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Courage begins when we can admit that there is no life without some pain, some frustration; that there is no tragic accident to which we are immune; and that beyond the normal exercise of prudence we can do nothing about it. But courage goes on to see that the triumph of life is not in pains avoided, but in joys lived completely in the moment of their happening. Courage lies in never taking so much as a good meal or a day of health and fair weather for granted. It lies in learning to be aware of our moments of happiness as sharply as our moments of pain. We need not be afraid to weep when we have cause to weep, so long as we can really rejoice at every cause for rejoicing.
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If things seem like they're under control, maybe you're not moving fast enough.
Rob Brezsny |
The worst tempered people I have ever met were those who knew that they were wrong. -Wilson Mizner
The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way. -Bertrand Russell When I look back on all the worries I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which never happened.-Winston Churchill |
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You’ve got to sing like you don’t need the money.
You’ve got to love like you’ll never get hurt. You’ve got to dance like there’s nobody watching. You’ve got to come from the heart, if you want it to work. Susanna Clark |
I wish there were a book I could read each day to tell me exactly what to do to live consciously from my heart and soul. But part of the mystery and magic, part of the reason I'm here, is to try to stumble through and hear what the soul has to say about what it needs at each moment--whether it is to work through an emotional block, discover what the next lesson is, meet the next soul mate (my children are soul mates; my best friends are soul mates), or finish my business with the one I'm with now. Ultimately, for most of us, the journey comes down to the same issue: learning to love freely. First ourselves, then other people.
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Rita Mae Brown
• As a woman, I find it very embarrassing to be in a meeting and realize I'm the only one in the room with balls. • One survey found that ten percent of Americans thought Joan of Arc was Noah's wife.... |
The suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.
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Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better. Henry Rollins
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Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length. Robert Frost
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Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We
must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained. Marie Curie |
There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. ~Anaïs Nin
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Lightbulb...aha moment
There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered. ~Nelson Mandela
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"Never love anybody who treats you like you’re ordinary." -Oscar Wilde
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We might call ourselves human, but we're still just animals .-Unknown
Real knowledge is to know the extent of ones ignorance. -Confucius Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. -E. Letterman |
An enlightened mind is not hoodwinked; it is not shut up in a
gloomy prison till it thinks the walls of its dungeon the limits of the universe, and the reach of its own chain the outer verge of intelligence. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
The Toltec tradition tells us that we surrender a portion of our life force
when we dwell on any unhealed wounding event from our past. The unprocessed emotions surrounding these events burden us and weigh heavily on our hearts. They must be dealt with if we want access to all of our vitality. Ultimately, what we will find is that forgiveness is the key to reclaiming all the life force locked in past hurt. Debbie Ford |
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Thank you Spirit Dancer <3
Making Over Our Partners Changing the Way We Relate It is dishonest to enter into a relationship with the idea that you are going to change or fix them. A relationship, in the truest sense of the word, means relating to another. Usually when we say that we relate to someone, it is because we’ve found common ground. But part of relating is finding ways to make ideas that seem different come together. So often when we choose relationships, we try to fit another person into our predetermined ideal. When they don’t fit perfectly, we may try to make them over, creating our own vision from the raw material they’ve brought. But unless someone asks for guidance and direction, entering into a relationship with someone we want to change is dishonest. Then our relationship becomes with someone we’ve imagined, and anytime our partner steps outside of that imaginary projection, we will be disappointed. An honest relationship is one in which we accept each other as whole individuals, and find a way to share our life experiences together. Then, whenever we want, we can choose as a couple to give the relationship a makeover by renewing the way we interact. By wanting to give another person a makeover, we are basically saying we don’t accept them for who they are. If we take a moment to imagine the roles reversed, we can get a sense of how it would feel if our beloved only committed to us because they thought we were, or would become, someone else entirely. In such an environment, we are not relating to each other from a real place, and we are keeping ourselves from being able to learn and grow from the different viewpoints that our partners offer. If we feel that a change is needed in our relationship, the only makeover that we truly have the power to make is on ourselves. By accepting our partners for exactly who they are—the ideal and the not-so-ideal—we will create an energetic shift in our relationships, and we may find ourselves really appreciating our partners for the first time. Working from within, we determine how we relate to the people and the world around us, and when we can accept it and embrace it all, without conditions, we make every act of relating a positive one. __________________ |
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