“True humility is

“True humility is intelligent self respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too meanly of ourselves. It makes us modest by reminding us how far we have come short of what we can be.” ~ Ralph W. Sockman

“A vain man finds

“A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself.” ~ Jean de la Bruyere

“If a man knew any

“If a man knew anything, he would sit in a corner and be modest; but he is such an ignorant peacock, that he goes bustling up and down, and hits on extraordinary discoveries.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Who ranks as the hi

"Who ranks as the highest? One who does not harm anything. One who never retaliates. One who is always at peace regardless of the other person's disposition." - Buddha

"Too often we undere

"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around." ~ Leo Buscaglia

GREEN TIP: Solar tec

GREEN TIP: Solar technology is helping in Haiti by powering hospitals, schools and water systems.

"Victory belongs to

"Victory belongs to the most perservering." ~ Napoleon Bonaparte

" Change alone is e

" Change alone is eternal, perpetual, immortal." ~ Arthur Schopenhauer

"You change your lif

"You change your life by changing your heart." ~ Unknown Author

"The first step towa

"The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance." ~ Nathaniel Branden

“Do not brood over

“Do not brood over your past mistakes and failures as this will only fill your mind with grief, regret and depression. Do not repeat them in the future.” ~ Swami Sivananda

“We cannot change

“We cannot change our past. We can not change the fact that people act in a certain way. We can not change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.” ~ Charles R. Swindoll

"If you don't create

"If you don't create change, change will create you." ~ Unknown Author

"The key to change..

"The key to change...is to let go of fear." ~ Rosanne Cash

GREEN TIP: Every pou

GREEN TIP: Every pound of local food bought prevents creation of a pound of climate changing CO2 emissions. Watch your carbon footprint everyday.

"Itis more rewarding

"Itis more rewarding to watch money change the world than watch it accumulate." ~ Gloria Steinem

"So often time it ha

"So often time it happens, we all live our life in chains, and we never even know we have the key."  ~ The Eagles, "Already Gone"

"To be interested in

"To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring."  ~ George Santayana

"Every day may not b

"Every day may not be good, but there's something good in every day." ~ Unknown Author

"Attitudes are conta

"Attitudes are contagious.  Are yours worth catching?"  ~Dennis and Wendy Mannering

"If you don't get ev

"If you don't get everything you want, think of the things you don't get that you don't want."  ~ Oscar Wilde

"What we call despai

"What we call despair is often only the painful eagerness of unfed hope." ~ George Elliot

"The great art of li

"The great art of life is the sensation, to feel that we exist, even in pain." ~ Lord Byron

"Pain is inevitable.

"Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional." ~ Unknown Author

"Given the choice be

"Given the choice between the experience of pain and nothing, I would choose pain" ~ William Faulkner

"Thetrees that are s

"Thetrees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit." ~ Moliere

GREEN TIP: Don't sen

GREEN TIP: Don't send old towels or blankets to landfill. Animal shelters can often make use of them.

"Defeat is not the w

"Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure." ~ George Edward Woodberry

"Develop success fro

"Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success." ~ Dale Carnegie

A successful man is

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him." ~ David Brinkley

"Always bear in mind

"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other." ~ Abraham Lincoln

"I have not failed.

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." Thomas Edison

GREEN TIP: A south-f

GREEN TIP: A south-facing roof or wall is the best place to install a solar hot-water system.

"Sometimesbeing a fr

"Sometimesbeing a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over." ~ Gloria Naylor

"Face value cannot b

"Face value cannot be taken without trust, respect, and understanding." ~ Eliot Lee

"Hangingonto resentm

"Hangingonto resentment is letting someone you despise live rent-free in your head." ~ Ann Landers

"Creativitycan be de

"Creativitycan be described as letting go of certainties."

"Creativitycan be de

"Creativitycan be described as letting go of certainties."

"By letting it go it

"By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond the winning."

"In life, there's ma

"In life, there's many things that we have to learn to let go. We have to let go of situations, things, memories, people and even ourselves." ~ Unknown Author

"The little unrememb

"The little unremembered acts of kindness and love are the best parts of a person's life." ~ William Wordsworth

"Selfishness require

"Selfishness requires no effort, pure pursuit of individualism. Consideration takes more effort yet yields much higher rewards." ~ Eliot Lee

"Dialogue requires i

"Dialogue requires investment in sharing ideas and listening to them by more than one party. Monologue is the selfish pursuit of monopolizing space and time." ~ Eliot Lee

"Key to any healthy

"Key to any healthy relationship whether it be friendship or more is mutual respect." ~ Eliot Lee

"Healthy communicati

"Healthy communication does not require an interpretor or ESP." ~ Eliot Lee

GREEN TIP: Green cos

GREEN TIP: Green cosmetics tip - if it can't safely go in your mouth it shouldn t be on your skin.

Uu"What wisdom can y

Uu"What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?" Jean Jacques Rousseau*

GREEN TIP: Need a ne

GREEN TIP: Need a new computer? Laptops use five times less energy than desktop models.

"When you relinquish

"When you relinquish the desire to control your future, you can have more happiness." ~ Nicole Kidman

"How wonderful it is

"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." ~ Anne Frank

"In order to taste h

"In order to taste honey, you must first feel the sting of a bee." ~ Unknown Author

GREEN TIP: New susta

GREEN TIP: New sustainability certification will make it easier to find eco-friendly California wines.

HhGREENNew sustainab

HhGREENNew sustainability certification will make it easier to find eco-friendly California wines.*

"You hit home runs n

"You hit home runs not by chance but by preparation." ~ Roger Maris

"Never be afraid to

"Never be afraid to try something new.  Remember, amateurs built the ark; professionals built the Titanic."  ~ Unknown Author

"Only those who dare

"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly."  ~ Robert F. Kennedy

"Yes, risk taking is

"Yes, risk taking is inherently failure-prone.  Otherwise, it would be called sure-thing-taking. " ~ Tim McMahon

"Progress always inv

"Progress always involves risks.  You can't steal second base and keep your foot on first. " ~ Frederick B. Wilcox

"I am always doing t

"I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it. " ~Pablo Picasso

"To dare is to lose

"To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily.  To not dare is to lose oneself."  ~ Soren Kierkegaard

"Experience is the n

"Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes." ~ Oscar Wilde

"He who would be ser

"He who would be serene and pure needs but one thing, detachment." ~ Meister Eckhart

"The more you lose y

"The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have." ~ Norman Peale

"When you learn not

"When you learn not to want things so badly, life comes to you." ~ Jessica Lange

"The essence of the

"The essence of the Way is detachment." ~ Bodhidharma

"There is no distanc

"There is no distance on this earth as far away as yesterday."  ~Robert Nathan

"You can clutch the

"You can clutch the past so tightly to your chest that it leaves your arms too full to embrace the present."  ~ Jan Glidewell

"When a decision has

"When a decision has to be made, make it. There is no totally right time for anything." ~ General George Patton

GREEN TIP: Another r

GREEN TIP: Another reason to ban BPA? High amounts cause dramatic boost in cardiac risk.

"it is easier to for

"it is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend." ~ William Blake

"Acceptance is not s

"Acceptance is not submission; it is acknowledgement of the facts of a situation. Then deciding what you're going to do about it." ~ Kathleen Casey Theisen

"Serenity comes when

"Serenity comes when you trade expectations for acceptance." ~ Unknown Author

"Acceptance of what

"Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune." ~ William James

"Our entire life con

"Our entire life consists ultimately in accepting ourselves as we are." ~ Jean Anoulih

GREEN TIP: Researche

GREEN TIP: Researchers say chemicals commonly found in plastic may be making us fatter.

"The weak can never

"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is an attribute of the strong." ~ Mahatma Gandhi

"Every man must deci

"Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness." ~ MLK

"A genuine leader is

"A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus." ~ MLK

"I have a dream that

"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."

GREEN TIP: Nokia's n

GREEN TIP: Nokia's new contest offers prize for technology that helps developing nations.

"Atthe center of you

"Atthe center of your being you have the answer. You know who you are and you know what you want." ~ Lao-Tzu

If a man insisted al

If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it. ~ Herodotus

If you can attain re

If you can attain repose and calm, believe that you have seized happiness. ~ Julie-Jeanne-Eleonore de Lespinasse

He enjoys true leisu

He enjoys true leisure who has time to improve his soul's estate. ~ Henry David Thoreau

To be able to fill l

To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization, and at present very few people have reached this level. ~ Bertrand Russell

"If you get tired of

"If you get tired of seeking happiness by running after it, renounce all that, turn around & walk toward the sun." —Swami Satchidananda

GREEN TIP: Actress E

GREEN TIP: Actress Emma Watson s eco-clothing line with People Tree will be coming out in February.

"The secret of happi

"The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage.”

"Freedom is the oxyg

"Freedom is the oxygen of the soul." ~ Moshe Dayan

"I wish that every h

"I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom." ~Simone de Beauvoir

"Ido not think much

"Ido not think much of a man who does not know more today than he did yesterday." ~ Abraham Lincoln

GREEN TIP: Every yea

GREEN TIP: Every year in the US we pave over 1.25 million acres of formerly unpaved land.

"Every experiment, b

"Every experiment, by multitudes or by individuals, that has a sensual and selfish aim, will fail." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

"A man is called sel

"A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good, but for neglecting his neighbor's." ~ RIchard Whately

"Everyone is a moon,

"Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody."  ~ Mark Twain

"Sometimes I wish I

"Sometimes I wish I were a little kid again, skinned knees are easier to fix than broken hearts." ~ Unknown Author

"A happy life consis

"A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships." ~ Helen Keller

"The world is more m

"The world is more malleable than you think and it's waiting for you to hammer it into shape." ~ Bono

"Those who don't kno

"Those who don't know how to weep with their whole heart, don't know how to laugh either." ~ Golda Meir

"Ifwe have no peace,

"Ifwe have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other." ~ Mother Teresa

"If there are no att

"If there are no attachments at all, then there is no place from which afflictions come forth and there is no ignorance." ~ Buddha

GREEN TIP: Report: P

GREEN TIP: Report: Pollution levels in Hong Kong regularly reached life-threatening levels last year.

"We cannot control t

"We cannot control the evil tongues of others, but a good life enables us to disregard them." Cato the Elder

GREEN TIP: Check you

GREEN TIP: Check your state credit programs before pursuing green improvements.

“I do not try to d

“I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to to dance better than myself.” ~ Mikhail Baryshnikov

“Enthusiasm is exc

“Enthusiasm is excitement with inspiration, motivation, and a pinch of creativity.” ~ Bo Bennett

"Always surround you

"Always surround yourself with positive people and celebrate the small victories in your life...faith is effective when we acknowledge the good." ~Joel Osteen

GREEN TIP: iPhone ap

GREEN TIP: iPhone apps like iRecycle and Find Green make it easy to be green on the go.

"Wishing to be frien

"Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit." Aristotle

Theancient sages alw

Theancient sages always blamed themselves. Modern people, however, look for faults in others instead of acknowledging their own faults. (Spring Sun, Lotus Flower Pg 14)

"Better to light one

"Better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness." Chinese Proverb

"Don't let forced ch

"Don't let forced change affect your personal goals." ~ A Dear Friend

Sentimental irony is

Sentimental irony is a dog that bays at the moon while pissing on graves. ~ Karl Kraus

"I still have my fee

"I still have my feet on the ground, I just wear better shoes." ~ Oprah Winfrey

In cultivating the W

In cultivating the Way, you must cultivate true virtue. Do not hinder others, and do not be afraid if they hinder you. ~ Buddha

GREEN TIP: Green-tec

GREEN TIP: Green-tech ventures investing fell significantly in 2009; experts see solar boom in 2010.

"We must use time wi

"We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right." ~ Nelson Mandela

"Motivation is what

"Motivation is what gets you started.  Habit is what keeps you going." ~ Jim Ryun

Habit is habit, and

Habit is habit, and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time.  ~Mark Twain

"Nothing in the worl

"Nothing in the world is more dangerous than a sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” - Martin Luther King Jr.

So when you recite s

So when you recite sutras, if people ridicule you and call you superstitious, such ridicule contributes to the development of your virtuous conduct. By regarding you in that way, they enable your offenses from former lives to disappear. If they did not ridicule you, your karmic offenses could not be dissolved. Why? "The Dharma does not arise alone. In response to a state it is born." If you did not have someone ridicule you, there would be no test of your paramita of patience.

GREEN TIP: Skip toxi

GREEN TIP: Skip toxic oven cleaners and try a baking soda paste. Leave overnight and wipe off in AM.

"Recognize How You V

"Recognize How You View Others. Persistently viewing others as dishonest, lazy, sinful, and ignorant can be a way of compensating for something you fear. If there’s a pattern of seeing others as failures, you need to notice this pattern as evidence of what you’re attracting into your life." - Dr. Wayne Dyer

“The positive thin

“The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.” ~ Unknown Author

“For myself I am a

“For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." ~ Winston Churchill

“Once you replace

“Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results. ” ~ Willie Nelson

“Once you replace

“Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results." ~ Willie Nelson

GREEN TIP: Minnesota

GREEN TIP: Minnesota's BPA ban is now in effect; it's the first state to ban the chemical in baby items.

"Seeing much, suffer

"Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning." ~ Benjamin Disraeli

"Seeing much, suffer

"Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning." ~ Benjamin Disraeli

"Life is its own jou

"Life is its own journey, presupposes its own change and movement, and one tries to arrest them at one's eternal peril."  ~ Laurens van der Post

"When we are no long

"When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves."  ~Victor Frankl

If you don't like so

If you don't like something change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it.  ~Mary Engelbreit

"Before success come

"Before success comes in any man's life he is sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps, some failures. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and most logical thing to do is to quit. That is exactly what the majority of men do." ~ Napoleon Hill

"Before success come

"Before success comes in any man's life he is sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps, some failures. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and most logical thing to do is to quit. That is exactly what the majority of men do." ~ Napoleon Hill

"Before success come

"Before success comes in any man's life he is sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps, some failures. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and most logical thing to do is to quit. That is exactly what the majority of men do." ~ Napoleon Hill

GREEN TIP: Protect w

GREEN TIP: Protect water systems by using eco-friendly ice melters, found at most home stores.

GREEN TIP: Best plac

GREEN TIP: Best place to land a green job in the US? New York City, San Francisco, Boston or Portland.

"Theminute you start

"Theminute you start talking about what you're going to do if you lose, you have lost." ~ George Schultz

"Inthe business worl

"Inthe business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield." ~ Warren Buffett

Check out Irish Danc

Check out Irish Dancing on New Year's Eve...http://htxt.it/frgh

Two requisites of cu

Two requisites of cultivation are compassion and humility. We must be kind and compassionate to everyone. We must also be humble, not arrogant and not attached to the Four Marks (self, others, being, and life span). We must destroy all attachments before we can practice the Bodhisattva path. (Spring Sun, Lotus Flower Pg 99)  

GREEN TIP: Support l

GREEN TIP: Support local farmers by signing up with a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program.

"The heart wants wha

"The heart wants what it wants. There's no logic to those things." ~ Woody Allen