Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. — Vincent van Gogh 2 years ago

Because you are alive, everything is possible. — Thich Nhat Han 2 years ago

Change is not merely necessary to life – it is life. — Alvin Toffler 2 years ago

Every moment is unique, unknown, completely fresh. — Pema Chodron 2 years ago

A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. — Lao Tzu 2 years ago

If you look around and think the world is missing something, it is probably the gift you were supposed to be bringing. — Julie Cuccia Watts 2 years ago

Thus it is said:
The path into the light seems dark,
the path forward seems to go back,
the direct path seems long,
true power seems weak,
true purity seems tarnished,
true steadfastness seems changeable,
true clarity seems obscure,
the greatest seem unsophisticated,
the greatest love seems indifferent,
the greatest wisdom seems childish.

—Verse 41, Tao Te Ching 2 years ago

Have a dream so big so you cannot achieve it until you can grow into a person who can. (Found here: http://practicethetao.blogspot.com/2009/11/verse-41.html) 2 years ago

There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart. Pursue those. — Author Unknown 2 years ago

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. — The Dalai Lama 2 years ago

Leave the substance for the shadow. Leave your easy life, leave what you are given for the future. Set off on the roads. —Andre Breton 2 years ago

The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this:

A human creature born abnormally, inhumanly sensitive.

To him… a touch is a blow,
a sound is a noise,
a misfortune is a tragedy,
a joy is an ecstasy,
a friend is a lover,
a lover is a god,
and failure is death.

Add to this cruelly delicate organism the overpowering necessity to create, create, create – - – so that without the creating of music or poetry or books or buildings or something of meaning, his very breath is cut off from him. He must create, must pour out creation. By some strange, unknown, inward urgency he is not really alive unless he is creating.

—Pearl S. Buck 2 years ago

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. – Buddha 2 years ago

He who gives when he is asked has waited too long. —Lucius Annaeus Seneca 2 years ago

A question not asked is a door not opened. —Marilee Adams 2 years ago

One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man. – Elbert Hubbard 2 years ago

Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we often might win, by fearing to attempt. — Jane Addams 2 years ago

Start living now. Every day you are alive is a special occasion. Every minute, every breath, is a gift. — Mary Manin Morrissey 2 years ago

The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The Leader adjusts the sails. —John Maxwell 2 years ago

In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different. —Coco Chanel 2 years ago

26) “Happiness is like a butterfly; the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder.”

27) “Pain is inevitable; suffering is optional”

28) Worrying is like rocking in a rocking chair…It gives you something to do, but doesn’t get you anywhere.

29) Attitude is everything. Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. 2 years ago

The antidote to exhaustion isn’t rest. It’s wholeheartedness. —David Whyte 2 years ago

To discover new oceans, you must have the courage to lose sight of the shore. – Lord Chesterfield (1694-177) 2 years ago

When love first tasted the lips of being human, It started singing. —Rumi 2 years ago

Humans do their best with variety. Most people are bored, and even artists are bored. The answer is change. —Peter William Brown 2 years ago

A man’s true delight is to do the things he was made for. —Marcus Aurelius 2 years ago

I prefer liberty to chains of diamonds. —Mary Worley Montagu 2 years ago

If you aren’t pushing your limits, you aren’t going far enough. — Paulo Coelho (@paolocoelho on Twitter) 2 years ago

Emotion is not a disease. — Laura Molina 2 years ago

A crisis is an opportunity riding the dangerous wind. —Chinese Proverb 2 years ago