Saturday, December 5, 2020

Intuition

 Intuition

The universe communicates to me through my intuition.
I trust its guidance and act on its direction.
(Perry Tilleraas, The Color of Light, 3 August)

Dick Henthorn
5 Dec 2020

Friday, December 4, 2020

Power

 Power


I am not powerless over myself, and the ways I act and react.
This is, in itself, a power that can work miracles in changing the attitude of others.
(One Day At A Time in Al-Anon, 25 Jul)

Dick Henthorn
4 Dec 2020

Thursday, December 3, 2020

Andre Kostelanetz - Music of Chaplin & Ellington

 

Andre Kostelanetz - Music of Chaplin & Ellington

Ten tracks that play one after the other.  Total playing time is 29:16.

Play Music

3 Dec 2020

Books Read in 2020


Sickness

 Sickness

Those of us who are not sick and are watching people who are sick, feel tremendously helpless.
(Mark Jacobs in The Color of Light by Terry Tilleraas, 17 July)

Dick Henthorn
3 Dec 2020

Wednesday, December 2, 2020

Keep An Open Mind

 Keep An Open Mind

If you try to keep an open mind your will find help.  
You will come to realize that there is no situation too difficult to be be bettered and no unhappiness too great to be lessened.
(Hope For Today, 31 December)

Dick Henthorn
2 Dec 2020

Friday, August 14, 2020

Happiness

Happiness

 True happiness comes when we stop complaining about all the troubles we have and offer thanks for all the troubles we don't have.

(Unknown, Whispers of Blessing, Day 198)

Dick Henthorn

14 Aug 2020


Sunday, August 9, 2020

Involvement

Involvement 

We cannot drop out of human involvement without endangering our spiritual health.
(One Day At A Time In Al-Anon, 13July)

Dick Henthorn
9 Aug 2020

Saturday, August 8, 2020

What Others Do

What Others Do 

It is not easy to restrain ourselves from reacting to what others do that seems to affect us.
(One Day At A Time In Al-Anon, 14 July)

Dick Henthorn
8 Aug 2020

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

In the Wrong

In the Wrong

Never be ashamed to own you have been in the wrong, 'tis but saying you are wiser today than you were yesterday.

Dik Henthorn
4 August 2020

Sunday, August 2, 2020

Work

Work

Work is the miracle by which talent is brought to the surface and dreams become reality.
(Gordon B. Hinckley, Stand A Little Taller, 28 December)

Dick Henthorn
2 Aug 2020

Saturday, July 18, 2020

Dread

Dread

I cannot do anyuthing about things that haven't happened;
I will not let past experiences make me dread the unknown future.
(One Day At A Time in Al-Anon, 11 July)

Dick Henthorn
18 July 2020

Friday, July 17, 2020

Fulfillment

Fulfillment

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.
(Emanuel, in The Color of Light, by Perry Tilleraas, 1 August)

Dick Henthorn
17 July 2020

Thursday, July 16, 2020

Failure

Failure

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.
(Thomas Moore, Care of the Soul, p. 196-7)

Dick Henthorn
16 July 2020

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Judgment

Judgment

In short, a man must learn a great deal to enable him to pass a correct judgment on another man's acts.
(Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Chapter XI, 18)

Dick Henthorn
15 July 2020

Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Serenity

Serenity

When our serenity is dependent on someone else's behavior we're in trouble.
(Perry Tilleraas, The Color of Light, 17 October)

Dick Henthorn
14 July 2020

Monday, July 13, 2020

Spiritual Axiom

Spiritual Axiom

It is a spiritual axiom that every time we are disturbed, no matter what the cause, there is something wrong with us.
(12 Step and 12 Traditions in Daily Reflections, 9 October)

Dick Henthorn
13 July 2020

Sunday, July 12, 2020

Goals

Goals

Goals may not always be easy to attain, but keep at them - you never know when you might fulfill your ambitions.
(The Christophers, Three Minutes A Day, Vol. 31, 23 June)

Dick Henthorn
12 July 2020

Saturday, July 11, 2020

Peace of Mind

Peace of Mind

Avoid friends and followers who are detrimental to thy 
peace of mind 
and 
spiritual growth.
(Tibetan Rosary of Precious Gems in Night Light by Amy E. Dean, 3 September)

Dick Henthorn
11 July 2020

Friday, July 10, 2020

Two Ways To Live Your Life

Two Ways To Live Your Life

There are only two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything is a miracle.
(Albert Einstein in Whispers of Blessing, Day 344)

Dick Henthorn
10 July 2020