"The Art of Living or Making the Most of Life"
"Every one is the son of his own work."
Cervantes
"Every one is the son of his own work."
Cervantes
"The art of living deserves a place among the fine arts. Like literature, it may be ranked with the humanities. It is the art of turning the means of living to the best account---of making the best of everything. It is the art of extracting from life its highest enjoyment, and through it, of reaching its highest results."
"Happiness consists in the enjoyment of little pleasures scattered along the common path of life, which in the eager search for some great and exciting joy, we are apt to overlook. It finds delight in the performance of common duties, faithfully and honorably fulfilled."
"The art of living is abundantly exemplified in actual life. Take two men of equal means, one of whom knows the ART OF LIVING, and the other not. The one has the SEEING EYE and the intelligent mind. Nature is ever new to him, and full of beauty. He can live in the present, rehearse the past, or anticipate the glory of the future. With him life has a deep meaning, and requires the performance of duties which are satisfactory to his conscience, and are therefore pleasurable. he IMPROVES himself, acts upon his age, helps to ELEVATE THE DEPRESSED classes, and is ACTIVE in every GOOD WORK. His hand is never tired, his mind is never weary. He goes through life JOYFULLY, HELPING OTHERS TO ITS ENJOYMENT. Intelligence, ever expanding, gives him every day fresh insight into men and things. He lays down his life full of honor and blessing, and his greatest monument is the GOOD DEEDS he has done, and the BENEFICENT example he has set before his fellow-creatures."
"It is not wealth that gives the true ZEST TO LIFE, but reflection, appreciation, taste, culture. Above all, the seeing eye and the feeling heart are indispensable. With these, the humblest lot may be made blessed."
("Happy Homes and the Hearts that Make Them" - By: Samuel Smiles - Pages 11-13)
Another quote...that would fit with this theme is a quote I fell in love with so many years ago...from "Walden's Pond" - By: Henry David Thoreau
"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practice resignation, unless it was quite necessary. I wanted to LIVE DEEP and SUCK OUT ALL THE MARROW OF LIFE..."
Sisters...what precious ray of light do you experience each day? I have come to know, that writing down the GOOD you have looked for in each and every day will LIFT you UPWARDS... GRATITUDE will swell up and sanctify your heart...Seeing Father's divine hand in all things will over-shadow any dark cloud that is on the horizon of your life... Striving to find the good.... often helps you to shape...all your tomorrows...as well as building up the priceless treasure of wonderful memories from all your yesterdays...
"Happiness consists in the enjoyment of little pleasures scattered along the common path of life, which in the eager search for some great and exciting joy, we are apt to overlook. It finds delight in the performance of common duties, faithfully and honorably fulfilled."
"The art of living is abundantly exemplified in actual life. Take two men of equal means, one of whom knows the ART OF LIVING, and the other not. The one has the SEEING EYE and the intelligent mind. Nature is ever new to him, and full of beauty. He can live in the present, rehearse the past, or anticipate the glory of the future. With him life has a deep meaning, and requires the performance of duties which are satisfactory to his conscience, and are therefore pleasurable. he IMPROVES himself, acts upon his age, helps to ELEVATE THE DEPRESSED classes, and is ACTIVE in every GOOD WORK. His hand is never tired, his mind is never weary. He goes through life JOYFULLY, HELPING OTHERS TO ITS ENJOYMENT. Intelligence, ever expanding, gives him every day fresh insight into men and things. He lays down his life full of honor and blessing, and his greatest monument is the GOOD DEEDS he has done, and the BENEFICENT example he has set before his fellow-creatures."
"It is not wealth that gives the true ZEST TO LIFE, but reflection, appreciation, taste, culture. Above all, the seeing eye and the feeling heart are indispensable. With these, the humblest lot may be made blessed."
("Happy Homes and the Hearts that Make Them" - By: Samuel Smiles - Pages 11-13)
Another quote...that would fit with this theme is a quote I fell in love with so many years ago...from "Walden's Pond" - By: Henry David Thoreau
"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practice resignation, unless it was quite necessary. I wanted to LIVE DEEP and SUCK OUT ALL THE MARROW OF LIFE..."
Sisters...what precious ray of light do you experience each day? I have come to know, that writing down the GOOD you have looked for in each and every day will LIFT you UPWARDS... GRATITUDE will swell up and sanctify your heart...Seeing Father's divine hand in all things will over-shadow any dark cloud that is on the horizon of your life... Striving to find the good.... often helps you to shape...all your tomorrows...as well as building up the priceless treasure of wonderful memories from all your yesterdays...
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