Inspirational quotes/sayings etc

[buttonlane]

"I must not fear. Fear is the mind killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I WILL FACE MY FEAR. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."
~Frank Herbert

[Mr_Bean]

'when you get there, there isn't any there there'
You are now enlightened.

[Polygon]

[Derjasager]

[buttonlane]

Fear is the minds creation of an imaginary future. We cannot cope with such future because such a future doesnt exist. Its a mental creation, a phantom.
~Eckhart Tolle

[Mr_Bean]

'when you're winning, you're winning. When you're losing, you're losing'
I made this up..

[Loner780]

"Everything I've Ever Done That Was Ultimately Worth While....
.... Initially Scared Me To Death." ~ Betty Bender

"Be Of Good Courage, And He Shall Strengthen Your Heart,
All Ye That Hope In The Lord." ~ King David

[buttonlane]

Staying on the path to conquering SA

Having courage and being able to put things into perspective when bad things happen are two attributes that ive found need to be fostered and developed. Mr COURAGE and Mr PERSPECTIVE are your friends, keep them close and they will ensure you stay on the right path and this path is your ticket to long term happiness, growth, fullfilment, achievement and success and becoming who and what you want to be in life.

[GhostOnMagneticTape]

[buttonlane]

'Every situation, every moment, provides the opportunity for self growth and development of your
character." ~David Reynolds

[Polygon]

“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”
***8213; Marcus Aurelius

[buttonlane]

"Mastery of life grows slowly, painfully, and only with effort. It requires attention, patience, self discipline, honesty. It asks you to face your feelings, pleasant or unpleasant, to check out your purposes, large or small, to guide your own behaviour, whatever the pain, in constructive directions. It advises you that when you fail in the strain towards impeccability, that the suffering self is lost and a triumphant self is gained."

~ David Reynolds

[misha]

Declare your freedom. Know that no matter what others may say, think or do, you are a success, now, and nothing can hinder you from accomplishing your good. All the power of the Universe is with you; feel it, know it, and then act as though it were true. This mental attitude alone will draw people and things to you. Begin to blot out, one by one, all false beliefs, all ideas that man is limited or poor or miserable. Use that wonderful power of choice.....Refuse to think or to doubt your own power. See only what you wish to experience, and look at nothing else. No matter how many times the old thought returns, destroy it by knowing that it has no power over you; look it squarely in the face and tell it to go; it does not belong to you, and you must know - and stick to it - that you are now free.

~ Ernest Holmes

[GhostOnMagneticTape]

Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. - Winston Churchill

[buttonlane]

"The defenses we erect to protect us create the very conditions we are trying to avoid. Thus, when someone builds a castle to protect his liberty, he ends up as a prisoner in his own castle because he dares not leave it."

~ Alexander Lowen

[GhostOnMagneticTape]

Perfectly Imperfect

We have all heard that no two snowflakes are alike. Each snowflake takes the perfect form for the maximum efficiency and effectiveness for its journey. And while the universal force of gravity gives them a shared destination, the expansive space in the air gives each snowflake the opportunity to take their own path. They are on the same journey, but each takes a different path.

Along this gravity-driven journey, some snowflakes collide and damage each other, some collide and join together, some are influenced by wind... there are so many transitions and changes that take place along the journey of the snowflake. But, no matter what the transition, the snowflake always finds itself perfectly shaped for its journey.I find parallels in nature to be a beautiful reflection of grand orchestration. One of these parallels is of snowflakes and us. We, too, are all headed in the same direction. We are being driven by a universal force to the same destination. We are all individuals taking different journeys and along our journey, we sometimes bump into each other, we cross paths, we become altered... we take different physical forms. But at all times we too are 100% perfectly imperfect. At every given moment we are absolutely perfect for what is required for our journey. I***8217;m not perfect for your journey and you***8217;re not perfect for my journey, but I***8217;m perfect for my journey and you***8217;re perfect for your journey. We***8217;re heading to the same place, we***8217;re taking different routes, but we***8217;re both exactly perfect the way we are.

Think of what understanding this great orchestration could mean for relationships. Imagine interacting with others knowing that they too each share this parallel with the snowflake. Like you, they are headed to the same place and no matter what they may appear like to you, they have taken the perfect form for their journey. How strong our relationships would be if we could see and respect that we are all perfectly imperfect for our journey.

***8213; Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free

[wjfox]

[Polygon]

[GhostOnMagneticTape]

Life is but a momentary glimpse of the wonder of the astonishing universe, and it is sad to see so many dreaming it away on spiritual fantasy. - Carl Sagan

[buttonlane]

"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
~Albert Einstein

[iTz0kt0Bu]

So true

[piesJoy]

'You can't always get what you want, but you get what you need.'

[Yibb]

My Nana told me that whenever she didn't want to do something, she'd tell her self 'Take a deep breath, and get on with it.' I've been telling myself the same thing ever since!

'You can't change what you did, but you can change what you do.'

'I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.' - W.E. Henley (Invictus)

'You can be the ripest, juiciest peach in the world, and there's still going to be somebody who hates peaches' - Dita Von Teese

'Because in the end, you won't remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.' - Jack Kerouac

'I don't know a perfect person. I only know flawed people who are still worth loving.' - John Green

'If we wait until we're ready, we'll be waiting for the rest of our lives' - Lemony Snicket

'Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day, you shall begin it serenely with too high a spirit to be encumbered by your old nonsense.' - Ralph Waldo Emerson

'For what it's worth: it's never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you're proud of, and if you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.' - F. Scott Fitzgerald

[bluefairy]

"If you had a friend who spoke to you in the same way that you sometimes speak to yourself, how long would you let that person to be a friend?"

[iTz0kt0Bu]

"You can't get better at something by avoiding it"

[Akira]

Thought this one was good:

[Twigged]

Love this one:

Originally Posted by jb

This quote scolds me: :D

"Don't close your eyes to the universe and say it's dark."~ Paulo Coelho

I also like:


"Don't let your struggle become your identity."

[wjfox]

[candyapples]

An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind

[Mr_Bean]

Life is a highway - the enjoyment you get depends on the lane you choose. - John Fuhrman

That's about right- I've chosen the <profanity> slow lane.