“Everything has to come to an end, sometime.” 
― L. Frank Baum, The Marvelous Land of Oz 

"There are so many things in this world that we can not control. We are challenged as we endure natural disasters, losses and illness.  All the more important to focus on the things that we can control that shift dynamics, such as:  forgiveness, second chances, fresh starts.  The one thing that changes the world from a lonely place to a beautiful place is Love.  Love, in any of its forms, gives us hope and renews spirits."

"No one can go back, but everyone can go forward. And tomorrow, when the sun rises, all you have to say to yourself is: I am going to think of this day as the first day of my life.” 

- Paulo Coelho

"Things need to come to an end, to make way for a beautiful beginning." - Abhishek Tiwari

“How many observe Christ's birthday!  How few, His precepts!” - Benjamin Franklin

Change

"It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change."   - Charles Darwin

"The outer conditions of a person’s life will always be found to reflect their inner beliefs.” 

- James Allen

Death With Dignity

"Why should anyone -- the state, the medical profession, or anyone else -- presume to tell someone else how much suffering they must endure while dying?  Doctors should stand with their patients, not against them."

- Dr. Marcia Angell

Letting Go

“If you want to forget something or someone, never hate it, or never hate him/her. Everything and everyone that you hate is engraved upon your heart; if you want to let go of something, if you want to forget, you cannot hate.” 


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Rocky the French Bulldog Puppy Jumps Into His Human's Arms

http://www.tastefullyoffensive.com/2014/08/rocky-french-bulldog-puppy-jumps-into.html

A Thought-Experiment

  

What if each of us has done it all…

in countless past lifetimes,

we’ve been born on every continent,

as every creature imaginable,

even sand, water, and mountains,

become comfortable in several genders,

all tribes, ethnicities, and religions,

been incredibly successful at every profession,

and also experienced profound failures.

What if we’ve crossed off a billion bucket-lists,

and now have no ambitions grander than

being aware that our true self looks through 

the eyes of every ‘stranger’ we encounter,

kindness is the very air we breathe, and

laughter is our overflowing bank account.

What if each of us has done it all…

- Harvey Taylor

"It is not happy people who are thankful.  It is thankful people who are happy."

"Wisdom is merely the movement from fighting life to embracing it." 

 - Rasheed Ogunlaru

“Every time you victimized someone,” I said, “you were victimizing yourself. Every act of kindness you’ve done, you’ve done to yourself. Every happy and sad moment ever experienced by any human was, or will be, experienced by you.”

“Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.” 

- Buddha

"When we can no longer change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” 

- Viktor Frankl

"Of all the seasons, autumn offers the most to man and requires the least of him."  - Hal Borland

"Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.” 

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Ideology always paves the way toward atrocity.” 

- Terence McKenna

"It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

“It was the beginning of the greatest Christmas ever. Little food. No presents. But there was a snowman in their basement.” 

“The real cause of problems is not life itself. It’s the commotion the mind makes about life.” 

The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer