Tags: happiness
Like a love affair?
Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair. -G.K. Chesteron (found online at http://veni.sanctespirit.us/aggregator?page=1273)
if my religious life is confined to do's and don'ts, a moralistic life -how boring.
but if my religio… more »
The Mind's Power....
The mind is its own place, and in itself, can make heaven of Hell, and a hell of Heaven. -John Milton (found in the book "Saving Your LIFE - One Day at a Time; A Daily Guide to Easy, Fundamental Coping Skills for Depression" -p. 130)
why wouldn't i ut… more »
Really? God wants us happy?
God Wants You Happy - From Self-Help To God's Help -title of recently published book, by Fr. Jonathan Morris -available at your local bookstore, or can be found online at: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061913561/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=f0c0… more »
Paradoxical Commandments....
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; be kind anyway. - part of a poem entitled "Anyway," originally entitled "Paradoxical Commandments" written by Kent M. Keith
In a book compiled by Lucinda Vardey, Mother Teresa: A Sim… more »
Trials and suffering....
Character can't be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. - Helen Keller (i'm not sure where i found this quote originally, but i first sent it… more »
What we pay attention to multiplies...
The basic law of the mind is that what we pay attention to multiplies. - Peace: Tranquility of Order or Disorder? by Father Paul A. Keenan (found at http://www.soulfulliving.com/order_or_disorder.htm)
just the other day, i was walking down the stairs… more »
Courage...
The first time I went to Mass, in trembling and fear, I was shocked to see people kneeling. In the middle of Los Angeles, in the middle of the day... right out there in the open, for anyone who wandered in to see, they were asking for help... - Heathe… more »
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