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“Each day brings new opportunities, allowing you to constantly live with love—be there for others—bring a little light into someone's day. Be grateful and live each day to the fullest.”
― The Light in the Heart
― The Light in the Heart
“During the week their fingers were often wagging at each other teasingly, moments before their hands were clasped together affectionately. During our first lunch the Archbishop told the story of a talk they were giving together. As they were getting ready to walk on stage, the Dalai Lama—the world’s icon of compassion and peace—pretended to choke his spiritual older brother. The Archbishop turned to the Dalai Lama and said, “Hey, the cameras are on us, act like a holy man.â€� These”
― The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
― The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
“The gatekeeper at the first door asks, “Is it true?â€� The second gatekeeper asks, “Is it helpful?â€� The third gatekeeper asks, “Is it kind?”
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“If you are on social media, and you are not learning, not laughing, not being inspired or not networking, then you are using it wrong.”
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“What the Dalai Lama and I are offering,â€� the Archbishop added, “is a way of handling your worries: thinking about others. You can think about others who are in a similar situation or perhaps even in a worse situation, but who have survived, even thrived. It does help quite a lot to see yourself as part of a greater whole.â€� Once again, the path of joy was connection and the path of sorrow was separation. When we see others as separate, they become a threat. When we see others as part of us, as connected, as interdependent, then there is no challenge we cannot face—together.”
― The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
― The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
Mike’s 2024 Year in Books
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