It is not our purpose to become each other, it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other and honor him for what he is. Hermann Hesse...
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Feb 10, 2012 11:51 pm
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I ended up where I needed to be....
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Feb 10, 2012 11:53 pm
We shall never cease from exploration... and the end of all our exploring, will be to arrive where we started, and know the place for the first time. - T.S....
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Feb 12, 2012 7:36 pm
In the end, just three things matter: How well we have lived How well we have loved How well we have learned to let go ― Jack Kornfield...
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Feb 12, 2012 7:37 pm
Few of us ever live in the present. We are forever anticipating what is to come or remembering what has gone. ― Louis L'Amour...
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Feb 12, 2012 7:38 pm
In a true you-and-I relationship, we are present mindfully, nonintrusively, the way we are present with things in nature.We do not tell a birch tree it should...
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Feb 12, 2012 7:40 pm
Do not ruin today with mourning tomorrow. ― Catherynne M. Valente,...
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Feb 12, 2012 7:43 pm
Mindfulness is simply being aware of what is happening right now without wishing it were different; enjoying the pleasant without holding on when it changes...
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Feb 12, 2012 7:45 pm
If you're reading these words, perhaps it's because something has kicked open the door for you, and you're ready to embrace change. It isn't enough to...
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Feb 12, 2012 7:47 pm
Whatever you eye falls on - for it will fall on what you love - will lead you to the questions of your life, the questions that are incumbent upon you to...
Suffering usually relates to wanting things to be different from the way they are. ― Allan Lokos...
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Feb 12, 2012 7:57 pm
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It...
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Mar 7, 2012 2:35 am
Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let the pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the...
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Mar 7, 2012 2:41 am
The more anger towards the past that you carry in your heart, the less capable you are of loving in the present....
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Mar 7, 2012 2:48 am
I'm so tired of people needing a reason for doing everything in their lives. Do it because you want to. Because it'd fun. Because it makes you happy....
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Mar 7, 2012 2:49 am
I wondered how long this could last. Maybe someday years from now - if the pain would just decrease to the point where I could bear it - I would be able to...
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Mar 7, 2012 2:51 am
To forget somebody completely isn't possible. Deep inside, you remember everything. You may not think of them for years at a time, but you don't know how to...
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Mar 7, 2012 2:52 am
Destiny is for losers. It's just a stupid excuse to wait for things to happen instead of making them happen yourself....
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Mar 7, 2012 2:53 am
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts....
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Mar 7, 2012 2:55 am
Our journey as human beings is not about following a preordained path, but about creating that path. Life rarely makes any more sense when things are 'in...
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Mar 7, 2012 2:57 am
Be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. Talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet. Make all your friends feel there is...
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Mar 7, 2012 2:59 am
You didn't love her. You just didn't want to be alone. Or maybe she was good for your ego, or maybe she made you feel better about your miserable life... but...
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Mar 7, 2012 3:00 am
Think about it; we can only be the best people we can be. The best friends, lovers, entrepreneurs, teachers. That's it. It's up to the other people to form...
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Mar 7, 2012 3:01 am
No great thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time. Let...
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Mar 7, 2012 3:02 am
There is magic in long-distance friendships. They let you relate to other human beings in a way that goes beyond being physically together and is often more...
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Mar 7, 2012 3:07 am
If you want to know how rich you are, just count all the things you have that money can't buy....
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Mar 7, 2012 3:09 am
Don't wait until it's too late to tell someone how much you love, how much you care, because when they're gone, no matter how loud you shout and cry, they...
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May 2, 2012 6:08 pm
For those who love it, cooking is at once child's play and adult joy. And cooking done with care is an act of love. - Craig Clairborne...
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May 13, 2012 4:11 pm
Guiding Light Mom Mom, from the time I was really young, I realized I had someone...you, who always cared, who always protected me, who was always there for me...
