Thought is Action

If I have been of service, if I have glimpsed more of the nature and essence of ultimate good, if I am inspired to reach wider horizons of thought and action, if I am at peace with myself, it has been a successful day.

Alex Noble

Images: by Joy of the Mundane

Grateful for You

Perfume fields, originally uploaded by VirtualSanity.

"Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul."

Often we focus our sense of gratitude outward forgetting what's within. Take some time today to acknowledge what about yourself you're grateful for.

Quote: Harriet Beecher Stowe

Image 2: Yellow Poppy

A Dose of Cure

Deep Purple, originally uploaded by nerdvin.

If you do a good job for others, you heal yourself at the same time, because a dose of joy is a spiritual cure.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Virtue is a Practice

To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.

Cicero

Image: Owl by Caram Batak

Forever is a Small Act of Kindness Today

Hill, originally uploaded by backnext321.

A person has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when they plants shade trees under which they know full well they will never sit.

D. Elton Trueblood
(remixed for gender neutrality)

Monday Kiss

He who binds to himself a joy Does the winged life destroy; But he who kisses the joy as it flies Lives in eternity's sun rise.

William Blake

Edible Mini Cakes
Enjoy by Rachel S.