If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.
We reap what we sow. We are the makers of our own fate. The wind is blowing; those vessels whose sails are unfurled catch it, and go forward on their way, but those which have their sails furled do not catch the wind. Is that the fault of the wind? We make our own destiny.
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.
Most things will be okay eventually, but not everything will be. Sometimes you’ll put up a good fight and lose. Sometimes you’ll hold on really hard and realize there is no choice but to let go. Acceptance is a small, quiet room.
A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself. A mentor is someone who allows you to know that no matter how dark the night, in the morning joy will come. A mentor is someone who allows you to see the higher part of yourself when sometimes it becomes hidden to your own view.
Doing as others told me, I was Blind. Coming when others called me, I was Lost. Then I left everyone, myself as well. Then I found Everyone, Myself as well.
Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.
For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side-effect of one’s personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself or as the by-product of one’s surrender to a person other than oneself.
Before you speak, listen. Before you write, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you invest, investigate. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try. Before you retire, save. Before you die, give.
It’s not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it.
When I dare to be powerful – to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.
Speak up. Believe in yourself. Take risks.
Community means strength that joins our strength to do the work that needs to be done. Arms to hold us when we falter. A circle of healing. A circle of friends. Someplace where we can be free.
Walking alone is not difficult but when we have walked a mile worth a thousand years with someone then coming back alone is what is difficult.
Self-awareness gives you the capacity to learn from your mistakes as well as your successes. It enables you to keep growing.
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think.
Live amongst people in such a manner that if you die they weep over you and if you are alive they crave for your company.