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.

 

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."

 

"The only thing that sucks about being aware is living in a world full of blind fools."

 

"We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak."

The Baby Boomers -- The Generation That Wasn't Allowed to Cry

"The men coming home went back to the job they left. No PTSD. Home on Sunday, business on Monday, back at their old job on Tuesday.

I had four uncles who were alcoholics. They were hard workers, drinking after work and on weekends. The grass was cut, car was maintained, rooms painted, etc and didn’t miss work.

When I grew up I realized they were not lazy. They were self-medicating for depression, to ease the trauma of war. No one talked about the horrors they had seen, done."

"Your worth is not measured by your past, your achievements, or the approval of others. You are valuable simply because you exist. 

The love, light, and wisdom within you are unique to you—no one else can bring what you bring to this world."

 

"Nothing is more dangerous than willful ignorance and conscientious stupidity."  

- Dr. Martin Luther King

Comic Relief

 

 

My granny used to say, "self praise is no honor."

"Every woman can be beautiful if they have a loving soul."

 

"Memory without emotion is called wisdom."

 

 

"Let the breath be your first word."

 

"When you set out to win an argument you lose the relationship."

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

–    Gerard Way           

     

 

"If you feel like you didn’t do enough today, just breathing and showing up is already amazing."