Are You Buying Fake Olive Oil or Real?
Suffice it to say it is a very corrupt business. Studies at the University of California state that 73% of the Extra Virgin Olive Oil on US shelves DID NOT MEET standards for genuine olive oil.
Virtue
Spiritual Pep Talk from a College Student
Focus your mind so intently on love. It seems hard in the moment because it’s so tempting to pay attention to the firework display of sorrow for yourself. But is it? Just stop. Breathe.
Quotes About Perfection from the Bible
There were so many great quotes about perfection in last week’s Bible Lesson, I post some of them here not only to share them with you, but to keep track of them for my own reference later.
Nonviolence Please
I share these in honor of Martin Luther King Day… Non-violence is near and dear to my heart.
Sanctification?
The Golden Text in this week’s Christian Science Bible Lesson is from II Thessalonians (2:13)…
Quote by Martha Graham about Practice
I believe that we learn by practice. Whether it means to learn to dance by practicing dancing or to learn to live by practicing living, the principles are the same…
Melody Beattie Quote about Gratitude
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns…
Elizabeth Gilbert on Wisdom and Healing Rifts
I was talking about a rift I’d had recently with another friend, and how this split had been causing me to suffer for many months.
Touch Joy!
You will touch joy and suddenly realize that you have never felt joy because it requires abandon.
Our Oldest Lands a Great Job
We are very proud of our older daughter who has just accepted a wonderful job offer as a Fiscal and Policy Analyst at the California Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO).
The Foolishness of Rejecting Our Own Gifted
Can we create a worthy educational system and a fair college application process that honors their potential and makes the most of it? Please, as Americans, let us embrace and nurture our gifted instead of being such fools.
Confucius Says
I found this 1977 $2.00 volume of sayings by Confucius. I couldn’t resist sharing some of these with you
Our Job is to Love (Quote)
Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy. That is not our business and, in fact, it is nobody’s business. What we are asked to do is to love, and this love itself will render both ourselves and our neighbors worthy.
YNAB and a Total Money Makeover
I couldn’t be more pleased that my husband and I read the above book together and have launched into a practical plan to get out of debt and find financial success.