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This Wednesday Wide Smile, is shared by Rosalie Majerus, a good friend of Feed Your Good Dog. It is an unbelievably inspirational story from Texas Country Reporter about Diane Rose an amazing quilter who sews entirely by touch. You have got to watch this…it will give you many days of Wide Smiles and inspiration!
And, remember…Feed Your Good Dog, so your good dog always wins!
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To honor the life and work of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968)
I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.” ~ Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Read entire speech here or listen to it on the player below.
I Have A Dream speech audio from Internet Archives
Not only did the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. deliver one of the most powerful speeches of all time, in 1964, he became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to end racial segregation and racial discrimination through civil disobedience and other non-violent means.
His biography on Nobelprize.org gives good insight into Dr. King’s ideals and level of commitment. It also gives us a good idea of the stamina he must of had to keep up with the incredible amount of work he did as he set out to make this world a better place.
In 1957 he was elected president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization formed to provide new leadership for the now burgeoning civil rights movement. The ideals for this organization he took from Christianity; its operational techniques from Gandhi. In the eleven-year period between 1957 and 1968, King traveled over six million miles and spoke over twenty-five hundred times, appearing wherever there was injustice, protest, and action; and meanwhile he wrote five books as well as numerous articles. In these years, he led a massive protest in Birmingham, Alabama, that caught the attention of the entire world, providing what he called a coalition of conscience. and inspiring his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”, a manifesto of the Negro revolution; he planned the drives in Alabama for the registration of Negroes as voters; he directed the peaceful march on Washington, D.C., of 250,000 people to whom he delivered his address, “l Have a Dream”, he conferred with President John F. Kennedy and campaigned for President Lyndon B. Johnson; he was arrested upwards of twenty times and assaulted at least four times; he was awarded five honorary degrees; was named Man of the Year by Time magazine in 1963; and became not only the symbolic leader of American blacks but also a world figure.
By the time of his death in 1968, he had refocused his efforts on ending poverty and opposing the Vietnam War, both from a religious perspective. Dr. King was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977 and Congressional Gold Medal in 2004.
Source: Wikipedia
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by Kellie F French, Ph.D.
Why is it that it’s so easy to help others but not accept help from others? Why do we say no when people offer to help us? Why do we refuse generosity from others?
There are many possible reasons that you may struggle with accepting and asking for help, and Dr. French gives some examples in her article.
She goes on to say that regardless of what is getting in the way of not accepting help from others, you can gain more balance in this area by using positive affirmations and behavior modification techniques.
AFFIRMATIONS
Create a statement or mantra that addresses your obstacles to accepting help. For instance: “I deserve help from others.” Or “I will let go of the process and focus on the outcome.”
Try to say your affirmations daily, particularly when you find yourself in need of help.
BEHAVIOR CHANGES
One of the most effective ways to create change in your life is to behave as though the desired change has already happened. In this case, try to behave like a person who asks for and accepts help easily.
You can:
1) Ask for help a few times a week, with the conscious intention that you are doing so to grow.
2) Accept offered help a few times a week, reminding yourself that you are worthy of help and don’t need to control every aspect of a task.
Life energy flows in all directions, and the kindness that you show to others will flow back in your direction. Inviting and accepting that flow of kindness will help you stay happy and healthy, and keep the flow of life unblocked and unhindered!
And, remember…Feed Your Good Dog, so your good dog always wins!
On staying grounded…Never become intoxicated by success, nor paralyzed by failure.
~Chelsealya Payne, founder Payne & Glory
And, remember…Feed Your Good Dog, so your good dog always wins!
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THE FACE OF AUTISM – ZOE
Zoe’s mom prepared this stunning tribute to her daughter and it is set to Cindi Lauper’s song “True Colors”. Zoe’s eyes tell the story…they are as big and round as a full moon and run deep. Take a good look and you will see a well of wisdom in those eyes and when you are done watching you will see an even deeper wisdom through the eyes of her Mom. True colors….so fitting.
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Wishing you many days of inspiration in the new year!
TAKE TIME OUT
By Laurie Sue Brockway and Victor Fuhrman
There are so many ways to find inspiration in daily life. It does not require a lot of money or time. The only requirement is to open your spiritual eyes and choose to see life, and life’s natural wonders, in a new light.
Here’s a list of ways to take time out and become inspired:
| Watch the Sun Rise | Observe Birds in Flight |
| Words Can Make You Happy | Express Gratitude |
| Connect To Nature | Let the Children Play |
| Let Music Move You | Enjoy Hopeful Art |
| Pet A Furry Friend | Let Water Clear Your Mind |
| Have a Good Laugh | Smile Often |
| Soak Your Cares Away | Acts of Kindness |
| Light A Candle | Say I Love You |
| Remember Good Times | Open Your Heart |
| Let Good People and Places Abound | Dream About the Life You Desire |
| Make a Wish for World Peace | |
More specifically, you can take a few minutes just for you to click through this gallery for easy ways to observe nature, meditate, pray, clear your head, have a good laugh or simply relax.
Copyright, 2009, Laurie Sue Brockway and Victor Fuhrman. All rights reserved.
Source:belief.net
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