Thursday, November 12, 2009

You'll get a lot mor

You'll get a lot more accomplished if you just accept things the way they are.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

"One day your life w

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

“A lot of people a

“A lot of people are afraid to say what they want. That's why they don't get what they want.” ~ Madonna

"Everyone chases aft

"Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is right at their heels.” ~ Bertolt Brecht

"A wonderful paintin

"A wonderful painting is the result of the feeling in your fingers. If you have the feeling of the thickness of the ink in your brush, the painting is already there before you paint. When you dip your brush into the ink you already know the result of your drawing, or else you cannot paint. So before you do something, "being" is there, the result is there. Even though you look as if you were sitting quietly, all your activity, past and present, is included, and the result of your sitting is also already there." - D.T. Suzuki

"Success usually com

"Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it." ~ Henry David Thoreau

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

“Believe me! The s

“Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously!” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

"He who strikes the

"He who strikes the first blow admits he's lost the argument." Chinese Proverb

"Everything is a tes

"Everything is a test to see what you will do. Mistaking what's before your face, you'll have to start anew. Truly recognize your own faults. Don't talk about the faults of others. Other's faults are just my own. Being of the same substance is called great compassion." ~ Buddha Dharma

"We're never so vuln

"We're never so vulnerable than when we trust someone - but paradoxically, if we cannot trust, neither can we find love or joy." ~ Walter Anderson

“Joy is the feelin

“Joy is the feeling of grinning inside.” ~ Melba Colgrove

Sunday, November 1, 2009

"If a mistake is not

"If a mistake is not a stepping stone, it is a mistake." ~Eli Siegel

"Kind words can be s

"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless." ~ Mother Teresa

"Glory is fleeting,

"Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever." ~ Napoleon Bonaparte

"As long as the worl

"As long as the world is turning and spinning, we're gonna be dizzy and we're gonna make mistakes." ~ Mel Brooks

"Dealing with a turb

"Dealing with a turbulent past that winds itself through the present is best done with utmost compassion and forgiveness, letting completely go of resentment and anger." ~ Eliot Lee