GratitudeLog

The greatest waste in the world is the difference betwen what we are and what we could become. - Ben Herbster

"Someone to tell it to is one of the fundemental needs of human beings." - Miles Franklin

If we could only read the secret history of our enemies, we would find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility. - Longfellow

Be not disturbed at being misunderstood; rather be disturbed at not being understanding - Chinese Proverb

Having the courage to take the steps we always wanted to take is the only way to show that we trust in God. "Brida" by Paulo Coelho

I'm grateful for snow...and snow tires!

The tribune of humanity is in its silent heart, never its talkative mind. - Kahlil Gibran

The universe is a thought of God. - Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, Essays: Aesthetical and Philosophical, Letter IV

What an amazing thought....

Some people always sigh in thanking God. - Elizabeth Barrett Browning

I am grateful for the sigh of relief born in faith

Some people always sigh in thanking God. - Elizabeth Barrett Browning

The difference between the richest man and the poorest is but a day of hunger and an hour of thirst. - Kahlil Gibran

I'm grateful for the magic of the Holy Days....

She seems to have had the ability to stand firmly on the rock of her past while living unregrettfully in the present. - Madeleine L'Engle

I am grateful for the path...

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage - Anis Nin

How big is your life....

I'm grateful for lazy Sunday afternoons....

I'm grateful for unexpected sancturary....

We can't take credit for our talents - it's how we use them that counts. - Madeleine L'Engle

May today and all days you use your skills, talents and gifts for the glory of the Divine and share them… read more

There are uncomfortable risks and costs to every program of action. But far less than the long range risks and costs of comfortable inaction. - JFK

I am grateful for uncomfortable risks...

Many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices - William James

Are you thinking or rearranging...

"All means prove but a blunt instrument, if they have not behind them a living spirit. But if the longing for the achievement of the goal is powerfully alive within us, then we shall not lack the str… read more

I've never met a person, I don't care what his condition, in whom I could not see possibilities. I don't care how much a man may consider himself a failure, I believe in him, for he can change the th… read more

There is a space between man's imagination and man's attainment that may only be traversed by his longing. - Kahlil Gibran

I am grateful for longing...and I long for love and peace

Having the courage to take the steps we always wanted to take is the only way to show that we trust in God. - Paulo Coelho, Brida

I am grateful for the courage born of faith....

"Let her live first for God, and she will not make imperfect man an object of reverence and awe...thus she will learn the lesson of individual responsibility for time and eternity. That neither fathe… read more

Someone once asked Mother Teresa what they could do to promote world peace. She replied..."Go home and love your family".

Yesterday I was blessed by enjoying the peaceful company of my loving fa… read more

The prayer is one said often by Mother Teresa - however her words are a gift to remind us of our opportunity this week to show our gratitude by serving others, especially during the holy day season.… read more

Pray with me, make us worthy Lord to serve our fellow men throughout the world who live and die in poverty and hunger. Give them through our hands their daily bread and by our understanding love give… read more

The soul force is indestructible and it goes on gianing power until it transforms everyone it touches. - Gandhi

I am grateful for the evidence of faith and hope manifesting before my eyes. A group of young entrepreneurs (Gen X/Y/Millenium) hosted a fundraiser for us last night. The energy and wisdom that come… read more

"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change." - Carl Rogers