We make real

"We make real that to which we pay attention.
 The Master knows this.
 The Master places himself at choice
 with regard to that which she chooses
 to make real." cwg

Essential conditions

"The essential conditions of everything you do
       must be
               choice,
                       love,
                           passion."
- Nadia Boulanger

Stop wishing your life was different

"Stop wishing your life was different
                     and live the one you have,
           because its the only one you have got!"

Our first job in life

"Our first job in life is to give our Self back to our Self. That is, to come to know who we really are. Only then can we swiftly and easily see who someone else really is, for we cannot clearly see in another what we fail utterly to see in ourselves." - NDW

In life

"In life
     we all have an unspeakable secret,
                                                 an irreversible regret,
 an unreachable dream
                              and an unforgettable love,
            accept and love them all"

Before you talk, listen

"Before you talk, listen.
                                      Before you react, think.
                     Before you criticize, wait.
          Before you pray, forgive.
                                Before you quit, try."

The most direct route to contentment..

"The most direct route to contentment
       is not in having more,
                  it's in wanting less"

Glorify what you are today

Glorify what you are today,

 yet do not condemn

 what you were yesterday,

 nor preclude what you could become

 tomorrow.

We cannot direct the wind

"We cannot direct the wind
  - Dolly Parton              but we can adjust the sails."

You cant fix stupid

"You cant fix stupid...
         not even with duct tape...!"

Every tomorrow has two handles.

"Every tomorrow has two handles.
        We can take hold of it with the handle
            of anxiety 
                   or
       the handle of faith." - Henry Ward Beecher

Doubt is a pain

"Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother." - Kahlil Gibran

Have faith in the reason

"Have faith

 that all that happens happens

 for a divinely

 orchestrated reason." ~ Enza Currenti

Failures are temporary

Failures are temporary situations that teach us necessary lessons.
– Life’s best lessons are usually learned at the worst times and from the worst mistakes.  So yes, you will fail
 sometimes.  The faster you accept this, the faster you can get on with being brilliant. You’ll never be 100% sure
 it will work, but you can always be 100% sure doing nothing won’t work.  Doing something and getting it wrong
 is at least ten times more productive than doing nothing.  So get out there and try!  Either you succeed or you
 learn a vital lesson.  Win – Win.

When you require no approval

"Only when you require no approval

 from outside yourself

 can you own yourself."

The Master understands that it doesn’t matter

"The Master understands that it doesn’t matter what the
 other is being, doing, having, saying, wanting, demanding.
 It doesn’t matter what the other is thinking, expecting,
 planning.
    It only matters what you are being in relationship to that."

Vision without action

"Vision without action is a daydream.
 Action without vision is a nightmare."
- Japanese Proverbs

Without music

"Without music, life would be a mistake." - Friedrich Nietzche

Failures are temporary

Failures are temporary situations that teach us necessary lessons. – Life’s best lessons are usually learned at the worst times and from the worst mistakes.  So yes, you will fail sometimes.  The faster you accept this, the faster you can get on with being brilliant. You’ll never be 100% sure it will work, but you can always be 100% sure doing nothing won’t work.  Doing something and getting it wrong is at least ten times more productive than doing nothing.  So get out there and try!  Either you succeed or you learn a vital lesson.  Win – Win. - marc and angel

When life deals you a weak

Even when life deals you a weak hand you should never show it!
                          Keep going!

Imagination will often carry us to worlds

"Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere." - Carl Segan

Happiness is never constant, and it’s not supposed to be

Happiness is never constant, and it’s not supposed to be.
– You have to fight through some bad days to earn the best days of your life. To believe that you can reach a
 state of happiness and stay there forever, is like the tide believing she can reach for the shoreline and remain
 there forever; or like a fruit tree believing that if she only holds on tighter, she can keep her fruit from dropping
 to the ground. Happiness is simply a series of moments that come and go and add sweetness to our lives. Learn
 to accept this, and the more happy moments you will have. Read The Happiness Project. - MarcandAngel

Forget mistakes

"Forget mistakes.
                            Forget failures.
                                                     Forget everything except
                 what you're going to do now and do it." - William Durrant

A pebble without

"Better a diamond with a flaw

 than a pebble without." - Confucius

Good judgement

"Good judgement comes from experience.

 Experience comes from bad judgement."

The greatest mistake

"The greatest mistake you can make is to be continually
 fearing you will make one." - Elbert Hubbard

Life is not a product of chance

No one comes to you by accident.
There is no such thing as coincidence.
Nothing occurs at random.
Life is not a product of chance.

There’s no need to rush

"There’s no need to rush.
     If something is meant to be, it will happen.
        In the right time, and for the best reason."

Over-thinking makes it worse

"Over-thinking ruins you.
    Ruins the situation,
      twists things around,
        makes you worry and
          just makes everything much worse
  than it actually is"

Don't try to steer the river

‎"Don't try to steer the river." ~ Deepak Chopra

The Laws are very simple

"The Laws are very simple.
        1. Thought is creative.
        2. Fear attracts like energy.
        3. Love is all there is."

Leave your mind alone

"Leave your mind alone,
            and see what happens."


- Virgil Thomson

There are no accidents

"There are no accidents ...

 there is only some purpose

 that we haven't yet

 understood!"

Be authentic and true to yourself

"Be authentic and true to yourself. – In this crazy world that’s trying
 to make you like everyone else, find the courage to keep being your
 awesome self.  Embrace that individual inside you that has ideas,
 strengths and beauty like no one else.  Be the person you know
 yourself to be – the best version of you – on your terms.  Above all,
 be true to YOU, and if you cannot put your heart in it, take yourself
 out of it.  No it won’t always be easy; because when it comes to
 living as a compassionate, non-judgmental human being, the only
 challenge greater than learning to walk a mile in someone else’s
 shoes, is learning to walk a lifetime, comfortably in your own."

written by Marc

Strive for excellence not perfection

"Strive for excellence not perfection.
         Seeking perfection is seeking
                      disappointments and failures.


            Excellence is attainable."

Wake up happy

"I wake up happy more often now.
            Since I started being more grateful
      it's been easier to stay happy.
                                                      Be thankful for everything."

Everyone has someone

"Everyone has someone in their life

 that keeps them looking forward to another day.

Happy Valentines"

I live in a world of wonders

"I live in a world of wonders:
           today I will notice
                      and appreciate
         it's amazing beauty and order."-Karen Casey

True love is unconditional

“True love is unconditional.

 It's about giving without expecting

 anything in return.

 Infinite and boundless!" 

~ Enza Currenti

When gratitude replaces judgement

"When gratitude replaces judgement,
 peace spreads throughout your body,
 gentleness embraces your soul,
 wisdom fills your mind.
                     Let gratitude replace judgment and your whole
                     experience of life will take a turn for the better." - NDW

Worry is just about the worst form of mental activity

"Worry is just about the worst form of mental activity there is
  —next to hate, which is deeply self-destructive.
 Worry is pointless. It is wasted mental energy.
 It also creates bio-chemical reactions which harm the body,
 producing everything from indigestion to coronary arrest,
 and a multitude of things in between." - cwg

It's better for me to know

"It's better for me to know
              and be disappointed
                      than to never know
                               and always wonder."

Every day may not be good

"Every day may not be good,

 but there's something good in every day."

I Must Be Me First!

"I must be true to me first,
       before I can be true to anyone else"
                            - Icon

Less traveled for a reason

"Sometimes the road less travelled
                  is less travelled for a reason" - Jerry Seinfeld

I will never be good enough

"I will never be good enough for everybody.
 But I will always be the best for someone
 who really deserves me." - TheNoteboook 

I’ll move on...

"I’ll move on. It’s just a chapter in the past.
 I won’t close the book, just turn the page." - TheNoteboook

When writing your story

"When writing the story of your life,
               don't let anyone else hold the pen..."

Love is pain

"Love is pain, love hurts, love sucks etc. are words
 spoken by those who were fooled by the last one..
 Cheer up, there will be a next one"

Over-thinking ruins you

"Over-thinking ruins you.

 Ruins the situation,

 twists things around,

 makes you worry

 and

 just makes everything much worse

 than it actually is!"

We cannot become

"We cannot become what we need to be
                     by remaining what we are."

Don't fear the road of success

"Don't fear the road of success,
                 do not allow your doubts to have power
                               over your potentials."

When life is good we complain

‎"When life is bad we complain, when life is good we complain, and when life is great we still try to seek the not-so-great to complain some more. You're the one who chooses your happiness, not the world." - Unknown

Your task is not to seek for love

“Your task is not to seek for love,
                      but merely to seek & find
               all the barriers within yourself
 that you have built against it.” ~ Rumi

Stop pacing the aisles and counting the miles

Stop pacing the aisles and counting the miles.

Instead, swim more rivers, climb more mountains, kiss more babies, count more stars.

Laugh more and cry less.

Go barefoot often.

Eat more ice cream.

Ride more merry-go-rounds.

Watch more sunsets.

Life must be lived as we go along.

The station will come soon enough.

It is your first nature

It is your first nature

 to be unconditionally loving.

 CwG

When you love....

"When you love someone,

                              you grant them total freedom to be who they are,

           for this is the greatest gift

                                you could give them,

         and love always gives the greatest gift." 

The problem with truth

"That’s the problem with truth.
                             The truth is relentless.
          It won’t leave you alone.
                           It keeps creeping up on you from
 every side,
                               showing you what’s really so.
                       
                      That can he annoying." - cwg

Don’t stop playing

“We don’t stop playing because we grow old

~

 We grow old because we stop playing.”

~ George Bernard Shaw

All truths are easy

"All truths are easy to understand once they are
 discovered; the point is to discover them." - Galileo Galilei

Limited Only By

‎"The Potential Of The Human Mind Is Subject To,

 And Limited Only By,

Our Individual Beliefs or Un-belief As To Whether

 We Can Accomplish A Thing Or Not.

 Human Mind Power is evidenced in

 the fact that we

always get to be right" - Chuck Danes

Forgiveness does not change the past

"Forgiveness does not change the past,

 but it does enlarge the future."  - Paul Boese

Where they are by accident

"No one is where they are by accident,

 and chance plays no part in God’s plan."

If you live your life afraid

"If you live your life afraid

 because you're afraid to live,

 then you live no life!"

Coincidence is God’s way

‎"Coincidence is God’s way

 of 

remaining anonymous."

~Albert Einstein

How you experience your life depends...

"How you experience your life depends on how you look at it.
 If you look at it as a constant stream of difficulties and
 challenges, messes and problems, it will show up that way.
 If, on the other hand, you see it as a continuing flow of good
 fortune, one good thing after another, that is what you will
 encounter." - NDW

Never get tired of doing little things

"Never get tired of doing little things for others..

 Sometimes those little things occupy the biggest

 part of their hearts..."

Three things you cant recover in life

"Three things you cant recover in life:
  1) The word after its said...
  2) The moment after its missed...
  3) and The time after its gone


So slow down, look around and appreciate it all"