Thought of the Day

[s0ni]

CHANGE

"It's quite possible to leave your home for a
walk in the early morning air and return a d
ifferent person—beguiled, enchanted."
— Mary Chase

"Change your opinions,
keep to your principles;
change your leaves,
keep intact your roots."
— Victor Hugo

"Since we cannot change reality,
let us change the eyes which see reality."
— Nikos Kazantzakis

"The world will not change until we do."
— Jim Wallis

"Lasting change does not happen overnight.
Lasting change happens in infinitesimal increments:
a day, an hour, a minute, a heartbeat at a time."
— Sarah Ban Breathnach

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful,
committed citizens can change the world.
Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."
— Margaret Mead

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SELF

— Walt Whitman, "Song of Myself"
"My respiration and inspiration…the beating of
my heart…
the passing of blood and air through my lungs,
The sniff of green leaves and dry leaves, and
of the shore and
darkcolored sea-rocks, and of hay in the barn…
The delight alone or in the rush of the streets,
or along the fields
and hillsides,
The feeling of health...the full-noon trill...the
song of me
rising from bed and meeting the sun."

"We read books to find out who we are.
What other people, real or imaginary, do and think
and feel is an essential guide to our understanding
of what we ourselves are and may become.…."
— Ursula K. LeGui

"When you first awaken or before drifting off to
sleep, quiet your mind, lift up your heart,
muse, mull over, make discoveries.
Consider, conceive, create, connect, concede that it all
starts within."
— Sarah Ban Breathnach

"When you acknowledge your romantic
impulses, no matter how impractical, you
strengthen the intimate connection with your
authentic self. Connection with those things
that fuel your passions, feed your soul, keep you alive."
— Sarah Ban Breathnach

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CONFIDENCE

"You gain strength, courage and confidence by
every experience in which you really stop to
look fear in the face…
You must do the thing you cannot do."
— Eleanor Roosevelt

"Self-confidence is a special elixir that Spirit
has prepared to help each of us face and
surmount the challenges of life. It's an
aromatic blending of invigorating essences,
attitude, experience, wisdom, optimism, and faith."
— Sarah Ban Breathnach

"Where are the anecdotes about learning to
love parts of ourselves not because of how
they look…but because of how they feel to us…"
— Rebecca Walker

"If I have lost confidence in myself,
I have the universe against me."
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

"When you're unsure of yourself, remember
that you can always borrow a self-confident
attitude from your authentic self. If we act as
if we're confident, we become so. At least for a little while."
— Sarah Ban Breathnach

"The heads of strong
old age are beautiful
Beyond all grace of
youth."
— Robinson Jeffers

"Whatever you can do or dream you can,
begin it; Boldness has genius, power and magic in it."
— Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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Great it is to believe the dream
When we stand in youth by the starry stream;
But a greater thing is to fight life through
And say at the end,
"The dream was true."
— Edwin Markham

"It is difficult to experience moments of
happiness if we are not aware of what it
is we genuinely love."
— Sarah Ban Breathnach

"The moments of happiness we enjoy take us
by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but
that they seize us."
— Ashley Montagu

"In order to hear your calling and answer it,
you must generously give yourself the gift of
time. It's not how fast you make your dream
come true, but how steadily you pursue it."
— Sarah Ban Breathnach

"All you need is deep within you waiting to
unfold and reveal itself. All you have to do
is be still and take time to seek for what
is within, and you will surely find it."
— Eileen Caddy

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Love is life. All, everything that I understand,
I understand only because I love. Everything is,
everything exists, only because I love. Everything
is united by it alone.
— Leo Tolstoy

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Value deep within

There are days when it can be difficult to keep going. There are times when it seems that all you've done has not done any good at all.

Yet somewhere deep within, you know that your positive efforts are already being rewarded. You know that even though the outer results have been disappointing, a real and lasting inner value has already been created.

The outer results you obtain, even when they are exactly what you want, will eventually fade. Yet the inner value you build will always be with you, and will grow even more precious with each passing day.

Even when the world offers you nothing but frustrating setbacks, the real person deep within grows ever stronger and more beautiful. Even when the world outside gives you little reason to keep going, there is in fact more reason than ever before.

Learn to let the outer world, with all its ups and downs, flow gently and continually past you. And carefully choose what truly matters to add to the treasure inside you.

Stay connected to the real, lasting value that is deep within. And life will grow richer with each passing moment.
— Ralph Marston.

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Peace

Peace is not something that happens to you. Peace is a part of who you are.

Peace is not something that can be taken away from you. Peace comes from the way you choose to be.

Though the world around you may be filled with confusion, noise and turmoil, you can choose to be peaceful in your own heart. Though life is filled with difficult challenges and setbacks that pop up out of nowhere, you can choose to move through each moment with a peaceful heart.

When you live only for the shallow, fleeting, frivolous things, then true peace will most certainly elude you. The way to choose peace is by investing yourself in real and lasting values.

No one can force your heart to be at peace. And no one can chase true peace away from you when it is there.

Imagine how powerful it would be to live each day with peace in your heart. And know that it is always there for you to choose.

-- Ralph Marston

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Have the humility

If you think you already know all the answers, you're not likely to learn much of anything new. Yet when you have the humility to admit you don't know something, there is a world of knowledge to be gained.

If the only point of view you ever consider is your own, you'll be continually held back by a narrow, limited, stagnant perspective. Yet when you have the humility to consider the opinions of others, your eyes will be opened to a world of new opportunities.

When you put all your thoughts and energy into your own concerns, the world will seem a cold and heartless place to you. Yet when you have the humility to give of yourself to others, life becomes infinitely more warm, joyful and fulfilling.

Snobbishness, disrespect, rudeness and self importance are desperate and pathetic expressions of inner weakness. Humility, on the other hand, is a sure sign of real, abiding strength and confidence.

True greatness does not grow from arrogance, selfishness or rude, inconsiderate behavior. True greatness is firmly rooted in humility.

Practice real, sincere humility as you go through each of life's moments. And your own unique greatness will come shining through.

-- Ralph Marston

[MisCongeniality]

Hillsborough River, :)
Very, very nice quotes. I really feel I didn't waste my time. Hope to read more in the future.

misi

[s0ni]

I'm glad that you like them. Mua me c'lodhin mentally kur jam e stresuar.

P.S. It took me forever to know how to spell Hillsborough river, pleasantly surprised that you remember. :)