An arrow can only be shot by pulling it backward. When life is dragging you back with difficulties, it probably means it’s going to launch you into something great. So just focus, and keep aiming.
ESSENTIALISM
Essentialism : « The art of selecting in life only persons, actions and decisions that can bring quality in your life, that can add value« . That’s it . We call it « struggling » sometimes, but it’s actually only « freedom ». Silvia Bargagni
SOLDATS, UNISSONS-NOUS !
« …Je suis désolé, mais je ne veux pas être empereur, ce n’est pas mon affaire. Je ne veux ni conquérir, ni diriger personne. Je voudrais aider tout le monde dans la mesure du possible, juifs, chrétiens, païens, blancs et noirs. Nous voudrions tous nous aider si nous le pouvions, les êtres humains sont ainsi faits. Nous …
THE CALL
I have heard it all my life, A voice calling a name I recognized as my own. Sometimes it comes as a soft-bellied whisper. Sometimes it holds an edge of urgency. But always it says: Wake up my love. You are walking asleep. There’s no safety in that! Remember what you are and let this …
CHILDREN
And a woman who held a babe against her bosom said, « Speak to us of Children. » And he said: Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you, yet they belong not to …
ABOUT BLESSINGS AND LESSONS
Some people come into your life as a blessing, others come as a lesson.
LIGHTEN UP
» Don’t let someone dim your light simply because it’s shining in their eyes! « Andrea Snow « Ameddig van fény, addig van remény… »
LIGHTHOUSES
« Lighthouses don’t fire cannons to call attention to their shining – they just shine. » Andrea Snow
GOING WITH THE WIND…
My house says to me, « Do not leave me, for here dwells your past. » And the road says to me, « Come and follow me, for I am your future. » And I say to both my house and the road, « I have no past, nor have I a future. » If I stay here, there is a …
IN AN EVER-CHANGING, INCOMPREHENSIBLE WORLD
« In an ever-changing, incomprehensible world the masses had reached the point where they would, at the same time, believe everything and nothing, think that everything was possible and that nothing was true. ….. Mass propaganda discovered that its audience was ready at all times to believe the worst, no matter how absurd, and did not …
LOVE
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” Lao Tzu
MIDLIFE
»I think midlife is when the universe gently places her hands upon your shoulders, pulls you close, and whispers in your ear: I’m not screwing around. It’s time. All of this pretending and performing – these coping mechanisms that you’ve developed to protect yourself from feeling inadequate and getting hurt – has to go. Your …
THE DIFFERENCE
“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.” Nelson Mandela
OUR GREATEST POSESSION
Life is our greatest possession and love its greatest affirmation. leo Buscaglia
FAIL
Fail often, fail cheaply, but never fail to try! anonymous….
About the mask
“One of the most important aspects for the spiritual seeker to identify is their mask. A mask is a total pretense. It is a mechanism created in order to survive the shocks of exclusion and rejection we have experienced. At one point in time, we learned that by using a mask, we were able to …
KNOWING ONESELF
For it is easy to criticize and break down the spirit of others, but to know yourself takes a lifetime. Bruce Lee
WHAT YOU DO ?
« The difference between who you are and who you want to be is what you do »