Hi Nancy, Thank you for the great quote from Bian Tracy. I have really been a student of his for many years, and fortunate to also attend some of his live seminars. He is so right! :-) Let me also share a new message on another topic that is dear to my heart. The Spirit of Giving - an Article by E. Laurence Bake
The
truth about giving is we don't need a special day, holiday or time of
year to be kind to others. The very act of giving itself "creates" a
special, memorable day in Life.
The truest essence of The
"Treasures Gift Book" may well be found in the simple act of a Poet and
a Princess (the most beautiful Princess in all the land) who gave a man
and woman a precious moment of kindness. Just time enough to care for
one another, time enough to meet and learn together - just time enough
to change a man and a woman's less than abundant life forever.
In
so doing, Dignity and Hope were restored to the man and the woman and
The Joy of Creation filled The Poet, Magister, and Princess Mayya's
hearts and minds.
Knowing this we might wonder then: Who received the greater gift, the man and the woman or The Poet and The Princess?
The
Spirit of Giving must never be allowed to fall to the level of a slogan
on the back of a greeting card. It must be restored to its rightful
place in life, among all cultures and people that make up Mankind.
Embrace
that Spirit, lift it higher and higher in the order of important things
and one does not advance toward more expensive birthday presents, or
more gold and diamond things to celebrate the seasons. We advance
toward a far more worthy objective, distant and sometimes unreachable
though it may seem at times. We advance toward Peace on Earth - one
man, one woman, one child, one act of kindness, one pure act of
"giving" as we go.
E. Laurence Bake
Cheers, Jill
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