Tools for Your Journey
Tool of the Month Club
CD pick for August
December Morning
Tim JanisMusic is an incredible tool for so many life circumstances. Over 20 years ago, I begged my mom to play music during my Dad’s wake. She agreed. Of course, I begged for Frankie Valle and the Four Seasons, convinced that my father would have wanted it, but she choose some spiritual stuff that I had never heard before. When I complained, she said, “Donna, where your Dad is now, I don’t think he would mind.” Her words rang true and I never forgot how they made me stop, listen and observe how it brought so much comfort to our family and friends.
When it comes to spiritual music, there are many kinds of composers, but all are connected in one profound way…they are sharing from a deep place within their heart. Tim Janis is an amazing talent that I have had the pleasure of working with. He is not only tuned in to another realm, he is also grounded here on Earth and mixes and blends his music to put us in tune as well. Enjoy this video clip from the album, which is my favorite, as you might know if you have visited my Positive Manipulation site!
Talk About Family
He said -
“The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at home in the bosom of my family.”
~ Thomas JeffersonShe said -
“In some families, please is described as the magic word. In our house, however, it was sorry.”
~ Margaret LaurenceTalk About Philanthropy
He said -
“Never respect men merely for their riches, but rather for their philanthropy; we do not value the sun for its height, but for its use.”
~ Gamaliel BaileyShe said -
“I don‘t think you ever stop giving. I really don‘t. I think it‘s an on-going process. And it‘s not just about being able to write a check. It‘s being able to touch somebody‘s life.”
~ Oprah WinfreyTalk About Fitness
He said -
“A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, I‘m afraid of widths.”
~ Steven WrightShe said -
“Find fitness with fun dancing. It is fun and makes you forget about the dreaded exercise.”
~ Paula AbdulTalk About Forgiveness
He said -
“Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has
crushed it.”
She said -
“Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins
for breakfast.”
Talk About Gratitude
He said -
“The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you.”
~ John E. SouthardShe said -
“The debt of gratitude we owe our mother and father goes forward, not backward. What we owe our parents is the bill presented to us by our children.”
~ Nancy FridayTalk About Health
He said -
“Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.”
~ Doug LarsonShe said -
“True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it
is lost.”
Talk About Love
He said -
“Do I love you because you‘re beautiful, or are you beautiful because I love you?”
~ Richard RodgersShe said -
“I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.”
~ Mother TeresaTalk About Success
He said -
“Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man
of value.”
She said -
“There is no point at which you can say, ‘Well, I'm successful now. I might as well take a nap.’ ”
~ Carrie FisherTalk About Kindness
He said -
“If you haven‘t any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of
heart trouble.”
She said -
“Open your heart — open it wide; someone is standing outside.”
~ Mary Engelbreit