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Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 06:58:34 +0200
MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT Yes yes yes yes!!!!!!!!! That's the way to go. There's a new book out called Exuberation. READ IT, THEN GO WITH IT. My father's exuberation saved my life from a dismal miserable childhood. Dvora Shurman following stories around the world ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 8:18 PM Subject: sharing a lovely vignette > Hello friends, > > This just came in (see below) from Steve Goodier, I love his work. Amidst > all > of this snow and ice I am reminded to be thankful for a roof over my head, > food in my cupboards, and wood for the fire. I am going to repeat my > thankful > mantra as I start to clean the house...I am thankful to have a house to > clean, I > am thankful to have a house to clean...:) > > Enjoy! > Karen > > A LOVE AFFAIR WITH LIFE > > Italian actor Roberto Benigni has been described as a charming and > effusive man who, in his joy over winning the 1998 Academy Award for > best actor for his performance in the film "Life Is Beautiful," danced > over the tops of chairs and leaped up on stage. With that in mind, > listen to what he says on the subject of gratitude: "It's a sign of > mediocrity when you demonstrate gratitude with moderation." > > Gratitude with moderation! Doesn't that describe how many of us > approach life? > > We rarely show gratitude for each miraculous new day. > > We wait too long to tell others what they mean to us. > > We're more excited about acquiring something new than taking inventory > of all we already have. > > The word that too often describes our gratitude is "moderate." You > know the adage: "In all things, moderation," but I've never heard, "In > gratitude, moderation." There should NEVER be moderation in showing > gratitude! > > Author Sarah Ban Breathnach says, "Every time we remember to say > 'thank you,' we experience nothing less than heaven on earth." > > Imagine living every day demonstrating gratitude with abandon. Imagine > becoming excessive in thanksgiving. Every day would be another episode > in your never-ending love affair with life. > > By Steve Goodier © 2005 > Life Support will donate $4.00 for EACH of Steve Goodier's books sold > to UNICEF'S Tsunami Relief fund! Find out more here: > http://lifesupportsystem.com/books.html > (877) 344-0989 > ------------------------------- To Unsubscribe from Healingstory send the message: unsubscribe healingstory to: listserv@maelstrom.stjohns.edu ------------------------------- | ||