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Visual Soliloquy #188 A leaf fluttered in through the window this morning…

A leaf fluttered in through the window this morning, as if supported by the rays of the sun, a bird settled on the fire escape, joy in the task of coffee, joy accompanied me as I walked. –Anais Nin

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Visual Soliloquy #187 We learn the rope of life by untying its knots…

We learn the rope of life by untying its knots. –Jean Toomer

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Visual Soliloquy #186 Leisure is a form of silence, not noiselessness. It is the silence of contemplation…

Leisure is a form of silence, not noiselessness. It is the silence of contemplation such as occurs when we let our minds rest on a rosebud, a child at play, a Divine mystery, or a waterfall.–Fulton J. Sheen

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Visual Soliloquy #185 Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not…

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not. –Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Visual Soliloquy #184 It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for powers equal to our tasks…

It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for powers equal to our tasks, to go forward with a great desire forever beating at the door of our hearts as we travel toward our … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #183 We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls…

We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls. –Anais Nin

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Visual Soliloquy #182 Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not…

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not. –Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Visual Soliloquy #181 We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think…

We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far. –Swami Vivekananda

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Visual Soliloquy #180 Fear cannot be without hope nor hope without fear…

Fear cannot be without hope nor hope without fear. –Baruch Spinoza

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Visual Soliloquy #178 Even if you fall on your face, you’re still moving forward…

Even if you fall on your face, you’re still moving forward. –Victor Kiam

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Visual Soliloquy #177 Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does…

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. –William James

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Visual Soliloquy # 176 When I quote others I do so in order to express my own ideas more clearly…

When I quote others I do so in order to express my own ideas more clearly. – Michel de Montaigne

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Visual Soliloquy #175 Do what you can, with what you have, where you are…

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. – Theodore Roosevelt

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Visual Soliloquy # 174 Finding is reserved for those that search…

Finding is reserved for those that search. – Jim Rohn

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Visual Soliloquy #173 The most important thing about having goals is having one…

The most important thing about having goals is having one. – Geoffrey F. Abert

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Visual Soliloquy #172 Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace…

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace. –Buddha

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Visual Soliloquy #171 Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment…

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment –Buddha

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Visual Soliloquy #170 Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely…

Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely –Buddha

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Visual Soliloquy #169 In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true…

In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true. –Buddha

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Visual Soliloquy #168 What we think, we become…

What we think, we become. –Buddha

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Visual Soliloquy #167 Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, people cannot live without a spiritual life…

Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life. –Buddha Read more: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/b/buddha_2.html#ixzz1JAoFRXKM

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Visual Soliloquy #166 I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done…

I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done. –Buddha

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Visual Soliloquy #165 When it is dark enough, you can see the stars…

When it is dark enough, you can see the stars. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Visual Soliloquy #164 Rather than wishing for change, you first must be prepared to change…

Rather than wishing for change, you first must be prepared to change. – Catherine Pulsifer

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Visual Soliloquy #163 You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment…

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. – Henry David Thoreau

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Visual Soliloquy #162 Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end…

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end. –Seneca

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Visual Soliloquy #161 Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going…

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. -Jim Rohn

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Visual Soliloquy #160 I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.

I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work. – Thomas Edison

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Visual Soliloquy #159 We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry…

We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color.–Maya Angelou

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Visual Soliloquy #158 There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth…not going all the way, and not starting…

There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth…not going all the way, and not starting. -The Buddha

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Visual Soliloquy # 157 Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better…

Photo credit: Georgina Short Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. – Samuel Beckett

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Visual Soliloquy #156 The ladder of success is best climbed by stepping on the rungs of opportunity…

The ladder of success is best climbed by stepping on the rungs of opportunity. -Ayn Rand

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Visual Soliloquy #155 If you do anything for too long, it starts to lack edge, to become too easy. Easy is the kiss of death…

If you do anything for too long, it starts to lack edge, to become too easy. Easy is the kiss of death. -Julia Ormond Read more: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/edge_3.html#ixzz1Hi6sai15

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Visual Soliloquy #154 Keep close to Nature’s heart…and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods…

Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean. -John Muir

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Visual Soliloquy #153 I can’t believe that God put us on this earth to be ordinary…

I can’t believe that God put us on this earth to be ordinary. – Lou Holtz

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Visual Soliloquy #152 Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it…

  Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. -Howard Thurman

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Visual Soliloquy #151 Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome…

Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome. – Samuel Johnson

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Visual Soliloquy #150 There is no such thing in anyone’s life as an unimportant day…

“There is no such thing in anyone’s life as an unimportant day.” – Alexander Woollcott

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Visual Soliloquy #149 There are two ways to spread happiness; either be the light who shines it or be the mirror who reflects it…

“There are two ways to spread happiness; either be the light who shines it or be the mirror who reflects it.” – Edith Wharton

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Visual Soliloquy #148 If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it…

If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work. –Nhat Hanh

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