Two of my favorite writers are Henry David Thoreau and Laura Ingalls Wilder. Both preferred the simple life.
At his rural cabin in Concord, in the American state of Massachusetts, Thoreau had this sign: I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life. And see if I could learn what it had to teach, and not when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.
Laura once said It is the simple things of life that make living worthwhile.… Read more
If you know your true worth, you do not need anyone else to confirm it. ~ Alan Cohen, author of the best-selling The Dragon Doesn’t Live Here Anymore.
Most of us have probably underestimated our true value. After all, our modern world is constantly de-valuing humans. This is especially true if you have the courage to put yourself and your ideas out there for everyone to see.
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Johnny grew up in the Roman Catholic Church.
As many in his generation experienced, the Roman church could be pretty harsh and dictatorial.… Read more
Is happiness an impossible dream? Many humans believe it is. But as Abraham Lincoln said, Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.
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If you believe what the world teaches you about happiness, you’ll never be happy. Certainly not all the time. Probably not even most of the time.
The world and its so-called leaders are not the ones to help you be happy. YOU are the only person who can make you happy.… Read more
…(laughter) induces a wide variety of benefits that range from stress reduction and improved breathing to providing an extra boost to the body’s immune system and increasing pain tolerance. ~ WebMD
Spirit has often said laughter is the best medicine for whatever ails us, whether it be physical, mental, or spiritual. Here are a few of their thoughts about laughter, joy, and fun.
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Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
One of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s core beliefs was that divinity is not found in some outside force, but within the human soul.
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Many humans spend most, or all, their lives on a fruitless search for happiness, peace, riches, perfection, and so on. There is nothing wrong with wanting the “good” things of life, the gifts the world has to offer.… Read more
