tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66951740498806124492024-03-19T06:10:32.721-04:00Mr. Dickie's BlogThe purpose of Mr. Dickie's Blog is to provide a place where I can post quotations I like and write about things that are on my mind. As of the summer of 2011 I have NetworkedBlogs posting a link to this blog to Facebook.Mr. Dickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08580294824621423863noreply@blogger.comBlogger2637125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695174049880612449.post-32500184598761262432020-12-05T06:00:00.001-05:002020-12-05T06:00:06.749-05:00Intuition<h2 style="text-align: center;"> Intuition</h2><div>The universe communicates to me through my intuition.</div><div>I trust its guidance and act on its direction.</div><div>(Perry Tilleraas, The Color of Light, 3 August)</div><div><br /></div><div>Dick Henthorn</div><div>5 Dec 2020</div><div><br /></div>Mr. Dickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08580294824621423863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695174049880612449.post-63025183896888102022020-12-04T06:00:00.001-05:002020-12-04T06:00:06.432-05:00Power<h2 style="text-align: center;"> Power</h2><div><br /></div><div>I am not powerless over myself, and the ways I act and react.</div><div>This is, in itself, a power that can work miracles in changing the attitude of others.</div><div>(One Day At A Time in Al-Anon, 25 Jul)</div><div><br /></div><div>Dick Henthorn</div><div>4 Dec 2020</div><div><br /></div>Mr. Dickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08580294824621423863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695174049880612449.post-36654706881630983442020-12-03T19:47:00.003-05:002020-12-03T19:47:52.087-05:00Andre Kostelanetz - Music of Chaplin & Ellington<p> </p><h2 style="text-align: center;">Andre Kostelanetz - Music of Chaplin & Ellington</h2><div>Ten tracks that play one after the other. Total playing time is 29:16.</div><p><a href="https://app.box.com/s/myg04wmfd59nowsqwli3sfysvf4lfw1i">Play Music</a></p><p>3 Dec 2020</p>Mr. Dickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08580294824621423863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695174049880612449.post-54692887350555863032020-12-03T13:16:00.001-05:002020-12-03T13:22:19.622-05:00Books Read in 2020<p><br /></p>
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Mr. Dickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08580294824621423863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695174049880612449.post-29049117329015246662020-12-03T06:00:00.001-05:002020-12-03T06:00:05.711-05:00Sickness<h2 style="text-align: center;"> Sickness</h2><div>Those of us who are not sick and are watching people who are sick, feel tremendously helpless.</div><div>(Mark Jacobs in The Color of Light by Terry Tilleraas, 17 July)</div><div><br /></div><div>Dick Henthorn</div><div>3 Dec 2020</div><div><br /></div>Mr. Dickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08580294824621423863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695174049880612449.post-19326901489599901832020-12-02T12:10:00.000-05:002020-12-02T12:10:26.102-05:00Keep An Open Mind<h2 style="text-align: center;"> Keep An Open Mind</h2><div>If you try to keep an open mind your will find help. </div><div>You will come to realize that there is no situation too difficult to be be bettered and no unhappiness too great to be lessened.</div><div>(Hope For Today, 31 December)</div><div><br /></div><div>Dick Henthorn</div><div>2 Dec 2020</div><div><br /></div>Mr. Dickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08580294824621423863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695174049880612449.post-89732649738689211872020-08-14T06:13:00.000-04:002020-08-14T06:15:19.391-04:00Happiness<h2 style="text-align: center;">Happiness</h2><p style="text-align: left;"> True happiness comes when we stop complaining about all the troubles we have and offer thanks for all the troubles we don't have.</p><p style="text-align: left;">(Unknown, Whispers of Blessing, Day 198)</p><p style="text-align: left;">Dick Henthorn</p><p style="text-align: left;">14 Aug 2020</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Mr. Dickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08580294824621423863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695174049880612449.post-2177102294245065072020-08-09T05:20:00.000-04:002020-08-09T05:20:15.520-04:00Involvement<h2 style="text-align: center;">Involvement </h2><div>We cannot drop out of human involvement without endangering our spiritual health.</div><div>(One Day At A Time In Al-Anon, 13July)</div><div><br /></div><div>Dick Henthorn</div><div>9 Aug 2020</div><div><br /></div>Mr. Dickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08580294824621423863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695174049880612449.post-63592664526255999252020-08-08T06:29:00.000-04:002020-08-08T06:29:16.061-04:00What Others Do<h2 style="text-align: center;">What Others Do </h2><div>It is not easy to restrain ourselves from reacting to what others do that seems to affect us.</div><div>(One Day At A Time In Al-Anon, 14 July)</div><div><br /></div><div>Dick Henthorn</div><div>8 Aug 2020</div><div><br /></div>Mr. Dickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08580294824621423863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695174049880612449.post-50970987469030378652020-08-04T06:26:00.000-04:002020-08-04T06:26:40.728-04:00In the Wrong<h2 style="text-align: center;">
In the Wrong</h2>
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Never be ashamed to own you have been in the wrong, 'tis but saying you are wiser today than you were yesterday.</div>
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4 August 2020</div>
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Mr. Dickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08580294824621423863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695174049880612449.post-16996930350705839762020-08-02T08:42:00.000-04:002020-08-02T08:42:12.951-04:00Work<h2 style="text-align: center;">
Work</h2>
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Work is the miracle by which talent is brought to the surface and dreams become reality.</div>
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(Gordon B. Hinckley, Stand A Little Taller, 28 December)</div>
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2 Aug 2020</div>
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Mr. Dickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08580294824621423863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695174049880612449.post-14720450008244881622020-07-18T06:00:00.000-04:002020-07-18T06:00:07.604-04:00Dread<h2 style="text-align: center;">
Dread</h2>
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I cannot do anyuthing about things that haven't happened;</div>
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I will not let past experiences make me dread the unknown future.</div>
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(One Day At A Time in Al-Anon, 11 July)</div>
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18 July 2020</div>
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Mr. Dickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08580294824621423863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695174049880612449.post-59018076412958056302020-07-17T06:00:00.000-04:002020-07-17T06:00:03.363-04:00Fulfillment<h2 style="text-align: center;">
Fulfillment</h2>
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Settle for nothing less than what you truly desire, and do not be afraid to ask for what you feel will bring you joy and fulfillment.</div>
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(Emanuel, in The Color of Light, by Perry Tilleraas, 1 August)</div>
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17 July 2020</div>
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Mr. Dickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08580294824621423863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695174049880612449.post-40883077982227010962020-07-16T04:44:00.000-04:002020-07-16T04:44:07.775-04:00Failure<h2 style="text-align: center;">
Failure</h2>
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If we could understand the feelings of inferiority and humbling occasioned by failure as meaningful in their own right, then we might incorporate failure into our work so that it doesn't literally devastate us.</div>
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(Thomas Moore, Care of the Soul, p. 196-7)</div>
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16 July 2020</div>
Mr. Dickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08580294824621423863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695174049880612449.post-3971455400357453762020-07-15T05:37:00.000-04:002020-07-15T05:37:02.559-04:00Judgment<h2 style="text-align: center;">
Judgment</h2>
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In short, a man must learn a great deal to enable him to pass a correct judgment on another man's acts.</div>
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(Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Chapter XI, 18)</div>
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15 July 2020</div>
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Mr. Dickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08580294824621423863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695174049880612449.post-70638196192983549972020-07-14T05:33:00.000-04:002020-07-14T05:33:03.623-04:00Serenity<h2 style="text-align: center;">
Serenity</h2>
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When our serenity is dependent on someone else's behavior we're in trouble.</div>
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(Perry Tilleraas, The Color of Light, 17 October)</div>
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14 July 2020</div>
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Mr. Dickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08580294824621423863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695174049880612449.post-56476401333984552632020-07-13T05:28:00.000-04:002020-07-13T05:28:00.996-04:00Spiritual Axiom<h2 style="text-align: center;">
Spiritual Axiom</h2>
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It is a spiritual axiom that every time we are disturbed, no matter what the cause, there is something wrong with us.</div>
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(12 Step and 12 Traditions in Daily Reflections, 9 October)</div>
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13 July 2020</div>
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Mr. Dickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08580294824621423863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695174049880612449.post-81223638646318475422020-07-12T05:25:00.000-04:002020-07-12T05:25:09.342-04:00Goals<h2 style="text-align: center;">
Goals</h2>
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Goals may not always be easy to attain, but keep at them - you never know when you might fulfill your ambitions.</div>
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(The Christophers, Three Minutes A Day, Vol. 31, 23 June)</div>
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12 July 2020</div>
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Mr. Dickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08580294824621423863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695174049880612449.post-77378657678982939172020-07-11T06:00:00.000-04:002020-07-11T06:00:01.751-04:00Peace of Mind<h2 style="text-align: center;">
Peace of Mind</h2>
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peace of mind </div>
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spiritual growth.</div>
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(Tibetan Rosary of Precious Gems in Night Light by Amy E. Dean, 3 September)</div>
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11 July 2020</div>
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Mr. Dickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08580294824621423863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695174049880612449.post-34075641223499468322020-07-10T06:00:00.000-04:002020-07-10T06:00:05.161-04:00Two Ways To Live Your Life<h2 style="text-align: center;">
Two Ways To Live Your Life</h2>
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There are only two ways to live your life.</div>
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One is as though nothing is a miracle.</div>
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The other is as though everything is a miracle.</div>
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(Albert Einstein in Whispers of Blessing, Day 344)</div>
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10 July 2020</div>
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Mr. Dickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08580294824621423863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695174049880612449.post-24622364214774988342020-07-09T06:00:00.000-04:002020-07-09T06:00:09.343-04:00Gratitude<h2 style="text-align: center;">
Gratitude</h2>
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When you feel grateful for something others have done for you, why not tell them about it?</div>
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(Anonymous, in Night Light by Amy E. Dean, 25 December)</div>
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Mr. Dickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08580294824621423863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695174049880612449.post-70803887268834672782020-07-08T06:00:00.000-04:002020-07-08T06:00:01.298-04:00Victims<h2 style="text-align: center;">
Victims</h2>
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[When] we stop being victims... [we] begin to see how all the circumstances of our lives have contained gifts and critical lessons.</div>
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(Perry Tilleraas, The Color of Light, 19 December)</div>
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Mr. Dickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08580294824621423863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695174049880612449.post-23170470888183714112020-07-07T06:00:00.000-04:002020-07-07T06:00:06.087-04:00The Secret<h2 style="text-align: center;">
The Secret</h2>
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The secret is to live each chapter of our lives fully, so that when our story ends we don't have longing and regrets.</div>
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(Alexandra Stoddard, The Art of the Possible, p. 24)</div>
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7 July 2020</div>
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Mr. Dickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08580294824621423863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695174049880612449.post-36295840008222237252020-07-06T05:00:00.000-04:002020-07-06T05:00:55.099-04:00To Be<h2 style="text-align: center;">
To Be</h2>
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You cannot be anything if you want to be everything.</div>
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(Solomon Schecter, in The Color of Light, Perry Tilleraas, 11 Dec)</div>
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First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.</div>
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(Epictetus, Philospher, in Words That Matter by the Editors of The Oprah Magazine, p. 9)</div>
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6 July 2020</div>
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Mr. Dickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08580294824621423863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695174049880612449.post-29800417349564008742020-07-05T07:01:00.000-04:002020-07-05T07:01:16.406-04:00Whatever Comes<h2 style="text-align: center;">
Whatever Comes</h2>
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You have to accept whatever comes, and the only important thing is that you meet it with courage and with the best that you have to give.</div>
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Dick Henthorn</div>
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5 July 2020</div>
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