I think it is interesting that, at least in my lifetime and in this society, we celebrate a time for giving thanks before we move in to the season of giving gifts and sharing peace and joy and creating and witnessing miracles and magic. This seems so appropriate: to give thanks for the blessings and good in our life first. All of our prayers should be prayers of thanks for good always comes out of every situation and event. It may not be seen right away but good will come from it. Meister Eckhart said it long ago: “If the only prayer you ever said was ‘thank you’ that would be sufficient.”Terry McCauleyCategory Archives
Welcome to another beautiful month in paradise. Look with the eyes of your soul and see the beauty in others and you will see you are in paradise.
I think it is interesting that, at least in my lifetime and in this society, we celebrate a time for giving thanks before we move in to the season of giving gifts and sharing peace and joy and creating and witnessing miracles and magic. This seems so appropriate: to give thanks for the blessings and good in our life first. All of our prayers should be prayers of thanks for good always comes out of every situation and event. It may not be seen right away but good will come from it. Meister Eckhart said it long ago: “If the only prayer you ever said was ‘thank you’ that would be sufficient.”Welcome to another beautiful day in the neighborhood.
Thanks for being my neighbor and making our neighborhood beautiful.If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.
At every meeting with another person give them One Kind Word, and then . . .
Gifts For Friends For FREE — Author Unknown
True friends are not fussy or judgmental. They care not what you are worth or what you own. And they certainly understand the meaning of your friendship, and whatever you may give as a present comes from the heart. Here are some of the most heartfelt gifts you can offer good friends, without a bit of monetary investment.
1) THE GIFT OF LISTENING…
But you must REALLY listen. No interrupting, no daydreaming, no planning your response. Just listening.
2) THE GIFT OF AFFECTION…
Be generous with appropriate hugs, kisses, pats on the back and handholds. Let these small actions demonstrate the love you have for family and friends.
3) THE GIFT OF LAUGHTER…
Clip cartoons. Share articles and funny stories. Your gift will say, “I love to laugh with you.”
Welcome to another beautiful day in paradise.
Look with the eyes of your soul and see the beauty in others and you will see you are in paradise.Today is Indigenous People’s Day. In some places it is official, in others it is unofficial. It is time to give respect and honor to those who were here before we and our ancestors were. It is time for atonement, i.e. to be at-one-ment with them. There is great wisdom they would share with us in their culture, traditions, practices and spirituality.
Look them up, do some research. Learning more about people makes them more real to us and allows us to understand them and respect them. We might even learn something from them.
Welcome to another beautiful day in paradise.
Look with the eyes of your soul and see the beauty in others and you will see you are in paradise.One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people can be. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.
Choices – Life is about choices
Every day we make choices. In fact every hour, every minute, and even every second we make choices. The choices we make determine what kind of day we will have and even what kind of life we will have. So the choices we make are very important.I believe we all want to have a good day, a day that goes smoothly without stress. We want a day filled with good times and good people. We look forward to days filled with joy and happiness.
Sounds good, doesn’t it? Too good to be true? NO, it’s not too good to be true. It all depends on the choices we make. And, of course, the first choice we make is the most important choice. It’s the choice that determines what kind of morning, afternoon, day, week, even life we will have.
To have the kind of days and life described above we simply need to choose GRATITUDE. Choose to see all the blessings in your life. Choose to find the positive in every situation. Gratitude is the best attitude.
Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgiving, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings. William Arthur Ward.
When we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment goes out and the tide of love rushes in. Kristin Armstrong.
I am so very grateful to all who read these messages. May you be blessed as you bless me.
Have a wonder-filled and grateful week.
Peace,
Terry
Sharing is encouraged. Your comments, questions and discussion are welcome. Contact me at terrymcc1@yahoo.com.
The Power of Gratitude to Make a Difference in the World
Happiness is not so much in having as sharing. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. Norman MacEwanWe are inspired by people who use their bounty and their spirit of thankfulness to reach out and help others. It doesn’t matter what our circumstances are, there is no better way to rise above our circumstances than to volunteer to help in our church, a charitable organization, mentor someone, or give counsel and support to someone who needs us. Our thankfulness can manifest itself in our actions and in our deeds, in the choice to share our gifts and abundance with those who need it most. And evidence suggests that helping others may be as important to our physical well-being as regular exercise and proper nutrition.
Good Morning Everyone!
Welcome to another beautiful day in paradise. Look with the eyes of your soul and see the beauty in others and you will see you are in paradise.It’s a new day, a new week, a new month . . . new life is all around us. Mother Earth, Mother Nature brings us new life once again. How wonderful, how wonder-filled that is!
This Sunday is set aside to honor mothers, i.e. mothers, grandmothers, great-grandmothers, mothers-in-law, adoption mothers, foster mothers, step-mothers and stand-in mothers.
Please remember too, that Saturday is set aside to honor birth mothers, i.e. mothers who placed their child(ren) for adoption.
“Happy relationships depend not on finding the right person, but in being the right person.” Eric Butterworth.
In the fairy tale, “The Sleeping Beauty”, the heroine is saved from seemingly endless sleep by a kiss from the handsome prince, who whisks her away to his palace where they live happily ever after. This same idea is portrayed in “Snow White” and in countless other stories. Even in our modern times, many films and novels continue to follow a similar plot concept.The majority of us grow up believing the false information given to us by television, radio, film and the printed word that something or someone can rescue us from our mundane lives and turn us into all that we want to be. Even our parents give us the impression that the right person will make everything just fine. Young women dress up like fairy princesses in white lacy dresses on their wedding day, propagating this myth even further.
BLESSINGS OTHERS
Welcome to another beautiful day in paradise. Look with the eyes of your soul and see the beauty in others and you will see you are in paradise.“Today, let’s bless everyone especially those who live on the margins. Let’s bless our homes, families, neighbors, workmates, and friends. But, let’s also bless the homeless, those who struggle and strive, low-income service workers, the incarcerated and animal and plant life. When we bless, we bestow healing and favor from on high”.
–Steve Farrell, Humanity’s Team
