Einstein 16: Your Miracles
There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can life as if everything is a miracle. – Albert Einstein When an eleven year old’s handmade harp was stolen, the police searched. A CBS TV news story aired. Nothing worked until an odd conversation effected the girl’s mother so much that Elizabeth Lloyd Mayer, a psychoanalyst and UC-Berkeley professor, wrote Extraordinary Knowing. The book shares stories of people who knew things they shouldn’t have and scientific support for paranormal phenomena like telepathy, clairvoyance and the power of prayer. See “6 Stories To Make You Believe in Miracles.” Have you experienced unusual, improbable events that helped, a/k/a miracles? What if you can make your own? Deepak Chopra’s The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success opened me to the idea that intentions create destiny. Napoleon Hill proposed the same in Think and Grow Rich and Louise Hay in Heal Your Body. Nine hundred years ago, Rumi said, “Live as though life is rigged in your favor.” [Here are five more of Arianna Huffington’s favorite quotes from Thrive. I really like the Cherokee grandfather story.] What if expectations can shape fate? Jim Rohn said, “A piece of the miracle process has been reserved for each of us.” If so, how can we claim our pieces? See: Make Your Own Miracles in Seven Steps How to create more miracles in your life Blessings & best wishes! ***** Mother’s Day Sunday, May 9, 2021 According to MountainTrek.com, the word ‘mother’ can be a verb [‘to mother’]. So, Mother’s Day can also be a time to remember to nurture and nourish ourselves. First, through playfulness. Here are more tips. Clean Your Room Day Monday, May 10, 2021 Here’s another way to do some self mothering, and here are 13 Bedroom Cleaning Hacks, beginning starting at the top of the room. Ever wonder how rainbows happen? Why rainbows are curved? What’s at the end of rainbows? Here are the answers. * Shop “Rose Bouquet,” this week’s Featured Art .
Love is 3: Miracles & Heroes
Where there is great love there are always miracles. — Willa Cather Isn’t the possibility of being miracle-making heroes wonderful? This week, along with Willa Cather’s inspiring quote, listen to Luther Vandross’ gorgeous gem “Heart of A Hero.” Click here to enjoy. Bet you can’t listen just once! Imagine a world of such people. Please share your thoughts. Comment below on this week’s post, and enjoy the video. *** Which LOVE quote is matched to the right movie or television show? There comes a time, thief, when the jewels cease to sparkle, when the gold loses its luster, when the throne room becomes a prison, and all that is left is a father’s love for his child. – Prince of Tides ?? All we really need to survive is one person who truly loves us. –Lost ?? It’s easier to steal what you want than it is to earn it. It’s easier to beat a child than it is to raise it. Hell, love costs: it takes effort and work. –Seven ?? Answers Below. *** Yes, there is bigger news these days, but have to make a splashy announcement about Sandra’s Cards Shop Thanks to a request from a Succeed & Soar reader, my art will be offered on greeting cards and journals. There’s a bit of a learning process to figuring out my on-line shop. As I go, more items will be added. These CafePress products are high quality. Stop by Sandra’s Cards today. Check back to see how I’m doing and more offerings. Also visit my galleries and ask for items with my art. Quiz Answers There comes a time, thief, when the jewels cease to sparkle, when the gold loses its luster, when the throne room becomes a prison, and all that is left is a father’s lovefor his child. –Conan the Barbarian (1982) All we really need to survive is one person who truly loves us. –Lost(2006) “Live Together, Die Alone” It’s easier to steal what you want than it is to earn it. It’s easier to beat a child than it is to raise it. Hell, lovecosts: it takes effort and work. –Seven (1995)
Path to Joy: 7th of 12 – Magnet for Miracles
A grateful heart is a magnet for miracles. — Anonymous Every year, the third week of May is International New Friends Old Friends Week. So, why not write old and new friends letters letting them know why and how much you appreciate them because, as this proverb says, There are good ships and wood ships, ships that sail the sea, but the best ships are friendships, may they always be! Positive Psychology defines gratitude as, “a positive emotion that serves a biological purpose.” What purpose? Happify Daily reports, “People who regularly practice gratitude by taking time to notice and reflect upon the things they’re thankful for experience more positive emotions, feel more alive, sleep better, express more compassion and kindness, and even have stronger immune systems.” Read more. Here are more tools and resources for traveling this 7th Path to Joy: The magic of the gratitude letter Download a FREE Gratitude Journal 31 Benefits of Gratitude Why You Need a Gratitude List How to Make Your Own Gratitude Journal Did you know that each year has several friendship celebrations? February is International Friendship Month. The first Sunday in August is National Friendship Day. Women’s Friendship Day is two weeks later. More opportunities for joy! Be sure to view this 3-minute video. This Post’s Featured Art, “Gratitude,” a Visual Meditation To live with gratitude ever in our hearts is to touch heaven. – Thomas S. Monson What I like best: The hands. The open palms. Why I like the image: I experience joy from the open palms. As the picture formed in my mind, I thought the gathering of hands would suggest wings outspread, taking flight. Now that the picture is done, I like the joy the open hands convey. I smile. My heart gladdens. What the picture teaches: I’m reminded that letting people know how they are appreciated and that what they do is valued [the hearts] can bring joy to both the giver and receiver. The insights gained: Seeing the many hearts being offered so generously, so freely reminds me of these words: We have to fill our hearts with gratitude. Gratitude makes everything that we have more than enough. -Susan L. Taylor There’s always something to be thankful for. If you can’t pay your bills, you can be thankful you’re not one of your creditors. – Unknown Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for. -Zig Ziglar I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder. -Gilbert K. Chesterton Celebrate International New Friends Old Friends Week May 17 to 23rd! NOTE: These ‘Paths to Joy’ are adapted from The Treasure Chest, an old book I found years ago. Page 117 contained “The Twelve Rules of Happiness.” Of special delight is using paints markers and ink to illustrate meditations inspired by this wisdom. The technique is adapted from the book Visual Journaling, Going Deeper Than Words, by Barbara Ganim and Susan Fox. For information and to purchase the Paths to Joy art, visit Sandra’s Galleries.