Month: July 2023

Finding inspiration in everyday life

How well we communicate

  Happy spiritual Sunday. Our positive quote of the day states: “How well we communicate is not determined by how well we say things but how well we are understood,” by Andrew Grove. We need to remember that effective communications is as much about listening as speaking. The words we choose, tone and inflection in…
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MY VISIT TO THE ER: A DIABETIC HORROR STORY

Looking for more inspiration.  Check out our sister site at Luminousnewsletter.com.  Below is an excerpt from one of our talented writers. MY VISIT TO THE ER: A DIABETIC HORROR STORY Arriving at the ER, I stumbled through the entrance, my vision blurry from the relentless pain pounding in my back.  I barely avoided bumping into…
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Joy comes from within

  Happy thought provoking Thursday. Our positive quote of the day states: “You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself,” by Jim Rohn. Happiness and joy are not necessarily synonymous. Our happiness oftentimes depend upon our circumstances. If the stock market is thriving…
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Foundations of life

  Happy wise Wednesday. Our positive quote of the day states: “The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love, and loyalty,” by Zig Ziglar. The foundation for a successful balanced life should include faith, love, integrity, loyalty, honesty, grace, and forgiveness. Those qualities should be exhibited towards the person in…
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The wings of independence

  Happy successful Saturday. Our positive quote of the day states: “The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence,” by Denis Waitley. There is joy and fulfillment in assisting others: our children, partners, friends, neighbors, and strangers. Assistance doesn’t mean taking over. We can’t allow…
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Missing pieces do more than complete the puzzle

Happy find yourself Friday. Our positive quote of the dat states: “Missing pieces do more than complete the puzzle, they fill in an empty space,” by Luanne Rice. What’s missing from our lives: faith, love, companionship, compassion, joy, stability, purpose? We are not fully whole until we find that missing piece. We function fine, yet…
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Choose to be happy

  Happy thankful Tuesday. Our positive quote of the day from Abraham Lincoln states: “Folks are usually about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” Our world, leaders, nor our families are perfect. Here’s a shocker, neither are we. However, we have the ability to think positively, to be grateful and live…
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Do the best we can. Trust the rest in God

  Happy spiritual Sunday. Our positive quote of the day states: “There is only one thing for us to do, and that is to do our level best right where we are every day of our lives; To use our best judgment, and then to trust the rest to that Power which holds the forces…
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MY VISIT TO THE ER: A DIABETIC HORROR STORY

Looking for more inspiration.  Check out our sister site at Luminousnewsletter.com.  Below is an excerpt from one of our talented writers. MY VISIT TO THE ER: A DIABETIC HORROR STORY Arriving at the ER, I stumbled through the entrance, my vision blurry from the relentless pain pounding in my back.  I barely avoided bumping into…
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A new horizon awaits

  Happy successful Saturday. Our positive quote of the day states: “Do not let arrogance go to your head and despair to your heart; do not let compliments go to your head and criticisms to your heart; do not let success go to your head and failure to your heart,” by Roy T. Bennett. Life…
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