The thing I run from - I run to;
so why would I need to keep running?.
Life is what happens when I’m making other plans
The only happiness I can find in life
is the happiness I bring there.
Moving fast is not the same as going somewhere. 1
so why would I need to keep running?.
Life is what happens when I’m making other plans
The only happiness I can find in life
is the happiness I bring there.
Moving fast is not the same as going somewhere. 1
Time out of time . . .
from the annals of the old classroom:
Life's strongest secret:
I am what I think.
My be-ing is determined
by my think-ing.
The happiness of my life
depends on the quality of my thoughts.
Ideas won't work
unless 'I' do.
My mind is like a parachute . . .
it functions only when open.
When so many of my actions were impulses,
acting-out, and committing self-destructive choices,
have I finally got it together, and overcome my inability
to regulate my emotions, and making good choices,
and no longer have to go into denial, deal with shame
and self recrimination, or getting hurt yet once again?
I am held responsible not only for what I do
but also for what I do not do.
One thing I can't recycle is wasted time.
If I want my dreams to come true,
I mustn't oversleep.
Of all the things I wear,
my expression is the most important.
The best vitamin for making friends . . .
B1.
When your inner child asks,
“in a relationship or friendship where
all the ‘rules’ are set by one person,
is there a controller and a co-dependent?”
pay attention.
Time wasted is existence;
used is life.
I Am
I Can
I Will Do!
If I lack the courage to start,
I have already finished.
I can't get much done by starting tomorrow.
Patience is not just a Virtue.
Patience is a Strength.
What Others say Is Important.
I Listen First.
Clarify Second.
React Last.
Listening is the Key to Understanding.
The heaviest thing I can carry
is a grudge.
Having a sharp tongue can cut my own throat.
I lie the loudest when I lie to myself.
The second heaviest thing I can carry
is bitterness.
One thing I can give and still keep . . .
is my word.
The pursuit of happiness
is the wild goose chase of a lifetime.
If there is any peace
it will come through being
- not knowing.
In taking charge of my attitude,
I don't let someone else choose it for me.
I never give up on anything;
for hope springs eternal,
and miracles happen everyday.
Since faulty ideas create faulty experience,
I’d best work with good ideas.
Learn to listen.
Opportunity sometimes knocks very softly.
Listen carefully to your child within.
The child is wise.
When I make a choice that hurts me,
and bite off my nose
to spite my face,
it announces to everyone
that this sorry puppy
thoroughly dislikes hirself. **
from the annals of the old classroom:
Life's strongest secret:
I am what I think.
My be-ing is determined
by my think-ing.
The happiness of my life
depends on the quality of my thoughts.
Ideas won't work
unless 'I' do.
My mind is like a parachute . . .
it functions only when open.
When so many of my actions were impulses,
acting-out, and committing self-destructive choices,
have I finally got it together, and overcome my inability
to regulate my emotions, and making good choices,
and no longer have to go into denial, deal with shame
and self recrimination, or getting hurt yet once again?
I am held responsible not only for what I do
but also for what I do not do.
One thing I can't recycle is wasted time.
If I want my dreams to come true,
I mustn't oversleep.
Of all the things I wear,
my expression is the most important.
The best vitamin for making friends . . .
B1.
When your inner child asks,
“in a relationship or friendship where
all the ‘rules’ are set by one person,
is there a controller and a co-dependent?”
pay attention.
Time wasted is existence;
used is life.
I Am
I Can
I Will Do!
If I lack the courage to start,
I have already finished.
I can't get much done by starting tomorrow.
Patience is not just a Virtue.
Patience is a Strength.
What Others say Is Important.
I Listen First.
Clarify Second.
React Last.
Listening is the Key to Understanding.
The heaviest thing I can carry
is a grudge.
Having a sharp tongue can cut my own throat.
I lie the loudest when I lie to myself.
The second heaviest thing I can carry
is bitterness.
One thing I can give and still keep . . .
is my word.
The pursuit of happiness
is the wild goose chase of a lifetime.
If there is any peace
it will come through being
- not knowing.
In taking charge of my attitude,
I don't let someone else choose it for me.
I never give up on anything;
for hope springs eternal,
and miracles happen everyday.
Since faulty ideas create faulty experience,
I’d best work with good ideas.
Learn to listen.
Opportunity sometimes knocks very softly.
Listen carefully to your child within.
The child is wise.
When I make a choice that hurts me,
and bite off my nose
to spite my face,
it announces to everyone
that this sorry puppy
thoroughly dislikes hirself. **
Enjoy the little things in life,
for one day you may look back
and realize they were the big things . . . 2
People travel to wonder at the height of the mountains,
at the huge waves of the seas,
at the long course of the rivers,
at the vast compass of the ocean
at the circular motion of the stars
and yet they pass by themselves
without wondering. 3
No one else can choose my attitude.
My perspective and choice of attitude
give me the power to be in control.
That is the essence of freedom. 4
Do something special for your child within.
You're never too old to play.
Don't wait for some magic gift.
Share what you are,
dare to be vulnerable,
and you will find people who count
you among their deepest friends. 5
Happiness is when what I think,
what I say,
and what I do
are in harmony. 6
It is never too late to become what I might have been 1
for one day you may look back
and realize they were the big things . . . 2
People travel to wonder at the height of the mountains,
at the huge waves of the seas,
at the long course of the rivers,
at the vast compass of the ocean
at the circular motion of the stars
and yet they pass by themselves
without wondering. 3
No one else can choose my attitude.
My perspective and choice of attitude
give me the power to be in control.
That is the essence of freedom. 4
Do something special for your child within.
You're never too old to play.
Don't wait for some magic gift.
Share what you are,
dare to be vulnerable,
and you will find people who count
you among their deepest friends. 5
Happiness is when what I think,
what I say,
and what I do
are in harmony. 6
It is never too late to become what I might have been 1
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Acknowledgements:
** Hirself = his/herself
[1] -Affirmations For Each Day ~From my old Life Skills classroom – author(s) unknown [KT]
[2] ~Antonio Smith
[3] ~Augustine of Hippo
[4] ~Anon
[5] ~Klaas Tuinman
[6] ~Mohandas Gandhi (adapted)
Media: Meditation
Acknowledgements:
** Hirself = his/herself
[1] -Affirmations For Each Day ~From my old Life Skills classroom – author(s) unknown [KT]
[2] ~Antonio Smith
[3] ~Augustine of Hippo
[4] ~Anon
[5] ~Klaas Tuinman
[6] ~Mohandas Gandhi (adapted)
Media: Meditation
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