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M Scott Peck Quotes from Santa Fe Learning Center
"Most do not fully see this truth that life is difficult... Life is a series of problems... Do we want to moan about them or solve them? Do we want to teach our children to solve them?" M.Scott Peck, The Road Less Traveled

Medicate or Meditate?
If you are seeking an answer to a particular question, you may want to ask that question at the beginning of your meditation. You must be open to receiving the answer to your question - however your Spirit presents it to you.

THE BE-DO-HAVE PARADIGM
First you "be" the thing called "happy" (or "knowing," or "wise," or "compassionate," or whatever), then you start "doing" things from this place of beingness -- and soon you discover that what you are doing winds up bringing you the things you've always wanted to "have." The way to set this creative process (and that's what this is...the process of creation) into motion is to look at what it is you want to "have," ask yourself what you think you would "be" if you "had" that, then go right straight to being.

Eric Raymond's Home Page
If you have the right attitude, interesting problems will find you. (From p. 26 of The Cathedral and The Bazaar by Eric S. Raymond)

Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
Since defective relations with other human beings have nearly always been the immediate cause of our woes, including our alcoholism, no field of investigation could yield more satisfying and value rewards than this one. Calm, thoughtful reflection upon personal relations can deepen our insight. We can go far beyond those things which were superficially wrong with us, to see those flaws which were basic, flaws which sometimes were responsible for the whole pattern of our lives. (p. 80 of the 12 & 12)

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Home Page
"Don't Panic." The note on a button worn by a space alien waiting in a British Pub for the end of the Earth. From "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas Adams

Malaise
"Sometime ago, I became painfully aware of things lacking in my life. I am a slacker, and that is an indisputable fact. I've reached a crossroads in my life, where I will have to effect a change, or continue to be a slacker for the rest of my life. Follow me as I chronicle my decision, and try to change my life around." From Malaise, a website similar to by James Wallace.

Harvard Ladies Basketball Gets Fired Up....
"I believe there comes a time when everything just falls in line; We live and learn from our mistakes The greatest cuts are healed by faith." from "All Fired Up" a song Performed by Pat Benatar

Creative Quotations: Christina Baldwin
"Change is the constant, the signal for rebirth, the egg of the phoenix." Quoted from "Weight Watchers Success Every Day" for November 17th, Quoting Christina Baldwin.

Narcotics Anonymous World Services
"When we seek advice about situations that trouble us, we often find that our Higher Power works through others. When we accept that we don't have all the answers, we open ourselves to new and different options." Source: From the November 15th entry from "Just for Today" Narcotics Anonymous Daily Meditation Book

The First Insight: A Critical Mass
"A new spiritual awakening is occurring in human culture, an awakening brought about by a critical mass of individuals who experience their lives as a spiritual unfolding, a journey in which we are led forward by mysterious coincidences." Source: The Celestine Prophecy: An Experiential Guide (by James Redfield)

The Heart and Soul of Wisdom
The Heart and Soul of Wisdom is Born of Brevity

Resjudicata: Verbose Commentary on Brevity

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