“Thankfulness is not something God gives us. It is not a spiritual gift and it is not a spiritual fruit. We can receive God's peace, joy and love, but thankfulness is something that we give to Godand to others. It is a choice that we make. Let us thank Him today with songs of celebration, hearts of strong devotion and acts of admiration.” GivingHeartTodaySpiritualJoySongChoicesStrongAnd LoveFruitDevotionAdmirationCelebrationThanksgivingThankfulnessSpiritual Gifts Author:Roy Lessin
“Ignorance, vulnerability, fear, anger, and desire are expressions of the infinite potential of your buddha nature. There's nothing inherently wrong or right with making such choices. The fruit of Buddhist practice is simply the recognition that these and other mental afflictions are nothing more or less than choices available to us because our real nature is infinite in scope.” RealDesireChoicesPracticeIgnoranceExpressionBuddhismInfiniteFruitAvailableBuddhistRecognitionVulnerabilityAfflictionScopeBuddha NatureInfinite PotentialWrong Or Right Book:The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness Source: The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness
“Of all ennobling sentiments, patriotism may be the most easily manipulated. On the one hand, it gives powerful expression to what is best in a nation's character: a commitment to principle, a willingness to sacrifice, a devotion to the community by the choice of the individual. But among its toxic fruits are intolerance, belligerence and blind obedience, perhaps because it blooms most luxuriantly during times of war.” GivingMayWarCharacterHandsChoicesIndividualNationsCommunityPowerfulPrinciplesSacrificeExpressionCommitmentBlindFruitDevotionObediencePatriotismWillingnessSentimentsToxicIntoleranceBlind ObedienceWillingness To SacrificeBelligerence Author:Nancy Gibbs