Inspirational Quotes - Page 353

All of these are like sparks in the midnight sky, shedding their light on a world where even a flicker of hope shines like a beacon, illuminating the seas of darkness.

And dieting, I discovered, was another form of disordered eating, just as anorexia and bulimia similarly disrupt the natural order of eating. "Ordered" eating is the practice of eating when you are hungry and ceasing to eat when your brain sends the signal that your stomach is full. ... All people who live their lives on a diet are suffering. If you can accept your natural body weight and not force it to beneath your body's natural, healthy weight, then you can live your life free of dieting, of restriction, of feeling guilty every time you eat a slice of your kid's birthday cake.

I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it.

First dates are great ways to see how someone acts when putting his best foot forward.

People are so busy polishing their past, that they forget to paint their future.

I would have grown up to be a gentleman adventurer if I were more of a gentleman.

It's funny how, in this journey of life, even though we may begin at different times and places, our paths cross with others so that we may share our love, compassion, observations, and hope. This is a design of God that I appreciate and cherish.

She was in control of her life, even though it seemed she wasn’t. All she had to do was take the steering wheel and start driving.

Your vision helps the world identify you at the appropriate time.

Life is meant to create memories not money.

Always be like a water. Float in the times of pain or dance like waves along the wind which touches its surface.

When we are depleted our giving is empty. Today I take a moment to recharge, fill up with love for my life and all of its character so that I may give from a place of overflowing.

The black mother perceives destruction at every door, ruination at each window, and even she herself is not beyond her own suspicion. She questions whether she loves her children enough- or more terribly, does she love them too much? Do her looks cause embarrassment- or even terrifying, is she so attractive her sons begin to desire her and her daughters begin to hate her. If she is unmarried, the challenges are increased. Her singleness indicates she has rejected or has been rejected by her mate. Yet she is raising children who will become mates. Beyond her door, all authority is in the hands of people who do not look or think or act like her children. Teachers, doctors, sales, clerks, policemen, welfare workers who are white and exert control over her family’s moods, conditions and personality, yet within the home, she must display a right to rule which at any moment, by a knock at the door, or a ring in the telephone, can be exposed as false. In the face of this contradictions she must provide a blanket of stability, which warms but does not suffocate, and she must tell her children the truth about the power of white power without suggesting that it cannot be challenged.

A single word spoken at an appropriate time can make someone feel loved, comforted or happier.

Spring time is nature at its best.

Healthy home, healthy life.

Be the master of your life.

Just because it's old, doesn't mean it's gold.

If I was meant to be controlled, I would have come with a remote.

You may not be able to find love, but if you give, you will get it back in return.

Reinforce your positive thoughts and Redirect to the substantial energy of your frustration.

Subhuti, someone might fill innumerable worlds with the seven treasures and give all away in gifts of alms, but if any good man or any good woman awakens the thought of Enlightenment and takes even only four lines from this Discourse, reciting, using, receiving, retaining and spreading them abroad and explaining them for the benefit of others, it will be far more meritorious. Now in what manner may he explain them to others? By detachment from appearances-abiding in Real Truth. -So I tell you-Thus shall you think of all this fleeting world:A star at dawn, a bubble in a stream;A flash of lightening in a summer cloud,A flickering lamp, a phantom, and a dream.When Buddha finished this Discourse the venerable Subhuti, together with the bhikshus, bhikshunis, lay-brothers and sisters, and the whole realms of Gods, Men and Titans, were filled with joy by His teaching, and, taking it sincerely to heart they went their ways.

To enjoy the greatness and magnificence of life, lose yourself in the ocean of love.

The secret of staying young is to be simple and happy like a child.

An artist is nothing without his or her obsessions, and I have mine.

Expect the Unexpected

Hope is the anchor of life.

Thinking of only the worse of yourself will eventually destroy you

Leaders console the world with their speeches, heroes console the world with their actions.

After you acquire knowledge and skill, aim to be a practitioner. Time for practice on the job or in life will still test your authenticity. Knowledge is one of the greatest sources of confidence, and you will need that confidence to do your work and demonstrate you know what you have been trained for.

What will he then do unto his name whereby we are called? ...of these things have I asked.

We have a lot of opportunities in life but we don't know how to gain it. Even sadness is an another opportunity to face a new beginning of our life. We need to be sad to know the value of happiness.

Sunflowers, Not Facing the Sun (A Poem) I stand tall As gracious as one could be Blooming to my bestAs slender as it touches my being Everyone else is facing the sun Bending towards its unfathomable galore They and I are both undoubtedlyGrown on the benevolence of life’s essence The brighter side mercilessly feeding desires unboundBy daunting the “courage to know” with each spin Though, I am not able to face the sun the way they do Yet, I learn from the knowledge bred within me Beyond achievement markers, but an adverse ability An opportunity to exercise my special selfFrom the cherubic attire of my blessed soul To the unfathomable mystery the drape of this world hides That I, by not facing the sun Hunt the gems in the milieu of the human existence

It's a good thing to see that people can heal after they've been broken, that they can change and become something different from what they were before.

Human ties are the greatest distorters of reality because they tend to conceal man’s worst selfish instincts.

You will never feel the dark when u look at a light... Just look at the bright side of the things you will never mind your struggles

Creating abundance must start from within ourselves.

Life is a magical game so play it with love.

Thirst is the aim for quest,It keeps inspiring to find more and more;Otherwise, satisfied we would sit,And lazily rest on the shore!

Be a wave of peace and let it wash away all of the hatred from your heart.

Complaining or picketing will not solve a problem but understanding will.

impossible is not a word

God and Destiny are not against us, rather they are for us, they are the ones who never forget the things we have long forgotten, the ones who hear the desires of our heart that our own heads can't hear, and they are the ones who never forget who we really are, long after our minds have forgotten the images of who we are. We come from God and we belong to Destiny, yet for some reason of ignorance we think that to be the master of our own fates and the captain of our own souls means to write everything down on a paper and plan everything out on a grid! Such great things to be done, and we think they are accomplished by our primitive ways! No. We must only know what we want. And want what we want. And then fly high enough to see all that which we want that we couldn't yet see.

An honest man speaks truth, don't expect him to speak sweet.

Be willing to constantly travel towards the dreams of your future and don’t be afraid to give up the good for the great.

I replay the scene again and again, the broken mashed-up face looming over me, the knowledge between the two of us that I'd done it. That act of kindness is still more unfathomable to me than any cruelty.

Yesterday I smiled, tomorrow never came and today is what I'm living.

With nowhere to go, we have everywhere else to go.

Don't win someone you're willing to lose

Be creative while inventing ideas, but be disciplined while implementing them.

I would not sit waiting for some vague tomorrow, nor for something to happen. One could wait a lifetime, and find nothing at the end of the waiting. I would begin here, I would make something happen.

When a good man is hurt, all who would be called good must suffer with him.

Christ set my chains free.

If we ask a random orthodox religious person, what is the best religion, he or she would proudly claim his or her own religion to be the best. A Christian would say Christianity is the best, a Muslim would say Islam is the best, a Jewish would say Judaism is the best and a Hindu would say Hinduism is the best. It takes a lot of mental exercise to get rid of such biases.

.. I suffered with you. I hurt with you. I bled with you -not only because we're bonded, but because the love I have for you." ~ Eric Northman in Dead in The Family.

If you want to achieve, identify your passion. Ultimately your passion and the vision makes your destiny

Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence

Highlighting strengths increases sales.

Most people who lose their lives because life might be down for them only refuse to know what a tuber of yam that is put into the soil goes through before it comes up as a fresh green creeping plant to bear yet another bigger tuber

You haven't rewarded evil unto them who were at peace with you; nor you have delivered them that without cause is your enemy. But they want to tread down your soul upon the earth, and lay your honour in the dust.