quotes
Going through some old things and found these great quotes.. thought I would share..
Each of us is on our own path, doing exactly what we know to do at the moment, given the conditions of our lives. - Wayne Dyer
"One single, grateful thought raised to Heaven is the most perfect prayer." - G.E. Lessing
We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves." ~ Galileo Galilei
"Nothing can bring you peace but yourself." --Ralph Waldo Emerson
"You will have wonderful surges forward. Then there must be a time of consolidating before the next forward surge. Accept this as part of the
process and never become downhearted." Eileen Caddy
We must never cease from exploration. And the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we began and to know the place for the first time. -T.S. Eliot
Out of intense complexities, intense simplicities emerge. Winston Churchill
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from
the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream.Discover. ~ Mark Twain
May my soul bloom in love for all existence.-Rudolph Steiner
"More tears are shed over answered prayers than unanswered ones." - Mother Teresa
You suppose you are the trouble
But you are the cure
You suppose that you are the lock on the door
But you are the key that opens it
It's too bad that you want to be someone else
You don't see your own face, your own beauty
Yet, no face is more beautiful than yours.
-- Rumi
"Never lose a chance of saying a kind word."-- William Makepeace Thackeray,novelist
"Some people weave burlap into the fabric of our lives, and some weave gold thread. Both contribute to make the whole picture beautiful and
unique." -Anon.
When life knocks you down to your knees; Well, isn't that the best position to pray?" ~ Drew Barrymore
lend your voices only to sounds of freedom, no longer lend your stength to that which you wish to be free from. lead lives of love and bravery and you
shall lead, a life uncommon. ~jewel
Start by doing what's necessary, then what's possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible. Saint Francis
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Re-examine all you have been told . . . dismiss what insults your soul. Walt Whitman
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If you look at yourself without yourself to look at, you will never look at yourself the same. Brian Morrison
20 secrets to happiness:
1. Return everything you borrow.
2. Stop blaming other people.
3. Live within your means and within your seams.
4. Be humble.
5. Listen more; talk less.
6. Every day, do something nice and try not to get caught.
7. Strive for excellence, not perfection.
8. Be on time.
9. Don't criticize anyone for 24 hours.
10. Be kind to other people.
11. Be even kinder to unkind people.
12. Take time to be alone.
13. Admit it when you make a mistake.
14. Understand and accept that life isn't always fair.
15. Let someone cut ahead of you in line.
16. Don't argue.
17. Know when to say something.
18. Know when to keep your mouth shut.
19. Don't make excuses.
20. Don't sweat the small stuff.
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It is no coincidence that the root word of whole, health, heal, holy, is hale (as in hale and hearty). If we are healed, we become whole; we are hale
and hearty; we are holy.The marvellous thing is that this holiness is nothing we can earn. We don't become holy by acquiring merit badges and Brownie points. It has nothing to do with virtue or job descriptions or morality. It is nothing we can do, in this do-it-yourself world. It is gift, sheer gift, waiting there to be recognized and received. We do not have to be qualified to be holy. We do not have to be qualified to be whole, or healed. --Madeleine L'Engle
Yes. Let the Universe bring me what She will, and I will laugh and say thank you for all of it. --Bonnie Smith
When we walk to the edge of all the light you have and take the step into the darkness of the unknown, you must believe that one of two things will
happen: There will be something solid for us to stand upon, or we will be taught to fly. -- Patrick Overton
'Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annhilation can that which is indestructible be found in us.' - buddhist saying
One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star. ~Nietzsche
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. Margaret Mead
"The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper." E. Phillpotts
every day I write the list
of reasons why I still believe they do exist
...a thousand beautiful things...
and even though it's hard to see
the glass is full and not half empty
...a thousand beautiful things...
so light me up like the sun
to cool down with your rain
i never want to close my eyes again
never close my eyes
never close my eyes
i thank you for the air to breathe
the heart to beat
the eyes to see again
...a thousand beautiful things ~ annie lennox
"All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and frustration is this: act as if it were impossible to fail. That is the talisman, the formula, the command of right- about-face that turns us from failure toward success."-- Dorothea Brande, author
By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest;second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. -Confucius
".we write not to create works of art, but to build character, develop integrity, discipline, judgment, balance, order, restraint, and other valued
inner attributes. Through writing, we develop self-mastery, which contributes to our emotional and spiritual growth. Writing, then, becomes the teacher." -Louise DeSalvo in "Writing as a Way of Healing"
Life Shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage. -Anais Nin
I tell you, the more I think, the more I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people. -Vincent van Gogh
Sometimes dreams alter the course of an entire life. -Judith Duerk
At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities. -Jean Houston
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning. -Albert Einstein
Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul And sings the tune without the words And never stops at all. -Emily Dickenson
Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant. -Robert Louis Stevenson
Each of us is on our own path, doing exactly what we know to do at the moment, given the conditions of our lives. - Wayne Dyer
"One single, grateful thought raised to Heaven is the most perfect prayer." - G.E. Lessing
We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves." ~ Galileo Galilei
"Nothing can bring you peace but yourself." --Ralph Waldo Emerson
"You will have wonderful surges forward. Then there must be a time of consolidating before the next forward surge. Accept this as part of the
process and never become downhearted." Eileen Caddy
We must never cease from exploration. And the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we began and to know the place for the first time. -T.S. Eliot
Out of intense complexities, intense simplicities emerge. Winston Churchill
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from
the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream.Discover. ~ Mark Twain
May my soul bloom in love for all existence.-Rudolph Steiner
"More tears are shed over answered prayers than unanswered ones." - Mother Teresa
You suppose you are the trouble
But you are the cure
You suppose that you are the lock on the door
But you are the key that opens it
It's too bad that you want to be someone else
You don't see your own face, your own beauty
Yet, no face is more beautiful than yours.
-- Rumi
"Never lose a chance of saying a kind word."-- William Makepeace Thackeray,novelist
"Some people weave burlap into the fabric of our lives, and some weave gold thread. Both contribute to make the whole picture beautiful and
unique." -Anon.
When life knocks you down to your knees; Well, isn't that the best position to pray?" ~ Drew Barrymore
lend your voices only to sounds of freedom, no longer lend your stength to that which you wish to be free from. lead lives of love and bravery and you
shall lead, a life uncommon. ~jewel
Start by doing what's necessary, then what's possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible. Saint Francis
......................
Re-examine all you have been told . . . dismiss what insults your soul. Walt Whitman
......................
If you look at yourself without yourself to look at, you will never look at yourself the same. Brian Morrison
20 secrets to happiness:
1. Return everything you borrow.
2. Stop blaming other people.
3. Live within your means and within your seams.
4. Be humble.
5. Listen more; talk less.
6. Every day, do something nice and try not to get caught.
7. Strive for excellence, not perfection.
8. Be on time.
9. Don't criticize anyone for 24 hours.
10. Be kind to other people.
11. Be even kinder to unkind people.
12. Take time to be alone.
13. Admit it when you make a mistake.
14. Understand and accept that life isn't always fair.
15. Let someone cut ahead of you in line.
16. Don't argue.
17. Know when to say something.
18. Know when to keep your mouth shut.
19. Don't make excuses.
20. Don't sweat the small stuff.
~~~~~~~
It is no coincidence that the root word of whole, health, heal, holy, is hale (as in hale and hearty). If we are healed, we become whole; we are hale
and hearty; we are holy.The marvellous thing is that this holiness is nothing we can earn. We don't become holy by acquiring merit badges and Brownie points. It has nothing to do with virtue or job descriptions or morality. It is nothing we can do, in this do-it-yourself world. It is gift, sheer gift, waiting there to be recognized and received. We do not have to be qualified to be holy. We do not have to be qualified to be whole, or healed. --Madeleine L'Engle
Yes. Let the Universe bring me what She will, and I will laugh and say thank you for all of it. --Bonnie Smith
When we walk to the edge of all the light you have and take the step into the darkness of the unknown, you must believe that one of two things will
happen: There will be something solid for us to stand upon, or we will be taught to fly. -- Patrick Overton
'Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annhilation can that which is indestructible be found in us.' - buddhist saying
One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star. ~Nietzsche
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. Margaret Mead
"The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper." E. Phillpotts
every day I write the list
of reasons why I still believe they do exist
...a thousand beautiful things...
and even though it's hard to see
the glass is full and not half empty
...a thousand beautiful things...
so light me up like the sun
to cool down with your rain
i never want to close my eyes again
never close my eyes
never close my eyes
i thank you for the air to breathe
the heart to beat
the eyes to see again
...a thousand beautiful things ~ annie lennox
"All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and frustration is this: act as if it were impossible to fail. That is the talisman, the formula, the command of right- about-face that turns us from failure toward success."-- Dorothea Brande, author
By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest;second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. -Confucius
".we write not to create works of art, but to build character, develop integrity, discipline, judgment, balance, order, restraint, and other valued
inner attributes. Through writing, we develop self-mastery, which contributes to our emotional and spiritual growth. Writing, then, becomes the teacher." -Louise DeSalvo in "Writing as a Way of Healing"
Life Shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage. -Anais Nin
I tell you, the more I think, the more I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people. -Vincent van Gogh
Sometimes dreams alter the course of an entire life. -Judith Duerk
At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities. -Jean Houston
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning. -Albert Einstein
Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul And sings the tune without the words And never stops at all. -Emily Dickenson
Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant. -Robert Louis Stevenson