Author: dove
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You are powerful beyond measure.
One of my favorite quotes as a child was from the movie Akilla; “Your greatest fear is not that you are inadequate. Your greatest fear is that you are powerful beyond measure. “ ~A~ You have exactly what you need to do and be exactly who you should be – your truest self. It is…
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Deliberate presence.
Be present More than talk, speak When you speak, be mindful of what you communicate When you hear, listen Hug them and then some – embrace them Don’t simply be awake, be aware When you look at them, try to see them. Judgement is easy and light, try empathy
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Hope against cynicism.
There is nothing quite so sad as a young cynic; because it means they have moved from knowing nothing to believing nothing. Maya Angelou “To be sceptical is to say I’m willing to explore and learn and question. To be cynical is to say it is not true because nothing is ever true. To be…
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Make room in your heart.
A story is told of this little boy who was supposed to act as the inn keeper in the Christmas Bible story. As the Bible tells it, Emperor Augustus orders a census in the whole Roman empire. Everyone, then, went to register himself, each to his own town.Joseph went from the town of Nazareth in…
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If you truly love nature,
If you truly love nature you’ll find beauty everywhere. Laura Ingalls Wilder All in #myUganda. Feeding on this beauty in a space of few weeks. My heart is full.
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……, BUT …
Many times comes right after saying something good. After bestowing confidence on yourself or on someone else with compliments and love or with strength, light and flowers and all that is brilliant. Then comes the BUT. Everytime someone utters the three letters, in the mind of the recepient it’s like everything else is erased. Whatever…
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Hope is not blind optimism…
“Hope is not blind optimism. It is rather the complete belief that our natural aspirations for truth, meaning, and purpose will come to full practical realization.” ~Unknown~ I would wish that everyone has hope. Hope is what helps the farmer to sleep at night in peaceful assurance that what he has planted is growing even…
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Lifting others up.
“Putting you down does nothing for me. Lifting you up however, does everything for both of us” ~Unknown~
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You are stronger than your fear and doubt.
” It’s not who we are that holds us back from brilliant success but who we think we are not.” ~???Author” Today I was thinking just how we are aware and at the same time unaware of our power and brilliance. Many people have been heard saying or have caught themselves asking their heart and…
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She;
She that bears a golden heart Maternal sisterly and friendly Nuturing, protective and edifying Loving , kind and self-giving Reliable, selfless and altruistic. My mother dear See, she… Gives and gives of herself From the heart to the hands From her hands to the world She is a teacher, a nurse, carer A mother, a…
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Preparation meeting opportunity.
Oprah Winfrey says, “There is no such thing as luck. It’s just a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.” I agree with the first part to a certain extent but I strongly believe in the second part of this quote. Here is my encouragement to myself today and to everyone out there who is working towards…
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Appreciate what you do have here and now.
If you stop worrying about what you don’t have maybe you’ll appreciate what you do have. Many times in life we are stuck in the dark places of our lives; the dirt corners, the undesirable family history, the failed dreams and unrealized goals, the hidden scars (physical, spiritual and/or emotional), the missteps, lost or never…
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The man in the arena.
Let me borrow the words of this wise man, Theodore Roosevelt. He says, “ It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena,…
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#6 Everyone else first.
Has anyone else noticed that majority of our mothers’ take care of everything and everyone else before they think of themselves ? I want to take every opportunity of the rest of my time with my mother giving her her flowers and appreciating her for always putting us first. Read more from my other blog,…
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I want to travel mostly for my love of nature.
Have you ever looked at nature and thought, ” I have had a glimpse of heave !” . This is how I feel sometimes; look at the beauty that exists in the world, on the earth, the beauty among people and I know for sure that there is a version of heaven on this Earth…