RINGING IN THE NEW YEAR!

Resolutions are wishes

 we make to ourselves;

 promises to keep,

 in order to attain a higher level 

of happiness and fulfillment

 in our lives.

~Kim Franklin-Magana

You Are Beautiful!

Sometimes beauty 

is not seen 

by the very one 

who possesses it.

~Kim F-M

Discover L I F E Everyday!

“Anyone who stops learning is old, 

whether at 20 or 80. 

Anyone who keeps learning

 stays young. 

The greatest thing in life

 is to

 keep your mind young.” 

~Henry Ford

Forgive & Forget!

When we forgive and forget...

that

 is

getting even.

~Kim Franklin-Magana

Truly Happy!

Be inspired

 by the beauty that surrounds you. 

Be in awe 

of the marvels of life. 

Be content 
with the mysteries of life 
that will await future generations to discover.

 Be thankful

 for the many gifts you have in your life.  

Then, 

and only then,

  will you truly be happy.

~Kim Franklin-Magana

Strive to be Better!

Strive not to be perfect...

rather, strive to be

better than you were

yesterday.

~Kim Franklin-Magana

The Importance of Expression Through Art

“The aim of art 

is to represent not the outward 

appearance of things, 

but their inward 

significance.” 

~Aristotle

HAPPY ACCIDENTS?

A "Happy Accident" is first thought to be a mistake, but replaces and improves what was once there.

~Kim Franklin-Magana

Feed Your Soul!

Dreams...

 

are 

 Nourishment 

for the Soul! 

~Kim Franklin-Magana

Challenge Your Own Limitations!

"Only those who will risk 

going too far 

can possibly find out 

how far one can go" 

~T.S.Eliot

R E L A X Your Mind...

Be like the wave that breaks on shore...

release the energy, 

let go, 

be free!

~Kim Franklin-Magana

Hopeful Wishes Fulfilled!

I am but the messenger, 

who just wants to say...

I am here to give you 

H O P E 

if only for today.

So take this gift I give to you

and cherish it, in kind.

The lesson that it teaches us

IS TO:

keep one another

IN MIND.

~Kim Franklin-Magana

L I F E is an Opportunity to L O V E.

Never let an opportunity

to express

thankfulness and awareness 

pass you by...

for that is

an opportunity lost.

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Expressions of 

LOVE,

CARING, 

GRATITUDE,

and THANKFULNESS,

are but gifts

that are for the giving

and sharing; 

carried within you

at all times, 

throughout this journey

called

L I F E. 

~Kim Franklin-Magana

Carpe Diem

"Seize the day", taken from a poem written in the Odes in 23 BC by the Latin poet Horace, Book 1, number 11.

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Give Thanks

1 Thessalonians 5:18

...encourage one another...build one another up...

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Just Do It!

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Today is the Day!

REVENGE is a kind of wild justice...

“A man’s wisdom  gives him patience;  it is to his glory  to overlook an  offense."

(Proverbs 19:11)

Francis Bacon. (1561–1626).  Essays Civil and Moral. The Harvard Classics.  1909–14. IV Of Revenge

REVENGE is a kind of wild justice; which the more man’s nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out. For as for the first wrong, it doth but offend the law; but the revenge of that wrong putteth the law out of office. Certainly, in taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior; for it is a prince’s part to pardon. And Solomon, I am sure, saith, It is the glory of a man to pass by an offence. That which is past is gone, and irrevocable; and wise men have enough to do with things present and to come; therefore they do but trifle with themselves, that labor in past matters. There is no man doth a wrong for the wrong’s sake; but thereby to purchase himself profit, or pleasure, or honor, or the like. Therefore why should I be angry with a man for loving himself better than me? And if any man should do wrong merely out of ill-nature, why, yet it is but like the thorn or briar, which prick and scratch, because they can do no other. The most tolerable sort of revenge is for those wrongs which there is no law to remedy; but then let a man take heed the revenge be such as there is no law to punish; else a man’s enemy is still before hand, and it is two for one. Some, when they take revenge, are desirous the party should know whence it cometh. This is the more generous. For the delight seemeth to be not so much in doing the hurt as in making the party repent. But base and crafty cowards are like the arrow that flieth in the dark. Cosmus, duke of Florence, had a desperate saying against perfidious or neglecting friends, as if those wrongs were unpardonable; You shall read (saith he) that we are commanded to forgive our enemies; but you never read that we are commanded to forgive our friends. But yet the spirit of Job was in a better tune: Shall we (saith he) take good at God’s hands, and not be content to take evil also? And so of friends in a proportion. This is certain, that a man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well. Public revenges are for the most part fortunate; as that for the death of Cæsar; for the death of Pertinax; for the death of Henry the Third of France; and many more. But in private revenges it is not so. Nay rather, vindictive persons live the life of witches; who, as they are mischievous, so end they unfortunate.

Snap Out of IT!

You 
can't 
wake a person

who 
is pretending
to be asleep.

~ Navajo Proverb

What Can You Contribute to the World?

“To be creative means to be in love with life.

You can be creative 

only if you love life enough 

that you want to enhance its beauty,

you want to bring a little more music to it, 

a little more poetry to it, 

a little more dance to it.” 

~Osho

Talk About What Really Matters!

“Great minds discuss ideas. 

 Average minds discuss events. 

Small minds discuss people.” 

~Eleanor Roosevelt

IMAGINATION VS. KNOWLEDGE

"Imagination is more powerful than knowledge. 

For knowledge is limited to all we know and understand, 

while imagination embraces the entire world, 

and all there ever will be

to know and understand." 

~Albert Einstein

Inventions In Your Mind = Imagination At Work!

Imagination is not a talent of some men, 

but is the health of every man. 

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Random Acts of Kindness

What is free to give, where there is no end to the supply?

Random Acts of Kindness.

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What qualifies as a "Random Act of Kindness"?

There are many actions that can be 

Random Acts of Kindness!

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Here are a few ideas 

to help you get started on your own path 

to contributing to the world with 

Random Acts of Kindness:

Listening to someone who needs a person to talk to and not

paying attention to how much time you are spending, before they are finished talking.

Asking someone if they could use some help with something in their life that is difficult for them to accomplish, on their own.  This could be helping them unload their groceries, preparing a meal, folding their laundry, or checking on them regularly.

Paying attention to the people around you and noticing when they are not as happy as usual or having a difficult day, then offering your time to listen and/or support.

Surprising someone, unexpectedly, with something you know they would love (that does not have to cost money). Usually, all it takes is a little creativity and a few minutes of your time. This could be as simple as getting something for them while you are up, or going that way, to surprising them with something like a blanket, warm cup of coffee, or retrieving the mail for them.

Doing the unexpected simply by making an extra batch of cookies or doubling a meal recipe, then delivering it to them when it is convenient to you.  They will be shocked, surprised, and happy to have the relief of having something homemade that they did not have to dream up and prepare themselves.  The thought of that kind act, will resonate long into the future.

These are but a few examples of Random Acts of Kindness, but I am sure you can come up with your own unique ideas that easily fit into your normal everyday life.  

Notice that the examples that I gave all begin with an action word:  Listening, acting, paying attention, surprising, and doing the unexpected.  

What can you think of that would qualify as a 

Random Act of Kindness? 

Please comment below 

so that we can share our ideas and pass on the good 

to the people who need it the most.

Improve the quality of someones day 

simply by acknowledging them with eye contact 

and smiling.

Talk to you soon!

~Kim Franklin-Magana

Look for the Positive Around You!

Look for the positive around you
and suddenly, 

you will find, 
it is in everything and everyone!



 It's been there all along.

You just weren't looking for it, 
in the right way.

~Kim Franklin-Magana

DISCOVER YOUR PURPOSE!

"The two most important days 

in your life 

are the day you are born 

and the day 

you find out why."

~Mark Twain

Love Yourself

If there is no enemy within, 

the enemy without can do you no harm.

~African Proverb

Change Our Thinking...Change the W O R L D !

"The world we have created 

is a product of 

our thinking. 

It cannot be changed

without changing our thinking."

~ Albert Einstein

Think Positive!

Positive thoughts become positive actions.
Positive actions become positive gifts.
Positive gifts become positive memories.
Positive memories become positive lessons for life.

Sharing your positive lessons that you have learned from life is your way of giving back to the world in a positive way. 
It is contributing what you have learned, 
so that others may also learn.
That, is a positive thought.
~Kim Franklin-Magana

Decide What's Important...

Not everything that counts can be counted, 

and not everything that can be counted counts.

~Albert Einstein

Dedication of one, has benefited many...

"It was their individuality 

combined with the shyness of their behavior 

that remained the most captivating impression 

of this first encounter with the greatest of the great apes."

– Dian Fossey

Dr. Dian Fossey, would have reached her 82nd  birthday on Jan, 16, 2014. With the anniversary of her untimely death on Dec. 26, 1985...

What can  O N E  P E R S O N  do?

Her dedication of research has benefited many and is ongoing, even today.

Dian Fossey was a zoologist best known for researching the endangered gorillas of the Rwandan mountain forest from the 1960s to the '80s, and for her mysterious murder.

To learn more about Dian and the ongoing preservation of gorilla's, & how you can help 

by adopting a gorilla, please visit here: 

http://gorillafund.org/news--events/news_131220_dian-fossey-birthday-remembrance

BEAUTY

You 

are as beautiful 

as you make 

others feel.
~Kim Franklin-Magana

Gratitude is Attitude...in Action!

“If we will be quiet and ready enough, 

we shall find compensation 

in every disappointment.”

~Henry David Thoreau