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Great
opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us every day.
—Sally
Koch
Inspirational
Quote from Inspiration Line 6/25/07
You
can learn to 'speak from the heart' by imagining a small mouth installed in your
very own heart. When a challenging situation arises, consciously focus your mind
down to that little mouth. Then, put your trust in the Great Spirit, release your
personal fears and simply speak whatever words come out ...
for they are the words which, from a higher perspective, need to be spoken and
heard in that specific instance.
—Harry
Thomas, Editor
of Inspiration Line
Inspirational
Quote from Inspiration Line1/29/07 To
give and not expect anything in return; to give for no special time or season;
to give, not for any particular recognition; to give, not for a substantial tax
refund; to give for the sake of giving — often just between giver and receiver
— has a life of its own — an elevated one.
—Glaceta
Honeyghan
Inspirational
Quote from Inspiration Line 9/18/06 Just
a simple gesture of kindness — what possible difference could it make? Ah,
there lies the mystery and the magic! Do we only give because we want an ego boost
from knowing we "did good," or only when we get tangible proof that
our gift will be put to "proper" use? The beauty of unconditional kindness
is that we may NEVER know.
—Harry
Thomas, Editor
of Inspiration Line
Inspirational
Quote from Inspiration Line 8/28/06
The
right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed
pause.”
—Mark
Twain
Inspirational
Quote from Inspiration Line 7/24/06 Dare
to reach out your hand into the darkness, to pull another hand into the light.
—Norman
B. Rice
Inspirational
Quote from Inspiration Line 7/10/06 Every
gift which is given, even though it be small, is in reality great, if it is given
with affection.
—Pindar
Inspirational
Quote from Inspiration Line 12/5/05 Forgiving
does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. Instead,
forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new way to remember. We change the memory
of our past into a hope for our future."
—Lewis
B. Smedes
Inspirational
Quote from Inspiration Line 11/7/05 Consider
the hour glass; there is nothing to be accomplished by rattling or shaking; you
have to wait patiently until the sand, grain by grain, has run from one funnel
into the other.
—John
Christian Morgenstern
Inspirational
Quote from Inspiration Line 10/3/05
Many
people talk a good story about their benevolence and generosity, however, when
disasters happen, TRUTH is always revealed. The Divine Flow of The Universe is
a Take AND Give process — if you don't invest, don't expect to receive returns.
—
Harry
Thomas, Editor
of Inspiration Line
Inspirational
Quote from Inspiration Line 9/26/05
Helping
people in need is a good and essential part of my life, a kind of destiny.
—
Princess Diana
Inspirational
Quote from Special Report Hurricane Katrina Fear
grows out of the things we think; it lives in our minds. Compassion grows out
of the things we are, and lives in our hearts.
—
Barbara Garrison
Inspirational
Quote from Inspiration Line 8/29//05 Consider
the hour glass; there is nothing to be accomplished by rattling or shaking; you
have to wait patiently until the sand, grain by grain, has run from one funnel
into the other.
—
John Christian Morgenstern
Inspirational
Quote from Inspiration Line 10/3//05
It's
important to give without expecting anything in return, rather than keeping a
tally of whom we've helped and who has helped us. Silence and service go hand
in hand. Random acts of kindness, particularly those anonymously accomplished,
reflect a healthy non-attachment to deed or outcome.
—
Harry Thomas, Editor
of Inspiration Line
Inspirational
Quote from Inspiration Line 12/20/04
Not
what we SAY about our blessings, but HOW WE USE them, is the true measure of our
thanksgiving.
—
W. T. Parker
Inspirational
Quote from Inspiration Line 11/15/04 There
are two primary choices in life; to accept conditions as they exist, or accept
the responsibility for changing them.
—Denis Waitley, Motivational
Speaker & Author
Inspirational
Quote from Inspiration Line 6/7/04
We never know when some small kindness will forever make a difference
in the lives of total strangers. Continuously performing good deeds ... even without
recognition ... will create a trail of miracles in our wake.
—
Harry Thomas, Editor
of Inspiration Line
Inspirational
Quote from Inspiration Line 6/7/04 It
is one of those beautiful compensations of this life that no one can sincerely
try to help another without helping himself.
—
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Author, Poet & Philosopher (1803-1882)
Inspirational
Quote from Inspiration Line 12/22//03 Great
opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us everyday.
—
Sally Koch, Volunteer Resources
Inspirational
Quote from Inspiration Line 9/8/03 When,
to the best of our human ability, we can maintain a high level of consciousness,
the lives of those around us are inexplicably enhanced. It's part of the 'ripple
effect' which spreads out in far-reaching circles of positive energy and kindness.
—
Harry Thomas, Editor
Inspirational
Quote from Inspiration Line 8/11/03 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, Pseudonym of Amandine Aurore Lucile, Prolific French Novelist (1804-1876)
Inspirational
Quote from Inspiration Line 8/25/03 A
problem often arises when we love our neighbor as we love OURSELVES ... Oops,
no wonder we can sometimes treat others with so little kindness and compassion.
The solution lies where it always can be found: "WITHIN."
—
Harry Thomas, Editor
Inspirational
Quote from Inspiration Line 5/26/03 Appreciation
can make a day — even change a life, Your willingness to put it into words
is all that is necessary.
— Margaret
Cousins There
are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects
it.
— Edith Wharton
What
we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and
the world remains and is immortal.
— Albert Pike Beginning
today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend
to them all the care, kindness, and understanding you can muster, and do it with
no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again.
—
Og Mandino Constant
kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding,
mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.
— Albert
Schweitzer Have
you noticed in your past experience that your kind interpretations were almost
always truer than you harsh one?
— Lawrence
G. Lovasik (The Hidden Power of Kindness) If
you stop to be kind, you must swerve often from your path.
—
Mary Webb (Precious Bane) It
is raining still... Maybe it is not one of those showers that is here one minute
and gone the next, as I had so boldly assumed. Maybe none of them are. After all,
life in itself is a chain of rainy days. But there are times when not all of us
have umbrellas to walk under. Those are the times when we need people who are
willing to lend their umbrellas to a wet stranger on a rainy day. I think I'll
go for a walk with my umbrella.
— Sun-Young
Park Kindness
is more than deeds. It is an attitude, an expression, a look, a touch. It is anything
that lifts another person.
— C.
Neil Strait Kindness
is never wasted. If it has no effect on the recipient, at least it benefits the
bestower.
— S. H. Simmons Love
and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.
— His Holiness The Dalai Lama The
majority of us lead quiet, unheralded lives as we pass through this world. There
will most likely be no ticker-tape parades for us, no monuments created in our
honor. But that does not lessen our possible impact, for there are scores of people
waiting for someone just like us to come along; people who will appreciate our
compassion, our unique talents. Someone who will live a happier life merely because
we took the time to share what we had to give. Too often we underestimate the
power of a touch, a smile, a kind word a listening ear, an honest compliment,
or the smallest act of caring, all of which have a potential to turn a life around.
It's overwhelming to consider the continuous opportunities there are to make our
love felt.
— Leo Buscaglia One
kind word can warm three winter months.
— Japanese
Proverb Remember
not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still,
to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
—
Benjamin Franklin Try
to make at least one person happy every day. … If you cannot do a kind deed,
speak a kind word. If you cannot speak a kind word, think a kind thought. Count
up, if you can, the treasure of happiness that you would dispense in a week, in
a year, in a lifetime!
— Lawrence
G. Lovasik (The Hidden Power of Kindness) We
shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do.
—
Mother Tesesa When
you carry out acts of kindness, you get a wonderful feeling inside. It is as though
something inside your body responds and says, "Yes, this is how I ought to
feel."
— Harold Kushner
Feelings
of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated,
mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible — the
kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family.
—
Virginia Satir I
consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among men the greatest asset I possess.
The way to develop the best that is in a man is by appreciation and encouragement.
— Charles Schwab I
would rather be able to appreciate things I can not have than to have things I
am not able to appreciate.
— Elbert
Hubbard
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