This one made me blush...
 

Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.


Ralph Waldo Emerson

:moonstars:

unanswered questions torture the soul more than any other injury human beings can inflict on it. if, during the course of your life, you can leave as few questions as possible unanswered in the minds and hearts of those who knew you then you will have truly understood what it is to be compassionate.

henry david thoreau

"Don't let the fear of striking out hold you back".........Babe Ruth

The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge, but imagination.


*Albert Einstein

"Entre lo que existe y lo que no existe, el espacio es el amor.

"(Between that which exists and that which does not is the space called Love.)"
- Anonymous

"Physical pleasure is a sensual experience no different from pure seeing or the pure sensation with which a fine fruit fills the tongue; it is a great unending experience, which is given us, a knowing of the world, the fullness and the glory of all knowing. And not our acceptance of it is bad; the bad thing is that most people misuse and squander this experience and apply it as a stimulant at the tired spots of their lives and as distraction instead of a rallying toward exalted moments."

— Rainer Maria Rilke


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― Rosamunde Pilcher, Winter Solstice
 

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter.


-Martin Luther King Jr.

“True love is rare, and it's the only thing that gives life real meaning.”
― Nicholas Sparks

“I layed still, in the darkness, in the pain. My mind searching for answers. How could she take something so beautiful and destroy it ? How could she be okay with this? How could she do this to someone who loved her so deeply? When the body is struck by pain that is overwhelming, it is always numb at first. Numb in the silence, and in that moment, I heard my heart break. It was a small, sharp sound, like the snapping of a flower's stem. Fear and doom stung me raw , as if I had been skinned alive”
― The Vera Wood Files

“I wanted to be his life preserver, the thing that would keep him afloat. Instead, he became my anchor. And I’m tired of treading water.”
― Amanda Grace

To all the "helpers" out there....thank you.
 

Years ago, Fred Rogers — you know him as Mr. Rogers — identified those people as the ones to watch when bad things unfolded on television.

"When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping,'" he once said. "To this day, especially in times of 'disaster,' I remember my mother's words and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers - so many caring people in this world."


Katniss~~

"Do not mess with the forces of Nature , for thou art small and biodegradable!" - Anon

This is the kind of Friend
You are -
Without making me realize
My soul's anguished history,
You slip into my house at night,
And while I am sleeping,
You silently carry off
All my suffering and sordid past
In Your beautiful
Hands.

-Hafiz

It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.
--Frederick Douglass

All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.
--Pablo Picasso

Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence.
--Plato

For I have learned that every heart will get
What it prays for
Most.

-Hafiz

<<< negative Nelly
 

The stars are not wanted now: put out every one;
Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun;
Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood.
For nothing now can ever come to any good.

W.H. Auden

some feel the rain. others just get wet. --unknown

its not that life ishort but that your dead so long~~~~~unknown

"At the first kiss I felt something melt inside me that hurt in an exquisite way. All my longings, all my dreams and sweet anguish, All the secrets that slept deep within me came awake, Everything was transformed and enchanted, everything made sense."
~Herman Hesse

"Are you bored with life? Then throw yourself into some work you believe in with all your heart, live for it, die for it, and you will find happiness that you had thought could never be yours."
~Dale Carnegie

"It has been said that we need just three things in life: something to do, something to look forward to and someone to love."
~Unknown

Be cautious with what you feed your mind and soul. Fuel yourself with positivity and let that fuel propel you into positive action.” ― Steve Maraboli

“Vision without execution is just hallucination.” ― Henry Ford

“Having a low opinion of yourself is not 'modesty.' It's self-destruction. Holding your uniqueness in high regard is not 'egotism.' It's a necessary precondition to happiness and success.” ― Bobbe Sommer

"Sometimes we have to travel to the edge of ourselves to find the center." - Buck Ghosthorse (Lakota Medicine Man)

I'm sure this has been posted a lot but it's so perfect...
 

The Invitation by Oriah Mountain Dreamer

It doesn’t interest me
what you do for a living.
I want to know
what you ache for
and if you dare to dream
of meeting your heart’s longing.

It doesn’t interest me
how old you are.
I want to know
if you will risk
looking like a fool
for love
for your dream
for the adventure of being alive.

It doesn’t interest me
what planets are
squaring your moon...
I want to know
if you have touched
the centre of your own sorrow
if you have been opened
by life’s betrayals
or have become shrivelled and closed
from fear of further pain.
I want to know
if you can sit with pain
mine or your own
without moving to hide it
or fade it
or fix it.

I want to know
if you can be with joy
mine or your own
if you can dance with wildness
and let the ecstasy fill you
to the tips of your fingers and toes
without cautioning us
to be careful
to be realistic
to remember the limitations
of being human.

It doesn’t interest me
if the story you are telling me
is true.
I want to know if you can
disappoint another
to be true to yourself.
If you can bear
the accusation of betrayal
and not betray your own soul.
If you can be faithless
and therefore trustworthy.
I want to know if you can see Beauty
even when it is not pretty
every day.
And if you can source your own life
from its presence.

I want to know
if you can live with failure
yours and mine
and still stand at the edge of the lake
and shout to the silver of the full moon,
“Yes.”

It doesn’t interest me
to know where you live
or how much money you have.
I want to know if you can get up
after the night of grief and despair
weary and bruised to the bone
and do what needs to be done
to feed the children.
It doesn’t interest me
who you know
or how you came to be here.

I want to know if you will stand
in the centre of the fire
with me
and not shrink back.
It doesn’t interest me
where or what or with whom
you have studied.
I want to know
what sustains you
from the inside
when all else falls away.

I want to know
if you can be alone
with yourself
and if you truly like
the company you keep
in the empty moments.

every man thinks dung has no odor when it is on his own shoes *

Lao Tsu



*(interpretation: all our sins are small when compared to those of someone else)

I will be the moonlight
and touch her
when all else is dark

“I would lay down everything I possess, even my soul, for you. If that isn't love, it's the best I have.” ― Becca Fitzpatrick

“Listen carefully. I'd crush you like a bug for causing my wife one single moment of pain. Believe it. Fear it. ― J.D. Robb

"Listen to me. You can't change the truth. You can act as though you're deaf and blind, you can walk away from me forever, but the truth will still be there, and you can't make it go away. I love you." "I love you, " she repeated. "Don't lie to either of us by pretending you're leaving for my good. All you'll do is deny us both a chance at happiness. We will long for each other every day and night, but at least my conscience will be clear. I haven't held anything back from you, out of fear or pride or stubbornness or hurt.
For once have the strength not to walk away. Stay with me. Let me love you . "
― Lisa Kleypas, Dreaming of You

Look for the dream that keeps coming back. It is your destiny.

~Unknown

Poppies
 

Even the sun-clouds this morning cannot manage such skirts.
Nor the woman in the ambulance
Whose red heart blooms through her coat so astoundingly ----

A gift, a love gift
Utterly unasked for
By a sky

Palely and flamily
Igniting its carbon monoxides, by eyes
Dulled to a halt under bowlers.

O my God, what am I
That these late mouths should cry open
In a forest of frost, in a dawn of cornflowers.

~Sylvia Plath

For the dancer
 

-----“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep yourself open and aware to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open… No artist is pleased. There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a queer divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others.” ----------------------------Martha Graham

Love is the ultimate expression of the will to live. (w)

~Tom Wolfe