"One can survive everything nowadays, except death, and live down anything, except a good reputation."
_Oscar Wilde
Survival
Greatness
“Be not afraid of greatness.
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.”
― William Shakespeare,
Conditional Love
“People like to say love is #unconditional, but it's not, andeven if it was unconditional, its still never free. There's always an expectation attached. They always want something in return. Like they want you to be happy or whatever and that makes you automatically responsible for their happiness because they won't be happy unless you are ... I just don't want that responsibility.”
―Katja Millay
"I dreamed I spoke in another's language, I dreamed I lived in another's skin, I dreamed I was my own beloved, I dreamed I was a tiger's kin. I dreamed that Eden lived inside me, And when I breathed a garden came, I dreamed I knew all of Creation, I dreamed I knew the Creator's name. I dreamed--and this dream was the finest-- That all I dreamed was real and true, And we would live in joy forever, You in me, and me in you." - Clive Barker
“I've learned that no matter what happens, or
how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it
will be better tomorrow. I've learned that you can
tell a lot about a person by the way he/she
handles these three things: a rainy day, lost
luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. I've
learned that regardless of your relationship with
your parents, you'll miss them when they're
gone from your life. I've learned that making a
"living" is not the same thing as making a "life."
I've learned that life sometimes gives you a
second chance. I've learned that you shouldn't go
through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands;
you need to be able to throw something back.
I've learned that whenever I decide something
with an open heart, I usually make the right
decision. I've learned that even when I have
pains, I don't have to be one. I've learned that
every day you should reach out and touch
someone. People love a warm hug, or just a
friendly pat on the back. I've learned that I still
have a lot to learn. I've learned that people will
forget what you said, people will forget what you
did, but people will never forget how you made
them feel.”
― Maya Angelou
“Our deepest fear is not that we
are inadequate. Our deepest fear
is that we are powerful beyond
measure. It is our light, not our
darkness that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to
be brilliant, gorgeous, talented,
fabulous?' Actually, who are you
not to be? You are a child of God.
Your playing small does not serve
the world. There is nothing
enlightened about shrinking so
that other people won't feel
insecure around you. We are all
meant to shine, as children do.
We were born to make manifest
the glory of God that is within us.
It's not just in some of us; it's in
everyone. And as we let our own
light shine, we unconsciously
give other people permission to
do the same. As we are liberated
from our own fear, our presence
automatically liberates others.”
― Marianne Williamson
Our Deepest Fear
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
― Marianne Williamson
Dynamic Purposes
"Strong lives are motivated by dynamic purposes; lesser ones exist on wishes and inclinations."
_Kenneth Hildebrand
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