There are two ways of spreading light:
to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
Edith Wharton

Sunburst in Redondo Beach spreading light.
Shine On
There are two ways of spreading light:
to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
Edith Wharton

Sunburst in Redondo Beach spreading light.
Shine On
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”
Lao Tzu

Overlooking Monument Valley, Utah
Shine On
“When we love an animal as our family,
we begin to understand animals are our family.”
Anthony Douglas Willliams

It’s been almost a week since the devastating earthquake hit Nepal. Over 6,000 were killed by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake and they estimate that number could double.
The most inspiring story I heard on the news today was a story about six recently trained search and rescue dogs from Southern California who are in Nepal on a mission. One of the dogs, Ripley helped in the rescue of a teenage boy trapped under debris in Kathmandu.
Most of the dogs trained for search and rescue are dogs from the pound. They’re super athletic, super agile, extremely high-drive dogs that just will not stop. They are taught to find humans by using inaccessible human scent. Their reward, isn’t a yummy treat, it’s their favorite toy.
Search and rescue dogs are the unsung heroes of the world. With love, care and training these discarded dogs go from being rescued to rescuing others.
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“What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday,
and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow:
Our life is the creation of our mind.”
Buddha

We should all live life aware of our self-fulfilling prophecies. If we wake up with an attitude that the world is unfair, we will inevitably meet a world full of small-minded people.
But, if we wake every morning and draw attention to all the times in our life that people helped us or just showed kindness, we walk into a world of appealing people.
Shine On
“Your vision will become clear
only when you look into your heart.
Who looks outside, dreams.
Who looks inside, awakens.”
Carl Gustav Jung

Jung’s work on himself and his patients convinced him that life has a spiritual purpose beyond material goals. Our main task, he believed, “is to discover and fulfill our deep innate potential.”
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