Quotes, Poems, & Sayings...

[Fancy]

“The more sand that has escaped from the hour-glass of our life, the clearer we see through it.”

Jean Paul Richter

[SugarFemme]

This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meaness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain all!
Even if they're a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.
Be grateful for whomever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.

Jalal ad-Din Rumi

[Morgan]

I found this among my grandmothers possessions when she passed away. It seems very appropriate. Thanks Grammy for sharing your strength, it has made me a better person. (although some words may not seem appropriate today, the intent was in the expression of the words at that time)

Don't Quit


When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,

When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,
When the funds are low, and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.

Life is queer with it's twists and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out.
Don't give up though the pace seems slow,
You may succeed with another blow.

Success is failure turned inside out,
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far,
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit,
It's when things seem worse,
That you must not quit.

...Edgar A. Guest

[WomenMoveMe]

“Sometimes the best and worst times of your life can coincide. It is a talent of the soul to discover the joy in pain---thinking of moments you long for and knowing you’ll never have them again. The beautiful ghosts of our past haunt us and yet we still can’t decide if the pain they caused us out weighs the tender moments when they touched our soul. This is the irony of love.”

― Shannon L. Alder

[SugarFemme]

“There is a woman at the beginning of all great things.”
Alphonse de Lamartine

[SugarFemme]

“Passion, it lies in all of us, sleeping... waiting... and though unwanted... unbidden... it will stir... open its jaws and howl. It speaks to us... guides us... passion rules us all, and we obey. What other choice do we have? Passion is the source of our finest moments. The joy of love... the clarity of hatred... and the ecstasy of grief. It hurts sometimes more than we can bear. If we could live without passion maybe we'd know some kind of peace... but we would be hollow... Empty rooms shuttered and dank. Without passion we'd be truly dead.”

Joss Whedon

[Butterbean]

The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak. ~Hans Hofmann, Introduction to the Bootstrap, 1993

Eliminate physical clutter. More importantly, eliminate spiritual clutter. ~Terri Guillemets

The best things in life are nearest: Breath in your nostrils, light in your eyes, flowers at your feet, duties at your hand, the path of right just before you. Then do not grasp at the stars, but do life's plain, common work as it comes, certain that daily duties and daily bread are the sweetest things in life. ~Robert Louis Stevenson

[WomenMoveMe]

“There is a wonderful mythical law of nature that the three things we crave most in life -- happiness, freedom, and peace of mind -- are always attained by giving them to someone else.”

― Peyton C. March

[The_Lady_Snow]

A BAD GIRL AGAIN

A Bad Girl
A Great Woman
Both stand before you
All in One am I
And so much more

Strength & Power
From a depth unknown before
If I show it to the world
Unkind descriptions will follow

So who cares
How others see me
If I am not true to myself
Who does that lead me to be

Strong enough to be tender
Strong enough to be kind
Strong enough to see beyond
Blinders from a world
That only sees the surface

Just skimming the top
Never daring to go below
That is not me
So I am a Bad Girl

A wild woman
Who dares to think
One who gets into the depths
Deeper than those before

Scared only of not living
Scared to not feel All of Life
Challenging
Intense & Fierce Am I

Are you strong enough
To survive
This Journey with Me
With You
With US in the Present
Past & Future

Seek & You Will Find
You have always known
That we would find
Each other
In this Lifetime

Yes, I am the Dream
The one who keeps You Up at Night
Soul & Spirit Touched Already
You have found me.....
Again

[feminality]

“This life is what you make it. Not matter what, you're going to mess up sometimes, it's a universal truth. But the good part is you get to decide how you're going to mess it up. Girls will be your friends - they'll act like it anyway. But just remember, some come, somg go. The ones that stay with you through everything - they're your true best friends. Don't let go of them. Also remember, sisters make the best friends in the world. As for lovers, well, they'll come and go too. And babve, I hate to say it, most of them - actually pretty much all of them are going to break your heart, but you can't give up becuase if you give up, you'll never find your soul mate. You'll never find that half who makes you whole and that goes for everything. Just because you fail once, doesn't mean you're gonna fail at everything. Keep trying, hold on, and always, always, always believe in yourself, because if you don't, then who will, sweetie? So keep your head high, keep your chin up, and most importantly, keep smiling, because life's a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about.”
― Marilyn Monroe

[adorable]

[~BluEydFemme~]

Who Says The Sky Is The Limit When There Are Footprints On The Moon??

[SugarFemme]

[SugarFemme]

[Breathless]

You may think the grass is greener on the other side. But if you take the time to water your own grass it would be just as green.

[Butterbean]

Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it. ~Author Unknown

There is only one success - to be able to spend your life in your own way. ~Christopher Morley

We never know, believe me, when we have succeeded best. ~Miguel de Unamuno, Essays and Soliloquies, 1925

[WomenMoveMe]

“A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.”
― Eleanor Roosevelt, You Learn by Living: Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling Life

“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche

“People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway. If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway. The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway. For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.”
― Mother Teresa

[SugarFemme]

History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.
Maya Angelou

[Fancy]

I've heard all kinds of crazy rumors about myself. I've even heard that I'm pregnant! I've become real good about laughing things off - I figure I'd better get used to it.

Carrie Underwood

[Arwen]

"You have to ask yourself, 'Does this item or thought or response move me closer to my vision for my best life?' If it does, great. If it doesn't, what is it doing in your life?" — Peter Walsh