Begin Today...

"Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. 

We have only today. Let us begin."

Mother Teresa

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Cast Your Stones...

"I alone can not change the world. 

But I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples."

Mother Teresa 

Cast your stones... Start beautiful little ripples.

They can become tsunamis of change.

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Angela.

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Great Love...

"Not all of us can do great things, 

but we can do small things with great Love."

Mother Teresa

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Random Thoughts... And Energy Flows...

Mother Teresa once said...

"I was once asked why I don't participate in anti-war demonstrations. I said that I will never do that, but as soon as you have a pro-peace rally, I'll be there."


And the sadness, the shock of the past days have made me think of these words again and again... again and again.

We need to put our thoughts, our words, our awareness and our attention to the compassion of this all.

As in all situations of despair and loss, of hurt, and of all those doings that we can't comprehend, we can't let our focus drift from the hope that this wasn't all in vain.

I don't know how many lessons we still have to learn, how often history needs to repeat itself again and again... again and again.

But I swear, I'm not going to give up my hope that one day, we won't wake up to hearing breaking news as we did the other day... and so many other days in the past.

And I'm not going to give up my hope that one day, those lives taken and those families broken, are the gold in a beautiful mosaic that we piece back together.

Just like that beautiful Japanese word. Kinsukuroi. To repair with gold.

With the understanding, that something is more beautiful for having been broken.

Call me naïve if you like. But I'm not giving up my hope.

And energy flows where attention goes...

We have to focus our attention in the right direction... Consciously. Awake and aware.

Because in all the sadness, it's been so beautiful seeing the way people have been coming together. And holding each other.

Showing solidarity. Regardless of the religion or the race. Je suis Charlie.

Let's not give our attention to what went wrong or what caused it to go wrong.

Rather let's give our attention to making it good again. And right again.

And as Mother Teresa once said...

"I was once asked why I don't participate in anti-war demonstrations. I said that I will never do that, but as soon as you have a pro-peace rally, I'll be there."

Much Loves,

Angela.

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Magic of a Smile...

"Let us always meet each other with a smile, for a smile is the beginning of Love.

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Spread Love...

"Spread love everywhere you go. 

 Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier."

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Make the Difference...

"Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier."

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More Love...

"I have found the paradox that if I love until it hurts, 

then there is no hurt, but only more love."

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You are the Messenger...

"If you want the message of love to be heard, 

it must be sent out."

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Where Attention Goes...

Where your attention goes, energy flows...

"I was once asked why I do not participate in anti-war demonstrations. I said that I will never do that. But as soon as you have a pro-peace rally, I will be there."

Mother Teresa

There is power in these words, and wisdom in these words.

Too often, we focus on what it is that we don't want...

We forget that we are taking the focus off of what we do want.

I once heard someone explain it as such... If you are paddling down a stream and you see a boulder that you don't want to steer into, too often, you are looking at that boulder... And you head straight to it. Full force. And then we sit there, dazed and daunted, wondering why...

But rather, we have to look at the clearance, the path we want to take. And that's how we steer the boat.

If we can change our perspective, our attention and devotion, not just in the big ways as Mother Teresa described above... But even in those small little moments of our everyday lives. It will make a difference. It will make a change.

You will steer the boot. Gracefully. And effortlessly.

Where your attention goes, energy flows.

Just my little thought of the day...

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Angela.

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A Simple Smile...

"I will never understand all the good 

that a simple smile can accomplish."

Mother Teresa

Go out and put some goodness into the world today!

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Angela.

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The Question of Time...

"Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours every day that were given to Helen Keller and Pasteur, Michelangelo and Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci and Thomas Jefferson. And Albert Einstein too."

H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

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Random Thoughts... Stop. Or Start.

30 Things to Stop... 30 Things to Start...

"30 Things to Stop" I shared with you on Tuesday. "30 Things to Start" I shared with you on Wednesday.

I believe both these inspiring, provoking and encouraging "30 Things" belong to each other hand in hand. And heart in heart.

And your responses to the both of those "30 Things" definitely proved how they inspired and provoked and encouraged.

But it showed me something else.

It's always about how we choose and decide to perceive things. I personally am one that tries to very consciously choose my words, select words.

And by being conscious with that, I create energy towards what I speak, what I say and what I do.

Should someone ask me how I am, you'll never here me say "not bad"... I have yet to figure out why, in order to express something good we use two negative words?

How does "good" get defined with the words "not" and "bad"?

But I believe, Mother Teresa said and expressed it best with these words...

"I was once asked why I do not participate in anti-war demonstrations. I said that I will never do that. But as soon as you have a pro-peace rally, I will be there."

And that is what this is all about. We create energy to what we focus on. The direction we want to go. What we want to ignite in ourselves. But also in others.

Do we want to focus on "Stop"? Or do we want to focus on "Start?"

Depending on the situation, both could be the perfect choice.

Speak good of what it is you want to accomplish. Of where you want to direct your attention and your energy.

And you'll be starting wonders.

Just my little random thought of the day.

Much Loves,

Angela.

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A Beautiful Thing...

"Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love. 

It is a gift to that person, a beautiful thing."

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Smile...

"Let us always meet each other with a smile, 

for a smile is the beginning of Love."

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Spread Love...

"Spread Love everywhere you go. 

Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier."

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Let Us Begin...

"Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. 

We have only today. Let us begin."

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With Great Love...

"Not all of us can do great things, 

but we can do small things with great Love."

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Go Out into the World...

"Go out into the world today and love the people you meet. 

Let your presence light new light in the hearts of others."

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Better and Happier...

"Let no one ever come to you 

without leaving better and happier."

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