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ustin Center for Spiritual Living


Day 17: Integrity
The thought for today is INTEGRITY. “Do the Right Thing!” Spike Lee used these words as a title for one of his movies. When faced with a...

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Feb 15, 20231 min read


Day 16: Gratitude
The thought for today is GRATITUDE. On her show, Oprah Winfrey frequently promotes the daily practice of gratitude. Begin today by...

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Feb 14, 20231 min read


Day 15: Reverence
The thought for today is REVERENCE. Environmentalist, John Muir said, “everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and...

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Feb 13, 20231 min read


Day 13: Creativity
The thought for today is CREATIVITY. The human soul’s natural desire is to create. Your life is your creative expression. What are you...

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Feb 13, 20231 min read


Day 14: Humility
The thought for today is HUMILITY. Making mistakes is part of learning and growing. Today, compassionately acknowledge your mistakes and...

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Feb 13, 20231 min read


Dominion
And God said, … let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the...

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Feb 13, 20232 min read


Day 12: Groundedness
The thought for today is GROUNDEDNESS. Gandhi said, “to forget how to dig the earth and tend the soil is to forget ourselves.”. Black Elk...

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Feb 10, 20231 min read


Day 11: Contemplation
The thought for today is CONTEMPLATION. Take a moment to relax, breathe and let your mind be fed by what is good and beautiful. As you...

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Feb 9, 20231 min read


Day 10: Faith
The thought for today is FAITH. When Cesar Chavez was organizing farm works in California, he challenged them to say, “Si, se puede” –...

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Feb 8, 20231 min read


Day 9: Dreaming
The thought for today is DREAMING. Martin Luther King, Jr., had a great dream. What is your dream for peace in your life? What one thing...

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Feb 7, 20231 min read


Day 8: Healing
The thought for today is HEALING. Poet and activist, Maya Angelou turned a traumatic childhood experience into a catalyst for creativity...

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Feb 6, 20231 min read


Day 7: Education
The thought for today is EDUCATION. Knowledge strengthens your conviction and deepens your understanding and acceptance. What can you...

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Feb 5, 20231 min read


The Last Leaf
With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. — Matthew 19:26 We leave the field of Materia Medica to do its own...

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Feb 5, 20232 min read


Day 6: Simplicity
The thought for today is SIMPLICITY. To simplify is to invite peacefulness into your life. Think of three ways you can simplify your life...

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Feb 4, 20231 min read


Day 5: Believing
The thought for today is BELIEVING. Author, Wayne Dyer writes about the impact that our beliefs have on our daily lives. Today believe...

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Feb 3, 20231 min read


Day 4: Caring
The thought for today is CARING. According to Peter McWilliams, “Nonviolence toward the self is caring for oneself. Self love is a...

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Feb 2, 20231 min read


Day 3: Appreciation
The thought for today is APPRECIATION. Author, Louise Hay says, “Praise yourself as much as you can…The love in our lives begins with us...

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Feb 1, 20231 min read


Day 2: Smiling
The thought for today is SMILING. Buddhist teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh said, “If, in our daily life, we can smile…not only we, but everyone...

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Jan 31, 20231 min read


Day 1: Courage
We learn to practice nonviolence one step at a time, one choice at a time, one day at a time. This is how each of us, in our own way,...

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Jan 30, 20231 min read


He Leadeth Me
Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. — I Samuel 15:22 The one seeking to demonstrate the power...

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Jan 29, 20232 min read
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