Jonathan Huie

Jonathan Huie
Location
Florida,
Birthday
June 28
Bio
Today is Your Day to Dance Lightly with Life. It Really Is. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . My vision is “Joyful Living for All through Conscious Choice,” and my mission is sharing that vision with the world. I am an author of self-awareness books and a Daily Inspiration & Quote blog. I have been dubbed "The Philosopher of Happiness" by those closest to me, in recognition of my on-going commitment to seeing Joy in all of life. My wife Suze and I live near St. Petersburg FL.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012 12:08AM

Climb Every Mountain



It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.
- Edmund Hillary

There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere,
and many of us will have to pass
through the valley of the shadow of death
again and again before we reach
the mountaintop of our desires.
- Nelson Mandela

I just want to do God's will.
And he's/… Read full post »
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NOVEMBER 4, 2012 12:08AM

Love One Another


Where there is great love there are always miracles.
- Willa Cather

Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it.
Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it.
Hatred darkens life; love illumines it.
- Martin Luther King Jr.

As selfishness and complaint
pervert and cloud the mind,
so love with its joy
clears and sharp/…

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NOVEMBER 3, 2012 12:08AM

Overcoming Fear


Know that the greatest fear is fear of the unknown.
Seek to meet the unknown with courage and a sense of adventure.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

In this world there is always danger
for those who are afraid of it.
- George Bernard Shaw

Fear makes strangers of people
who would otherwise be friends.
- Shirley MacL/… Read full post »
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NOVEMBER 2, 2012 12:08AM

Let Your Light Shine

As we let our light shine,
we unconsciously give other people
permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear,
our presence actually liberates others.
- Marianne Williamson

The brightest stars are those who
shine for the benefit of others.
- Anonymous

Your success will shine as a light of hop/… Read full post »
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NOVEMBER 1, 2012 12:08AM

Seeking


There is beauty and adventure in the commonplace
for those with eyes to see beyond.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes
but in having new eyes.
- Marcel Proust

Believe those who are seeking the truth.
Doubt those who find it.
- Andre Gide

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OCTOBER 31, 2012 12:08AM

Choose With Intention


Choose to soar. Choose to fly your dreams.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves.
The process never ends until we die.
And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.
- Eleanor Roosevelt

Make your important choices in life
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OCTOBER 30, 2012 12:08AM

Listen To Your Heart


Listen to the compass of your heart.
All you need lies within you.
- Mary Anne Radmacher

Be good to yourself.
Listen to your body, to your heart.
We're very hard on ourselves, and we're always feeling
like we're not doing enough.
It's a terribly hard job.
- Marcia Wallace

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OCTOBER 29, 2012 12:08AM

Helping Others



No man stands so tall as when he stoops to help a child.
- Abraham Lincoln (attributed)

You have two hands.
One for helping yourself,
the other for helping others.
- Audrey Hepburn

Helping someone is what life is all about.
- Willie Stargell

The more love that is given, the more love returns.
The more a help/… Read full post »
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OCTOBER 28, 2012 12:08AM

Let Your Spirit Soar



Fly Life on Free Wings, and Sing to its Glory.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

You are a child of God.
Your playing small does not serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking
so that other people won't feel insecure about you.
We were born to manifest the glory of God that is within us.
- Mariann/… Read full post »
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OCTOBER 27, 2012 12:08AM

Nurture Yourself


Your greatest gift to your family and friends is yourself -
your relaxed, happy, and fully-present self.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

In my own deepening understanding of myself
I find my capacity to serve others is deepened as well.
The better I am at self-care
the more genuinely nurturing of others I am abl/… Read full post »
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OCTOBER 26, 2012 12:08AM

Keep Going


You've got to have dreams to keep you going.
- Steve Waugh

The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age,
which mean never losing your enthusiasm.
- Aldous Huxley

Enthusiasm is not the same as just being excited.
One gets excited about going on a roller coaster.
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OCTOBER 25, 2012 12:08AM

Feeling Alone


Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted
is the most terrible poverty.
- Mother Teresa

The eternal quest of the individual human being is
to shatter his loneliness.
- Norman Cousins

When you have shut your doors, and darkened your room,
remember, never to say that you are alone,
for you are not alone, bu/… Read full post »
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OCTOBER 24, 2012 12:08AM

Live Fully



Be curious; be adventurous; live life full-out.
Accept the challenge, and reach for the brass ring.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Sing like no one's listening,
love like you've never been hurt,
dance like nobody's watching,
and live like its heaven on earth.
- Mark Twain

Live Well, Love Much, Laugh Often.
- Anonym/… Read full post »
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OCTOBER 23, 2012 12:08AM

Creating Your Future



Life isn't about finding yourself.
Life is about creating yourself.
- George Bernard Shaw

The best way to predict the future is to create it.
- Peter F. Drucker

Every thought we think is creating our future.
- Louise L. Hay

As we work to create light for others,
we naturally light our own way.
- Mary Anne Ra/… Read full post »
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OCTOBER 22, 2012 12:08AM

Opinions and Hearts



We may have our private opinions,
 but why should they be a bar to the meeting of hearts?
- Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi

Friends are helpful not only because they will listen to us,
but because they will laugh at us;
Through them we learn a little objectivity,
a little modesty, a little courtesy.
- Will/… Read full post »
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OCTOBER 21, 2012 12:08AM

Your Greatest Life


This above all, to thine own self be true.
- William Shakespeare

For me, the message of this inspiring William Shakespeare quote is to be true to your own values - to live an honorable life. This quote does not in any way promote being self-centered and greedy.

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OCTOBER 21, 2012 12:08AM

Your Greatest Life


This above all, to thine own self be true.
- William Shakespeare

For me, the message of this inspiring William Shakespeare quote is to be true to your own values - to live an honorable life. This quote does not in any way promote being self-centered and greedy.

The privilege of a lifetime is… Read full post »
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OCTOBER 20, 2012 12:08AM

Follow Your Heart



If you get to the point where someone is telling you
that you are not great or not good enough,
just follow your heart
and don't let anybody crush your dream.
- Patti LaBelle

It's imperative to follow your heart and choose
a profession you're passionate about,
and if you haven't found that "spark" yet,
if yo/… Read full post »
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OCTOBER 20, 2012 12:08AM

Follow Your Heart



If you get to the point where someone is telling you
that you are not great or not good enough,
just follow your heart
and don't let anybody crush your dream.
- Patti LaBelle

It's imperative to follow your heart and choose
a profession you're passionate about,
and if you haven't found that "spark" yet,
if yo/… Read full post »
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OCTOBER 19, 2012 12:08AM

Being Annoyed



You are precisely as big as what you love and precisely
as small as what you allow to annoy you.
- Robert Anton Wilson

Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever,
even if your whole world seems upset.
- Saint Francis de Sales

If we were faultless we should not be so much annoyed
by the/… Read full post »
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OCTOBER 19, 2012 12:08AM

Being Annoyed



You are precisely as big as what you love and precisely
as small as what you allow to annoy you.
- Robert Anton Wilson

Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever,
even if your whole world seems upset.
- Saint Francis de Sales

If we were faultless we should not be so much annoyed
by the/… Read full post »
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OCTOBER 18, 2012 12:08AM

Being Kind


There are no small acts of kindness.
Every compassionate act makes large the world.
- Mary Anne Radmacher

What do we live for, if it is not
to make life less difficult for each other?
- George Eliot

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
- Philo

Kind words can be short and easy to/… Read full post »
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OCTOBER 18, 2012 12:08AM

Being Kind


There are no small acts of kindness.
Every compassionate act makes large the world.
- Mary Anne Radmacher

What do we live for, if it is not
to make life less difficult for each other?
- George Eliot

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
- Philo

Kind words can be short and easy to/… Read full post »
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OCTOBER 17, 2012 12:08AM

Envy



It is not the man who has too little,
but the man who craves more, that is poor.
- Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Envy comes from people's ignorance of,
or lack of belief in, their own gifts.
- Jean Vanier

Envy breeds hate.
- Yiddish Proverb

Blessed is he who has learned
to admire but not envy,
to follow but not imitat/… Read full post »
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OCTOBER 17, 2012 12:08AM

Envy



It is not the man who has too little,
but the man who craves more, that is poor.
- Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Envy comes from people's ignorance of,
or lack of belief in, their own gifts.
- Jean Vanier

Envy breeds hate.
- Yiddish Proverb

Blessed is he who has learned
to admire but not envy,
to follow but not imitat/… Read full post »
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