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

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

Gratitude is Attitude...in Action!

“If we will be quiet and ready enough, 

we shall find compensation 

in every disappointment.”

~Henry David Thoreau

Your Inner Voice

Your Inner Voice

Follow your dreams 

and never second guess your inner voice 

that keeps reminding you

 of your souls desires.

~KIm Franklin-Magana

Dis...Connect

When people don’t understand you, 

they’re probably not asking the right questions 

or any questions, at all. 

~Kim Franklin-Magana  

Search Inside Yourself, and You Will Find the Answers...

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I've found that the most difficult experiences 

of my life 

have given me the most beauty 

in the end.

~ Olivia Newton-John

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Listen to this beautiful & timeless song 

Have You Never Been Mellow (lyrics):

http://youtu.be/avxBf5IMGJw

SuCCeSS vs. Value

"Try not to become a man of success, 
but rather 
try to become a man of value."

~ Albert Einstein

Time Line of Einstein's Life-

1879: Albert Einstein is born to Hermann Einstein (a featherbed

salesman) and his wife Pauline in Ulm, Germany.

1884: Around this time, Albert receives his first compass,

beginning his quest to investigate the natural world.

1889: At age 10, Albert sets into a program of self education and

reads as much about science as he can.

To continue reading the complete timeline, please visit:  http://www.sonic.net/~gralsto/einstein/timeline.html

More interesting reading found here:  http://www.westegg.com/einstein/#about

What People Say vs. What People Do...

The older I get 

the less I listen to what people say 

and the more I look at what they do. 

~ Andrew Carnegie

FULL-TIME PHILANTHROPIST

When Carnegie retired from business in 1901, he set about in earnest to distribute his fortune. In addition to libraries, he provided hundreds of church organs to local communities.  Carnegie's wealth helped to establish numerous colleges, schools, nonprofit organizations and associations both in his adopted country, as well as in Scotland and throughout the globe. His most significant contribution, both in terms of money and in terms of enduring influence, was the establishment of several endowed trusts or institutions bearing his name.

By the time of his death in 1919, Andrew Carnegie had given away about $350 million, but the legacy of his generosity continues to unfold in the work of the trusts and institutions that he endowed.

Very interesting read!  Please continue to enjoy here:  http://carnegie.org/about-us/foundation-history/about-andrew-carnegie/

Leadership

To Lead people is like listening to a symphony... 

You hear the parts together... 

but also separately, 

at the same time.  

~ Doug Firebaugh

"Just...be my friend."

“Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow.

Don't walk behind me; I may not lead.

Just walk beside me and be my friend.”

~ Albert Camus

(He won the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1957.)

Albert Camus (1913-1960) was a representative of non-metropolitan French literature. His origin in Algeria and his experiences there in the thirties were dominating influences in his thought and work. Of semi-proletarian parents, early attached to intellectual circles of strongly revolutionary tendencies, with a deep interest in philosophy (only chance prevented him from pursuing a university career in that field), he came to France at the age of twenty-five. The man and the times met: Camus joined the resistance movement during the occupation and after the liberation was a columnist for the newspaper Combat. But his journalistic activities had been chiefly a response to the demands of the time; in 1947 Camus retired from political journalism and, besides writing his fiction and essays, was very active in the theatre as producer and playwright (e.g., Caligula, 1944). He also adapted plays by Calderon, Lope de Vega, Dino Buzzati, and Faulkner'sRequiem for a Nun. His love for the theatre may be traced back to his membership in L'Equipe, an Algerian theatre group, whose "collective creation" Révolte dans les Asturies (1934) was banned for political reasons.  

TO CONTINUE READING FURTHER, PLEASE VISIT:  http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1957/camus-bio.html

Knowledge vs. Wisdom

Knowledge talks, wisdom listens.
- Jimi Hendrix


An American guitarist and singer-songwriter

• SINGLES/SONGS:  "Hey Joe"
 
• "Purple Haze"
 
• "The Wind Cries Mary"
 
• "Burning of the Midnight Lamp"
 
• "Foxy Lady"
 
• "Up from the Skies"
 
• "All Along the Watchtower"
 
• "Crosstown Traffic"
 
• "Stone Free"
 
• "Fire"
• "Stepping Stone"
 
• "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)"
 
• "No Such Animal"
 
• "Freedom"
 
• "Angel"
 
• "Gypsy Eyes"
 
• "Dolly Dagger"
 
• "Johnny B. Goode" (live)
 
• "Hear My Train a Comin'"
 
• "Day Tripper"
• "Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?"
 
• "Valleys of Neptune"
 
• "Bleeding Heart"
 
• "Love or Confusion"
 
• "Fire"
 
• "Like a Rolling Stone"  

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• TO LEARN MORE, PLEASE VISIT:  
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix_discography

Serenity...

Serenity...

is a renewal...

a transformation....

a rebirth.

~Kim Franklin-Magana



Don't Be a Scaredy Cat!

Don't be afraid to challenge the pros,

even in their own backyard.

~Colin Powell 

Understand...

It is in identifying yourself 
with the hopes, dreams, fears and longings of others 
that you may understand them 
and help them.

~Wilferd A. Peterson 
(August 21, 1900 - June 2, 1995)

Exerpt taken from his biography:  His greatest influences from other writers and philosophers include Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau and Abraham Lincoln, among many others. His contemporaries include Norman Vincent Peale and Dale Carnegie, and current writers and philosophers such as Jack Canfield and Brian Tracy have referred to Wilferd Peterson's works.

Wise men...

The wise man is glad to be instructed. 

~Proverbs 10:8  TLB