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The stress and strain of constantly being connected can sometimes take your life -- and your well-being -- off course. GPS For The Soul can help you find your way back to balance.


GPS Guides are our way of showing you what has relieved others' stress in the hopes that you will be able to identify solutions that work for you. We all have de-stressing "secret weapons" that we pull out in times of tension or anxiety, whether they be photos that relax us or make us smile, songs that bring us back to our heart, quotes or poems that create a feeling of harmony, or meditative exercises that help us find a sense of silence and calm. We encourage you to look at the GPS Guide below, visit our other GPS Guides here[2] , and share with us your own personal tips for finding peace, balance and tranquility.


Aesop's Fables have been passed from generation to generation in the form of spoken word, writing and video. Some favorites include "The Grasshopper And The Ants"[3] , "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" and "The Tortoise And The Hare". For years, children have learned from the tales of kindness and adopted their old-timey advice. We've rounded up some of our favorite lessons that still make us stop and think today.



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  • <blockquote>Laugh and the world laughs with you.</blockquote> -- <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=UQN-4_rFU-wC&pg=PA175&lpg=PA175&dq=the+bald+huntsman+aesop+fable+with+moral&source=bl&ots=79BwjQ9WDa&sig=AVPfQQEQRNrVF7FW64LkHQXlqSQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=03-OUqmAKYrNsQTVuIKwBw&ved=0CFIQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=the%20bald%20huntsman%20aesop%20fable%20with%20moral&f=false" target="_blank">"The Bald Huntsman"</a>




  • <blockquote>In striving to pry into what is in heaven, do you not manage to see what is on earth?</blockquote> -- <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=X2aqAhLULL4C&pg=PA29&lpg=PA29&dq=aesop+fable+astronomer&source=bl&ots=LH3zgFPWMB&sig=MeFRIvZ4T3Yh2OqLIab_SLZoE9k&hl=en&sa=X&ei=NHyOUqiaHc7xkQeH4YDgDQ&ved=0CD8Q6AEwAzgK#v=onepage&q=aesop%20fable%20astronomer&f=false" target="_blank">"The Astronomer"</a>




  • <blockquote>Slow and steady wins the race.</blockquote> -- <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/aesops-fables-aesop/1100279856?ean=9781561443031" target="_blank">"The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse: The Boy Who Cried Wolf"</a>




  • <blockquote>"Well, little one," said a Tree to a Reed that was growing at its foot, "why do you not plant your feet deeply in the ground, and raise your head boldly in the air as I do?" "I am contented with my lot," said the Reed. "I may not be so grand, but I think I am safer."</blockquote> -- <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=CGcCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA25&lpg=PA25&dq=%22Well,+little+one,%22+said+a+Tree+to+a+Reed+that+was+growing+at+its+foot,+%22why+do+you+not+plant+your+feet+deeply+in+the+ground,+and+raise+your+head+boldly+in+the+air+as+I+do?%22+%22I+am+contented+with+my+lot,%22+said+the+Reed.+%22I+may+not+be+so+grand,+but+I+think+I+am+safer.%22&source=bl&ots=CjS3KtktAA&sig=YAI3TMfTSBmMi3QRiGUuB1Qn-r8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=OoKOUtLFDJWksQSXr4DwBQ&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=%22Well%2C%20little%20one%2C%22%20said%20a%20Tree%20to%20a%20Reed%20that%20was%20growing%20at%20its%20foot%2C%20%22why%20do%20you%20not%20plant%20your%20feet%20deeply%20in%20the%20ground%2C%20and%20raise%20your%20head%20boldly%20in%20the%20air%20as%20I%20do%3F%22%20%22I%20am%20contented%20with%20my%20lot%2C%22%20said%20the%20Reed.%20%22I%20may%20not%20be%20so%20grand%2C%20but%20I%20think%20I%20am%20safer.%22&f=false" target="_blank">"The Tree And The Reed"</a>




  • <blockquote>Little by little does the trick.</blockquote> -- <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/subjects/english/aesops_fables/17-24/crow_and_pitcher" target="_blank">"The Crow and the Pitcher"</a>




  • <blockquote>You're never so small that you're insignificant.</blockquote> -- <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=bsDTAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA131&lpg=PA131&dq=the+eagle+and+the+beetle+fable&source=bl&ots=h7SZB4QiSw&sig=D08P8jtRIu-sgau6gTdAgn5vqok&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MIaOUqOYB9PIsAS0lYHgBg&ved=0CCgQ6AEwADgU#v=onepage&q=the%20eagle%20and%20the%20beetle%20fable&f=false" target="_blank">"The Eagle And The Beetle"</a>




  • <blockquote>In union, there is strength.</blockquote> -- <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/subjects/english/aesops_fables/1-8/bundle_sticks" target="_blank">"The Bundle Of Sticks"</a>




  • <blockquote>No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.</blockquote> -- <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Lion-Mouse-Jerry-Pinkney/dp/0316013560" target="_blank">"The Lion And The Mouse"</a>





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