There is no one to compare yourself to, and no one to compete with.
There never was.
When the rose and the lotus are side by side, is one more beautiful than the other?
Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story - John Barth
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It's never too late - in fiction or in life - to revise ~ Nancy Thayer
Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down ~ Oprah Winfrey
The greatest friend of Truth is
time, her greatest enemy is Prejudice, and her constant
companion Humility ~ Charles Caleb Colton
The Wise Woman's Stone A wise woman who was traveling in the mountains found a precious stone in a stream. The next day she met another traveler who was hungry, and the wise woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked the woman to give it to him. She did so without hesitation. The traveler left, rejoicing in his good fortune. He knew the stone was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the wise woman. "I've been thinking," he
said, "I know how valuable the stone is, but I give it back in the hope
that you can give me something even more precious. Give me what you have
within you that enabled you to give me the stone."
Keep your love of nature, for that is the true way to understand art and more ~ Vincent Van Gogh
Here's a simple test to see if your mission on earth is finished. If you're alive, it isn't - Sir Francis Bacon
Courage doesn't roar. Sometimes its the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow " - Mary Anne Radmacher
People are unreasonable, illogical and
self-centered. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Do good anyway. If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway. The good you do today will be
forgotten tomorrow. Honesty and frankness make you
vulnerable. The biggest person with the
biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest person with the smallest
mind. What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway. People really need help but may attack if you help them.Help people anyway. Give the world the best you
have and you might get kicked in the teeth.
Wherever there is a human
being, there is an opportunity for kindness
Too often we
underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening
ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which
have the potential to turn a life around.
Be not forgetful to
entertain strangers for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
The present never ages. Each moment is like a snowflake, unique, unspoiled, unrepeatable, and can be appreciated in its surprisingness ~ Gail Sheehy
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The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man's foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher - Thomas Henry Huxley
Real generosity toward the future consists in giving all to what is present - Albert Camus
A single moment of understanding can flood the whole life with meaning ~ Anonymous
We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals ~ Immanual Kant
It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do - Moliere
That best portion of a good man's life; his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love - William Wordsworth
A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will never sit - D. Elton Trueblood
The seeds of great discoveries are constantly floating around us, but they only take root in minds well prepared to receive them ~ Joseph Henry
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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 |
Reflections
| There is something very special in each and every one of us. We have all been gifted with the ability to make a difference and if we can become aware of that gift, we gain, through the strength of our visions, the power to shape the future ~ .Author Unknown |
Children Learn
If a child lives with
CRITICISM,
He learns to CONDEMN.
If a child lives with
HOSTILITY,
He learns to FIGHT.
If a child lives with
RIDICULE,
He learns to be SHY.
If a child lives with
SHAME,
He learns to feel GUILTY.
If a child lives with
TOLERANCE,
He learns to be PATIENT.
If a child lives with
ENCOURAGEMENT,
He learns to be CONFIDENT.
If a child lives with
PRAISE,
He learns to APPRECIATE.
If a child lives with
FAIRNESS,
He learns JUSTICE.
If a child lives with
SECURITY,
He learns to have FAITH.
If a child lives with
APPROVAL,
He learns to LIKE HIMSELF.
If a child lives with
ACCEPTANCE
and FRIENDSHIP.
He learns to LOVE in the world
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Friendship Quotes
True friends stab you in the front ~ Oscar Wilde A friend is someone who knows
the song in your heart and can sing Only your real friends tell you when your face is dirty ~ Sicilian Proverb
Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow ~ Don't walk behind me, I may not lead ~ Just walk beside me and be my friend ~ unknown Friends are born, not made ~ Henry Adams A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Hold a true friend with both your hands ~ Nigerian Proverb Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light ~ Albert Schweitzer A brother is not always a friend, but a friend is always a
brother ~ Unknown Hold on to your friend with both hands ~ Unknown The death of a friend is equivalent to the loss of a limb
~ German Proverb A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart
People come into your life for a Reason, a Season or a Lifetime. When you know which one it is for a person, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally, or spiritually. They may seem like a Godsend, and they are! They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part, or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered, and now it is time to move on. Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow, or learn. They bring you an experience of peace, or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it! It is real! But, only for a season. LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons: things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person, and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.
Reflections Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but manifestations of strength and resolution - Khalil Gibran
If a man is called to
be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or
Beethoven composed music or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets
so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a
great street sweeper who did his job well.
Reflections
"Love is the only flower that grows and blossoms without the aid of the seasons" ~ Kahlil Gibran
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted ~ Aesop
The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone - Henrik Ibsen
"The most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of speech" ~ Diogenes
"Although the world is full of suffering, it is also
full of the overcoming of it"
When
we remember that we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life
stands explained - Mark Twain Reflections
Love is the only flower that grows and blossoms without the aid of the seasons ~ Kahlil Gibran
Kind words are like a string of pearls ~ Chinese Proverb
All you have shall some day be given;
Everybody can be great...because anybody can serve. You don't have to have
a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb
agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by
love.
It is one of the most beautiful
compensations of this life that no man can sincerely try to help another
without helping himself.
A Wise
Cherokee
Author Unknown
Mother Theresa
"If only you could sense how important you
are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to people
you may never dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at
every meeting with another person." ~ Fred Rogers
How do I love thee? Let me
count the ways. Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Look not mournfully into the past. It comes not back again. Wisely improve the present. It is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy future, without fear. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
It is better to do the most trifling thing in the world than to regard half an hour as a trifle - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Love and Madness A long time ago, before the world was created and humans set foot on it for the first time, and vices floated around and were bored, not knowing what to do. One day, all the vices and virtues were gathered together and were more bored than ever. Suddenly, Ingenious came up with an idea: "Let's play hide and seek!" All of them liked the idea and immediately Madness shouted: "I want to count, I want to count!" And since nobody was crazy enough to want to seek Madness, all the others agreed. Madness leaned against a tree and started to count: "One, two, three..."As Madness counted, the vices and virtues went hiding. By this time, all the vices and virtues were already hidden - except Love. For undecided as Love is, he could not decide where to hide. And this should not surprise us, because we all know how difficult it is to hide Love. Ma dness: "...ninety five, ninety six, ninety seven..."Just when Madness got to one hundred.........Love jumped into a rose bush where he hid. And Madness turned around and shouted: "I'm coming, I'm coming!" As Madness turned around, Laziness was the first to be found, because Laziness had no energy to hide. Then he spotted Tenderness in the horn of the moon, Lie at the bottom of the lake and Passion at the centre of the earth. One by one, Madness found them all - except Love. Madness was getting desperate, unable to find Love. Envious of Love, Envy whispered to Madness: "You only need to find Love and Love is hiding in the rose bush." Madness grabbed a wooden pitch fork and stabbed wildly at the rosebush. Madness stabbed and stabbed until a heartbreaking cry made him stop. Love appeared from the rose bush, covering his face with his hands. Between his fingers ran two trickles of blood from his eyes. Madness, so anxious to find Love, had stabbed out Love's eyes with a pitch fork. "What have I done! What have I done!" Madness shouted. "I have left you blind! How can I repair it?" And Love answered: "You cannot repair my eyes. But if you want to do something for me, you can be my guide." And so it came about that from that day on, Love is blind and is always accompanied by Madness. Author Unknown
THINGS TO PONDER Falling in love. Watching the expression
on someone's face as they open a much desired present from you. Knowing that somebody misses you. Getting a hug from
someone you care about deeply.
You always pass failure on the way to success - Mickey Rooney
He who reflects too much will achieve little
- Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
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