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Minute Meditation – God at the Center

“We know that all things work together for good for those who love God.” —Romans 8:28

Instinctively every human being has a hunger for God because each of us has a hunger for happiness. Most of us have discovered that all those things we thought would make us happy might have for a while but faded and kept us searching. St. Augustine wrote of his search: “You have made us for thyself, and our hearts are restless until they rest in thee.” Your heart, your life, and mine have a deep capacity for limitless, infinite, pure, irrevocable love. No human being or beings can satisfy that deep yearning. Only God can fill it with his infinite, gentle, unconditional, eternal love. Human interpersonal relationships are great gifts from God. We need the love of others, but we must keep God at the center. We must look to God for that deep peace, happiness, and security that only God can give and not expect it from another limited, imperfect human being. Only God is perfect; humans are not. In daily, peaceful prayer, God continues to fill that capacity. Keep God at the center, and he will put the puzzle of life together for you.

Lord, call me often to prayer and reflection so I can keep you at my center. Amen.

—from the book Three Minutes with God: Reflections and Prayers to Encourage, Inspire, and Motivate
by Monsignor Frank Bognanno

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Minute Meditation – Finding Happiness

“You show me the path of life. In your presence there is fullness of joy.”—Psalm 16:11

Eleanor Roosevelt once said something that is very true: “Happiness is not something that we can directly acquire. It’s a by-product of something else. It seeps into our consciousness and emotions when we choose to do that right thing, the best thing.” We basically become happy when we do our best as parents or at work, or when we reach out to help someone, or fulfill our responsibilities, whether others notice it or not. Then suddenly, strangely, we are happy. Don’t go after happiness directly. It will elude you. Just try to be the best version of yourself. Do everything with peace and for the right reason and happiness will be there as a by-product.

Lord, teach me to live with love and happiness will follow. Amen.

—from the book Three Minutes with God: Reflections and Prayers to Encourage, Inspire, and Motivate
by Monsignor Frank Bognanno

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Get Clear About What Christmas Really Is

“It’s not easy to have a great Christmas in a world where everyone is striving for what isn’t worth having.

Welcome back to 28 obstacles that will prevent you from having your Best Christmas Ever. Click subscribe to ensure you don’t miss out on any of this series.

Obstacle #2 is… Lack of purpose.

If you are unclear about the purpose of Christmas it will be impossible to have your best ever. So, take some time over the next couple of weeks to get clear about the purpose of Christmas. This series should help you get very clear.

Find your joy. Guard your joy. Follow your joy. Not just happiness. It seems our culture has confused happiness with comfort, and following comfort will lead you to misery. Find your joy. Cherish your joy. Guard your joy. And follow your joy.

Today’s gift… Off Balance. Who should you give it to this Christmas? Anyone who seems overwhelms or exhausted and anyone trying to redesign their lives. Most people can’t remember what they got for Christmas two years ago. This Christmas give life-changing unforgettable gifts.”

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A Daily Dose of Mindfulness – Day 5 – The Practical How-To of Prayer

The Practical How-To of Prayer

Do you trust God? Or do you just say that you do? It’s not always easy to think in ways that are consistent with trust in God. But this is truly the path to happiness. Let mindfulness help you bridge the gap between saying that you trust in God and actually living in trust.

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60 Second Wisdom – 9 Lessons for Enduring Happiness

“Someone wrote to me recently about something I wrote in Perfectly Yourself. As I took the book from my bookshelf to look up what she was referring to I was flooded with memories of the time in my life when I write the book. My father had died a few months earlier and I was trying to make sense in new ways, as we all do when we lose someone we love.

That was twenty years ago. The subtitle of the book is Nine Lessons of Enduring Happiness. As it caught my eye, I wondered… have they endured… I will let you decide…

The Nine Lessons of Enduring Happiness The

First Lesson for Enduring Happiness: CELEBRATE YOUR PROGRESS

The Second Lesson for Enduring Happiness: JUST DO THE NEXT RIGHT THING

The Third Lesson for Enduring Happiness: PUT CHARACTER FIRST

The Fourth Lesson for Enduring Happiness: FIND WHAT YOU LOVE AND DO IT

The Fifth Lesson for Enduring Happiness: LIVE WHAT YOU BELIEVE

The Sixth Lesson for Enduring Happiness: BE DISCIPLINED

The Seventh Lesson for Enduring Happiness: SIMPLIFY

The Eighth Lesson for Enduring Happiness: FOCUS ON WHAT YOU ARE HERE TO GIVE

The Ninth Lesson for Enduring Happiness: PATIENTLY SEEK THE GOOD IN EVERYONE

In the coming weeks I am going to present a series of videos base on this book and these nine lessons, so make sure you have notifications turned on and click here if you would like a copy of the book.”