Opening and Closing doors

AnnetteW · Post by **AnnetteW** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 4:09 pm

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With each new day I put away the past and discover the new beginnings I have been given. 
--Angela L. Wozniak

We can't recapture what is no more. And the minutes or hours we spend dwelling on what was or should have been only steal away from all that presently is. Today stands before us with promise. The opportunities for growth are guaranteed, as is all the spiritual help we need to handle any situation the day offers. 
If today offers us a challenge, we can be grateful. Our challenges are gifts. They mean we are ready to move ahead to new awarenesses....
Challenges force us to think creatively; they force us to turn to others; they demand that we change. Without challenges, we'd stagnate, enjoying life little, offering life nothing. 
We each are making a special contribution, one that only we can make; each time we confront a new situation with courage. Each time we dare to open a new door. What we need to do today is to close the door on yesterday. Then we can stand ready and willing to go forward. 

From: "Each Day a New Beginning: Daily Meditations for Women"
by Karen Casey
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Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 4:13 pm

What a nice way for me to end my day. Thanks Annette.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 4:25 pm

Hope you have a very blessed night.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 11:58 pm

Anette,
I really needed that this morning thank you. Be well.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 1:14 am

Beautiful post, Annette. Thank you. It made me feel better this morning. Have a good weekend.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 1:58 am

Thanks for the uplifting post. What a great way to begin your morning! God bless you in all that you do.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 3:17 am

Thank you and I hope you all a blessed weekend. And much comfort and peace.

Pixie_tired · Post by **Pixie_tired** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 3:27 am

I get these from a friend. I find them very comforting.

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No Room For Compromise

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In spiritual life there is no room for compromise. Awakening is not negotiable; we cannot bargain to hold on to things that please us while relinquishing things that do not matter to us. A lukewarm yearning for awakening is not enough to sustain us through the difficulties involved in letting go. It is important to understand that anything that can be lost was never truly ours, anything that we deeply cling to only imprisons us. 

~ Christina Feldman and Jack Kornfield,
"Stories of the Spirit, Stories of the Heart"
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