Showing posts with label Gratitude. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gratitude. Show all posts

Monday, May 4, 2015

Bring Back the Joy...


"Bring back the Joy in what you do."

Angela Gwinner

A few years ago, I was in Sri Lanka. For an Ayurveda retreat.

One of the last words the Doctor gave me as I was on my way home again, was "Find your Joy..."

And these words have been accompanying me since.

I believe at that moment, I didn't understand the full essence of those words.

But with time, and as those words have every now and then come back like a whisper, I began to understand them in a new light.

How often do we walk through our day, taking care of responsibilities and tasks, but more with an attitude of "I must go to work..." or "I have to call so and so..."

What happens, if we change those words with "Thank God, I can go to work today..." or "I really want to call so and so... It'll be so good to hear their voice..."

What happens if we bring back the joy... and then a good dose of gratitude?

I promise you, it'll change everything.

Maybe "Finding Joy..." isn't always about seeking our passions, but let's do a bit of reversal in things. If we start with what we have and where we are and with what we are doing, and add a bit of joy as the secret ingredient... Even if that first means, tricking the mind into feeling that joy...

That's when you'll stop seeking and whatever you are looking for will suddenly appear. Because most likely, it's already there... Inside you, surrounding you, or just around the corner.

But we are so occuppied with the "I must's..." in our lives, and "Must" can be a heavy burden to carry... that we often forget that simple little word.

Joy.

"Bring back the Joy in what you do."

Just my little thought of the day.

Much Loves,

Angela.

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Saturday, May 2, 2015

This Amazing Life...


"For one minute, walk outside. Stand there in silence. 
Look up at the sky and contemplate how amazing life is."

Unknown

Saturday, April 4, 2015

More Gratitude...


"Put more Gratitude in your day."

Angela Gwinner

With only one thing to say...

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Much Loves,

Angela.

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Monday, February 16, 2015

Yes, Please...


"I am thinking that all it takes to make a fantasy 
become a reality are two words. Yes, Please."

Maya Stein

Remember these two words... Yes please.

It doesn't always have to be a struggle. Or a forced effort.

I like to think that the secret's secret is in the simplicity of ease.

And of trust.

Just like saying "Yes, please"...

When a dear friend asks you if you'd like another cup of coffee.

And of course, never to forget the words...

"Thank you."

It doesn't always have to be a struggle. Or a forced effort.

Try the simplicity of ease.

And "Yes, Please."

Cultivate the habit. Nurture the ritual.

Much Loves,

Angela.

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Allow Yourself to be Seen...


"This is what I have learned. We must allow ourselves to be seen. Deeply seen. And vulnerably seen. We must allow ourselves to love with our whole hearts, even though there is no guarantee. And to practise gratitude and joy, even in those moments of fear and when we are wondering, "Can I love you this much?". Because to feel vulnerable means you are alive. Believe that you are enough."

Brené Brown

Monday, December 22, 2014

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Start With Thank You...


"Say thank you for being who you are, for being alive.
To me, there's no better way to start the day."

Maya Fiennes

Sunday, November 16, 2014

The Best Things in Life...


"The best things in life are chocolate, 
red wine and kindred souls."

Joni Hansen

Thank you, for being one of the best things in life.

And my kindred souls.

Much Loves,

Angela.

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Sunday, October 26, 2014

Thank You...


"If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, 
it will be enough."

Meister Eckhart

Saturday, October 18, 2014

I Like Living...


"I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable and racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing."

Agatha Christie 

Friday, August 15, 2014

Bring on the Wonder!


"Bring on the Wonder!"

Angela Gwinner

Are you ready? I know I am.

And if you are ready too, then write it beautifully below...

"I am ready."

Proclaim it. Declare it. Shout it out.

I know I am ready to find the wonders. Hunt them high and low.

I am ready to be the wonder, for myself, a friend or a stranger.

I am ready to create them and celebrate them.

Each and every wonder.

"Bring on the wonder! Bring them on!"

Much Loves, 

Angela.

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Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Monday, July 14, 2014

Gratitude is a Prayer...


"Before you ask God for what you want, 
first thank God for what you have."

Unknown

Saturday, July 12, 2014

A Choir of Angels...


"Walk into the world knowing a choir of angels are behind you. 
Each step of the way."

Angela Gwinner

Walk gracefully. And gratefully. Be noble. And majestic.

Walk with confidence. And courage. Gentle. And upright.

Walk knowing a choir of angels are behind you.

Each step of the way.

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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

More Passion Please...


My declaration of the day...

More passion please.

The world needs more passion.

More passion when you work. Passion when you play.

More passion when you listen. Passion when you speak.

More passion when you learn. Passion when you teach.

More passion when you love. Passion when you give.

And more passion when you receive, too.

More passion when you daydream. Passion when you awaken.

More passion on your search for those reasons of gratitude.

And more passion when you give a loved one a kiss.

Or even more passion when you smile at a stranger.

I honestly believe, the world needs more passion.

That beautiful, heartfelt passion.

Much Loves,

Angela.
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Sunday, June 15, 2014

This Deep Gratitude...


"If you accept all moments with a deep gratitude, 
nothing ever goes wrong."

Osho

Feel a Prayer...


"Why must people kneel down to pray? If I really wanted to pray, I will tell you what I would do. I would go out into a great big field all alone or in the deep, deep woods and I would look up into the sky. Up. Up. Up. Up into that lovely blue sky that looks as if there was no end to its blueness. And then I would just feel a prayer."

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Thursday, June 12, 2014

Sunday, June 8, 2014

Be Generous...


"Be generous with your passion. And with your love. 
Be generous with the attention you give to others, 
but also the attention you give to yourself. 
Be generous even when you think you aren‘t enough. 
Or there isn‘t enough. Be beautifully generous."

Angela Gwinner