Gratitude
“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.” Marcus Tullius Cicero I’m not sure how one can even begin to measure the value of…
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What are you paying attention to?
“Tell me what you pay attention to and I will tell you who you are.” José Ortega y Gasset What we’re attending to in any given moment quite literally becomes…
Helping others helps yourself
“By helping others, you will learn how to help yourselves.” Aung San Suu Kyi Today’s inspiration has wisdom on multiple levels. On one level, our direct interactions with others inform…
Be who you are, where you are.
“Without giving up hope—that there’s somewhere better to be, that there’s someone better to be—we will never relax with where we are or who we are.” – Pema Chödrön How…
Choosing one thought over another
“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” – William James In our busy lives we often forget that the real source of our stress…
Everything makes a difference
“Let everything you do be done as if it makes a difference. It does.” William James We will never truly know how much impact our thoughts and actions have on…
Expectations …
“Expecting is the greatest impediment to living. In anticipation of tomorrow, it loses today.” – Seneca Expectations, as we all know, play a huge role in our lives. We have all…
Attachment or Love?
“We confuse attachment with love. Attachment is concerned with my needs, my happiness, while love is an unselfish attitude, concerned with the needs and happiness of others.” – Kathleen McDonald…
Become the person you decide to be
“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Today’s quote reminds us of something we may be aware of, that…
An Interview with John on Valley Voices, KDNK Public Radio
On March 24th, I had the pleasure to join Amy Hadden Marsh on her show, Valley Voices, to discuss mindfulness. Valley Voices is one of KDNK’s longest running public affairs…