The Sound of Silence

 

"I opted out the bar scene in my late 20s. What a waste of life."

 

"Grief is the price we pay for love." 

- Queen Elizabeth II

 

"The left-wing is connected to the same body as the right-wing."

 

JOY is a spiritual medicine.

 

“The less talent they have, the more pride, vanity, and arrogance they have. All these fools, however, find other fools who applaud them.”  

ERASMUS, 1509

 

Delays are not denials, they are Divine planning at work.

 

“There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.”

Albert Einstein

 "I want to go when I want. It is tasteless to prolong life artificially. I have done my share, it is time to go. I will do it elegantly."

The Four Essential Phrases

• "Please forgive me." – This phrase requires taking accountability for the intentional or unintentional pain you may have inflicted on others, removing pride to open the door to reconciliation. 
• "I forgive you." – Dr. Byock emphasizes that forgiveness is not about making excuses, condoning bad behavior, or forgetting the hurt. Instead, it is a generous act for yourself that allows you to accept the unchangeable past so it stops controlling your future. 
• "Thank you." – This is an expression of deep gratitude for a person’s presence in your life, acknowledging both the joy they brought and the lessons learned through your shared experiences. 
• "I love you." – Dr. Byock points out that we too often assume our loved ones automatically know how we feel. Actively speaking these words affirms a bond and ensures absolutely nothing essential is left unsaid. 

The Four Things That Matter Most 10th Anniversary Edition: A Book About Living

by Ira Byock MD, Barry Abrams, et al.

 

 

 

"Don't be limited by your intelligence."

- physicist Dr. Michael Pravica

A Drop Of Light

 

"Music is life. Sing a song you love in your head all day long and then see how your day goes. 

Really try it. It won't be the same place."

 

 

"The dumbest wish as a kid was to be grown up."

 

"Empathy is the soul’s greatest gift."

 

"Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured." 

– Mark Twain

 

"For resentment only burns the one that holds it." Truer words have not been spoken.

 

"I was always told that monsters aren't real. It turns out they are, and they live in the hearts of men."

- Dr. Danny B Crain

 

"Yes, sadly we All cushion our conscience sometimes."

 

"Anything you are lacking, go get it and give it to someone else and you will now receive what you need."

 

“Earth is a classroom, not a court.”

"A mother's love is the strongest energy known to man." 

– Jamie McGuire

 

 

“Alcoholism…is not compatible with life.”

Comic Relief

 

 

Human kindness doesn’t cost a thing.

 

"The opposite of depression is expression. What comes out of you doesn't make you sick; what stays in there does."

 

"The only things that we truly own are our own character and our decisions."

- Epictetus

 

"Ozymandias" by Percy Bysshe Shelley is a famous sonnet about the transience of power, telling the story of a traveler 

who describes a ruined state of a once-mighty king (Ramesses II) in the desert, whose inscription boasts of his greatness, 

but whose works have long since vanished, leaving only sand and decay...  

 

"A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties." 

– Harry S. Truman

 

"I believe I wouldn't have chosen to be here at this time if it wasn't going to work out."  😄 love that.

 

"I am just a point of light of pure awareness."

 

I agree that ego, pride and even fear damages so much of our lives!

 

You are an infinite being of light, so act like it and tell any evil that it has no authority over you.

Nature's Rythmn

 

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing. 

- George Bernard Shaw

 

"We each have our own note in this most beautiful symphony."

For Lani

 "You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you, they will be there long before any of us." 

— Robert Louis Stevenson

 

“This human life we have is so precious that we absolutely must not waste it. Our very existence should be viewed as the 

ultimate gift and cherished for every second that we are able to have our eyes open, and the ability for our lungs to take 

their next breath.”

― Matthew LaCroix, The Illusion of Us: The Suppression and Evolution of Human Consciousness

 

“I no longer listen to what people say, I just watch what they do.  Behavior never lies.”

- Winston Churchill

 "Growth always begins at the edge of comfort."

 

"The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things."

 

There is peace in loneliness; less noise in the nervous system.

 

"The very first Easter taught us this: that life never ends and love never dies." 

— Kate McGahan

 

Never base your happiness on the actions of others.

 

Feelings are not facts.

HOW WE DIE

Near-death experiences reveal that the body instinctively knows how to die and the consciousness transitions to a new 

reality without fear. This process feels natural, like returning home.  The body is extremely intelligent. It knows how to heal itself, 

and it knows how to die. Modern western medicine interferes with that natural process, trying to treat symptoms instead of

allowing the body to do what it knows how to do.

 

Gratefulness is the key 🔑

“The Goodness of God is in equal measure to my sorrow.” 

 

You are the Observer: Thoughts are just mental events that come and go, like passing clouds. 

You are the space in which they happen, not the content.

"Be thankful to a friend who lets you talk about the same situation 100 times or more until you finally got over it." 

 

"I have been my own best parent, family, and friend."

 

"Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes."

When the TV turns off but the dance party isn’t over yet ...

 

 

"There is no future in our past; live in the moment for it is all we have."

Life Is An Echo

"What you send out, comes back.  What you sow, you reap.  What you give, you get.  What you see in others exists in you." 

 

"Integrity outlasts talent."

 

"Be careful who you trust, even salt looks like sugar."

 

"Dylan was listening to Bach as a baby. I only heard Elvis and TV shows like MASH, Dukes of Hazzard and Star Trek. 

I grew up with low information. But I didn't let that stop me from becoming the best truck driver ever!" ...

"I can reverse with a trailer. We're all incredible."

 

"If you pay too much attention to the criticism of the one who is 

inferior, then you must endure the constraints of the plane 

to which you have descended without feeling hurt." 

 

"Never feel you have to answer the door."

8 Conversation Habits That Quietly Make People Dislike You

HABIT 1: You Wait for Your Turn to Talk Instead of Actually Listening.

HABIT 2: You One-Up Every Story.

HABIT 3: You Give Unsolicited Advice. 

HABIT 4: You Bring Every Topic Back to Yourself.

HABIT 5: You Interrupt and Finish People's Sentences.

HABIT 6: You Only Ask Surface-Level Questions.

HABIT 7: You Make Everything a Debate.

HABIT 8: You Share Their Private Information with Others.

 

"People that live in darkness, can't stand to be around those that embrace the light."

 

The Creative Mind requires solitude.

 

"Rest is a super power - my bedroom is my cocoon."

 

Burning the midnight oil—habitually staying up late—

significantly disrupts the body's circadian rhythm, leading to severe long-term health risks including a 10% higher risk

of early death. It causes cognitive impairment, metabolic disorders, weakened immunity, and increased risk of cancer. 

It also lowers productivity, causing mistakes, stress, and mental health issues.

 

"Radical self-care is a non-consumerist approach to well-being that prioritizes personal needs and healing as a form

of resistance against burnout and systemic oppression.  It involves setting firm boundaries, cultivating 

self-compassion, and actively removing toxic elements (people, habits, obligations) to protect mental, 

physical, and emotional health."

AI-assisted compilation

 

"What do they say about cats. I think it's something like a dog considers you their best friend, 

a cat considers you an employee."

 

"The opposite of love is indifference."

 

 

"Nothing’s wrong as far as I can see… We make it harder than it has to be.”

 

"Stay away from jealous people."

 

"Being kind is everything. Even if your kindness fails to impact someone else, it will always impact you."

"Reading is the sole means by which we slip, involuntarily, often helplessly, into another skin, another voice, another soul." 

— Joyce Carol Oates

 "The soul that acquires the virtue of forgiveness won't find any more trouble.  

No matter what happens, he will know how to run his life."

 

"I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done 

does away with fear."  

— Rosa Parks 

 

"The moment you are shown to be wrong, you learn something."  

Words to live by!

 

"Imagine if our society idolized people like Brian Cox instead of celebrities."

"We should idolize integrity and knowledge."