“Flirting with madness was one thing; when madness started flirting back, it was time to call the whole thing off.” 

- Rohinton Mistry, A Fine Balance

“Stay low, stay quiet, keep it simple, don't expect too much, enjoy what you have.” 

- Dean Koontz

“Never be ashamed of a scar. It simply means you were stronger than whatever tried to hurt you.” 

-  Unknown

“It takes courage to endure the sharp pains of self-discovery rather than choose to take the dull pain of unconsciousness that would last the rest of our lives.” 

- Marianne Williamson

"The best way out is always through” 

~Robert Frost

“Whatever you do, make sure it makes you happy.”

“For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

-Luke

hurt people hurt people

“I’m grateful for past betrayals, heartaches, and challenges… I thought they were breaking me; but they were sculpting me.” 

~Steve Maraboli

“He loved the people just as much as he feared and detested persons.” 

- Sinclair Lewis

INSULTS . . .

... are the last resort of insecure people with a crumbling position trying to appear confident.

“A comfort zone is a beautiful place, but nothing ever grows there.” 

~Unknown

"Life is one to celebrate in every day! Just being alive and well is enough to put a smile on your face at dawn, right?"

 “Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.”

-Buddha

Compassion Creates Peace

"To live compassionately means to live in peace with others. When compassion is lost in the world, competition, conflict and war inevitably arise. Compassion is the only thing that can help people unite and work together towards creating a more beautiful world for all beings in existence."

- Excerpt from the Unbound Spirit

"Learn how to see.  Realize that everything connects to everything else."

- Leonardo da Vinci

“If you get angry easily, it may be because the seed of anger in you has been watered frequently over many years, and unfortunately you have allowed it or even encouraged it to be watered.”

– Thich Nhat Hanh

"Giving a cruel man power and expecting that he won't use it to inflict cruelty is madness."

"We cling to our own point of view, as though everything depended on it. Yet our opinions have no permanence; like autumn and winter, they gradually pass away." - Zhuangzi

If you don't forgive yourself then how will you keep going?

"You can't make changes or move forward in your life carrying the weight of your mistakes.

Imagine putting all you past mistakes into a bag, adding to it each time you make a new one.  The bag would become so heavy, the burden so great, that it would be impossible to keep moving forward.

It's time to put that bag down, take out each item, and forgive so you can let go of the pasts and move forward, having learned the lessons that will make you a better person than before."

- Alicia Rodriguez