"Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things."
~ Denis Diderot
"Waste no more time talking about great souls and how they should be. Become one yourself!"
~ Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
When we develop a passionate attitude, we create within ourselves a transformative capacity to feel and live situations with a profound consciousness. The flame of passion lights up the path ahead and… Continue
Added by Humanity Healing Foundation on January 15, 2009 at 7:55pm —
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"The man of character, sensitive to the meaning of what he is doing, will know how to discover the ethical paths in the maze of possible behavior."
~ Earl Warren
"Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use."
~ Emily Post
There is an etheric web that connects us to everyone else through the thoughts and… Continue
Added by Humanity Healing Foundation on January 14, 2009 at 7:22pm —
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"One who has control over the mind is tranquil in heat and cold, in pleasure and pain, and in honor and dishonor; and is ever steadfast with the Supreme Self."
~ Bhagavad Gita
"The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom."
~ James Allen
When our consciousness relieves itself to the need for… Continue
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"We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race."
~ Kofi Annan
"Human diversity makes tolerance more than a virtue; it makes it a requirement for survival."
~ Rene Dubos
There is an incredible strength that comes from the Soul to support us when we make a decision to become more Tolerant. There are many challenges that we face during our… Continue
Added by Humanity Healing Foundation on January 12, 2009 at 6:23pm —
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"Enthusiasm is excitement with inspiration, motivation, and a pinch of creativity."
~ Bo Bennett
"It's faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes a life worth living."
~ Oliver Wendell Holmes
When the fires of enthusiasm ignite, we become inflamed with a heightened interest in the tasks ahead. This fuels a passion that creates persistence despite what difficulties may occur. An enthusiastic… Continue
Added by Humanity Healing Foundation on January 11, 2009 at 7:48pm —
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"The only real valuable thing is intuition."
~ Albert Einstein
"Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do."
~ Benjamin Spock
Within each of us is a doorway that leads to our intuition. Many do not trust these flashes of insight because they are not arrived at logically. Intuition is an attitude we need to practice with intention because it can leap past barriers. When we allow reason to… Continue
Added by Humanity Healing Foundation on January 10, 2009 at 6:58pm —
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"We were born to unite with our fellow men, and to join in community with the human race."
~ Cicero
"I now understand that my welfare is only possible if I acknowledge my unity with all the people of the world without exception."
~ Leo Tolstoy
In nature, everything is interconnected and interdependent. Only humans seem to forget this basic understanding. We are one Humanity. We are a living system of… Continue
Added by Humanity Healing Foundation on January 9, 2009 at 9:55pm —
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Global Actions for Peace in Gaza
The latest news from Gaza is bleak.
13 days into the conflict, the death toll has risen to more than 680, with thousands more injured. 1.5 million people, 56% of them children, are trapped inside Gaza, an area about 6 miles wide…
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Added by Humanity Healing Foundation on January 9, 2009 at 3:55am —
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"The few wonders of the world only exist while there are those with the sight to see them."
~ Charles de Lint
"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up."
~ Pablo Picasso
Many think of innocence as quality of ignorant naiveté, but in truth, innocence can be the byproduct of wisdom. It is only possible to have an internally innocent attitude when we have a… Continue
Added by Humanity Healing Foundation on January 8, 2009 at 7:55pm —
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"The journey of a thousand leagues begins with a single step. So we must never neglect any work of peace within our reach, however small."
~ Adlai E. Stevenson
"I believe that while governments make treaties, individuals make Peace"
~ Christopher Buck
In a world filled with violence, how does one create Peace? Peace begins in the heart of each individual. It comes from a personal commitment to… Continue
Added by Humanity Healing Foundation on January 7, 2009 at 8:03pm —
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"Modesty is the conscience of the body."
~ Honore de Balzac
"Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues."
~ Oliver Goldsmith
Life situations change. What goes up eventually comes down. True modesty is not the absence of pride. It is the realization that there is a cyclical nature of balance and karma. When we adopt a modest attitude, we embrace the understanding that… Continue
Added by Humanity Healing Foundation on January 6, 2009 at 7:16pm —
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"As to the pure mind all things are pure, so to the poetic mind all things are poetical"
~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"For wheresoe'er I turn my ravished eyes,
Gay gilded scenes and shining prospects rise,
Poetic fields encompass me around,
And still I seem to tread on classic ground."
~ Joseph Addison
The poet inside of us evokes itself with happiness when we notice the grandeur of… Continue
Added by Humanity Healing Foundation on January 5, 2009 at 7:48pm —
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"Great acts are made up of small deeds."
~ Lao Tzu
"The most effective way to cope with change is to help create it."
~Unknown
To set up an attitude to bring change to our lives we must first understand that any relevant transformation will not occur overnight. It demands time and work. To bring this about it is necessary to keep your heart open and maintain a positive loving attitude towards new… Continue
Added by Humanity Healing Foundation on January 3, 2009 at 7:54pm —
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"I am a realistic-I expect miracles."
~ Wayne Dyer
"The strongest symptom of wisdom in man is his being sensible of his own follies."
~ François de la Rochefoucauld
It is necessary to have both feet on the ground to be able to truly live life's experiences. A pragmatic attitude is one that can transform dreams into reality. Dreaming too much can block progress that is already clear, because the… Continue
Added by Humanity Healing Foundation on January 2, 2009 at 7:28pm —
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"Compassion is a foundation for sharing our aliveness and building a more humane world." ~ Martin Lowenthal
"When you begin to touch your heart or let your heart be touched, you begin to discover that it's bottomless, that it doesn't have any resolution, that this heart is huge, vast, and limitless. You begin to discover how much warmth and gentleness is there, as well as how much space."
~ Pema Chodron
A… Continue
Added by Humanity Healing Foundation on January 1, 2009 at 8:00pm —
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"With a pure heart and a receptive mind, and without the veil of doubt and restlessness of the mind, listen to the exposition of the nature and means of liberation."
~ Sage Vasishtha
"There's something liberating about not pretending. Dare to embarrass yourself. Risk."
~ Drew Barrymore
Our Ego often binds us to beliefs that are no longer truth for us. When we embrace a liberating attitude, we allow… Continue
Added by Humanity Healing Foundation on December 31, 2008 at 8:38pm —
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"I think the great livers, the people who are fully self-actualizing and alive, are the great givers."
~ Mark Victor Hansen
We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.
~ Winston Churchill
When we reach a more loving level of our personal growth, the desire to help others comes to us spontaneously. An Altruistic attitude comes from the realization that the needs of others are… Continue
Added by Humanity Healing Foundation on December 30, 2008 at 6:17pm —
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"We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls."
~ Mother Teresa
"Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Instead of listening to my… Continue
Added by Humanity Healing Foundation on December 29, 2008 at 4:21pm —
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"A mature person is one who is does not think only in absolutes, who is able to be objective even when deeply stirred emotionally, who has learned that there is both good and bad in all people and all things, and who walks humbly and deals charitably"
~ Eleanor Roosevelt
"Maturity is that time when the mirrors in our mind turn to windows and instead of seeing the reflection of ourselves we see others." ~… Continue
Added by Humanity Healing Foundation on December 28, 2008 at 6:29pm —
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"Affirmation of life is the spiritual act by which man ceases to live unreflectively and begins to devote himself to his life with reverence in order to raise it to its true value. To affirm life is to deepen, to make more inward, and to exalt the will"
~ Albert Schweitzer
"Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we… Continue
Added by Humanity Healing Foundation on December 27, 2008 at 6:13pm —
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