Something sacred…

My blogging buddy David Kanigan shares this…

“To me, there’s something sacred about reading a blog post on someone else’s site. It’s like visiting a friend’s house for a quick meal ‘round the breakfast table. It’s personal — you’re in their space, and the environment is uniquely suited for idea exchange and uninterrupted conversation. In many ways, we should be treating our blogs like our breakfast tables. Be welcoming & gracious when you host, and kind & respectful when visiting.”

Source: Something sacred about… – Lead.Learn.Live.

For me this is so true and I’m thankful for the treats I get at his ‘table’…

April 6, 2012 1

Take a leap into the dark!

“All growth is a leap in the dark, a spontaneous, unpremeditated act without benefit of experience.”

– Henry Miller

via Today’s Quotes: Take A Leap Into The Dark!.

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Bacon, bacon, bacon…

April 5, 2012 1

It’s turkey time!!!

Looks like the mild winter worked well for the local turkey population — should be a good season for local hunters! Click images to enlarge…

April 5, 2012 0

It’s not magic, it’s effective

Positive thinking works because it gets to the root of success: taking back your power and mastering your own destiny. The power of positive thinking doesn’t come from magic, it comes from a shift to a more effective mental state and the powerful action that it inspires.

It’s effective for many rational and powerful reasons – when you use it to get in the driver’s seat of your own life.

via A Rational Defense of Positive Thinking: It’s Not Magic, It’s Effective « Marie Wetmore.

Follow the ‘via’ link above to read more of Marie’s perspective — it’s a well written post that’s worth the trip…

April 5, 2012 0

David Kanigan is right — it IS more complicated than it might seem…

April 5, 2012 0

The sum of living…

Not what we would, but what we must, makes up the sum of living. — Richard Henry Stoddard

via April 4, 2012 – Today’s Gift from Hazelden « cmmacneil.

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Gratitude and forgiveness…

“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” ~Melody Beattie

via A Reason to Be Grateful for Our Most Difficult, Painful Experiences | Tiny Buddha: Wisdom Quotes, Letting Go, Letting Happiness In.

Follow the ‘via’ link above if you’d like to read the rest of Melody Beattie’s post…

April 5, 2012 0

Set your mind free

“Would you rather be right or free?” ~Byron Katie

via Tiny Wisdom: Set Your Mind Free | Tiny Buddha: Wisdom Quotes, Letting Go, Letting Happiness In.

April 5, 2012 0

The kind of supper you would remember…

One of my favorite Christian writers Jon Swanson has an excellent reflection on the Last Supper today…

“I am leaving soon. Just as I’ve been telling you for months. You will keep seeing each other, but I’ll be gone, taking care of our business. This bread? Every time you eat it, remember this time. Remember my hands. This wine? Every time you drink it, remember that what’s about to happen is for you.”

If you heard that, you’d remember. Your whole life would remember.

Source: The kind of supper you would remember. | 300 words a day

Go to the source if you’d like to read the entire post. Follow his blog while you’re there…

April 5, 2012 0

Choose…

“The last, if not the greatest, of the human freedoms: to choose their own attitude in any given circumstance.”

– Bruno Bettelheim

via Today’s Quotes: Go Beyond The Tests!!!.

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It’s time to wake up!

Visual Inspiration: It’s Time To Wake UP!

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We are held back by the love we do not extend now…

“We are not held back by the love we didn’t receive in the past, but by the love we’re not extending in the present.”

– Marianne Williamson

via Today’s Quotes: We Are Held Back By The Love We Do Not Extend NOW!.

April 4, 2012 0

More ideas for my WordPress.com blogging friends…

Out of ideas for your blog posts? Make them come to you using Google Alerts!

Google Alerts are email updates of the latest relevant Google results (web, news, etc.) based on your queries. Google Alerts – Monitor the Web for interesting new content

You’ll find a fine list of Google Alerts tutorials here…

If you really want to take it up a notch, learn how to use Google Reader to create a virtual newspaper to track the sites and searches that interest you. I’ve written a free ebook on the topic of ‘personal news aggregation’ or ‘How to create your own personal news agency’. It’s free for registering at http://e1evation.com/pna/. Oh, and I started a new category called ‘blogging tips’ for you. If you want more, come follow me at http://e1evation.com…

Questions? Feedback? Get on it! :-D

April 4, 2012 0

Empty-handed, full-hearted

Leo Babauta shared this back in March…

We often load ourselves up when we travel, because we want to be prepared for various situations. This burden of being prepared leaves us with our arms full, unable to receive whatever is there when we arrive.

It leaves us tired from carrying, so that we are not happy when we meet someone new on our travels.

What if we traveled with empty hands, ready to embrace new experiences, receive new foods, touch new people?

We might feel less prepared when we leave, but the preparedness is an illusion. Stuff doesn’t make us prepared. Having empty hands but a heart that is full of love leaves us prepared for anything. Continue reading “Empty-handed, full-hearted” →