Thomas Kinkade thought for the day

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Tuesday, April 26:

Life - any life, even the saddest - holds elements of joy as well as suffering.

 

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Wednesday, April 27:

We need the air, the sunshine, the wind and the trees in order to feel at peace.

 

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Thursday, April 28:

Home is the place that'll catch you when you fall. And we ALL fall.

 

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Friday, April 29:

The possibilities that lie before us are all part of the wonderful gift that is our life.

 

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Saturday, April 30, and Sunday, May 1:

Stroke by stroke, then, the light begins to emerge.

(Picture is a lighthouse with the light just about to rotate onto the viewer's direct line of sight.)

 

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Monday, May 2:

Anything that builds a simple sense of pleasure or optimism can be effective in building up the base coat of happiness deep in your heart.

 

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Tuesday, May 3:

Each of us, in our own way, has a high and unique calling on our lives, if our ears can only by opened to hear it.

 

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Wednesay, May 4:

We can choose to trust that things will work out.

Thursday, May 5:

If you want to maintain a balanced, harmonious existence, you have to keep moving - at least a little bit.

Friday, May 6:

Say no to the things you know do nothing but complicate your life.

 

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Saturday and Sunday, May 7 and 8:

The setting that shapes you can also be shaped by you.

 

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Monday, May 9:

We give most willingly out of gratitude, our sense of our own abundance.

 

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Tuesday, May 10:

My biggest disappointments have turned out to be my greatest blessings.

 

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Wednesday, May 11:

Some people thrive on hiking the trails, riding the rails, exploring the back roads.

Thursday, May 12:

Start romancing your life, and I think you'll find that more romance will follow.

Friday, May 13:

The starting point for all creative acts, in other words, is to live life and pay attention.

 

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Is anyone still reading these?

 

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yes

 

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Is anyone still reading these?

Yes!

 

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Saturday and Sunday, May 14 and 15:

It is always comforting to remember that, in a way, our creative efforts are truly not our own.

 

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Monday, May 16:

Hope is hearing the melody of the future. Faith is dancing to it. - Rubem A. Alves

 

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Tuesday, May 17:

I like to think of hope as a guiding light for the human heart.

 

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Wednesday, May 18:

Let your light shine!

Thursday, May 19:

We have no more need to apologize for our playtime than my seven-year-old does.

 

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Friday, May 20 -

Delaying gratification doesn't have to mean delaying all gratification all the time.

Saturday and Sunday, May 21 and 22 -

You need to pay some attention to the wants and needs of your heart and soul and spirit.

 

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Monday, May 23 -

We need a spiritual foundation and an ethical code in our lives.

 

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Tuesday, May 24 -

We need outside input in our lives, just as we need sunshine to grow and be healthy.

 

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Wednesday, May 25 -

For every mean and hateful act we hear about on the news, there are a thousand kindnesses that went unreported.

 

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Thursday, May 26 -

If you want beauty in your life, you simply have to go outdoors from time to time.

Friday, May 27 -

The most effective way to make yourself truly at home is to start at the center.

 

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Saturday and Sunday, May 28-29:

Romance makes radiant sunlight out of every moment.

 

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Monday, May 30:

There is inherent beauty in the very breadth of human experience.

 

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Tuesday, May 31:

Creativity is a powerful, almost irresistible force.

 

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Wednesday, June 1:

Don't you feel drawn to glowing hearths, flickering campfires, old-faqshioned lamplights?

 

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Thursday, June 2:

Anyone can spare fifteen minutes a day for the practice of conscious joy.

 

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Friday, June 3:

Joy is a mystery because it can happen anywhere, anytime, even under the most unpromising circumstances, even in the midst of suffering, with tears in its eyes. - Frederick Buechner