Here my gift of inspiration, peace, and joy to OEN readers. I hope it lifts your spirits during this holiday season and all year!
A smile is the beginning of peace.
--Mother Teresa
He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with à ‚¬ ¨the world.
--Marcus Aurelius
Those who are at war with others are not at peace withà ‚¬ ¨ themselves.
--William Hazlett
If half a century of living has taught me anything at all, it hasà ‚¬ ¨ taught me that nothing can bring you peace but yourself.
--Dale Carnegie
Women prevent the threads of life from being broken. The finest minds have always understood the peacemaking role of women.
--Mikhail Gorbachev
If there is to be any peace or reason, we have to create it in our own hearts and homes.à ‚¬ ¨
--Madeleine L'Engle (from A Swiftly Tilting Planet)
I believe that peace is not merely an absence of war, but the nurture of human life, and that in time this nurture will do away with war as a natural process.
--Jane
Addams
I believe
that the very purpose of life is to be happy. From the very core of our being,
we desire contentment. In my own limited experience I have found that the more
we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of wellbeing.
Cultivating a close, warmhearted feeling for others automatically puts the mind
at ease. It helps remove whatever fears or insecurities we may have and gives
us the strength to cope with any obstacles we encounter. It is the principal
source of success in life.
Since we are not solely material creatures, it is a mistake to place all our hopes for happiness on external development alone. The key is to develop inner peace.
--Dalai Lama
Whenever we experience happiness and peace in our natures, we are at the gate where the medicines of joy, laughter, play, fun, and humor flourish.
--Angeles Arrien
Whatever peace I know rests in the natural world, in feeling myself a part of it, even in a small way.
--May Sarton
Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy.
--Thomas Jefferson
I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstances, but by our disposition.
--Martha Washington
There are some days when I think I am going to die from an overdose of satisfaction.
--Salvador Dali
We have a song to sing; we have a joy to bring to the world, and love and peace and happiness.
--Ernest Holmes
Then
indeed should each of you at this Glad Season make the hearts of others Merry
by thine own happiness.
--Edgar Cayce (262-103)
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