond. Let's practice.

Anything you'd like to share?

Love you all,

Jacky

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Merry Christmas Quotation

2010-12-24T04:55:00.000-08:00

"It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving."
Mother Teresa

Merry Merry Christmas:

This quotation encompasses the foundational element of Christmas as well as the quality empowering all to eternal bliss.

I pray for you to be filled with the joy of the magnitude of the love you have given and the pleasure of knowing you're the intended recipient of an unexpected gift in kind.

Love,

Jacky

Quotation of the Day

2010-12-02T07:03:00.000-08:00

"Good judgement comes from experience; experience comes from bad judgement." Mulla Nasrudin

I know there are many area's of my life that failure prevents me from acting. I am afraid to make a mistake. When mistakes really don't exist in this way. They are no mistakes, they are acts of apprenticeship in life. Each act I avoid is one less achievement, a lesson not learned, understanding unattained. I know I want to achieve, learn and grow. Seize the day, an attitude I must make my own.

Anything you'd like to share?

Love you all,

Jacky

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Happy Thanksgiving

2010-11-24T08:52:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving:

I wanted to share this with you in this season of gratitude. This is a wonderful message and is a perfect metaphor to all the circumstance life delivers for us to learn to dance through. With this message comes overwhelming gratitude for you in my life but also for the lessons this message provides. I work to give my attention to the moment intending to experience the love and wonder it is holds regardless of its packaging. To always be overflowing with love, gratitude, enthusiasm, giving and receiving. Your in my thoughts today. Blessings and love to you and yours.

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Quotation of the Day (Poem)

2010-10-24T11:35:00.000-07:00

I am sharing a poem with you that my dear friend Barry shared with me and it touched me deeply. I hope you too receive the gift of universal love and connection this poem gave me. I am so often in the place of searching for the right answer, direction, guidance and this poem helps define the way to do just that. When I allow my "search" for direction to be navigated by my mind the response often feel conflicted, confusing and I feel doubtful and frustrated. The minds connection is to me and my depth of knowledge and understanding. It is tainted by my ego and dependent on what "others" think. When I search my soul, its connection is to the universe and if I focus, get quiet with myself and allow myself to trust; the response is typically subtle, and calm; true to me and congruent with my purpose.

Search your soul: It is convenient; you always have it with you, it is true and calls from the eternal source.

Here is the poem by James Kavanaugh' from his book of poetry titled: There Are Men Too Gentle To Live Among Wolves.

In the Center Of Your Soul

There is quiet water
In the center of your soul
Where a son or daughter
Can be taught what no man knows

There's a fragrant garden
In the center of your soul
Where the weak can harden
And a narrow mind can grow

There's a rolling river
In the center of your soul
An eternal river
With a rich and endless flow

There's a land of muses
In the center of your soul
Where the rich are losers
And the poor are free to go

So remain with me , then,
To pursue another goal
And to find your freedom
In the center of your soul

Anything you'd like to share? Please do.

Love you all,

Jacky

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Quotation of the Day

2010-10-21T06:58:00.000-07:00

"Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us. Life is so endlessly delicious." — Ruth Reichl

I know that Ruth is a referring to "food" here but doesn't this also make a most wonderful way to live our lives. Taking the time to "taste" the special nuggets served up every day? A friend extending effort to make you feel better, feeling and taking in every moment of your grandchild's first steps, the joy in observing others just being themselves, feeling the tepid fall air, observing the wispy clouds stretch across the sky, the comfort of the roof over your head, seeing another in need and providing support. We all know the satisfied feeling of a task completed especially if it well done. A friend sharing wondrous experiences from afar; magnificent. It is all wonder, isn't it? A constant dance, the forever motion of humans, in connection, solo.

Anything you'd like to share?

Love you all,

Jacky

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Quotation of the Day

2010-10-16T13:50:00.001-07:00

Beset by a difficult problem? Now is your chance to shine. Pick yourself up, get to work and get triumphantly through it. Ralph Marston

Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you, and you'll soon find many others around you. Truly appreciate life, and you'll find that you have more of it. Ralph Marston

Hello, I have missed writing. These quotations were especially personal today. As an independent person recent events have pointed out, again, my natural resistance to accepting or asking for help in certain situations in my life. In many cases independence is healthy and necessary however, there are times when unwillingness or inability to ask for help and accept support or aid when needed can create unhealthy circumstance and generate fear in building healthy mutually fulfilling relationships where both parties need to be needed. For this I must bring myself to face my fears, putting myself in situations where I openly express my need for others; shining the light on my weakness to do just as the quotation says; Shine, get to work and triumph.

Through out my life there have been those people who have overlooked my weaknesses and been there for me unconditionally. To those I dedicate my second quotation. May I take this moment to thank you expressing extreme gratitude for your presence in my life and loving me for my attributes and forgiving my less attractive qualities.

Anything you'd like to share?

Love you all,

Jacky

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Quotation of the Day

2010-08-09T07:04:00.001-07:00

"Life engenders life. Energy creates energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich." — Sarah Bernhardt

This is wonderful!!!! And a lesson I have had to learn. I remember a time that I lived so guarded and with held giving of myself. I believed my love was to be saved for those few people who were to be those special people in your life. I did not understand the "cup runneth over" theory. That "love" like your body as it uses blood simply makes more; I did not understand that the "giving" of love never emptied the cup. There was not a limited cache to save; that more miraculously re-filled my cup!!!

The lesson for me was, the more love spent; not only is there the reward of the love you've spread but that much much more comes back to you. As this quotation says, living the life you've been given creates more life to live, the more energy you spend the more energy you have to spend, the spending of yourself is the act that enriches you. This is much different than the philosophies of scarceness I learned growing up. That saving yourself for "something" truly saves that which you are protecting.

I am still learning to "spend" myself and shedding the scarceness philosophy. I am grateful for the reminder of this valuable lesson. Something I need to continue to address daily to enjoy the truth that we are all living a life of abundance.

Anything you'd like to share?

Love you all,

Jacky

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Quotation of the Day

2010-08-08T07:01:00.000-07:00

"The root of joy is gratefulness...It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful." Brother David Steindl-Rast

I love this quotation. it so true. Looking for joy from the experience of an event or how life will be after achieving a long worked for goal can often be anticlimactic. Which I experienced when I graduated from college as I have believed "then" life would be joyful. Or going out with friends, buying something, looking for the joy in the event often fails to deliver the joy sought.

It truly is that within, the feeling of gratitude of for what you have that delivers true and fulfilling joy.

Any thoughts you'd like to share?

Love you all,

Jacky

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Quotation of the Day

2010-08-01T10:43:00.001-07:00

"Make your life a masterpiece; imagine no limitations on what you can be, have or do."
Brian Tracy

Each day travels by, goals achieved, goals forgotten. Enthusiasm trigged by wonderful things that happen coexist as weariness of each day seemly the same as yesterday dulling my senses. Disappointments discourage me and acceptance of my circumstances lures me into contentment and not desiring to imagine, I allow limitation to dictated my life.

I have learned my enthusiasm and inspiration have dementia. That if too many hours pass that I do not fuel my inspiration and enthusiasm the fires die and I give way to complacency. I know I choose to live an inspired life engaging my imagination to create the wonder I know is possible. But it takes work. It requires that I have an attitude of if something is it to be that it is up to me; to step up take the responsibility of my life and make even the most mundane of things come to life.

Imagine, dream and create daily feeling life enthusiastically and contintual gratitude for all my blessings. Each of you are things I am most grateful for.

Anything you'd like to share?

Love you all,

Jacky

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Quotation of the Day

2010-07-09T06:48:00.000-07:00

"Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not." Oprah Winfrey

When I am in turmoil about anything in life this often tends to be the source. That what I desire is in conflict with the right thing to do. As my mind ponders options really it is simply a serious of thoughts generated to justify what I desire which typically is in contradiction the right thing to do. I am happy to say as time goes by I more often resolve doing the right thing. I pray for the day that doing the right thing simply becomes my default action.

Anything you'd like to share?

Love you all,

Jacky

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Quotation of the Day

2010-07-08T05:39:00.001-07:00

Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable of being. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

I cannot beleived I found this quotation after the one I sent yesterday so I had to share it as well. I know I am the project the "project" I am to be working on. But to keep in mind that at the same time I may possibly promote and inspire others to become more than what they may see themselves to be at a given moment inspires me. Knowing my weaknesses sometimes overwhelmes my thoughts diminishing my feel of self worth; if I could inspire someone else to feel and know their wonder and divinity when their negative thoughts make them unworhty, I an confident that we both will be lifted.

Anything you'd like to share?

Love you all,

Jacky

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Quotation of the Day

2010-07-07T21:01:00.001-07:00

"He who undervalues himself is justly undervalued by others." William Hazlitt

As a child growing up my Mom use to say "if you don't like yourself, no one else will". I know this, somewhere deep inside me I KNOW this is true. And I know I like many things about myself. However, I must admit that consciously I have thoughts that continue to thwart this belief with doubt and fear. How does this contradiction exist? This baffles me. That in some regard I have confidence and know I am a good person with significant love for others and a strong desire to serve. But, in the very same space in my mind co-exists the doubt I deserve to have things I desire life.

Each day my intent is to focus on positive aspects in all parts of life. After a few years of this practice I see a change to the positive of settling this in congruent co-existence in my mind. But as usual, I am work in progress.

Now, as I see how others treat me, this can be a measure for me of my own thoughts and feelings of myself what I am projecting and allow this to guide me to where I can work on myself to win this battle.

Any thought you'd like to share?

Love you all,

Jacky

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Quotation of the day

2010-06-14T07:10:00.001-07:00

"Risk and reward are conjoined twins—and that's why my favorite piece of advice needs translation but no disclaimers: Fortes fortuna javat. 'Fortune favors the brave'..." — Mary South

Any time in my life I have faced "risk" I hesitate. Whether this risk be protecting my heart for possible discomfort, NOT IMMINENT discomfort mind you; or if the situation simply provides an unknown outcome, or if it may be a career or financial risk I hesitate. Learning to live life inside the boundaries of "protection from potential discomfort" or loss reaps a reward of the same degree.

Those who possess fulfilling and dedicated relationships at some point had to put their fear aside and give all to it, those who have abundant success made a decision that I am sure many criticized in an effort to assure they understood the potential loss.

Keeping their focus on the potential "prize" gave them the opportunity to enjoy it. I have great passion that I do not allow to flow freely and infiltrate my living from moment to moment. I want to learn to unleash this passion, risk judgement from others, experience the energy , enthusiasm and exhilaration even the simple moments life has to offer.

Any comments you'd like to share?

Love you all,

Jacky

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Quotation of the Day

2010-06-11T15:56:00.001-07:00

"When we blame, we give away our power." Greg Anderson

I remember when my kids were young I use to say to them, as long as "it" (whatever "it" was) was was some else's fault then they could not solve the problem themselves. I knew then that this was true however; I don't think I applied it to myself as literally as I was trying to impose it on my children. No matter the situation, circumstance or area of life you do not like and look elsewhere for the cause, the location of the power that infused this into your life there, in lies the power to fix it.

I want the power to fix anything and everything in my life. Being dependent on anyone else for something is crippling. And in this case completely false and ineffective. So, if I want to be able to create, end or improve something/anything in my life I must look with-in, take the responsibility for and begin my work.

Any comments, please respond.

Love you all,

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Quotation of the Day

2010-06-10T11:21:00.000-07:00

"Peace of mind comes from not wanting to change others." Gerald G. Jampolsky

What is that basis for this in our lives? Is accepting others as they are, truly, the act that delivers us peace that we are accepted for what we are. Does living the moments of our own lives, turning our attentions inward focusing on our actions, desires, hopes, an act promoting comfort and peace in our own hearts and minds.

Jessica Simpson said in an interview once that is it none her business what other think of her or say about her. It took me while to grasp her point but I think I'm getting it. Not only was I surprised to accept that others think of me much less than I think they do it truly is none of my business what anyone thinks.

So, if I not only don't allow myself to assess what I'd change in others, if I take it a step further not spend time assessing their lives and actions and if agree or not and turn all this judgement and assessment inward, I might feel the peace of mind Gerald is referring to.

Any thoughts?

Love you all,

Jacky

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Quotation of the Day

2010-05-01T13:58:00.000-07:00

"We are more than we imagine ourselves to be." — Veronica Chambers

I cannot put a value on what "others" are and what they mean to me and the value they bring to my life. Yet when I express my gratitude often the response is one of surprise or disbelief of the impact they deliver just by being who they are, who you are.

I have been truly impacted by people I have never met, even by conversation I heard but was not a participant.

Then looking at the growth life has forced upon me and accomplishment circumstances required I complete; had I been left to my own interpretation of my capabilities I would have become and accomplished much less. Life knew better my true capabilities.

Knowing that each of you are so much more to me than you probably imagine, I am sure the same may be true in reverse. And if I didn't wait for life create opportunity or need for growth, if I would dream and believe I could accomplish miracles each day, is there a limit to what I could do?

I am confident I have little concept of the "more" I am beyond my imagination; as I am sure is true with all. The pleasure I'd know if I could assure that "more" was always loving, positive and inspirational and accomplishment it would be if I were able to make it an intently and having as much faith in what is possible as life seems to have.

Anything you like to share?

Love you all,

Jacky

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Quotation of the Day

2010-04-29T06:43:00.000-07:00

"In each of us are places where we have never gone. Only by pressing the limits do you ever find them." Dr. Joyce Brothers

I wish I could say that I consistently and consciously make decisions to press my limits. As I look back I must thank "life" for the majority of my expansion. The most recent expansion was the news the state agency I worked for was being privatized. Many of my friends/coworkers and I have gone through significant personal expansion in this transition, in starting a business and learning the importance of relationships and how much we can support and inspire each other the unsettling, uncertain environment change thrusts upon you.

I would love to become a person who presses my own limits and spurs growth and courage to intently forge into places I have never gone. For it is there that I believe the wonder of life exists. The reward for forging where you've never been gifts beyond complacency.

Anything you'd like to share?

Love you all,

Jacky

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Quotation of the Day

2010-04-19T10:13:00.000-07:00

"I can have peace of mind only when I forgive rather than judge." Gerald G. Jampols

I catch myself too many times a day thinking judgmental thoughts. Little ones, big ones. Some simple thoughts that I trick myself into thinking they are not judgmental, when in fact, when I follow them through to why I thought them, they certainly are judgmental. Like: Why do they do that? I would never do that? While driving: What aaare youu DOING? Turn already!!! I am right, they are wrong it is that simple. When I am sure if I were in their car, what is going on would make perfect sense. But in my car, for my purposes, they are impeding me and what I want to do.

Judging what others are wearing, choices people make, anything outside of my morals, logic or measure of right and wrong, is judgement!!!! I do this every day, many times a day.

This is why I may fear others are judging me; because I spend my valuable brain space, albeit quickly and instantaneously, thinking about and judging them. If I would spend this effort, productively or even positively, how would my outlook improve, would my productivity improve, how would my own self esteem improve, I need to work on this and find out.

I must learn and implement acceptance for all others; keep myself in check and know the trigger to judgement is when my personal measure of value or deeds is the origin of my thought.

Any thoughts you'd like to share?

Love you all,

Jacky

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Quotation of the Day

2010-03-21T09:30:00.001-07:00

"Love cannot remain by itself—it has no meaning. Love must be put into action, and that action is service." Mother Teresa

Acts of service; is it any wonder we find ourselves through helping others, we find peace through our true acts of service, we find solutions to our problems or learn we don't really have problems worth worrying about in the aid of others.

It is up to me to put Love in Action. I must infuse Love into all acts through out the day and truly not just for others but turn it inward as well. Unleash it abundantly into action through my thoughts, my feelings, my words, all forms of communication, my observances, my judgements, my hopes, my life.

I know I can improve greatly in this. I know how one act of kindness (service), a smile or compliment can change someone else's day and the wonder is how many other people were affected in a positive ways through that one act.

Anything you'd like to share?

Love you all,

Jacky

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Quotation of the Day

2010-03-18T08:39:00.000-07:00

What you resist persists. Carl Jung

Hello, I hope this email finds you well. I am writing about this subject again. As Life is the most patient and consistent teacher; this lesson is presented to me once again; providing me with yet another opportunity to perfect this weakness in myself. Again I experience that resisting the emotions that come with living create dysfunction. In a conversation with a friend just yesterday we talked about if we'd simply surrender ourselves to our faith that we will be where we need to be, in situations providing opportunity to grow and that we'll know what to do in the situation presented to us we would walk boldly forward accepting what presents itself as is without resistance. If I could do this I could minimize the infusion of my negative, fearful thoughts.

If in times of struggle I would accept our struggle feeling it, accepting it. Resistance would diminish, whatever lesson is available to learn I could accept it and move on to whatever life presents next. Carl Jung also said "There can be no transformation of darkness into light and apathy into movement without emotion." Ah, "feeling" is important or I guess imperative, not simply reasoning!!!

I allow my times of struggle to weaken my faith, weaken my confidence and I respond to fear and doubt which paralyzes my movement forward. When what I need to do connect to hope and faith inspiring my movement forward, allowing emotion flow and process freeing me for what life will present next.

Again, as a work in progress, I work to grow.

Anything you'd like to share?

Love you all,

Jacky

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Quotation of the Day

2010-03-08T06:33:00.001-08:00

"The greatest gift you can give others is your best you—your healthiest you." — Joseph J. Sweere

As I was growing up and was looking for what "I" was supposed to be doing with this life I was given; I searched the world around me for clues hoping they would direct me to the "things" I was to accomplish, change this things I was to change, help in the ways I was to help etc.

Until just a few years ago I didn't know that my first mistake was where I was searching. All of my search took place out in the world I existed in. My observations and longing for clues to the meaning and purpose of my was to manifest seemed to trickle in yet I longed for the feeding to come from a fire hose feeding me faster and faster as I desired to make my mark!.

Just a few years ago learning that "where" the search needed to take place was not external at all it was with in with "in" me. It is an "internal" search required to identify and create as I am meant to. Once I began looking in the correct place I find "me" a Divine and wonderful creation but one which requires vigilant and much work in order to live my purpose. Truly, I find, I am my project and it is the changes in "ME", becoming the best "ME", focusing on growing, improving and only looking at "ME" that is my purpose. And once this settled in me, the paths I was to walk, those I may have the pleasure to touch or be touched by, with no effort from me appear in my path.

Any comments you'd like to share, I'd love to hear them.

Love you all,

Jacky

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Quotation of the Day

2010-02-12T08:31:00.000-08:00

"Men often become what they believe themselves to be. If I believe I cannot do something, it makes me incapable of doing it. But when I believe I can, then I acquire the ability to do it even if I didn't have it in the beginning." Mahatma Gandhi

The path to "faith" particularly in myself has been a long and ttreacherous path. It took significant personal strife to learn my "faith" in myself was a great weakness. The trials life delivered I knew I could survive and conquer them. The challenges, disappointments and even some of my goals like completing my education, being an available and involved mother, in these externally delivered challenges my faith was strong.

Where I had almost no belief in myself was when the things that came from deep inside, things I truly desired. And when I'd see job, or some community project that was very meaningful to me but was big or seemingly lofty, my faith in "me" was non existent. I remember a few times my internal dialogue talking myself right out of it.

Now, essentially, I know I my lack of belief was the cause of my inability to do these things. That simply changing my belief; the ability, path and strength needed to accomplish what I wanted to do presented itself. The path to the "knowing" that I am a Divine creation; which is so easy for me to see and believe in all "others". But turning this divinity towards myself, whew, I'm still working on it. In the beginning, I allowed my mind to tell me I was not deserving of the same things I'd immediately believe, with all my heart, others deserved. My belief that these paths that were presenting themselves were really "meant" for others, NOT ME caused me to pass them by. With practice, reading, learning, sharing with others my thoughts and beliefs I learned, am learning, that I am divine, as everyone else, then I began to believe these paths were really meant for me, and I had a responsibility beyond myself to travel them.

We are own worst enemy at times. Learning to love ourselves as we do others is something we not only owe ourselves but the essence of our creation, purpose and creator. My work, on me continues. YOU, are divine, YOUR possibilities are limitless, YOUR imagination is your responsibility to materialize, and the source of all creation is counting on YOU to create what they inspired you to imagine.

Any thoughts you'd like to share?

Love you all,

Jacky

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Thought I'd give you a Laugh for this Quotation of the Day

2010-02-11T14:23:00.000-08:00

"Love is like a booger. You keep picking at it until you get it, then wonder what to do with it."

"Dogs have Owners, Cats have Staff."

"I have met a lot of hardboiled eggs in my time, but you're twenty minutes." Oscar Wilde

"In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane." Oscar Wilde

"Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess." Oscar Wilde

"This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last." Oscar Wilde

"Life is one fool thing after another whereas love is two fool things after each other." Oscar Wilde

"Young men want to be faithful, and are not; old men want to be faithless, and cannot." Oscar Wilde

Everyone has a photographic memory. Some don't have film." Oscar Wilde

Just for fun I thought we'd have a laugh. I took me til I was in my 30's to learn to laugh at myself and not take life so seriously. Some areas of my life I'm still working on this quality. After reading these quotations I now the problem with my photographic memory is I simply need to buy film. That I've been frustrated thinking my adversaries were smarter than me but they're simply insane, yea. My being in a constant state of suspense is a good thing, who knew? I know for SURE I am just a 12 minute egg, I know it, I just know it!!!! And, I'm still looking for my booger, so excuse me please.

Love you all,

Jacky

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Quotation of the Day 2/4/2010

2010-02-04T07:21:00.001-08:00

"They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel."
Carl W. Buechner

This quotation describes the primal manner in which we truly communicate with one another, the lasting affect our interactions have one another and the power to positively (or negatively) impact those with whom we interact.

My mother was so powerful in positively impacting others. People always left her feeling better then when they came. Whether our interaction is a brief encounter at the grocery store or evening together, we know those who make us feel better when we're around them. We always feel fondly towards those people who make us feel good in their presence and happy to see them and desirous to be in their presence.

There are those moments you don't feel well, or you're in midst of a personal struggle that you may not be able to get outside yourself to emanate a warm, welcoming and caring demeanor for others. But if I can find the composure to get out of myself, extend these positive feeling for someone else what has always been the result is that I feel better myself.

Thank you to all of you who have lifted me, and deeper thanks for those times you lifted me when you were not feeling your best. I will be forever working to lift, inspire, promote and extend and uplifting demeanor for all those I touch.

Any thoughts you'd like to share?

Love you all,

Jacky

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Fwd: Quotation of the Day

2010-01-29T19:47:00.000-08:00

Comment for the Quotation of the Day:

"We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop." Mother Teresa

Date: Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 10:23 AM
Subject: Re: Quotation of the Day

I agree that the drop in the ocean seems so insignificant but so does one rain drop upon the earth. one smile, one handshake, etc. It all starts out with one of something, like the first step of a long journey. If you had to contemplate the "one" of anything, nothing would get done. How many times must you hit the nail with the hammer in order to build the house? If you thought about it no houses would get built.

Your contribution to the whole depends on your insight. Something as simple as a smile, or in my case, just the touch of the human hand, can make all the difference in the world. People want to know that you are there, and that you care.

There are reasons why we never know how our one drop affects others. It would never allow us to move on, we would be caught up in the moment and not think about the future. We would be so enamoured with ourselves that we would not move forward, and contribute another drop to the ocean.

So my thought for the day is this: It is the small things in life that move us, it is the bigger things in life that sustain us, and in the end we answer to a higher being about what we did in this life. It will be reveled then, and you will know how you did.

Quotation of the Day

2010-01-29T08:53:00.001-08:00

"We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop." Mother Teresa

I allow the first part of this quotation to override the second much to often. Do you? I do get caught up in my little piece of the pie and forget to relate my contribution to the whole. Particualarly in moments of difficulty or disappointment. The the mass of all I don't comprehend, that that I have no grasp of and my part, my drop eludes me. Like in the movie "It's A Wonderful Life" could any of us really go back through our lives and measure the changes in everyone's lives we've touched, the contribution we've made to whole? And with out that "drop" what may be different had we not existed. I allow the feeling of being simply a drop in the ocean to diminish my enthusiasm, faith and confidence. I must take time each day to focus on the whole, the vastness of all and allow my drop to count for the drop that it is. Allow this to renew my faith, feed my enthusiasm and bolster my confidence to dontinue to do the part of my drop and to allow all the good I may have ever done to sooth me.

Any thoughts you'd like to share?

Love you all,

Jacky

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Quotation of the Day

2010-01-13T06:56:00.001-08:00

"For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free." — Wendell Berry

Of all the places in my life I need to improve this is probably the most profound. Always caught up in the list of things to do for the day, my mind consumed with thinking, thinking about the past, the future, situations, desires, and on and on and on. Little do I "sit", empty my mind and bask in the grace that exist all around me.

The comfort, calm, peace and clarity all come when we're present, when in touch with this ever present "grace". The wonder of all that is possible exist, surrounds me each moment and it is lost to me as I allow my mind to be consumed with thoughts. The thoughts that constantly occupy my mind. The pressure I feel in everyday choices that present themselves feel as though they are a test, tests of my soul, my character and that feel as though they are pivotal to my future path.

If I'd only stop, become quiet (quiet my minds ever present chatter), know and trust in the grace that is present every moment and trust it, I am confident I would be able to hear my hearts desires and know path I desire to take at that moment, feel at peace and accept all around me with more love and grace.

Any thoughts?

Love you all,

Jacky

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Quotation of the Day

2010-01-11T07:58:00.001-08:00

I am prejudiced in favor of him who, without impudence, can ask boldly. He has faith in humanity, and faith in himself. No one who is not accustomed to giving grandly can ask nobly and with boldness." Johann Kaspar Lavater

I have shared with a friend in the last few weeks that I struggle to "ask" for those things of which are very important to me. As I read this quotation (repeatedly) and I considered this confession, clarity of this resistance arose. I am not "delivering" therefore; I am timid and hesitant to "ask". I am not experienced in "giving" of those things I resist asking for. Wow what a revelation. How freeing it is to simply "know" to gain an understanding of what is going on in my mind, my thought process, my decision making processes and my auto responses.

I can, now with this knowledge, look back at times when some of this nature of this nature was asked of me and I resisted. I justified my resisting fulfilling the request by telling myself that my fulfilling this request was somehow not proper.

With this new perspective; when something of nature is being asked of me, now, I can deliver with open grace. Thank you Johann Kasper Lavater, thank you.

The test of success? When I am accustom to fulfilling these desires for others I will in turn be capable of asking boldly.

Any thoughts?

Love you all,

Jacky

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Quotation of the Day

2010-01-09T08:16:00.000-08:00

"There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them." Denis Waitley

Wow, I love this quotation. I often catch myself whining in my head or feeling overwhelmed and sorry for myself based on surrounding conditions. If I could only learn to see each situation as an opportunity to stand up, take control, assess the situation and determine what I can do in the one situation I'm facing at that time, to create the environment/conditions more amenable to my desires or desired outcome. Changing how I think, and how I respond to things takes effort, daily effort and the things that I don't happen address regularly are the ones that throw a wrench in assuring a more positive response. Therefore, developing a pattern by which I "think" my through situations will aid me when circumstances present themselves unexpectedly.

This quotation will be a part of my pattern, when I find myself frustrated, feeling sorry for myself or whatever, I'll ask, do I choose to accept these conditions as they exist or take responsibility and change them? Good first step: You agree? Wish me luck.

Anything you'd like to share?

Love you all,

Jacky

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Quotation of the Day

2010-01-04T08:47:00.001-08:00

"…to make an end is to make a beginning."

— T.S. Eliot

"How soon not now, becomes never."

Martin Luther

"The greatest amount of wasted time is the time not getting started."

Dawson Trotman

Isn't it interesting how things come to you at the approrpriate time. At year end we typically take stock in the year just passed and when we look forward to the year to come our thoughts will often examine what it is we'd like the coming year to bring. These three quotations helped focus me on exactly what is required of me if the things I desire this next year will be to delivered; me, only me, it's all up to me.

Only if I choose to make an "end" a "beginning" will it happen. Only if I decide to "act now" will "soon" not become never. And only when I choose to get started now, this very moment, will I manifest those things I desire.

I have found some very helpful skills in the last year that I will continue into this next year as they have been very helpful in aiding me in knowing that who I am right now is not who I want to be tomorrow as there is always deeper understanding, a more complete and sincere acceptance and genuine grace that can be delveoped with in me.

Share your thoughts as we all grow from reaching out to one another. Thank you all for being in my life. I have learned from each of you.

Love you all,

Jacky

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Fwd: Quotation of the Day

2009-12-31T14:38:00.001-08:00

Here is a response regarding the quotation below I think you'd all enjoy, thanks so much Thomas.

"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." Mahatma Gandhi

Excellent quotation, Jacky Bell, and I love your article!

In this huge case I have been representing for the past six years, that is exactly what happened. Just like Gandhi said; first they ignored us, then they mocked us, then they fought us, and then - - - we won.

Now we are at it again. This time, they skipped the ignoring and mocking stage and went straight to fighting us. Guess they are taking us more seriously.

Too bad for them – we are about to win again!

I love your treatment of this quotation. I especially appreciate that you gently identified the most dangerous enemy; an enemy more insidious and powerful than those who actively oppose us - - - an enemy even greater than ourselves (J). That greatest "enemy" is often a parent, a loyal friend, a caring neighbor (even, oddly enough, sometimes a mental health counselor). It is usually someone who loves us – someone who doesn't want to see us lose or be hurt or be embarrassed – someone who tries to protect us by discouraging us from trying.

I love how you point out that since it tends to be that particular person's nature to "protect us" by discouraging us from trying something risky, we often talk ourselves out of the venture even whilst on our way to talk to them to share our dream and get their advice.

It is also sad that when we try anyway, that caring person may be constantly saying, "Now be careful." "Don't work too hard." "Be sure you have other options." "Why don't you just do it part time, until you know it will work?"

Seems like sound advice, but it's not usually good advice.

But your advice was right on target – to not be that loving person who inadvertently becomes (insert dramatic scary organ music) The Greatest Enemy.

Thanks for your quotation of the day, Jacky – and your great article. It is a wonderful way to end the year and start the new one with firm resolve to never BE the "Greatest Enemy."

I will share it with my client who is winning for the second time (the State of Utah just can't seem to learn!). He will love it.

Have a wonderful 2010 – the year of perfect vision

xoxox+

Thomas

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Quotation of the Day

2009-12-31T06:45:00.001-08:00

"First they ignore you,then they laugh at you,then they fight you,then you win." Mahatma Gandhi

Have you noticed when you had a dream, an idea of doing something not necessarily on the beaten path like starting a business rather than getting a job or wanting to be an actor or wanting to do something that seems to be BIG, that this quotation applies. When we run through our minds simply telling our parents, our spouses, our confidants about our idea, we almost always talk ourselves out of our dream, our idea, before we even pose it to someone because of the response simply anticipate we'll receive?

I wonder if my daughters, my friends, those who may have come to me for inspiration and support, received from me what I may have justified as common sense, or protecting them from being hurt, that I participated in the demise of their dreams.

Books I have read and interviews of watched of people who have achieved great things always talk about those who laughed at them, those who tried to protect them from dreaming too loftily and being hurt perserveered and achevied something great. Something big in their own right. That needs to be the example.

Fostering dreams is fostering all that seems impossible at this moment. That is what I want to do, foster dreams!

Happy New Year

Anything you'd like to add?

Love you all,

Jacky

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Quotation of the Day

2009-12-24T08:30:00.001-08:00

"We're all sustained by relationships." Meryl Streep

What a wonderful quotation I came across this morning to share. As we all work together, exchange with one another and go about our day this is truly what it all comes down to. Relationships. The day at work is either ruined or cherished because of relationships. Family get together's, ruined or cherished. To be sure, there are times my actions may not have been sustaining to others in fact maybe the opposite, making others suffer, making them contract from me.

At this time of year, some joyfully gather others dread it. I know that I can work harder to be the family member who unites and sustains for others, be the friend who listens and cares, be the co-worker who is solution oriented. In all, I could point out others mistakes less, promote their attributes, own my own mistakes and look forward taking the best of qualities forward and forgetting, truly forgetting the rest.

I wish you all the most wonderful Christmas Holiday and very Happy New Year.

Reach out and share the best of yourself all who sustain you.

Any thoughts you'd like to share? I'd love to hear them.

Love you all,

Jacky

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Dec 21 09 Quotation of the Day

2009-12-21T07:40:00.000-08:00

"Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves." Carl Jung

I had the most wonderful experience of having my father with me for seven and half years. It was quite a learning experience to live with your parent as an adult. As we lived our lives day to day I learned many my traits that I got from my father. My internal clock was a gift from him, we went to bed around the same time each night and woke around the same time each morning.

There were some difficult personality traits that I felt were difficult for me deal with for us to live together peacefully. Some were irritating. Over time my lesson was that I saw myself in these particular traits. This, I came to know later, was the source of my irritation. I was grateful to have had that much time with my father as it took me all that time to figure this out and begin to admit these unattractive traits of my own, and own up to them. What else could I have learned had I had 15 years. Well, that is my job to continue the learning. But now, I know the first trigger to identify these things in myself, what is it I find irritating in others? I know it is not always the case however, I do know know it is often true. So, I'll always question, is my irritation because it is reflection of myself.

I am sure that where I find I am impatient and don't posses an understanding of someone and I feel irritation; it is simply another form of an unattractive, nonfunctional part of myself, be it prejudice, supreriority, lack of knowledge or understanding. No matter what, my irriatation is most likely a repsonse generated from a rather non flattering quality of me!!

I'd love to hear anything you have to share.

Love you all,

Jacky

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Quotation of the Day

2009-12-21T06:51:00.000-08:00

"The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you."

John E. Southard

"We read the world wrong and say that it deceives us."    Rabindranth Tagore

"It is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich."   Henry Ward Beeche

"The true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good."

Ann Landers

I received an email this morning from a very good friend with a wonderful Christmas card that brought home all the wonder and expression of love this time of years is all about. So, I included a few quotations today that I feel represent some of the ideas I need to be focusing on to assure I am creating for everyone I come in contact with the same feeling she just created for me in sending the card.

With it I include a challenge to you, how many acts can you create before Christmas that will generate the response I felt from her loving message. I will challenge myself to heed the messages of these quotations and include my family, friends, etc. but my challenge well be to include my perceptions of the world, my judgement of those who may not share my beliefs, morals or ideals. I will go out of my way to express kindness and acceptance to someone I don't know and has no effect in my daily life and of course for those who do as well; in an effort to continue the flow of love and warmth my friends email gave me this morning.

And I am sure I can find something I don't need, or may need less than someone else, give it up and share my richness.

Merry Christmas everyone.

Share you thoughts or experiences, I can't wait to hear from you.

Love you all,

Jacky

P.S.

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Quotation of the Day

2009-12-15T06:59:00.000-08:00

"The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you."

John E. Southard

"We read the world wrong and say that it deceives us." Rabindranth Tagore

"It is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich." Henry Ward Beeche

"The true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good."

Ann Landers

I received an email this morning from a very good friend with a wonderful Christmas card that brought home all the wonder and expression of love this time of years is all about. So, I included a few quotations today that I feel represent some of the ideas I need to be focusing on to assure I am creating for everyone I come in contact with the same feeling she just created for me in sending the card.

With it I include a challenge to you, how many acts can you create before Christmas that will generate the response I felt from her loving message. I will challenge myself to heed the messages of these quotations and include my family, friends, etc. but my challenge well be to include my perceptions of the world, my judgement of those who may not share my beliefs, morals or ideals. I will go out of my way to express kindness and acceptance to someone I don't know and has no effect in my daily life and of course for those who do as well; in an effort to continue the flow of love and warmth my friends email gave me this morning.

And I am sure I can find something I don't need, or may need less than someone else, give it up and share my richness.

Merry Christmas everyone.

Share you thoughts or experiences, I can't wait to hear from you.

Love you all,

Jacky

P.S.

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Quotation of the Day

2009-12-10T08:21:00.001-08:00

Scars remind us of where we've been, they don't need to dictate where we are going. Author Unknown

There is no author for this quotation as it was simply a statement I heard spoken and I don't the name of the person who said it. But I found this profound.

I remember allowing the pain of my scars to dictate my emotions of the day. Because I lived there, in the past, in the pain. And I choose to allow these past experiences to injure my present self esteem, spoil my present decision making ability, break my spirit and therefore, dictate my future. As a result, I did not feel worthy of anything good that may have been an opportunity for me in the present. I avoided the things that were possible opportunity's, not because the opportunity didn't exist but because I didn't feel I deserved it. What I believed I deserved was the event that created the scar!

My memory logged the event as one where the opportunity never existed. Because, I did not see myself as one who would pass up a good opportunity.

There comes a time when we must take responsibility for today, today. We must realize the miracle we are each moment and the current moment is "ours" to spend, to live, how we choose, happy, sad, indifferent, inspiring. And ttomorrow is whatever we choose to make it.

Any thoughts you'd like to share?

Love you all,

Jacky

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2009-12-04T07:33:00.001-08:00

"The longer you stay in one place, the greater your chance of disillusionment." Art Spander

"The Lord has no patience with anger! Anger stems from pure selfishness." Spencer W. Kimball

Hello Everyone:

These two quotations give me the opportunity to put into words a way of thinking that has stretched my capacity for humility, increased my acceptance of others and opened my mind to what I may be able to learn about the things I think I already know.

Just yesterday I read Spencer Kimball's quotation, and the moment I read it I knew it to be true. My previous level of understating of anger would not have included "selfishness" as a quality involved in this manner. This opened a entirely new dimension to this common human response. So,now I know when "anger" is my response I have closed off to the other possible perspectives involved in the situation. Wow what a revelation.

The first quotation relates for me because, while anger is a common emotion to all of us, and my believing I understood it, a simple quotation altered this everyday word and emotion in a way that will change my response to others who are angry, my response to my anger and deepened my ability to understand many situations more effectively.

Yet another reason for me to be willing to fight the comfort and ease of complacency and enter the world of change and growth saving myself from my own disillusionment.

Any thoughts you'd like to share?

Love you all,

Jacky

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2009-12-01T07:22:00.001-08:00

"Whatever we feel we most need is what we most need to give." Unknown

"I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver."
— Maya Angelou

I remember a time when I believed the "love" I possessed was limited and I should give that love to only those special people in my life. I am very thankful for Krysta's (my daughter) father, as I watched him, he gave so much caring, love and compassion to everyone. I learned by watching him the cup in my soul filled with love is bottomless. As soon as some love has been given, the cup is refilled.

In those years, I yearned to be loved. Now, that I know "love" is naturally generated, with out effort, and I give it spontaneously to everyone, my life is filled with love from a multitude of sources. My cup runneth over.

Anything you'd like to share. I'd love to hear what you have to say.

All of my quotations are posted on my blog at http://jackyabell.blogspot.com/. Visit there, there are two feeds that provide new quotations each day that are inspirational and I'd love for you to post your comments there for others to learn and responds to. Or you can respond to this email to share you thoughts, which ever makes you more comfortable.

Love you all,

Jacky

Quotation of the Day

2009-11-30T15:52:00.001-08:00

"A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes." Hugh Downs

Isn't it such a wonderful thing to realize that your happiness can be carried with you, already determined. You don't have be concerned about any circumstance or situations, you simply know you're going to be happy. This is probably the most most valuable gift I have gaven myself when I learned this lesson.

Remembering the time I spent in my life prior to knowing I am responsible for my own happiness, no one else, wow life is so much richer, consistent and precious in comparison.

Any thoughts you'd like to share? Please do.

Have a wonderful Holiday Season:

Love you all,

Jacky

Quotation of the Day

2009-11-29T07:47:00.001-08:00

"There are in nature neither rewards nor punishments, there are consequences." Robert Ingersoll

As a human species, being of reasoning minds we tend think of ourselves above all other forms of nature. We don't accept the just because our seed blew in the wind to a southern face of the mountain where the survival is least likely. We uproot out plant and move it to the location of most significant advantage to our survival.

But, I question, do we take implementation of "rewards" and "punishment" too seriously? Are "natural" consequences often enough in many cases to teach the needed lesson. Do "rewards" over feed our minds with a superficial prize and detract us from true joys of life?

Hmmmm! Any thoughts?

Love you all,

Jacky

Quotation of the Day

2009-11-26T16:38:00.000-08:00

"A closed mind is like a closed book: just a block of wood." Chinese Proverb

I have thought about his quotation for several days. The plethora of aspects where this idea could be applied is so vast my little mind cannot comprehend. But the idea I feel compelled to write about and solidify in my mind is how this applies to how my mind deals with prejudices.

When I hear again things I have said and review the thoughts that stream through my mind and I listen to the news, or to people speak about social issues or even when talking about work, employees of one office of the same company often judge those who work in another office. Or a when there is about a particular religion vs. another religion, religious people vs. spirituals, straights vs. gays, etc., all I hear is judgment generating "prejudice".

What is happening is not our implementation of our morality, or spirituality, not our exampling our faith; but our own mind telling us those who are "different", those living unlike "our" way, are immoral, they are unfaithful, wrong, dangerous, and a plethora of uniquely created "judgments" our personal minds can create.

When, all this time I have participated in such ungracious activity I know my heart has told me acceptance is God's expectation of me. Any thought I give to the ways of others I am deviating from grace. I am taking on Gods role of which I am perfectly and completely incapable of. Actually, my act of judgment is an act judging of God's creations. Wow, the time I've spent in life judging others, completely and wholly acting above God. Oh My!!!! I will read this quotation for a while to assure I keep my eyes focused with-in, trusting God to create all in this world in his infinite wisdom and spend my time to improve the work he has trusted in me.

Sorry this one was so long I simply needed to create this as my own check on my minds activity.

Please share your thoughts.

Love you all,

Jacky

Quote of the day 5/28/2009

2009-05-28T07:38:00.000-07:00

The best way out is always through. Robert Frost

I am too often guilty of working my way around but not through the issue. And avoidance is especially successful (As I tell my son-in-law, the view from Denial is exactly the picture I want to see). When in the midst of the problem why is it that, the truly easiest and most effective way out being "through", doesn't feel like the easiest option. Why does avoidance on any level feel more comfortable and often our choice of preference?

Any comments?

Love you all,

Jacky

Quote of the day 5/20/2009

2009-05-20T07:10:00.000-07:00

Few are those that see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts. Albert Einstein

Just a short time ago I would not have understood the meaning of this one. I was so consumed with what others thought, and saw that I did not focus at all on my own. Thank goodness that I am learning now to live in my own skin, assess with my thoughts and values. The silver lining for me in this lesson was; that I now judge others less than ever before and I am not consumed with concern about being judged by others. What a wonderful blessing this lesson delivered.

Any experiences you're willing to share?

Love you all,

Jacky

2009-05-14T07:04:00.001-07:00

It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, "Always do what you are afraid to do."Ralph Waldo Emerson

So, how often is it that we do what we are afraid to do. I don't!!! Even when I can look back and find specific times in my life when circumstances pushed me to do something fearful and I overcame it and was so grateful at the outcome, still I allow the presents of "fear" to deter me from forging forward. The most difficult things in my past brought me some of the most treasured blessings whether they be opportunity, traits like strength or confidence, whatever. How is it that we can keep the blessed outcome in our present mind to aid us in forging forward and DOING those things that spur the fear?

Any ideas?

Love you all Jacky

Quote of the day 4/25/2009

2009-04-25T08:50:00.000-07:00

I am reading the book Change Your Thoughts Change Your Life Living the Wisdom of the Tao by Dr. Wayne Dyer. Verse 17 of The Tao is very enlightening talking about leadership principles. I thought that those of you who are parents might gain something from this so I thought I'd share:

Verse 17:

With the greatest leader above them,
people barely know one exists.
Next comes one whom they love and praise.
Next comes one whom they fear.
Next comes one whom they despise and defy.

When a leader trusts no one,
no one trusts him.

The great leader speaks little.
He never speaks carelessly.
He works without self-interest
and leaves no trace.
When all is finished, the people say,
"We did it ourselves."

In this chapter Dr. Dyer talks about the role of Leader being exchangeable with teacher or parent. I thought is was a great lesson for parents I wish I had learned years ago. He interprets this verse explaining that as an good leader you;
stay in the background, be an astute observer, act with out interfering, create an

environment inspiring everyone to act responsibly.

inspire by example creating space for others to achieve their own

greatness/accomplishment developing their own leadership qualities/ability.

be of service making a difference in others lives resolving conflicts with love and

praise, (other tactics create fear of the leader, they will act opposing you in your

absence, despise you, defy you, detach from you for dictatorial adult/leader tactics).

praise, trust them in their own decision making process even when their behavior may

conflict with yours.

take pride in not taking credit for their achievements.

He quotes Hafiz describing this in a poem:

Even
After
The sun never says to the earth,
"You Owe Me."

Look
What happens
With a love like that,
It lights the
Whole
Sky.

Love those you're intrusted to lead, just like the sun loves our planet. Simply be there to serve, never demanding anything in return.

As I wrote a few weeks ago about my sermoning my children rather than acting on the knowledge that children primarily learn by example anyway. This is such a beautiful expression of that same lesson. Allowing children to make their own decisions, pay the price of the consequences of their own decisions as children when the natural consequences are are far less severe than the consequences of the decisions made once they've moved out on their own. It is so hard to "shut up" when they are in your charge, you just want to help and protect them from hurt/pain. But the lessons, self confidence and empowerment they achieve through this process will serve them in developing leadership qualities of their own. And then when you're not around to provide your guidance, such as when they've become a teen, they're out with their friends, this is the time they need to have been well practiced at deciding for themselves.

I found this to be profound advise not just in business leadership but parenting:

I hope this was of value to you.

Love you all,

Jacky

Quote of the day 4/24/09

2009-04-24T12:45:00.000-07:00

What might my life be like were I to give in to the rhythms of my own ragged dance? —Susan Hanson

I am running into a lot of quotes with this theme. If they're showing up like this the message must be needed somewhere so I'll share it.

Like the last quote I sent talking about that we sense there are things we should or desire to do and we don't act. Again a quote that tells us to go inside of ourselves, find our own answers, be inspired and let our purpose come to life!!! Isn't this what we are meant to do? I all to often I do not go inside, contemplate and allow my feelings to inspire me. I allow reasoning, thinking to detract me in to what seems acceptable and appropriate. I fear being judged by others.

Look at history, and books successful people have written about their accomplishment, and a common theme is those around these people who were so successful, were thought by their friends and loved one's to be crazy, eccentric and often were scorned for acting on their desires.

Well based on what they have, they created or attained I need to adjust who I'm allowing to influence my actions and trust myself and never give up.

Share you thoughts PLEASE!

Love you all,

Jacky

2009-04-14T09:55:00.000-07:00

It's...best to assume that heaven is right here, right now, and let the stars fall where they may. —Margaret Gunther

I have worked hard in the last 5 years, reading, studying, adjusting my responses and controlling my thoughts in an effort to try to accomplish what is stated in this quote. Then in the last few months I fell off the wagon in a big way. I believe this quote states the way we were meant to live our lives, trusting that the things that come to us are divinely inspired and to not resist the things that appear to difficult or "ends" but rather to trust the saying when a door closes a window opens and move forward boldly, confidently and know the outcome will be a blessing.

I have allowed emotion and most likely some fears rooted in past hurt to undo my hard work. I failed to be diligent in controlling my thoughts and allowed complacency to be the door for weaker, victimization thoughts to creep back in.

This regression has brought a loved one of mine to suffer along with me, for that I am sorry. I will work to adjust this set back and be a more positive influence and trust that all outcomes are the stars falling where they may.

Respond with comments please:

I love you all,

Jacky

Quote of the Day 4/13/2009

2009-04-13T07:55:00.000-07:00

Our ideas, like orange-plants, spread out in proportion to the size of the box which imprisons the roots. Edward Bulwer Lytton

If only my creative mind could be as indiscriminate in search for new direction and growth as roots reaching out, what would I learn, what would I see, what would I come to understand that my limited experiences have not provided me. My judgement of directs my decisions, how can I undo that learned process to allow the variety or options this vast world provides.

I do exercise my mind to grow through exposure to new material through reading and challenge myself to be better through self examination therefore I believe I'm transplanting into larger boxes as I go. However, my discretion selects direction when if I could eliminate judgement I believe surprises of life would unfold. Where did this take your mind??

Respond with your thoughts.

Love you all, Jacky

Quote of the day 4/7/2009

2009-04-07T07:07:00.000-07:00

If you see failure as a monster stalking you, or one that has already ruined your life, take another look. That monster can become a benevolent teacher, opening your mind to successes you cannot now imagine. —Martha Beck

As I look back on my life those at most painful experiences, the times I felt the most despair, I realized these were the most valued lessons in my life. I felt victim. Blamed others and didn't take the responsibility for constructing a positive outcome. But once I had the opportunity to heal from the pain of the experience I could look back and see value of the lessons learned, I could see the change in me and that I had grown from it. My compassion for others expanded as well. I now feel comforted while going through these experiences that something of value will result.

Love you all,

Jacky

Quote of the day 4/3/09

2009-04-03T09:27:00.000-07:00

Nature teaches more than she preaches. There are no sermons in stones.
John Burroughs

Wow, I really hope some of you respond to this one. I'd like to hear your thoughts on this quotes and how it applies to your lives.

For me, this hit hard as I look back at the parent I was. I so PREACHED. And PREACHED and PREACHED. Just ask my kids. Long diatribes of how many times I had to say this same thing over and over, listing all the things I had done to try to improve their behavior, bla bla bla bla!!!! Had I listened to my mother, and allowed life to teach me as I went along I would have learned and implemented more effective skills so much earlier. But, rather than listen to my heart and nature I used my reasoning to justify my actions. When really my actions were is personal release, all I got out of my poor parenting skills was forcing a captive audience to listen to my woe's. I was taking out my frustrations on my children rather than stepping up being an Example to them and showing love and support. I distracted them from the best teacher and failed to allow them to learn lessons through through their own natural consequences. I was self absorbed and believed my sermons were useful to them.

For me the quote should read: Most effective parents teach by example rather than preaching.

I love my children so much as I did then and wanted to the right thing by them. I so want to be the Mom that provides unconditional love, unfailing belief and support, and act in ways to empower them to reach beyond their own dreams.

Love you all,

Jacky

Quote of the day 3/18/2009

2009-03-18T10:35:00.000-07:00

"Victory belongs to the most persevering." - Napoleon

I am sure this is not Napoleon's meaning of this quote however, I post this one today because I am reading a relationship book called Love and Respect and this relates so well to the point of the book that who you are a partner ultimately has nothing to do with your partner. Your alone are accountable for your actions as a partner regardless of your partners actions. Therefore, if you can be the partner you're meant to be, be responsible for your own actions and then Persevere, your relationship will be successful.

I seems incredibly too easy to decide to stop working on a relationships. But the only way to reap the reward is to Persevere and reach the 50th anniversary, sit on the porch and feel the love and pride you've attained in mastering all you've been through.

I have many mentors of this behavior in my life. You know who you are I have told you. Let me say again, they way you handle your relationships are lesson to me in developing one I in which I choose to persevere! Thank you. Mentors are constant support that aids me in making better decisions even though I may have never talked to you about how you've impacted me.

Love you all,

Jacky

Quote of the day 3/17/2009

2009-03-17T07:21:00.000-07:00

"It's never too late to become the person you might have been." - George Elliot

"Never give up, never, never give up." - Winston Churchill

If a trip of a thousand miles begins with just one step and today is never too late to start to be what you want to and be, do what you want to do, or have what you want to have. That means tomorrow is the same. So if you fell off the wagon yesterday, today isn't too late as is tomorrow. Forgive yourself and then, Never give up, never, never give up.

"Yesterday's failures are today's seeds that must be diligently planted to be able to abundantly harvest tomorrow's successes." - Author Unknown

The things in life you personally sacrificed and grew the most for, are the most prized possessions. Be bold in defining what you want and in sacrificing to get it.

My Confession: In the last couple of weeks I have learned that I often do not own or take responsibility for what I want out of life. I become passive and I think I mask this passivity as thought it were humbleness. Or possibly even a caring for others when truly it was a cop out not to have to stand up and act and know as though I deserved what I wanted and that I needed to take the responsibility to attain what I wanted. In preparing for this Quote of the Day by reading through he quotes I may want to share this weakness in myself was revealed. I'll now post these quotes and this writing in a place I'll see for a while to keep this in my awareness so I can work on improving.

Love you all,

Jacky

Quote of the day 3/14/2209

2009-03-14T09:58:00.000-07:00

"You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you." - James Allen

So, this being true, I cannot look anywhere else to blame for what I have in my life right this minute. My current situation/life was created by my imagination, desires, beliefs, basically what I chose to focus on and spend my energy thinking about.

I have a great deal to be thankful for. I also see that I have a great deal to be responsible for. Therefore, I must take the time to identify what I spend my time thinking about and take control of the what takes up the recesses of my mind and create the situations/life I choose to have. I must stop allowing my thoughts to manifest by default and DECIDE what occupies my mind!!!!! As, that is where my tomorrow is obviously created.

Any thoughts?

Love you all,

Jacky

Quote of the day 3/12/2009

2009-03-12T07:13:00.001-07:00

Wisdom requires knowing how little we know. —Marvin Bell, poet

This was a hard lesson for me in my youth cuz I knew it all, just ask my mom. In fact I found not knowing everything pretty incomprehensible. Thankfully, life teaches you, and the more you seem to learn the vastness of what you don't know becomes so apparent. Then next step I found so difficult was that what was relevant and helpful in my life was not relevant or helpful in others lives. Accepting that each road each of us finds to realize our purpose, and how that manifests for each of us is unique and cannot be judged from the outside.

Lessons I still work on today.

Please share your comments.

Love you all,

Jacky

Quote of the day 3/11/2009

2009-03-11T07:07:00.000-07:00

"I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition." Martha Washington

Making the decision to live in a grateful and contented state, becoming responsible for my own disposition has provided me with much more sound and predictable day to day experience. I hope to become more and more in control of my disposition and possibly that may come to alter my circumstances.

What do you think?

Love you all.
Jacky

Quote of the day 3/10/2009

2009-03-10T09:57:00.000-07:00

"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly."- Robert F. Kennedy

I need to dare much more greatly. I conservatively do, to protect the size of the losses. I must reach higher and take pride act of doing rather than focusing on what I may look like or if I'll see the outcome of my efforts as successful. I must see the act "doing" as success!!! I will work on this.

Jacky

2009-03-05T06:51:00.000-08:00

Self-trust is the first secret of success. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Wow, I need a lot of work here. I trust myself in many areas but a few very important ones I often don't look inside for answers, and when I do I often do not trust the response and will look to others for guidance. Maybe sometimes that's helpful and others I'm not practicing a secret to success!!! Great learning point for me.

Love you all

Jacky

Quote of the day 2/26/2009

2009-02-26T10:40:00.000-08:00

*Insist on yourself; never imitate...Every great man is a unique.
Ralph Waldo Emmerson*

Quote of the day 2/25/09

2009-02-25T07:07:00.000-08:00

Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster. Your life will never be the same again. Og Mandino

Wow, I would like to believe I could adopt this philosophy and treat everyone this way every moment. I would like to know the feeling of living that consciously and kindly.

Please share your comments.

Love you all,
Jacky

Quote of the day 2/24/09

2009-02-24T08:16:00.000-08:00

Every problem has a gift for you in its hands.

I apologize I do not know the author of this one to share with you.

Anyone have an example of how a problem brought them an unexpected gift?

Love you all, have an awesome day.

Jacky

Quote of the Day

2009-02-23T20:22:00.000-08:00

Minds, like bodies, will often fall into a pimpled, ill-conditioned state from mere excess of comfort. Charles Dickens

Hi everyone: This says way too much about my folly. What do you think of the quote?
Post your response for others to enjoy, respond and share.

Jacky

Hi everyone:

2009-02-23T20:13:00.000-08:00

I am trying something new. I have a dream, it is to share with others a positive discourse starting with "quotes" that inspire or motivate and have a forum for us to share our thoughts with each other.

I hope you enjoy and participate.

Love you all Jacky