live simple

I think it’s the American influence that makes me want so much more than I truly need. It’s time for that to change. I don’t need all the luxuries I currently have and I can live with out more than half of them. This will help me have a less cluttered lifestyle and hopefully make for a lighter budget.

Each of us in our own way can try to spread compassion into people’s hearts. Western civilizations these days place great importance on filling the human “brain” with knowledge, but no one seems to care about filling the human “heart” with compassion. This is what the real role of religion is.
Dali Lama

“Change when the pain of not changing outweighs the pain of change”

I believe that the very purpose of life is to be happy. From the very core of our being, we desire contentment. In my own limited experience I have found that the more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being. Cultivating a close, warmhearted feeling for others automatically puts the mind at ease. It helps remove whatever fears or insecurities we may have and gives us the strength to cope with any obstacles we encounter. It is the principal source of success in life. Since we are not solely material creatures, it is a mistake to place all our hopes for happiness on external development alone. The key is to develop inner peace.

Dalai Lama

If you follow all the rules, you miss all the fun.”
- Katharine Hepburn

“Success means living the life of the heart.”
- Francis Ford Coppola

Emotional laughter alleviates distressed confusion

The relationships we have with the world are largely determined by the relationship we have with ourselves.”
- Greg Anderson

having something, is wanting it.

from the drama and life will be easy!