Blessing must arise from within your own mind. It is not something that comes from outside. When the positive qualities of your mind increase and the negativities decrease, that is what blessing means. The Tibetan word for blessing … means transforming into magnificent potential. Therefore, blessing refers to the development of virtuous qualities you did not previously have and the improvement of those good qualities you have already developed. ― Dalai Lama XIV
Friday, September 30, 2016
For more joy, try working with and for others
When we begin to believe that there is greater joy in working with and for others, rather than just for ourselves, then our society will truly become a place of celebration.
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Jean Vanier(gratefulness.org)
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O.k., I go first! (Budge an inch, carried for miles.)
Ron, you take care of the inches, I'll take care of the miles. You just have to go first. Tallyho, The Universe
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Thursday, September 29, 2016
THE TIME IS ALWAYS RIGHT...
The time is always right to do what is right.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.(GRATEFULNESS.ORG)
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Don't "Should" on me, thank you!
When you visualize a great dream of yours coming true, Ron, what do you imagine?
Do you see yourself jumping up and down, doing the happy dance, looking to the sky, and shrieking, "THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!"? Can you feel the skin on your face stretch as you smile from ear to ear, or the palm of your hands sting as you slap more high-fives? Can you feel your fingers dialing your best friend's telephone number?
Yeah, I think you should.
"Very should," The Universe
Do you see yourself jumping up and down, doing the happy dance, looking to the sky, and shrieking, "THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!"? Can you feel the skin on your face stretch as you smile from ear to ear, or the palm of your hands sting as you slap more high-fives? Can you feel your fingers dialing your best friend's telephone number?
Yeah, I think you should.
"Very should," The Universe
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Kindness is a treasure!
"Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness." - George Sand
CALM WATERS
Nice but "waves crashing" are a danger signal to boaters and campers near the water. "Gentle lapping waves" are more like it.
Help someone’s soul heal.
Be a lamp or a lifeboat or a ladder. Help someone’s soul heal. Walk out of your house like a shepherd.
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JALALUDDIN RUMI(gratefulness.org)
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Be a SPARK OF LIGHT!
In both relationships and life, Ron, trust begets trust.
Generosity begets generosity.
Love begets love.
Be the spark, especially when it's dark.
Hubba, hubba -
The Universe
Generosity begets generosity.
Love begets love.
Be the spark, especially when it's dark.
Hubba, hubba -
The Universe
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
How to transcend human limitations!
"Once your mind becomes absolutely still, your intelligence transcends human limitations."—Sadhguru
The World is Ready!
Just wanted to formally announce, Ron, that the world is indeed ready for ALL of you. Go on. Love, The Universe |
Monday, September 26, 2016
A good friend masters the art of timing:
Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it’s all over.
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Octavia Butler(GRATEFULNESS.org)
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Yes, I am a dreamer?
Take care of your precious self
Forget War - Just Take Care of Yourself
It is better to conquer yourself
than to win a thousand battles.
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It is better to conquer yourself
than to win a thousand battles.
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The Buddha (gratefulness.org)
Know your blessedness!
Little do ye know your own blessedness; for to travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.
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Robert Louis Stevenson (gratefulness.org)
Again, it is not necessarily the destination, but the journey itself! Ron Alexander |
Sometimes, just need do nothing though!
Until the really "great" stuff comes along, Ron, do the not-so-great stuff. The not-so-great stuff always leads to the great stuff. Whereas doing nothing pretty much leads to nowhere. And do it with a passion. Tallyho, The Universe (Iwould rather be a human BEING than a human "doing", so it feels good to do NOTHING sometimes. Ron Alexander)! |
Sunday, September 25, 2016
Humble and great at same time!
Ron Alexander: And we all have a Universe within! In fact, our cells with its protons, neutrons, electrons have the same relative distance between them as the stars and planets! . Breathe and be grateful for the magnitude of our Universal Beingness!
Toni Hayward: As above so below..as within so without..
Makes me feel humble and great at the same time.
Ron Alexander: Thanks very much for your balanced reply Toni!
Toni Hayward: As above so below..as within so without..
Makes me feel humble and great at the same time.
Ron Alexander: Thanks very much for your balanced reply Toni!
Diminishing Fear
I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.
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Rosa Parks(gratefulness.org)
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Saturday, September 24, 2016
HOPE KNOWS NO FEAR
HOPE DARES TO BLOSSOM
EVEN INSIDE THE ABYSMAL ABYSS
HOPE SECRETLY FEEDS
AND STRENGTHENS
PROMISE.
Angels, Angels - all over the Place!
Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over it and whispers, "Grow, grow."
The TalmudI(gratefulness.org)
Made for Goodness
Andy Skadberg:As I said yesterday, goodness is our nature - let it beam from your heart and ooze from your pores. You take it in when you breathe and from the essential elements bombarding you. Be IN your kindness!
www.breathosphere.com
www.breathosphere.com
THANK YOU!
If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.
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MEISTER ECKHART(gratefulness.org)
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Friday, September 23, 2016
HIGHLY FAVORABLE TIME TO EXPEDITE THE RIPENING OF YOUR TALENTS Libra.
Here is my translation of a passage from the ancient Gospel of Thomas, a gnostic text about the teachings of Jesus."If you do not awaken and develop the potential talents that lie within you, they will damage you. If you do awaken and develop the potential talent that lies within you, they will heal you." Whether you actually awaken and develop those talents or not depends on two things: our ability to identify them clearly and your determination to bring them to life with the graceful force of your willpower. I call this to your attention, Libra, because the coming months will be highly favorable time to expedite the ripening of your talents. And it all starts NOW! Rob Brezsny (Free Will Astrology)
FAITH TRUSTS in the SOURCE!
Faith is the courageous confidence that trusts in the Source of all gifts.
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David Steindl-Rast(gratefulness.org)
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Make a positive difference
Do you know what you have in common, Ron, with the tiniest percentage of human beings who have ever, ever, ever graced the face of the earth?
You can still walk barefoot. You can still pick flowers. You can still make a difference.
Life is yummy,
The Universe
You can still walk barefoot. You can still pick flowers. You can still make a difference.
Life is yummy,
The Universe
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Unlearning Racism
I come up in the first 15 or 20 minutes of this video - again honored to be a part of this dialog. "As a white man, my main purpose in life right now , is to ge...t out of denial, unlearn the racism I learned growing up here in the South, and help others do the same. Gwen then asked me how I came to that thinking. I replied "grief, I think." "What are you going to do now" she inquired. I told her to "unlearn what I was taught, and then teach right!
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Join Gwen Ifill for a one-hour town hall meeting that explores the many issues propelled into public discourse after a white gunman shot and killed nine…
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Want things to be different than they are?
There will always be suffering. But we must not suffer over the suffering.
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Alan Watts(Gratefulness.org)
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SUPRISING MANIFESTATION?
Remember the joy you used to feel when you'd find a quarter in the street? And how exciting it was when you got older and found a crumpled $20 bill in the pocket of a pair of jeans you hadn't worn in months?
Well, brace yourself, Ron, because the day isn't far off when in-between taking naps, swimming laps, or doing the routine happy dance, you'll be busy gathering documents for your tax return preparer and suddenly find a statement to a bank account you don't even remember opening, with more than enough money in it to do whatever your heart now longs to do, probably twice.
You do trip us out.
Sure enough, The Universe
Well, brace yourself, Ron, because the day isn't far off when in-between taking naps, swimming laps, or doing the routine happy dance, you'll be busy gathering documents for your tax return preparer and suddenly find a statement to a bank account you don't even remember opening, with more than enough money in it to do whatever your heart now longs to do, probably twice.
You do trip us out.
Sure enough, The Universe
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
The Way to Limitless possibilities
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