HeartQuotes from April, 2003

Carl W. Buechner
People are disturbed not by things but by the view they take of them.They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

Henri Amiel, 19th-century Swiss writer
All appears to change when we change.

Albert Camus
In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.

Ramakrishna
The winds of grace are always blowing, but you have to raise the sail.

Hans Selye
Its not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.

Leo Buscaglia
To try is to risk failure. But risk must be taken because the greatest hazard of life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing does nothing, has nothing, is nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn, feel, change, grow, live, and love.

Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941)
I slept and dreamt that life was joy.
I awoke and saw that life was service.
I acted and behold, service was joy.

Fred Rogers (a.k.a., "Mister Rogers ) 1928-2003
At the center of the Universe is a loving heart that continues to beat and that wants the best for every person. Anything that we can do to help foster the intellect and spirit and emotional growth of our fellow human beings, that is our job. Those of us who have this particular vision must continue against all odds. Life is for service.

Lawrence Bixby
Each handicap is like a hurdle in a steeplechase, and when you ride up to it, if you throw your heart over, the horse will go along too.

Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Only in growth, reform, and change, paradoxically enough, is true security to be found.

Haddon W. Robinson
What worries you, masters you.

Myla Kabat-Zinn
Each difficult moment has the potential to open my eyes and open my heart.

Albert Einstein
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.

Doc Childre
Practice appreciating for the first fifteen minutes you are awake every day.....Appreciation first thing in the morning is one of the most valuable efforts you can make to create more heart coherence in your system and release you from old attitudes that no longer serve you.

Daphine Rose Kingma
Today, see if you can stretch your heart and expand your love so that it touches not only those to whom you can give it easily, but also those who need it so much.

Leo Buscaglia
Too often we under estimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.

Doc Childre and Howard Martin, The HeartMath Solution
Care inspires and gently reassures us. Lending us a feeling of security and support,it reinforces our connection with others. Not only is it one of the best things we can do for our health, but it feels good whether we're giving or receiving it.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinions; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the Great Man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.

Martha Washington
I have learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances.

Doc Childre and Howard Martin, The HeartMath Solution
At the deepest level, it's real love and care that people crave. Give those things, and you'll receive them. Through your caring deeds and actions, you'll truly make your mark on the world.