Living Quotes - Page 37

Begin. . . where you are, NOT where you want to be. Begin stuck in the doldrums of your false story--if that is where you are. Begin there because, in truth, there is no other place to start from. Tell yourself that you are going to listen for the sound of your own voice--and remind yourself when you forget. And you will forget, over and over again.

One of the tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon - instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.

Who are you if nobody knows your story?

Living life is the greatest adventure.

Guard well your thoughts when alone and your words when accompanied.

That's what we're all looking for. A certain peace with the idea of dying. If we know, in the end, that we can ultimately have that peace with dying, then we can finally do the really hard thing." Which is? "Make peace with living.

Poets, you always write about women worth dying for. Write, for a change, something about the ones worth living for!

A relax soul is a sacred-being.

We're meant to stay connected to our hearts, you see. Feeling our feelings, present in the moments we're given. But we don't do that. And that's when we get in trouble. ...We mature and take responsibility for ourselves and others, and that's a good thing. But we're never meant to lose that alive quality, to get cut off from our true hearts. Growing up isn't the same thing as shutting down. ...We can fight it. We have to fight it. Because when our hearts shut down, we become mere shells of who we once were. We don't laugh—not honestly, not from the heart. We don't dream. We don't feel our feelings or use our gifts. We end up trying to just survive instead of live. It's like we've handed our hearts over to the enemy of our souls and said, 'Here you can have it. I'm giving up.

When you do great things, Expect greater things. None of your works are done in vain. You will achieve what you set forth to accomplish!

By forgetting the Supreme Lord, all the ailments cling to the man.

You don’t count or matter when you don’t live an effective life

Don't expect life to serve you what you expect. Just enjoy the buffet.

The reality of life is that we are all living someone else's dream. Now that's everyone's fantasy.

Everything was so much sharper without the Link fogging me--sights, sounds, smells. It was exhilarating and shocking and terrifying. I knew my emotions had grown too strong. They were dangerous to the Community. They were dangerous to me.But still, I wanted color. I wanted to soar with happiness even if it meant dealing with the weight of fear and guilt, too. I wanted to live. And that meant that I couldn't give the glitching up. At least not yet. Just a little bit longer.

She knew there were only small joys in life--the big ones were too complicated to be joys when you got all through--and once you realized that, it took a lot of the pressure off.

A life without sweets is not much worth living.

How the story will end, no one knows? We can only envisage.

The ordinary procedure of the nineteenth century is that when a powerful and noble personage encounters a man of feeling, he kills, exiles, imprisons or so humiliates him that the other, like a fool, dies of grief.

Greatness is the quality of time converted into production or value

In real life, the truth is a rarity, while lies are common place.

There is no past and future for those who exist in the now. Live in the moment, today is the only reality.

Dreams must be chased, for if we wait for them to chase us we will live a life of waiting.

We are capable of anything and everything

Living a selfish life is a recipe for disaster

Reproduce yourself and fulfill your calling

My life is change with the heart of gratefulness.

Earth is for living only

DEATHWhy do you fear me?I am your friend.I but guide trav'lersRounding the bend ---Lead them to freedomFrom time and age,Help them start writing a new page...Seek for me never,Keep your course true ---When I am neededI'll come to you,Then I will show youRoads without end ---Why do you fear me?I am your friend.

You can always get another job. You’ll never get another life.

This is for you, for your breath, whose absence would lessen a greater world.

Discipline Your Mind to Think Positively: Discipline your mind to see the good in every situation and look on the best side of every event.

Stop allowing your outdated ideas to hinder your progress. How would your life be different if you became open to new information that can refine, improve, enhance your way of thinking, and empower your way of living?

Be happy when you work, thankful when you earn, cautious when you spend, shrewd when you save, and charitable when you give.

whatever you dobe gentle with yourself.you don’t just livein this worldor your homeor your skin.you also livein someone’s eyes.

[i]We were fighting so very hard and achieving so very little aside from staying alive. BUT THAT’S EVERYTHING, my father wrote to me, when I told him that in a letter.[/i]

If you don't learn to travel comfortably alongside your fear, then you'll never be able to go anywhere interesting or do anything interesting.

When I hear that people live by the book, I always wonder which one.

Love is about self-denial

Those who think life is a competition become corrupt.

An effective life is a life of purpose

As you turn into a daddy, soon now, you’ll find that, on marrying, a man and woman start actually living.

Happiness depends on your mindset and attitude.

As you travel along the roads in life, there is a certain kind of peace that comes with knowing you're on the right path. And when you are faced with adversity, it challenges you but makes you stronger. The road is not always an easy route. Nevertheless, you must not allow your fears to keep you from reaching the destination.

Acts of Kindness:A random act of kindness, no matter how small, can make a tremendous impact on someone else's life.

You deserve respect and appreciation. A person who doesn't have respect for themselves will more than likely not give it to you. You have to set the standard for yourself by not allowing the insolence.

Your future depends of the choices you make today. The future for this reason can be predicted by your day to day living.

The ability to be intense in whatever you do is a key factor in reclaiming your lost years

...you have to bear witness to your dead. You simply have to. You have to step into their energy field of whatever remains of their spirit, their soul, their essence and let it pass through your body. And in the passing, maybe a wisp of it adheres to you, grafts itself to your cells. And in this communion, the dead continue to live. Or strive to.

In all of your living don’t forget to live.

As you walk and eat and travel, be where you are. Otherwise you will miss most of your life.

The sweetness of adversity: we develop the sanity of solitude.

Use your resources wisely and spend quality time on developing your resources

Courage is feeling fear, not getting rid of fear, and taking action in the face of fear.

The doctrine of waiting for confirmation is one of the greatest time killers

Sometimes things will not go as planned, but don't lose hope. Stay focused on whatever you are trying to accomplish. There will be a breakthrough soon. Understand that all things take time. You may not be there yet, but you're on the right path towards success.

Walking in ignorance is a choice for those who find reality too hard to face.

Be aware of the company you keep. You'd be surprised how easily they rub off on you. You don't want to attract the wrong influence.

All you do out of selfish reasons is a waste

Being a part of the world in a healthy, mindful, present sense means learning to have complete faith that things will work out. Living in this world means that instead of cowering away, or giving up when the going gets a bit tough, get up and keep going. You’re not here merely to survive or fight your way through the world.