Have you ever considered what Adam and Eve were doing when they got into so much trouble? As I read the story, they were shopping. The forbidden fruit was not scattered throughout the garden, not in many places, not in multiple locations, but one place, one site, one location and one location only. Perhaps they just came upon it, Oh, look, the forbidden fruit or, perhaps, they were looking for something, searching, shopping. Somewhere in their dissatisfaction they thought, If only we had something more
David W. Jones
People who go to Disney who have magic in themselves experience magic there, just as people who go to the grocery store who have magic in themselves experience magic at the grocery store. The principle is simple: fun, joy, and happiness, are something we bring to life, not something life, circumstance, or situation bring to us. There are truly no magic kingdoms, only magic people. Fun, joy and happiness are choices, orientations, approaches, attitudes, a way of living in the world, not the world itself..
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Sophia was asked to speak to the students of a local medical school. Sophia, what do we need to be better doctors? The students asked. Doctors, Sophia said, need strong stomachs and strong powers of observation. Then she opened a canister. The putrid smell quickly moved through the classroom. Sophia stuck a finger in the jar, pulled it up, and then licked it. She passed the jar around encouraging each doctor in training to do the same. Each did, and though many felt nauseas, no one got sick. You all have very strong stomachs, she said. But your powers of observation need some work. What do you mean? They asked. We did just what you did. There is one difference, she replied. The finger I dipped in the jar was not the finger I licked.
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What is the secret of your serenity? A student asked Sophia Wholehearted cooperation with the inevitable, she replied.
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Sometimes Sometimes doubt is the opposite of faith, but sometimes doubt can be a pathway to faith. Sometimes weakness is the opposite of strength, but sometimes weakness can be the pathway to strength. Sometimes addiction is the opposite of sobriety, but sometimes addiction can be the pathway to sobriety. Sometimes infidelity is the opposite of fidelity, but sometimes infidelity can be a pathway to fidelity. Sometimes failure is the opposite of success, but sometimes failure can be the pathway to success.
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Full minds create chaos.
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