Peace and Serenity

"Life is about trust

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"Life is about trusting your feelings and taking chances, losing and finding happiness, appreciating the memories, learning from the past, and realizing people change." ~ Unknown

"The secret of stayi

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"The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age." ~ Lucille Ball

"Happiness is not at

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"Happiness is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose." ~ Helen Keller

"Let courage and pas

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"Let courage and passion turn fear and nerves into excitement and zest for life." ~ Eliot Lee

“Unless you try to

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“Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

"He who breathes dee

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"He who breathes deepest lives most." ~ Elizabeth Barrett Browning

"Be where you are; o

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"Be where you are; otherwise you will miss your life." ~ Buddha

"The best remedy for

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"The best remedy for anger is delay." ~ Brigham Young

GREEN TIP: For a tox

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GREEN TIP: For a toxin-free face wash, combine a tablespoon of honey with a tablespoon of baking soda.

"The Purpose of Life

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"The Purpose of Life is Live it, to Taste Experience to the Utmost, to Reach out Eagerly and Without Fear for Newer and Richer Experience." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

"It's just a job. Gr

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"It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up." ~ Muhammad Ali

"The legacy of heroe

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"The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example." ~Benjamin Disraeli

“When angry, count

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“When angry, count to four. When very angry, swear.” ~ Mark Twain

"If you always do wh

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"If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased." ~ Katharine Hepburn

GREEN TIP: Environme

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GREEN TIP: Environmental Working Group's sunscreen guide warns against oxybenzone and retinyl palminate.

GREEN NEWS: Australi

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GREEN NEWS: Australian report says within a century global warming will make sea levels rise 3 feet.

"You have to have co

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"You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through." ~ Rosalyn Carter

"If I wait until I b

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"If I wait until I become perfect before I love myself, I will waste my whole life. I am already perfect right here and right now. I am perfect exactly as I am." ~ Louise L. Hay

GREEN TIP: Recycling

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GREEN TIP: Recycling one ton of paper saves 17 trees, 2 barrels of oil and 60 pounds of air pollution.

"I'm not afraid of s

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"I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning to sail my ship." Louisa May Alcott

"Everything flows an

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"Everything flows and nothing abides, everything gives way and nothing stays fixed." ~Heraclitus

"Don't let your brai

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"Don't let your brain interfere with your heart." ~ Albert Einstein

GREEN TIP: Freshen a

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GREEN TIP: Freshen air naturally by putting citrus peels inside your vacuum bag when you vacuum carpets.

“The positive thin

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

GREEN NEWS: USPS iss

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GREEN NEWS: USPS issues new "Save Vanishing Species" stamps to support species protection efforts.

"The strongest princ

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"The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice." ~ George Eliot

"Some people dream o

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"Some people dream of success... while others wake up and work hard at it." ~Author Unknown

"Everybody is ignora

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"Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects." ~Will Rogers

"Blaze your own trai

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"Blaze your own trail. First tracks rule!" ~ Eliot Lee

"Being powerful is l

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"Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't." ~ Margaret Thatcher

"Each one of us has

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"Each one of us has something to contribute. This really depends on each one doing their own thinking, but not following any kind of rule that I can give out, any command. We’re all on the frontier, we’re all in a great mystery - incredibly mysterious..." —Buckminster Fuller

GREEN TIP: Research

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GREEN TIP: Research shows a fresh food diet will rapidly reduce bisphenol-A content of your body.

GREEN NEWS: Toyota s

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GREEN NEWS: Toyota says all Prius models as of 2014 will have plug-in capabilities as a standard feature.

"Among its other ben

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"Among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver." ~ Maya Angelou

"Most people are abo

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"Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." ~ Abraham Lincoln

"Optimist: Person wh

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"Optimist: Person who travels on nothing from nowhere to happiness." ~ Mark Twain

"Since you get more

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"Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

"No one is in contro

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"No one is in control of your happiness but you; therefore, you have the power to change anything about yourself or your life that you want to change." ~ Barbara de Angelis

"My satisfaction com

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"My satisfaction comes from my commitment to advancing a better world." ~ Faye Wattleton

GREEN NEWS: NASA sci

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GREEN NEWS: NASA scientist helps teens use Public Trust Doctrine to sue government over climate change.

"It's all right lett

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"It's all right letting yourself go, as long as you can get yourself back." ~Mick Jagger

"Enlightenment comes

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"Enlightenment comes from experiencing all paths of life." ~ Eliot Lee

"It is a man's own m

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"It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways." ~Buddha

"The cyclone derives

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"The cyclone derives its powers from a calm center. So does a person." ~Norman Vincent Peale

“Taste cannot be c

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“Taste cannot be controlled by law” ~ Thomas Jefferson

“Drive thy busines

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“Drive thy business, let not that drive thee.” ~ Benjamin Franklin

“Control your emot

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“Control your emotion or it will control you” ~ Unknown

"I succeed because I

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"I succeed because I know longer listen to the doubt both inside me and from others." ~ Eliot Lee

"He will always be a

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"He will always be a slave who does not know how to live upon a little." ~ Horace

"It's best to rise f

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"It's best to rise from life like a banquet, neither thirsty or drunken." ~ Aristotle

"Whatever you're thi

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"Whatever you're thinking about is literally like planning a future event. When you're worrying, you are planning. When you are appreciating, you are planning... What are you planning?" ~ Abraham-Hicks

GREEN TIP: Don't use

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GREEN TIP: Don't use chemicals to keep cut flowers fresh. Change water every 2nd day and keep them cool.

"Teachers open the d

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"Teachers open the door. You enter by yourself." ~ Chinese Proverb

GREEN NEWS: European

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GREEN NEWS: European officials plan bold program to pay fishermen to catch plastic trash, not just fish.

"He that will not re

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"He that will not reflect is a ruined man." ~ Asian Proverb

"Follow your honest

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"Follow your honest convictions, and stay strong." ~ William Thackeray

"The only journey is

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"The only journey is the journey within." ~ Rainer Maria Rilke

"Reputation is what

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"Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us." ~ Thomas Paine

"It requires less ch

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"It requires less character to discover the faults of others, than to tolerate them." ~ J. Petit Senn

GREEN TIP:'Compostin

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GREEN TIP:'Composting tip: eggshells break down slowly so rinse and crush them well before adding them.

"The ornament of a h

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"The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Creativity is a n

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“Creativity is a natural extension of our enthusiasm” ~ Earl Nightingale

“Life's b

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“Life's blows cannot break a person whose spirit is warmed at the fire of enthusiasm” ~ Norman Vincent Peale

“If you a

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“If you are not fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm.” Vince Lombardi quotes (American Football Coach, national symbol of single-minded determination to win.1913-1970)

"Life is all about c

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"Life is all about change. Learn to re-program. Try new things everyday." ~ Eliot Lee

"Serenity is knowing

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"Serenity is knowing that your worst shot is still pretty good." ~ Johnny Miller

"Despair is the damp

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"Despair is the damp of hell, as joy is the serenity of heaven." ~ John Donne

"Troubles are a lot

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"Troubles are a lot like people - they grow bigger if you nurse them." ~Author Unknown

"Do not anticipate t

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"Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight." ~Benjamin Franklin

"If things go wrong,

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"If things go wrong, don't go with them." ~Roger Babson

"A friend is one who

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"A friend is one who knows us, but loves us anyway." ~ Fr. Jerome Cummings

"Be patient with you

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"Be patient with your enemies and forgiving of your friends." ~ Afghan Proverb

"You can't do anythi

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"You can't do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth." ~ Shira Tehrani

BUDDHA DHARMA: Quest

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BUDDHA DHARMA: Question: Why are cultivators afraid of having false thoughts? Master: Because each false thought becomes a black film that pollutes our self-nature. By not entertaining false thoughts, we uncover and let shine the brilliance of our self-nature.

"If you will discipl

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"If you will discipline yourself to make your mind self-sufficient you will thereby be least vulnerable to injury from the outside." Critias of Athen

"The secret of succe

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"The secret of success is constancy of purpose." ~ Benjamin Disraeli

“This is

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“This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew.” ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Persistence is th

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“Persistence is the twin sister of excellence. One is a matter of quality; the other, a matter of time.” ~ Unknown

GREEN TIP: Collect o

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GREEN TIP: Collect organic waste in a kitchen compost bin; a charcoal filter will take care of any odor.

"For the things we h

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"For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them." ~ Aristotle

"Go forth, under the

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"Go forth, under the open sky, and listen to Nature's teachings." ~ William Cullen Bryant

"Share joys with you

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"Share joys with yourself to let it flow to others." ~ Eliot Lee

GREEN NEWS: New repo

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GREEN NEWS: New report says Bakersfield, CA has worst air in the US. Honolulu and Santa Fe have the best.

"The secret of being

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"The secret of being a bore is to tell everything." ~ Voltaire

"Patience and time d

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"Patience and time do more than strength or passion." ~ Jean De La Fontaine

"Great souls have wi

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"Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes." Chinese Proverb

"The man who goes fa

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"The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore." ~ Dale Carnegie

"Unless you're willi

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"Unless you're willing to have a go, fail miserably, and have another go, success won't happen." ~ Phillip Adams

"It is our attitude

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"It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect It's successful outcome." ~ William James

Cultivators must dev

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Cultivators must develop patience. You must be able to endure heat, cold, wind, and rain. Be able to bear hunger, thirst, scoldings, and beatings. ~ Buddha Dharma

"Life shrinks or exp

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"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." ~ Anais Nin

GREEN NEWS: New repo

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GREEN NEWS: New report shows climate change will worsen already scarce water supply in Western US.

GREEN NEWS: The US n

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GREEN NEWS: The US now has 165 million acres of genetically modified crops, up 7 million acres from 2009.

“You can turn off

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“You can turn off the sun, but I'm still gonna shine.” ~ Jason Mraz

“Don't wa

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“Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Just walk beside me and be my friend.” ~ Albert Camus

"May Rapport, Trust,

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"May Rapport, Trust, Tolerance, and Compassion be your guides." ~ Eliot Lee

“Conflict is the b

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“Conflict is the beginning of consciousness.” ~ M. Esther Harding

“The greatest conf

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“The greatest conflicts are not between two people but between one person and himself.” ~ Garth Brooks

“Whenever you're i

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“Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude.” ~ William James

"Dreams come a coupl

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"Dreams come a couple sizes too big so we can grow into them." ~ Unknown