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Thought for the Day…08/26/24

Austin Tang — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 13:15:20 +0000

ACCEPT that you will never be perfect, life will always have challenges, and other people will disappoint you sometimes.

Acceptance is the first step towards peace.

Good morning

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Gratitude Unlocks The Fullness In Life…

Austin Tang — Tue, 15 Jun 2021 03:38:39 +0000

I love this line, which comes from a quote by Melodie Beattie, which reads in its entirety:

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.”

And I would add this thought — that without gratitude, you can turn any paradise into hell.

Without gratitude, you will always walk away from the table still starving — no matter what measure of abundance has been laid before you.

Without gratitude, every job is the worst job on earth, every spouse is deficient, every friend lets you down, every home is on the wrong street, every gift is the wrong size, every novel is full of typos, every mattress is uncomfortable, every cup of coffee is too weak.

Without gratitude, every choice you ever made will always feel like the wrong choice.

Without gratitude, summers will always be too hot; winters will always be too cold. The music will always be too loud, the movie will always suck, the teenagers will always be too rude.

Without gratitude, people who vote or worship differently from you will always be monsters in your eyes. Without gratitude, you will always feel you were born into the wrong family. Without gratitude, the waitress will always be too slow, and you will always get the worst seat on the bus. Without gratitude, every driver on the road except you is an idiot.

Without gratitude, life is The Misery.

These three things are so true…

1) There is no happiness without gratitude
2) There is no transformation without self-accountability
3) There is no peace without forgiveness

But first among those — the alchemy of all alchemies — is gratitude.

If we learn nothing else while we’re here, then, we must learn how to say THANK YOU.

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Thought for the Day…

admin — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 17:34:34 +0000

“Your Best Life Yet, Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, and confusion to clarity. It turns problems into gifts, failures into successes, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into important events. it can turn an existence into a real life, and disconnected situations into important and beneficial lessons. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.”

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Daniels Music Foundation

admin — Mon, 12 May 2014 21:17:13 +0000

Daniels Music foundation – for centuries, the beauty, power and personal relevance of music has made it a wonderful instrument for the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities.
By definition, Daniel’s Music Foundation is a non-profit organization that provides free musical instruction to all individuals with disabilities in the NYC area. But we are much more than just a foundation we are a community that opens doors to acceptance, respect, confidence and overall well being.
The relationship we build with our members over time goes well beyond simply music. Through our On-Site, Off-Site, Outreach, and Member Leadership programs, we create the opportunity for our members to put the skills they learn into practice, in a real life setting. We have found that our programs have been extremely beneficial when we serve our members, but magic happens when our members serve others.

2014 Annual Spring Benefit

Please join us for a very special evening and help us bring the magic of music to as many new members as possible. Enjoy inspiring performances, be touched by moving stories, win exciting raffle prizes and hear a very special announcement.
Celebrate our 2014 Champion of Hope Honoree given to the Epstein Family, honoring the legacy of Dr. Fred J. Epstein, for giving Daniel and countless other children the gift of life, so they can live on to fulfill their dreams.

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