“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” ~ Albert Einstein Holidays are such joyous times. It’s easier at this time of year for many of us to find the beauty, the miracle, in the smallest things. Continue Reading...
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The Power of Acceptance
“How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and the strong—because someday in life you will have been all of these.” ~ George Washington Carver Ah, the power of acceptance! We can all contribute to the Continue Reading...
Generosity
I was moved by two quotations of Mother Teresa’s. “If you can’t feed a hundred people, then just feed one.” “We cannot do great things on this Earth, only small things with great love.” It’s winter, the economic times are really tough for a lot us, and yet, almost all of us have the ability Continue Reading...
A Smile can change the day
“Each person’s smile at a particular moment constitutes a unique event in the history of mankind.” ~ Rene Dubos Life gains more meaning when we express our love for others. It’s always easier to love the ones closest to us. But on those gems of days when we feel just wonderful, walking down the street Continue Reading...
Carrie’s Must Read Inspirational Books
You may have noticed that I have a new column of recommended books in my sidebar. These are some of my very favorite, and I’m thrilled to be sharing them with you! Listed in no particular order, I’ll be going through and talking a bit about them. First up is A New Earth: Awakening to Continue Reading...
You are the author of your own life
Most people think of a “book” when they hear the word “author”. But I have come to believe that we are all authors, we are all writing the stories of our own lives on a daily basis. What we create, what we decide, what we choose to do with our time are all the elements that Continue Reading...
Skirt! is all about women…
I have recently become a “skirtsetter” on the fabulous website called Skirt!, a fast-growing community of women online that are incredibly loyal, thoughtful and fun. An interactive magazine, it really feels like a second home, with tons of interesting blogs, essays, advice, special events, and a lot more. I love blogging at Skirt.com because it Continue Reading...
Thanksgiving Each Day
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, and confusion into clarity. It turns problems into gifts, failures into success, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into important events. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today Continue Reading...
The Second Time is the Hardest
We learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; and just so, you learn to love by loving. All those who think in any other way deceive themselves. ~ Saint Francis De Sales As we all know, change can be difficult. But to my surprise, I Continue Reading...
Inner Greatness
It is man’s foremost duty to awaken the understanding of the inner self and to know his own real inner greatness. Once he knows his true worth, he can know the worth of others. ~ Swami Muktanada Isn’t it about time we acknowledge the greatness that is in ourselves? Have a truly fulfilling day. ...