Weekend Zen, February 1-2

There is no personal charm

so great as the charm of

a cheerful temperament. 

~ Henry van Dyke

Weekend Zen, January 11-12

Be glad of life because 

it gives you the chance to love

and to work and to play

and to look up at the stars.

~ Henry van Dyke

Daily Zen - Wednesday, July 17

Gratitude is the inward feeling

of kindness received.

Thankfulness is the natural impulse

to express that feeling.

~ Henry van Dyke

Daily Zen - Monday, March 27

Be glad of life because it gives you

the chance to love and to work and

to play and to look up at the stars. 

~ Henry Van Dyke 

Daily Zen - Monday, March 8

Use what talents you possess;

the woods would be very silent

if no birds sang except those

that sang best.

~ Henry van Dyke

Weekend Zen, February 27-28

Be glad of life

because it gives you

the chance to love and 

to work and to play and 

to look up at the stars.

~ Henry van Dyke

Daily Zen - Monday, July 3

Gratitude is the inward feeling

 of kindness received.

Thankfulness is the natural impulse

 to express that feeling.

~ Henry van Dyke

Weekend Zen, December 3-4

Be glad of life because it gives you the chance

to love and to work and to play 

and to look up at the stars.

~ Henry Van Dyke

Weekend Zen, October 24-25

Happiness is inward, and not outward;

and so, it does not depend on 

what we have but on what we are.

~ Henry van Dyke

Daily Zen - Monday, August 10

Use what talents you possess; 

the woods would be very silent if no birds 

sang there except those that sang best.

~ Henry van Dyke

Daily Zen - Wednesday, August 20

Be glad of life because it gives you

the chance to love and to work and

to play and to look up at the stars. 

~ Henry Van Dyke