Thursday Thought Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/thursday-thought/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Thu, 07 Jan 2021 17:07:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Lesson from Sunflowers https://smthingscount.com/2021/01/07/lesson-from-sunflowers/ Thu, 07 Jan 2021 17:07:50 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=9829 I’ve always enjoyed watching sunflowers at different times of the day. It’s interesting how they move, toward the sun when it’s bright and inward when

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]]> Kindness https://smthingscount.com/2020/12/10/kindness-2/ Thu, 10 Dec 2020 16:44:54 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=9721 All of us are kind from time to time. Often to people we care about. Sometimes to others in order to curry favor. Today’s Thursday

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]]> The Only Effective Influence https://smthingscount.com/2020/09/10/the-only-effective-influence/ Thu, 10 Sep 2020 15:57:24 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=9608 I wonder how often I’ve unconsciously influenced someone, in either a positive or a negative direction–when I wasn’t aware of how I was acting, reacting,

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]]> A Right, Fair Mandate https://smthingscount.com/2020/09/03/a-right-fair-mandate/ Thu, 03 Sep 2020 15:17:45 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=9502 In today’s Thursday Thought quote, John Lewis reminds us of our obligation to our children.

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]]> Maya on Hate https://smthingscount.com/2020/08/27/maya-on-hate/ Thu, 27 Aug 2020 16:17:56 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=9585 Today’s Thursday Thought quote comes from Maya Angelou, who experienced hate and wrote powerful poetry about it.

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]]> What a Bright Idea! https://smthingscount.com/2020/08/20/what-a-bright-idea/ Thu, 20 Aug 2020 16:38:01 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=9493 Today’s Thursday Thought quote, by Yogi Bhajan, just gave me a good feeling. If we all did this, what a wonderful world we’d live in.

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]]> People in Our Lives https://smthingscount.com/2020/08/13/people-in-our-lives/ Thu, 13 Aug 2020 15:30:58 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=9378 We are surrounded by people we touch and we don’t even know we’ve affected their lives, as today’s Thursday Thought quote points out.

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]]> Helping https://smthingscount.com/2020/08/06/thhelping/ Thu, 06 Aug 2020 15:20:08 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=9473 The Buddhists have a saying about helping and its effect. In today’s Thursday Thought quote, I offer it for your consideration.

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]]> Serving and Leading https://smthingscount.com/2020/07/30/serving-and-leading/ Thu, 30 Jul 2020 14:53:36 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=9466 Good old Mr./Mrs./Ms. Anonymous sometimes has a worthwhile thought or two. As in today’s Thursday Thought quote:

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]]> Binding, Limiting, & Control https://smthingscount.com/2020/07/23/binding-limiting-control/ Thu, 23 Jul 2020 16:41:34 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=9434 In today’s Thursday Thought quote, Marianne Williamson reminds us of exactly what it is that binds, limits, and controls us.

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