That Is Life. Quotes
The cost of life is simply the value that was extracted from the time available.
Always allocate enough time to pursue the things that are of value to you.
Everyone leaves behind a legacy of some kind, but those who approach living with a ‘No Excuses’ mindset leave a legacy of value.
The person who exudes a love of life, infused with charm and a smile, this is the person of value.
Real winners in a rapidly changing world will be those who are open to alternatives and able to respect and value those who are different.
Atheism certainly promotes a low view of humanity- how much lower can you get than thinking yourself an accidental by-product of a series of even larger accidents!
That is why I often find myself at such cross-purposes with the modern world: I have been a converted Pagan living among apostate Puritans.
By the way, I never realized that to be nonbelieving, to be an atheist, was a thing to be proud of. It went without saying as it were.
The claim 'God does not exist' is just as much a claim to know something as saying 'God does exist, ' meaning the atheist needs just as much substantiation for his claim as the theist does for his.
Religion allows people to ignore the needs of real beings in favour of the supposed wishes ofa being that does not exist.
...two different kinds of Japanese psychotherapies, one based on getting people to stop using feelings as an excuse for their actions and the other based on getting people to practice gratitude.
Only death consistently excites your emotions, whether contemplating when life is safe and stale, or fleeing it when life is threatened and precious
I expect that Calvin would evaluate our worship today not as too emotional, but as too narrow in its emotional repertoire.
Quit pretending to be humble when you are really just a self-abusing, emotional, drama junkie.
All defensiveness and emotional tumult is a fear response because of your need for acceptance and ruthless control of the territory of your safe fantasy world.
When the flow of a river is blocked, it overflows or breaks the barriers. Similarly, our emotions can get out of control if their expression is blocked.
I wrapped up my food to take home. "Let's go. We need to discuss your favorite method of dying, because I'm going to kill you. Just so you know."Claire grinned. "You're welcome."~Gray
Gratitude is where self-love begins!
You set the standard for how people will treat and regard you, by how you treat and regard yourself.
You cannot ask someone to like you or love you more than you like or love yourself. YOU have to set the standard.
Even when something is not your fault, toxic blame has no place in your life. Focus on your own empowerment and healing.
Take Care of Yourself First- It’s Easier to Serve Others That Way.
Polarity exists so that we may discover the truth beyond this world of duality, which is the ultimate purpose of life.
We are born into this precious human existence to achieve the uni cation of opposites and become enlightened, or liberated, from the illusion of separation.
Breathe Through the Pain, It Always Gets Easier with Time.
Healing from an eating disorder is a personal journey—the medicine is whatever reminds you that you do in fact want to live, and that you are worthy and capable of love.
Let your body move. It will give voice to a language that can heal.
The simple, humble, almighty, supreme virtue of love is the invincible fire of transformation for healing the world.
Your highest purpose and calling is often really calling for your own healing
Your body will heal itself, through gentle and peaceful cooperation with the inherent wisdom and intelligence within.
The path that takes us from here, to the fulfillment of our life purpose is who we are. We are the bridge to our destiny." (From the Secrets to Divine Manifestations)
If it is the will of God for man to be sick, no one in history violated the will of God more than Jesus. Just as God desires all men to be saved, He also desires all men to be healed.
There's an undeniable healing power in telling the truth to someone who validates you by simply listening . . . honor washes away the stench of shame.
Being broken isn't the worst thing. We can be mended and put together again. We don’t have to be ashamed of our past. We can embrace the history that gives us value, and see our cracks as beautiful.
Healing comes by faith. Faith is destroyed by doubt. If you doubt whether God wants people to be healed, you won’t see them healed.
When our heart is closed, it can create a lonely and isolated feeling together with the attitude: "Nobody loves me" or "Nobody cares about me", which can make it hard for other people to love us.
Laughter is a very underrated tool for healing.
And prayer? How could you pray to a God you wanted to hit?
My dad believes that bad disguises itself - that danger hides. I think it's the opposite. The truly horrible things about the world are always reaching out for you.
It was a single line amid a wall of hate. It barely made a difference.But it was a start—and that was all that mattered.
Why do you do it, Amber? Why do you go after people like you do? It’s not who you are.”“That’s the point, ” Amber said. “I’m not allowed to be who I really am.
Don’t you think it’s sad some people are only remembered by the graffiti about them on the bathroom stalls?
The deepest need of our darkness is to comprehend the light which shines in the midst of it.
If the apostles reminded even Paul himself to remember the poor (Galatians 2:10), then surely the rest of us need such a reminder.
To love your weakness, negativity and darkness is to accept half of who you are.
When you succumb to cynicism, darkness, pessimism and sarcasm you are amplifying imbalance and negativity.
It takes nothing to stay in poverty, but everything to break free from it.