“Joy lies in the fight, in the attempt, in the suf­fer­ing involved, not in the vic­tory itself.” — Mahatma Gandhi

In honor of keep­ing Sunday sim­ple and rest­ful, I am replac­ing “Stuff of the Week” with “Quote of the Week.”  Much love to every­one! Enjoy the day!

“We should all work like dogs all the time: we should do what comes most nat­u­rally, reflex­ively, effort­lessly.” — Martha Beck

“Life may indeed be short, but it is, for a fact, wide. It is high time we started set­tling for more.” — Jill Conner Browne, The Sweet Potato Queens’ Book of Love

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“Joy is a heart full and a mind puri­fied by grat­i­tude. It is steady ela­tion with a cur­rent of ‘at last’ cours­ing through it. Read more

Welcome to part two of  a three-part series on thoughts. Chances are, your thoughts are keep­ing you blocked from a great deal of joy.  Last week, I shared the foun­da­tional skill of watch­ing your thoughts. Now, it’s time to ques­tion them. Read more

Quote of the Week:

• “… grief in itself is not a trap. Believing that you can never tran­scend it is.” — Dan Baker

Feeling of the Week:

• Receptive — able or will­ing to receive; willing to consider or accept new suggestions and ideas

Food Combination of the Week:

• Arugula + Avocado

Book of the Week:

• Cold Tangerines by Shauna Niequist