Life

How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and strong.
Because someday in your life you will have been all of these.
George Washington Carver

The Miracle is....

The miracle is not to fly in the air,
or to walk on the water,
but to walk on the earth.
Chinese Proverb

When I dare....

When I dare to be powerful -- to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.
Andrea Lorde

The Force

Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together.

Darkness

We are not here to curse the darkness, but to light the candle that can guide us through that darkness to a safe and sane future.
John F. Kennedy

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What we need....

Stained Glass Windows

People are like stained-glass windows.
They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in,
their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light within.
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross

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Understand

Do not weep;
do not wax indignant.
Understand.
Baruch Spinoza

Opportunities

Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging.
Joseph Campbell

Outer Value

We're so engaged in doing things to achieve purposes of outer value that we forget the inner value, the rapture that is associated with being alive, is what it is all about.
Joseph Campbell

The Big Question

The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure.
Joseph Campbell

One Thing

Jack Palance: "Do you know what the secret of life is? One thing. Just one thing. You stick to that and everything else don't mean shit."

Billy Crystal: "Yeah, but what's that one thing?"

Jack Palance: "That's what you've got to figure out."
~From the movie City Slickers

Just Living.....

Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.
Hans Christian Anderson

Hug

written by Shel Silverstien

My Wish for You

Peace

“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”
Buddha

Picture is "Peace Within the Storm" by Renee Cooke