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Weekender August 10, 2002
Volume 4, Issue 32

Excellence

Quote: It is no use saying "we are doing our best." You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.

Winston Churchill (1874-1965) was a British statesman, orator, and author who as prime minister (1940--45, 1951--55) rallied the British people during World War II and led his country from the brink of defeat to victory.
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Source: Leadership: A Treasury of Great Quotations for Those Who Aspire to Lead edited by William Safire and Leonard Safir    UK

Spirituality

Quote: The doctor and the pastor ask about your health, but eternity makes you responsible for your condition.

Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) was a Danish religious philosopher and critic of rationalism, regarded as the founder of existentialist philosophy.
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Source: Thoughts on Leadership: A Treasury of Quotations compiled by William D. Hitt

Adversity

Quote: Believe that you are bigger than your difficulties, for you are, indeed.

Norman Vincent Peale (1898-1993) was an influential and inspirational clergyman who, after World War II, tried to instill a spiritual renewal in the U.S. with his sermons, broadcasts, newspaper columns, and books.
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Source: Positive Thinking Every Day: An Inspiration for Each Day of the Year by Norman Vincent Peale    UK

Growth

Quote: I am one of those who believe that spiritual progress is a rule of human life, but the approach to perfection is slow and painful. If a woman elevates herself in one respect and is retarded in another, it is because the rough trail that leads to the mountain peak is not free of ambushes of thieves and lairs of wolves.

Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931) was a Lebanese-American philosophical essayist, novelist, poet, and artist.
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Source: The Broken Wings by Kahlil Gibran    UK

Peace

Quote: If you know peace, then you thrive; if you know contentment, then you are rich.

Su Shi (1037-1101) is also known as Su Dongpo (Su Tung-p'o). He was a Song Dynasty poet known for expanding the ci form of poetry.
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Source: Zen Lessons: The Art of Leadership translated by Thomas Cleary    UK

Bonus Reading on Love

Do You Love?
by Jan Tincher

Do you love people? Do you love things? Do you love people and not things? Do you love things and not people? Do you love yourself? Do you love whatever you're addicted to? Do you love money? Do you love the thrill of the chase? Do you love the feeling of defeat?

Don't laugh. The feeling of defeat can be a definite turn on for someone who doesn't succeed at anything except defeat. The point here is to find what you love.

You see, everyone loves something. Even the person who says he doesn't know how to love. At the bare minimum, he loves the feeling of not knowing how to love, simply because he is in his comfort zone. If nothing else, people love to be in their comfort zone, even if the comfort zone excludes love. Again, I say, everyone loves something. It may be in varying degrees, but it's still a form of love.

If someone asked you if you felt loved, and your answer was no, but you wished you did, then this article is for you. Lot's of people don't feel loved, but wished they did. The problem is, they don't know how. They don't realize that love can be a learned response.

There are people out there who are loved, who are loving, and who love. Lots of times, but not always, one person is all three. Are you saying to yourself, yeah, that's THEM. I'm ME. Nobody loves me. That may be your reality, but it's not law. I say: If you can think, you can learn. If you can learn, you can love. If you can love, you can be loved.

Practice loving yourself, and understand and believe that what goes around comes around. Isn't that simple? Once you love yourself, you will automatically send out love.

We're not talking romantic love here. We're talking basic life -- we're-happy-to-be-alive-we're-in-love-with-the-world love.

My life turned around once I discovered how to love myself. Do you want to know how I did it? Here's how: Whenever I had a negative thought, I said, "Thank you, Lord!" I triggered myself to immediately recognize that I was having a negative thought, and to say, "Thank you, Lord!" in its place! The minute a thought came in that said anything negative, I went immediately to "Thank you, Lord!" Your words could be the same or different. It doesn't matter as long as you replace your negativity with something that wasn't negative. Your words could be, "Hot dang! I did it again! I ain't going to do that no more!", and then smile like you've never smiled before. It really doesn't matter. Whatever you choose to say will stop the old habit of thinking badly, and the smile alone will do wonders.

When you get the negative thoughts gone, you'll have plenty of room to feel the love you are giving yourself!

Take control of your life and your thoughts now. Stop the bad thought the minute the first word comes out and replace it with words that you now choose. Again, say what makes you feel good and nullifies the situation, taking away the negativity.

In case, you didn't realize it, negativity does not promote love. We need to promote love in ALL our thoughts, so we can become used to having love in our lives.

What you are really doing is helping yourself immensely. You know how? Remember that I said, What goes around, comes around? You've now decided to stop the bad from going out. That, alone, will change your life. Make it a point to only send out good. Truly. Only YOU can decide. Only you can fill your life with love. Once you have love inside, you'll receive more of it, because that's what you'll be sending out.

If you would like to know more about what goes around, comes around, click here

Thanks for reading!

Jan

© 2001 - 2002 All Rights Reserved Worldwide Jan Tincher
Jan Tincher is a Hypnotherapist and Master Neuro-Linguistic Programmer. She writes a unique free weekly e-zine, Tame Your Brain! If you would like to subscribe, click here.