Just over a month ago, my father suddenly passed away after a short bout of flu and a chest infection. The time since then has been rather tender and yet surreal as we come to terms with our great loss.

It seems only yesterday that I wrote about Father’s day and how it was time to remember just what your father has done for you

What has kept us going during our time of grief has been the support and love from so many friends and family. It is amazing just what compassion and kindness people are capable of showing at such times.

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Mother Teresa left behind many poignant and deep quotations about LOVE.

The common theme of her words reflect her work with the lonely, the sick, the dying and the destitute. Her unending love came through in her work and in her words. She was forever compassionate towards the loneliness felt by “wealthy” people who on surface had it all. She was also very concerned about the breakdown of families.

Here are a selection of her words which say it all:-

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It is ten years today since Mother Teresa passed away amongst her favourite people - the dying and destitute of Calcutta.

As she passed away the same week as Princess Diana, it seemed at the time that her passing away was hardly noticed. Yet, here was an amazing human being who spent decades helping the lonely, the poor and the dying in the worst possible environment for such humanity.

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A few days ago I pleaded everyone to bring more compassion into the world

As we seem to face increasing turmoil and tension in the world, my plea was about just how can we learn from the events of the last few years to bring more compassion into the world?

A few weeks ago I attended a workshop about compassion at the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University. It was quite an inspirational afternoon, and certainly left all of us feeling more compassionate towards ourselves and each other.

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Another thing I have learnt from successful people is that they always give their best, no matter what. They do not make half hearted efforts and they play full out.

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This year in September 2007, it will be ten years since Mother Teresa passed away. Even till the end of her life in her eighties, she travelled world wide and visited the poor, destitute and dying.

During her lifetime, she was often criticised for traveling first class wherever she went. People who didn’t know the real reason behind the scenes felt the money could have been better used for helping the needy.

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One of the secrets of getting the life you love is to learn to give and also to receive.

Do you look to help others in any way you can? Or do you tend to look out just for yourself?

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