River of Stones






I think I will start out 2012 embracing the challenge offered up at Shine the Divine.  


Every moment offers an opportunity to pay attention, open our hearts and fully arrive in the present. I’ll be stepping into the “river” writing Small Stones for the month of January. You may go there and click the image on the left to discover a blogroll of others practicing mindfulness in this way.


Mine for today, January 1, is this:


“Watch your thoughts, for they become words.
Watch your words, for they become actions.
Watch your actions, for they become habits.
Watch your habits, for they become character..
Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.”
Good Night, TTYL, and Be Well,
 
 

Comments

  1. Kim@stuffcould....January 2, 2012 at 6:48:00 AM PST

    This is great advice...I need to watch since I believe my actions do affect my destiny

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  2. KarenJanuary 2, 2012 at 11:40:00 AM PST

    Oh Webster, how wonderful to have you join us in the river!
    I love your first small stone!

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  3. Elephant's ChildJanuary 2, 2012 at 10:31:00 PM PST

    Thank you. Words to ponder.

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  4. SherriJanuary 3, 2012 at 7:52:00 AM PST

    love it... so true, so simple, yet so hard to practice at times

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