Picture of the Week #32

My last rose in the sunlight!

Food for thought

We can live without religion
and meditation, 
but we cannot survive 
without human affection. 

The Dalai Lama

♥ Sending you a wonderful Hug ♥

Weekly inspiration No 16 – Be Positive – Reminders

 

“In order to carry a positive action

we must develop here a positive vision.”

–Dalai Lama

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“Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones,

you’ll start having positive results”.

–Willie Nelson

 

 

“Positive anything is better than negative nothing.”

Elbert Hubbard

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With love

from me

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Weekly inspiration – No 5 – Daily Advice from the Heart – Dalai Lama

 

“To be kind, honest and have positive thoughts; to forgive those who harm us and treat everyone as a friend. To help those who are suffering and never consider ourselves superior to anyone else; even if this advice seems rather simplistic, make the effort of seeing whether be following it you can find greater happiness.”

 

With love

from me

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Sow the seeds

The best seeds to plant in life are those of

compassion, kindness, and love.

With every deed you are sowing a seed.

Plant seeds of love,

water them with positive thoughts,

forgiveness and courage

and feel your soul bloom.

Always do your  best.

What you plant now, you will harvest later.

Og Mandino

“It is vital that

when educating our children’s brains

that we do not neglect

to educate their hearts.”

Dalai Lama

 

Pictures from Google and Oups.

Smile!

I love smiles,

and my wish is to see more smiles,

real smiles,

for there are many kinds.

~Dalai Lama

Daily inspiration with Flowers and Dalai Lama

When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.

Dalai Lama XIV

 

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries.  

Without them, humanity cannot survive.

Dalai Lama

 

 

When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways – either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find out inner strength.

Dalai Lama

Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.

Dalai Lama

 

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion.  

If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

Dalai Lama

 

All pictures are from my sister.

Famous

I have had busy weeks and even in my  holiday I have been busy so I haven’t been reading blogs as much lately.

I had my God – Daughter staying with me and I showed her around London.  We had a great time together and so much fun, saw many places, went to the Theatre, visited Mme Tussauds, shopped in Harrods (not really)  and walked miles to see the typical London sites.  She liked it very much and wants to come again, I am very happy!

 In Madame Tussauds I met some great people:

I had breakfast at Tiffany’s with Audrey Hepburn

Had a drink with Jean Connery

Some fun with the Beatles

Enjoyed meeting The Dalai Lama and Nelson Mandela

……. and had a date with George Clooney…. woohoo!!!

Finally I got an Oskar……..

Wow it was fun mixing with the famous but exhausting too. Glad to be back at home on my sofa just dreaming about George….  🙂

So here are my 5 minutes of fame:

This is me, aged 25 being Liza Minelli in the opening number from “Cabaret”.

This was our Christmas Party in the Holiday Inn where I worked for 2 years.

I guess it was the start of my dancing passion….  🙂

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I so love London and if you ever come to London I am more than happy to show you around!

Wishing all a wonderful new week,

enjoy the beautiful moments,

spread love and don’t forget to smile!

 

Our children

School is starting again, our children go back to be educated.

Do remember though:

If we are worried about the future,
then we must look today
at the upbringing of children.
~ Gordon B. Hinckley ~

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Don’t handicap your children, by making their lives easy.
~ Robert A. Heinlein ~

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It’s not our job to toughen our children up
to face a cruel and heartless world.
It’s our job to raise children
who will make the world
a little less cruel and heartless.
L.R. Knost

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All children should be taught
to unconditionally accept, approve,
admire, appreciate, forgive, trust
and ultimately, love their own person.
~ Asa Don Brown ~

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Wishing everyone a good start to the school year

and an amazingly interesting peaceful and joyful year!

What is Happiness

I received a late Christmas parcel , which had this in it…

Isn’t it beautiful how they get you with the English words on a Swiss chocolate, bought in Germany….

I love “I make you Tummy Yummy”……. I thought this is happiness.

Really this is only chocolate which makes you feel good, comfort food and stimulating endorphins.

So What is Happiness:

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.

Dalai Lama.

You are in charge of your own happiness:

Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn’t arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I’m going to be happy in it.”
~Groucho Marx~

Happiness is a choice you make at the beginning of every day.

“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”   Mahatma Ghandi

I wish you a wonderful and happy week to come,

let yourself shine and bring happiness to others.

With Love and Hugs Ute xx

The Paradox of our Times – Dalai Lama

THE PARADOX OF OUR TIMES~~~~~Dalai Lama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We have taller buildings, but shorter tempers,
Wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints,
We spend more, but we have less.

We have bigger houses, but smaller families,
More conveniences, but less time,
We have more degrees, but less sense,
More knowledge, but less judgement,
More experts, but more problems,
More medicines, but less wellness.

We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values,
We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often,
We have learnt how to make a living, but not a life,
We have added years to life, but not life to years,
We’ve been all the way to the moon and back,
But have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbour,
We have conquered outer space, but not inner space,
We’ve cleaned up the air, but polluted our soul,
We’ve split the atom, but not our prejudice,
We’ve higher incomes, but lower morals,
We’ve become long on quantity but short on quality.

These are the times of tall men, and short character,
Steep profits, and shallow relationships,
These are the times of world peace, but domestic warfare,
More leisure, but less fun; more kinds of food, but less nutrition.

These are the days of two incomes, but more divorces,
Of fancier houses, but broken homes,
It is a time when there is much in the show window, and nothing in the stockroom.

A time when technology can bring this letter to you,
And a time when you can choose,
Either to make a difference …. or just hit, delete.

Dalai Lama