Motivation for Your Week of October 12, 2009

WOW 4U Motivation for Your Week of October 12, 2009

Inspirational Words of Wisdom

 

 

Today in Canada it is Thanksgiving Day.  A day to stop and count our blessings, a holiday of celebration for all we have.  From all of us at Inspirational Words of Wisdom we wish you and your family a very Happy Thanksgiving.

 

 

QUOTE of the WEEK:

"Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them,

is the true measure of our thanksgiving."

W.T. Purkiser

 

THOUGHT for YOUR WEEK:

Thanksgiving or Thanksliving

By Catherine Pulsifer

 

Thanksgiving has always been for me a time to be thankful for all the blessings in my life.  But how do we live thanksgiving? I found the answer to that question in an article written by Wilfred A. Peterson called, The Art of Thanksgiving.  In this article he talks about acts of thanksliving.  To quote from this piece, Mr Peterson writes:

 

"The art of thanksgiving is thanksliving.  It is gratitude in action.  It is applying Albert Schweitzer's philosophy: 'In gratitude for your own good fortune you must render in return some sacrifice of your life for the other life.'

 

The article goes on to give examples of what how we could live in a thanksliving way:

-          By living your life triumphantly

-          By being grateful for all who have helped you by you doing things for others

-          By striving to make others happy

-          By helping to be an inspiration to others

-          By living each day to the fullest

-          By using your talents and obligations to be invested for the common good

-          By facing the challenges of life as a challenge for achievement

-          By enjoying what you have and sharing it with others

 

Thanksgiving is a time to be thankful for all we have, but thanksliving is a way of life that if implemented could improve the quality of life not only for you and me, but for others.  Do you live in a thanks giving way?

 

 

 

YOUR MONTHLY MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE CALENDAR

OCTOBER  2009 Printable Monthly Calendar with Inspirational Quotes

http://www.wow4u.com/motivationalcalendar/index.html

(note: if last months calendar comes up, please refresh your screen)

 

 

QUOTES for YOUR WEEK:

"Be thankful for each new challenge,

because it will build your strength and character."

Author Unknown

 

"Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some."

Charles Dickens

 

"Thanksgiving Day is a jewel, to set in the hearts of honest men; but be careful that you do not take the day, and leave out the gratitude."

E.P. Powell

 

"None is more impoverished than the one who has no gratitude. Gratitude is a currency that we can mint for ourselves, and spend without fear of bankruptcy."

Fred De Witt Van Amburgh

 

"Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for."

Epicurus

 

"If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, 'thank you,' that would suffice."

Meister Eckhart

 

More quotes:

 http://www.wow4u.com/qthankfulness/index.html

 

 

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Have a great week,

Catherine Pulsifer

Inspirational Words of Wisdom

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© 2009 Catherine Pulsifer, Inspirational Words of Wisdom

 

 

 

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