what happens when you are grateful ... Todd Stocker

Thankfulness creates 

gratitude 

which generates contentment

 that causes peace. 

― Todd Stocker

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OK, OK

I'm a firm believer that Thanksgiving 

and gratitude should be celebrated daily!

heal your soul ... Carolyn Myss

The soul always knows 

what to do to heal itself. 

The challenge is 

to silence the mind.

~Carolyn Myss 

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1938, North Carolina

peace to you ... the Dalai Lama

Do not let the behavior

 of others destroy 

your inner peace.

~The Dalai Lama

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DaGrazia Museum

strength of your thoughts ... Peace Pilgrim

If you realized how powerful

 your thoughts are, 

you would never think 

a negative thought. 

~Peace Pilgrim

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happiness and peace ... Tyler Perry

Happiness for me is 

totally just being 

at peace knowing that, 

everything I'm doing, 

God is pleased with that. 

It's complete peace for me. 

~Tyler Perry

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the Peabody and Sherman Show

be global ... George Washington

Observe good faith

 and justice 

toward all nations. 

Cultivate peace and

 harmony with all. 

~George Washington

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the gift of peace ... Elie Wiesel

Hope is like peace.

It is not a gift from God.

It is a gift only

we can give one another.

~Elie Wiesel

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something freely share - Christie Brinkley

Share your smile with the world. It's a symbol of friendship and peace.
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Share your smile with the world. It's a symbol of friendship and peace.
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Share your smile with

the world. It's a symbol

of friendship and peace.

~Christie Brinkley 

Share your smile with the world. It's a symbol of friendship and peace.
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Share your smile with the world. It's a symbol of friendship and peace.
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Share your smile with the world. It's a symbol of friendship and peace.
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making music with Abraham Maslow

A musician must make music, 

an artist must paint, 

a poet must write, 

if he is to be ultimately 

at peace with himself. 

~Abraham Maslow

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(1/16) the quest for peace ... Martin Luther King, Jr.

Peace is not merely

 a distant goal

 that we seek, 

but a means by which

 we arrive at that goal. 

~Martin Luther King, Jr. 

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