You miss....

"You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take."
Wayne Gretzky

Empty your mind.....

Empty your mind of all thoughts.
Let your heart be at peace.
Watch the turmoil of beings,
but contemplate their return.

Each separate being in the universe
returns to the common source.
Returning to the source is serenity.

If you don't realize the source,
you stumble in confusion and sorrow.

When you realize where you came from,
you naturally become tolerant,disinterested, amused,
kindhearted as a grandmother,dignified as a king.

Immersed in the wonder of the Tao,
you can deal with whatever life brings you,
and when death comes, you are ready.

Tao Te Ching

(more) Yoda Wisdom

"Named must your fear be before banish it you can.”
Yoda

Goodness

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.
Thoreau

Goodness

"Where there is humankind there is potential for an Act of Goodness."
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Life is short...

"Life is short, Break the rules, Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly, Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably, and never regret anything that made you smile."

Feeling Grateful

Feeling grateful or appreciative of someone or something in your life actually attracts more of the things that you appreciate and value into your life.
Northrup Christiane

Everyone has talent....

"Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads."
Erica Jong

Anger

“You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.”
Buddha

Signs

"I used to wait for a sign, she said, before I did anything.
Then one night I had a dream & an angel in black tights came to me & said, you can start any time now, & then I asked is this a sign? & the angel started laughing & I woke up.
Now, I think the whole world is filled with signs, but if there's no laughter, I know they're not for me".
Brian Andreas...Storypeople

Thinking

Thinking is the talking of the soul with itself.
Plato

Yoda Wisdom

Luke: What's in there?
Yoda: Only what you take with you.

All great deeds....

"All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning.
Great works are often born on a street corner or in a restaurant's revolving door."
Albert Camus

People in the Past.....

Explore your mind....

“Explore your mind, discover yourself,
then give the best that is in you to your age and to your world.
There are heroic possibilities waiting to be discovered in every person.”
Wilfred Peterson

Sing...

"He who sings scares away his woes."
Miguel de Cervantes

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

picture found here

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

One Joy...

"One joy shatters a hundred griefs”
Chinese Proverb

Sing...

"Those who wish to sing always find a song."
Swedish proverb

Different Roads

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness.
Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost.
Dalai Lama

Be Confident....

Be confident enough that you won't settle for a compromise just to get by.

10 ways to Improve Self Confidence.....a mom's advice

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Reality?

There are times when you must take a few extra chances and create your own realities.

Live...

Drawing the line

"Art, like morality, consists of drawing the line somewhere."
G. K. Chesterton