“If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how AMAZING you can be.”
– Maya Angelou (1928 – 2014)
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βLet the first act of every morning be to make the following resolve for the day:
~ I shall not fear anyone on Earth.
~ I shall fear only God.
~ I shall not bear ill will toward anyone.
~ I shall not submit to injustice from anyone.
~ I shall conquer untruth by truth. And in resisting untruth,
~ I shall put up with all suffering.β
β Mahatma Gandhi
βOne should always be drunk. That’s all that matters…But with what? With wine, with poetry, or with virtue, as you chose. But get drunk.β
– Charles Baudelaire
βThe Roots of Violence:
Wealth without work,
Pleasure without conscience,
Knowledge without character,
Commerce without morality,
Science without humanity,
Worship without sacrifice,
Politics without principles.”
β Mahatma Gandhi
In remembrance of those who were killed in the recent Paris Charlie Hebdo attack.
“Nos plus sincΓ¨res condolΓ©ances Γ la famille et les amis.”
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“The light at the end of the tunnel is your life; itβs the tunnel thatβs temporary.”
β Michael Josephson
βEvery great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.β
β Harriet Tubman
βThere is a saying in Tibetan,
‘Tragedy should be utilized as
a source of strength.’
No matter what sort of difficulties,
how painful experience is,
if we lose our hope,
that’s our real disaster.β
β Dalai Lama
βIf we tend to the things that are important in life, if we are right with those we love, and behave in line with our faith, our lives will not be cursed with the aching throb of unfulfilled business. Our words will always be sincere, our embraces will be tight. We will never wallow in the agony of βI could have, I should haveβ. We can sleep in a storm. And when it’s time, our goodbyes will be complete.β
β Mitch Albom
“Faith includes noticing the mess, the emptiness and discomfort, and letting it be there until some light returns.”
– Anne Lamott
“When you look at life through the eyes of gratitude, the world becomes a magical and amazing place.”
– Jennifer Gayle
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