“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.”
– Confucius
Thought for Today
Living in the Heart of God
Thought for Today
“God never ceases to speak to us, but the noise of the world without and the tumult of our passions within bewilder us and prevent us from listening to him (Francois Fenelon, French mystical theologian).”
[Source: http://www.positiveprayers.com/famous-prayer-quotes.html%5D
Thought for Today
” ‘Presence of mind‘ is that state of being when the mind is present to what ‘is’ rather than being caught up in the inner world of idle mental chatter. You are not your mind. You are more than a mind. Our responsibility is to quieten the mind so that we can hear the voice of our intuition. Otherwise, the mind is forever jumping five seconds, minutes, weeks, months, or years into the future or the past.” — Petrea King
Thought for Today
“Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson (Self Reliance)
Reasons to Celebrate April
There are always reasons to celebrate life if you just look around you.
During April we have the obvious holidays we all know about, April Fool’s Day, Easter, Passover and Earth Day.
But did you know that April is also:
* National Humor Month
• International Guitar Month
• Keep America Beautiful Month
• Lawn and Garden Month
• National Poetry Month
• National Pecan Month
• Stress Awareness Month
Some of the more unique and fun ways to celebrate April include:
1 International Tatting Day Learn to tat and make some beautiful lace.
10 National Siblings Day Give your brothers and sisters a call.
14 Look up at the Sky Day People will wonder what you are doing and you could have a beautiful view.
25 World Penguin Day Let’s not forget those cute birds in tuxedos.
This collection of holidays was put together with help from http://holidayinsights.com
For more information on April holidays and celebrations you might be interested in these selections from Espirational Books:
April Fool’s Day – Fool Me Once, Feed Me Twice – April Fool’s Day Recipes For Frolicking Family Fun
Thought for Today
“I refuse to accept the idea that man is mere flotsam and jetsam in the river of life, unable to influence the unfolding events which surround him. I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality.”
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
[http://wisdomquotes.org/peace.php]
Thought for Today
2012 R.A. Robbins
“Those persons who know the deep peace of God, the unfathomable peace that passeth all understanding, are always men and women of much prayer.” R. A. Torrey
[Source: http://www.positiveprayers.com/famous-prayer-quotes.html%5D
12 Tips for Gluten Free Living #3: Don’t Rush to the Gluten Free Processed Food
When first diagnosed there is temptation to run to the gluten free section of the grocery store and start grabbing up everything you can find. Many will try to find the perfect replacement for their much loved bread, cookies, whatever.
Why not use this as a chance to do something different? Something better.
- Introduce yourself to a few new fruits and vegetables.
- Learn about gluten free grains you may never have heard of before.
- Pull out your cookbook and see how many recipes are naturally gluten free or easy to adapt.
When you cook from scratch you control what goes in your food. So instead of rushing to the store to replace processed food with gluten free processed food, stop and think. You have the opportunity to make this a change for the better and the healthier.
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Rogene Robbins is the author of The Gluten Free Good Life and other books available at Espirational Books and Amazon.com’s Kindle Store. Please visit her Healthy and Gluten Free page to learn about Rogene’s own gluten free good life.
Thought for Today
“You are never more essentially, more deeply, yourself than when you are still.” — Eckhart Tolle
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