Truly Live in the Now / Happiness Every Day / School Calendar 2022-23

“Feed your Faith
and doubt
will starve to death.”

It is always darkest
before the Light.
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But we know
the Light is coming,
and our Pathway
is creating the amazing
Person
we are becoming.

Life
is not easy.
But we can take this moment,
to truly Live
in the now.
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We know,
we cannot predict
or control
the future.

But,
we can truly Live
in the present.

Our Memories
create a Story.
And that Story
takes us on a Journey
in our Mind.
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It is almost
as if we were Living it
all over, again.
We make a connection
with the melody of Life
in this moment,
with the very deep level
of the Story we remember.
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 We
are connected at a level
so deep,
 that we may never
understand.

“Kindness
is the language which the deaf can hear
and the blind can see.”
– Mark Twain

If
we only learn
to Smile,
 to spark a Hope,
to embrace others with Warmth,
to speak with our Heart,
to give with abundance,
to pass Kindness forward,
 and share our Joy
and Happiness.
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“Our task must be
to free ourselves…
by widening our circle of Compassion
to embrace all Living Creatures
and the whole of Nature
and it’s Beauty.”
–  Albert Einstein

The Light of Love
can burn so brightly,
that we will
never
be in the dark.

The Light
of your Love
is needed in our World.
You
are very special
and capable of amazing things.
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The Beautiful Song
of your precious Life,
can be intertwined
with pure Joy.

Look
at the Moon,
and think of all those
who have laid eyes on it
before.

The Moon
gently whispers to our
Hearts.
It is a feast
for the eyes.
How Beautiful it is,
so Peaceful and alluring.
The Peace you feel
is absolutely fantastic.
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And like the Moon,
we go through phases
in Life.
But,
when everything around you
seems dark,
you
can be carrying
the Light.

It is so wonderful
to really get in touch
with your own inner-self.
It is so relaxing
 to experience such moments.

With
a gentle breeze
of self awareness
blowing 
softly in your face,
everything you regret slowly falls
into the forgotten.
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And,
as you notice the grass
gently swaying from side to side,
you Journey
into the moment.

.We
find ourselves in a trance,
visiting places from the
past.

When our Day has ended, 
and the problems of the World
surround you,
you can truly feel
overwhelmed.

So,
follow the Sun
beyond the Trees,
where your Heart is
and longs to be.

“There’s always some reason
to feel not good enough
And it’s hard at the end of the day
I need some distraction oh beautiful release.
Memories seep from my veins
They may be empty and weightless
and maybe
I’ll find some peace tonight.

In the arms of an Angel fly away from here
From this dark, cold hotel room, and the endlessness that you fear
You are pulled from the wreckage
of your silent reverie.

You’re in the arms of an Angel;
may you find some comfort here
So tired of the straight line, and everywhere you turn

There’s vultures and thieves at your back
The storm keeps on twisting, you keep on building the lies
That you make up for all that you lack
It don’t make no difference,
escaping one last time

It’s easier to believe
In this sweet madness,
oh this glorious sadness
That brings me to my knees

You’re in the arms of an Angel;
may you find some comfort here.”

– Sarah McLachlan
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Doing the Will of God
will give you
Joy.
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Wipe away the
tears
from the eyes of others,
and you will
no longer cry.

It is amazing
how God Created us.

Only you
can direct your thoughts
of all things
His way.
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Looking at things This Way,
adds more Love to the experience.
And you will
Love it.

“Count your age by friends,
not years.
Count your Life by smiles,
not tears.”.
– John Lennon

Pray
that whatever is haunting you,
whatever you are stressing about
gets better.
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The dark thoughts, the overthinking,
and the self-doubt
will leave your mind,
and clarity will replace confusion.
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Through Prayer,
Peace and calmness fill
your precious Life.

Prayer
transports us to another
World.

The sense of Sacred Space
and freedom from want and need
comes flooding back
and you feel like
a Child
again.

Yes,
the years will pass,
the seasons of the Heart
will change with the cold will
and the hot emotions.
But the nights and the days
of Life and Living
will flow
in a never ending,
Infinite Melody
of God’s Love.

 His Holy Word
conveys to us
what it really means
to embody His Essence.
 What we perceive
without God’s Love,
is different,
and dark.

God Loves us so much
and cares about everything
we go through.
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He Heals our Hearts
and Blesses us,
every Day,
in every Way.

Please,
find the Way.
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Pray.

Goodnight.

Happiness Every Day

 

From Seeker to Finder  

Discovering Every Day Happiness 

by George Kimeldorf 

I’ve been alive 25,567 days. That is a long time. All I have ever wanted during that time was to be happy-nothing more.

I thought I knew what I needed to do to be happy, so I did all those things: I earned a Ph.D. in mathematics, married a wonderful woman, raised two lovely children, pursued a successful career as a mathematics professor, and became wealthy. Everything seemed fine. But the joy, satisfaction, and peace of mind I so desired continued to elude me.

At age 35, I began to realize that the “right” things would not get me what I wanted, so I actively sought happiness by doing workshops, reading self-help books, leading seminars, practicing self-hypnosis, and meditating. I became a seeker.

Only in the past few years did real transformation begin. I am no longer a seeker; I am a finder. Despite doubting in the past that I would ever succeed, I have found the happiness and peace of mind I had long sought.

I actually love life.

I love the world, and I especially love and accept myself. I have discovered that we can really love the world and all the people in it, despite the violence, hatred, crime, hypocrisy, greed, suffering, and starvation.

I am celebrating my 70th birthday as I write the first pages of this book. During this 70-year journey, I have discovered many things. To my utter amazement, I found that learning to be happy is not mystical, mysterious, or magical . Happiness is an ordinary skill that anybody can learn and master through practice, like driving a car or playing a violin. And like driving a car or playing the violin, happiness is an experiential skill which cannot be learned from reading books.

If happiness cannot be taught in a book, why am I writing this? The first purpose of this book is to tell you what does not work. In my quest for happiness, I pursued many fruitless paths. What if I had achieved happiness earlier in life, rather than having spent decades following roads leading nowhere? Had I read a book such as this, I might have avoided some of these pitfalls and shortened some of these detours. By sharing my experience, I hope to spare you years of looking in the wrong places.

Most people spend their entire lifetimes seeking happiness in places where, at best, it is only temporarily experienced. Their parents, teachers, and religious leaders falsely promised them as children that hard work, financial success, acquisition of goods, and approval from others will make them happy. Our culture spreads these illusory expectations through movies, books, TV, and advertising. When people achieve these goals hoping to be happy and then realize that they are not in fact happy, their unfulfilled expectations lead to disappointment, dissatisfaction, disillusionment, and discouragement. To make matters worse, they often blame themselves for this perceived failure, leading to feelings of powerlessness and despair.

Other people, having read books or attended seminars, are seekers. They know that they cannot achieve happiness through financial success, acquisition of goods, or approval of others. They know that happiness results from experiencing gratitude, acceptance, self-love, and forgiveness. They have learned that the path to happiness is through awareness of their thoughts, doubting their beliefs, changing their points of view, and expressing unconditional love. Yet they remain seekers. Although they know what to do to become happy, the true joy, peace of mind, satisfaction, and contentment which they fervently seek continues to elude them.

I have met dozens of such seekers, who are unwittingly driving with their left foot on the brake pedal. Until they discover and confront how they are holding themselves back, they will forever remain seekers. In later chapters, I will describe my good fortune in finding teachers who not only made me aware of how I was pressing that pedal, but also assured me that it was safe to release my foot from the brake.

The second reason for writing this book is to tell you about the path by which I have achieved my current state of happiness, joy, and peace of mind. Perhaps it will inspire you to pursue a similar goal. Will my path work for you? I do not know. I know that it has worked for me, as well as for many other people. I also know others who, after learning about this path, have decided not to pursue it. I respect their decision. It is not for everybody.

When you watch young children, have you noticed their obvious excitement in being alive, their natural curiosity, their joy, their spontaneity? Two minutes after being hurt, they are laughing and ready to play. We were all once young children. What happened to our spark, spirit, and spunk? Can this joy of Life be revived? Why do so many of us instead experience cynicism, resignation, and discontent? Must we take Life so seriously? As you read, I encourage you to think about these questions and how they relate to your own Life.

My last reason for this book is that I enjoy writing it. May you derive as much joy and inspiration from reading it as I do from writing it.

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School Calendar

2022-23
Please check back regularly
for any amendments that may occur.

First Semester
Sept. 6 – December 16   2022

Sept. 6 (TUESDAY)               First Day of First Semester
Oct. 10 (Monday)                   Columbus Day Holiday
Nov. 21 – 25                           Fall Break (and Thanksgiving)
Dec. 16                                   Last Day of Fall Semester

Second Semester

Jan. 3 (TUESDAY)                 Second Semester Begins
Jan. 16  (Monday)                  Dr. Martin L. King Holiday
Feb. 20  (Monday)                  Presidents’ Day Holiday
Mar. 13 – 17                           Spring Break Holiday
April 7 & 10                           Good Friday and Easter Monday Holidays
May 26                                    Last Day of Spring Semester

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closes a prison.“
– Victor Hugo

I wish you all
 Peace.

Hang on
to your Faith.
You will get there.

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