How much love have you left behind?

"For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one."

-  Khalil Gibran

The human being is comprised of soul, spirit, and body.

"The light of love restores every lost voice."

- From When Calls The Heart

“By being yourself you put something wonderful in the world that was not there before.”

A lifestyle is what you pay for; a life is what pays you.

Blessed Holidays 

to one and all,

on this precious, vulnerable,

beautiful Blue Ball—

O, Blessed Holidays 

to one and all

- Harvey Taylor

"People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’re lost.” 

~Dalai Lama

"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”


- Mahatma Gandhi

The Sparkle of Genius

"Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities." 

- Oscar Wilde

Learn the alchemy aware human beings know. The moment you accept what troubles you’ve been given, 
the door will open. 

~Rumi

"The greatest gift you can give someone is the gift of unconditional love and acceptance."

The Sparkle of Genius

"Nature is full of genius, full of the divinity; so that not a snowflake escapes its fashioning hand." 

- Henry David Thoreau

Remember ...What you put out into this world is what you get back.

"Be grateful for whatever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.” 

~Rumi

"Both now and for always, I intend to hold fast to my belief in the hidden strength of the human spirit."

- Andrei Sakharov, (May 21, 1921 - December 14, 1989) was an eminent Soviet-Russian nuclear physicist, dissident and human rights activist. 

“It’s not an easy journey, to get to a place where you forgive people. But it is such a powerful place, because it sets you free.” 

~Tyler Perry

"The power to change the world lies where it always has.

        Not with offices of power, but within ourselves."

- Theo Ikummaq

“Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.”

- St. Francis of Assisi

"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better."  - Albert Einstein

"... Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves." 

— John Muir

"He says absolutely NOTHING. But he says it with a lot of passion, so dumb people think he's saying something intelligent. But he isn't..."

"You will never feel truly satisfied by work until you are satisfied by life.” 

~Heather Schuck

"I’ve been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.” 

- Mark Twain

“Life is a cycle, always in motion. If good times have moved on, so will times of trouble.” 

~Indian Proverb

"What does it mean to be human?

To totally Accept who I am as a being of spirit, love, of kindness, cherishing others, and accept who I am from a soul point of view."

"The goal doesn't seem so big when you live it the whole time."

“Reminder: food is fuel, not therapy.” 

"To improve is to change, so to be perfect is to have changed often."

-Winston Churchill

“It’s all about finding the calm in the chaos.” 

~Donna Karan

"Regardless . . . the Sun will come up in the morning."

"Everywhere we look, man is born free; yet everywhere we find him in chains of his own making."

- Rousseau

“He is a demagogue, who seems to appeal to the lowest common denominator.”

- Stephen Hawking

"Life is a cycle, always in motion. If good times have moved on, so will times of trouble.” 

~Indian Proverb

"The Obstacle is the Path"

- Zen Proverb

“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

“At the end of life, the wish to be forgiven is ultimately the chief desire of almost every human being. In refusing to wait; in extending forgiveness to others now; we begin the long journey of becoming the person who will be large enough, able enough and generous enough to receive, at the very end, that absolution ourselves.” 

- David Whyte

“Speak when you are angry – and you’ll make the best speech you’ll ever regret.”

– Laurence J. Peter

"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society."

 "If people who say they love their children meant it, would there be war? And would there be division of nationalities – would there be these separations?"

"The day science begins to study non-physical phenomena, it will make more progress in one decade than in all the previous centuries of its existence."

- Nikola Tesla

False

Evidence

Appearing

Real

"What will mess you up most in life is the picture in your head of how it is supposed to be." 

"Silence is a source of great strength." 

- Lao Tzu

"One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it’s worth watching.” 

~Unknown

We're all just walking each other home.

It is important to expect nothing, to take every experience, including the negative ones, as merely steps on the path, and to proceed.

The quieter you become, the more you can hear.

- Ram Dass

“We do not heal the past by dwelling there; we heal the past by living fully in the present.” 

~Marianne Williamson

"Everything in your life is there as a vehicle for your transformation.  Use it!"

- Ram Dass

"View every encounter and experience as a gift.  Even the seemingly bad situations are a gift in the end.  Try to recognize and appreciate these gifts every day."

- Stacy Rancourt

"The attitude of gratitude will ALWAYS bring you happiness.  Find something to be thankful for.  We are all constantly surrounded by so many gifts and blessings."

- Stacy Rancourt

"Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls."

"There are many loving people who need you, don't waste your time on those who don't appreciate you. Seek and give love, accept love, and reject abuse."

We turn into whatever we are tuned into!

"Fear only allows us to see things at a very limited angle; a narrow view.  Love opens up new perspectives.  Once you can rise above that fear frequency, that is the gateway to expansion.....it all starts with having enough self love."

- Ralph Smart

Just Say “No” to Other People’s Negative Energy: Love Yourself Enough to Just Do It!

- Tricia Barker, NDE experiencer

"This body is just a loan from Mother Earth. One day you have to repay the loan."

"There are no failures. Just experiences and your reactions to them."  

-Tom Krause

"Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” 

~Stephen R. Covey

If you are here . . .

"Love is the absence of judgment." 

~Dalai Lama

"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly.  What is essential is invisible to the eye." 

- The Little Prince

"Even a fish wouldn't get caught if he kept his mouth shut!"

enough is plenty

"Every living thing is connected ... all is one, one is all."

"Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you are."

- Cherie Carter-Scott

"Have the maturity to know sometimes silence is more powerful than having the last word."

- Thema Davis