Sangha of Auspicious Companions

Smile Newsletter: The Power of a Simple Compliment

Jan 15, 2012 “People are often unreasonable, illogical and self centered; Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies; Succeed anyway. If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; Be honest and frank anyway. What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight; Build anyway. If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous; Be happy anyway. The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow; Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough; Give the world the best you’ve got anyway. You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and your God; It was never between you and them anyway.”– Mother Teresa “On my way home from school one day it was POURING rain. I was soaking wet and walking through a big muddy field because it was a shortcut to my house. A lady drove by me on her way home from picking up her kids at the bus stop, she saw me and immediately pulled over and gave me a ride home. I’ll never forget that woman’s random act of kindness.” – Saryta [ share your story >> ] You can also contribute comments on each story! Hope And Joy In A Wal-Mart Car Park >> The Power of a Simple Compliment >> Small Stories of Small Kindnesses >> More Stories >> “Gratitude for the miracle of living and the honor of serving.” — ShantiRasa What is a “smile card”? It’s a game of kindness — do something nice for someone and leave a card behind asking them to pay it forward. To date, 997,470 cards have been shipped without any charge. The ‘Smiles’ newsletter is emailed to 86,997 subscribers with the intent of spreading more smiles in the world. You can unsubscribe anytime. get smile cards | donate | write to us

Our 5-yr-old: Alone But Not Lonely

You cannot be lonely if you like the person you’re alone with. — Wayne Dyer

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Good News of the Day:
“We live in a rural farm in India, don’t have a TV at home, and have never bought our son a total of two toys. Most of his clothes are gifted by family and friends. He doesn’t eat cookies, chocolates, carbonated drinks, or fast food. He must be one miserable kid, right? If I say, ‘No,’ one might respond with, ‘Well, he doesn’t know what he is missing and he is being brought up in an extremely protective environment.’ Not true either. He knows the reasons and has willingly embraced them. His secret seems to be that everything has meaning for him. He is not chasing after anything and has no plans for tomorrow. He goes around as if he has an unlimited reserve of energy, curiosity, time, faith and willingness to be engaged with whatever and whoever comes his way. And he doesn’t seem to be bothered by being alone.”
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Be The Change:
Explore your own inner world — spend some time alone today.

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