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 Inspirational Quotes for Mindful Living!


Here’s some Stuff to think about, from Audrey:

Stuff doesn’t just take up physical space-  we have all kinds of stuff crowding our brains, some of it useful and productive, some of it not.   When we spend our time sorting and filing the mental stuff we have resorted a thousand times before, we don’t have time to think about the really important stuff, the stuff that doesn’t take any mental space at all.   Can you think of what this important stuff might be, for you?

George Carlin On Stuff

"Actually this is just a place for my stuff, ya know? That's all, a little place for my stuff. That's all I want, that's all you need in life, is a little place for your stuff, ya know? I can see it on your table, everybody's got a little place for their stuff. This is my stuff, that's your stuff, that'll be his stuff over there. That's all you need in life, a little place for your stuff. That's all your house is: a place to keep your stuff. If you didn't have so much stuff, you wouldn't need a house. You could just walk around all the time.

A house is just a pile of stuff with a cover on it. You can see that when you're taking off in an airplane. You look down, you see everybody's got a little pile of stuff. All the little piles of stuff. And when you leave your house, you gotta lock it up. Wouldn't want somebody to come by and take some of your stuff. They always take the good stuff. They never bother with that crap you're saving. All they want is the shiny stuff. That's what your house is, a place to keep your stuff while you go out and get...more stuff!"

I Do Not Live Here Alone.

Each breath I take affects the air all around me
Each word I utter falls on someone else’s ears

That which I touch is felt by another
That which I do will certainly affect another
That which I do not, will also affect another

We never know how far reaching something we say or do
really is, until it returns to us.

And it always does.

All things in life form a circle
Whether or or not we see the circle.

I do not live here alone.

Author Unknown


If The World Contained Only 100 People

There would be:

57 Asians
21 Europeans
14 North & South Americans
& 8 Africans

There would be 52 Females & 48 Males
70 Non-whites & 30 Whites

59% of the world’s wealth would be in the hands of 6 people...
who would all be U.S. citizens

80 people would be living in sub-standard housing

70 would not be able to read

50 would be suffering from malnutrition

1 would be near death & 1 close to birth

Only 1 would be college educated & 99 would not be able to read this if it were only available via a computer

Considering  the world from this “compressed perspective,” let us all consider even the smallest of ways in which we can help others to enjoy the great good fortune we often take for granted in our lives!


"The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints.

We spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy less.  We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time.
 
We have more degrees  but less sense, more knowledge but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.
 

We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.
 
We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.  We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.
 
We've learned how to make a living, but not a life.  We've added years to life, not life to years. 
 
We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the road to meet a new neighbor.  We conquered outer space, but not inner space.  We've done larger things, but not better things.  We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul.  We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. 
 
We write more, but learn less.  We plan more, but accomplish less.
 
We've learned to rush, but not to wait.  We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less. 
 
These are times of fast food and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships.  These are days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes.  These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill.
 
It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom.  A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or just hit delete.
 
Remember, spend some time with your loved ones because they are not going to be around forever. 

Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person will soon grow up and leave your side.

Remember to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart, and it doesn't cost a cent.

Remember to say "I love you" to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all, mean it.  A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.

Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment, for someday that person will not be there again.

Give time to love, give time to speak, and give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.

 
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:
 
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
 
If you don't send this to at least 8 people...  who cares?"
 

"Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier.  Be the living expression of God's kindness:  kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile."

- Author Unknown


"Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart...
Who looks outside, dreams.
Who looks inside, awakens."

- Carl Jung