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"Relationships are not measured in time but in lessons learned." ~ Brian Weiss, M.D.

The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good, and how he treats people who can't fight back - Abigail Van Buren

Life has no opposite.

Death is not the opposite of life. Life has no opposite. The opposite of death is birth. Life is eternal and has no end. Death is simply the closing of one chapter in a book and the start of another.  ~  Eckhart Tolle

"What we think or what we know or what we believe is, in the end, of little consequence. The only consequence is what we do." ~ John Ruskin

Is the Earth a living organism?

Arizona State University study depicts Earth as living organism:
https://asunews.asu.edu/20071026_earth

"Despite our differences ...

…  we’re all alike. Beyond identities and desires, there is a common core of self — an essential humanity whose nature is peace and whose expression is thought and whose action is unconditional love. When we identify with that inner core, respecting and honoring it in others as well as ourselves, we experience healing in every area of life."

Integrative medical practitioner, Joan Borysenko (Minding the Body, Mending the Mind)

"The rush to judge some character flaw in another human being is one and the same as the speed with which the false self races to hide from itself a similar imperfection." ~ Guy Finley

"Wealth consists not in having great possessions but in having few wants."

 ~ Esther De Wall

NUTS, HAPPINESS

Eating an ounce of nuts (raw walnuts, almonds and hazelnuts, all with the peels on) a day is linked with higher levels of serotonin, reported ShapeMagazine. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that is linked with feeling happy.

"Forgiveness is not something you do for someone else; it's something you do for yourself." ~ Jim Beaver

DOUBLE DUTCH DOG GUARANTEED TO BRING A SMILE!

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Being present to yourself is... the highest form of productivity...

It's impossible to be in touch with Real Life without being awake to and aware of the interior parts of yourself that life is always touching.  ~ Guy Finley

The Rope of Mindfulness

Cultivating mind’s inherent capacity to stay put is called mindfulness training. Mindfulness is like the rope that keeps the wild elephant from destroying everything in sight. The rope of mindfulness bring us back to our immediate experience: to our breath, to our walking, to the book in our hands. ~  Pema Chödrön

The Whole Universe in One Photo

Mapping the Infrared Universe: The Entire WISE Sky -- Rectangular Format 

Nasa has unveiled an astounding new image of our galactic neighbourhood - a new star atlas for the entire universe.

The atlas includes a catalogue of the entire infrared sky, over half a billion stars, galaxies and more captured by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission.

The real test of a man is not how well he plays the role he has invented for himself, but how well he plays the role that destiny assigned to him. ~ Jan Patocka (1907-77) Czech philosopher

"Because you've failed at something does not make you a failure." ~ Oprah Winfrey

“Whenever something negative happens to you, there is a deep lesson concealed within it.” ~ Eckhart Tolle