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Nat · 11-16-2010, 10:35 AM

"In the Arabic language, the word for "beauty" and "virtue" is the same. And "goodness." All three. In Islam, in the Muslim mind, they are not separated from each other.

Beauty can deal with external forms, but also with the beauty of the soul, with the beauty of the spirit within us. Beauty in a sense is more interiorizing. Beauty is what draws us directly to the divine - to the divine reality.

The celestial beauty which is the center of the sacred art of various traditions is salvific - it's a way of salvation. And ugliness, which is the opposite of beauty, in Arabic also means "evil." Ugly is the evil. One of the signs we live in an evil world is the ugly ambience we have created for ourselves.

Look at the remarkable predominance of beauty in nature - the remarkable predominance of beauty from the fish that swim in the sea under coral reefs that we are now destroying so rapidly in the gulf of Mexico to the great mountains where the snows are melting thanks to driving too many cars.

I think what is happening is proof precisely of the error of our worldview. If we look at nature, look how beautiful it is. Many people today in the West that are atheists are the greatest protectors of nature. It is central to Islamic spirituality, and Islamic spirituality sees even morality in terms of spiritual beauty. We are created in beauty, we are drawn to beauty, our soul is drawn to beauty.

So yes, there is a very deep nexus between beauty and happiness, and happy is the person who realizes inner beauty."

- Seyyed Hossein Nasr (Being, APM)

Spirit Dancer · 11-16-2010, 10:43 AM

When we cannot find contentment in ourselves,
it is useless to seek it elsewhere.

Francois La Rochefoucauld

ravfem · 11-16-2010, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JakeTulane

"Let go. Why do you cling to pain? There is nothing you can do about the wrongs of yesterday. It is not yours to judge. Why hold on to the very thing which keeps you from hope and love?" - -- Leo Buscaglia

This is what i need to remind myself of every once in a while.

*hugs you a zillion & 2 times* Thank you Jake.

Nat · 11-16-2010, 11:30 AM

Hitting on one cheek in the ancient world, the superior would hit with the back of the hand. And if you turned your head, he'd have to use the other hand, and look you in the face - he would have to see you.

Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori (Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church)

WolfyOne · 11-16-2010, 11:49 AM

I shall grow old but never lose life's zest because the roads last turn will be the best - Henry van Dyke

Jesse · 11-16-2010, 12:27 PM

Oh, the comfort - the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person - having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are, chaff and grain together; certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then with the breath of kindness blow the rest away. ~Dinah Craik, A Life for a Life, 1859

Jesse · 11-16-2010, 12:33 PM

Someone to tell it to is one of the fundamental needs of human beings. ~Miles Franklin

Jesse · 11-16-2010, 12:49 PM

First Lesson

The first thing to remember about fathers is, they're men.
A girl has to keep it in mind.
They are dragon-seekers, bent on impossible rescues.
Scratch any father, you find
Someone chock-full of qualms and romantic terrors,
Believing change is a threat -
Like your first shoes with heel on, like your first bicycle
It took months to get.
Walk in strange woods, they warn you about the snakes there.
Climb and they fear you'll fall.
Books, angular looks, swimming in deep water -
Fathers mistrust them all.
Men are the worriers. It is difficult for them
To learn what they must learn:
How you have a journey to take and very likely,
For a while, will not return.

Phyllis McGinley

Jesse · 11-16-2010, 12:54 PM

There are times when two people need to step apart from one another, but there is no rule that says they have to turn and fire. ~Robert Brault

Sometimes you have to get to know someone really well to realize you're really strangers. ~Mary Tyler Moore

You cannot be lonely if you like the person you're alone with. ~Wayne W. Dyer

Soon · 11-16-2010, 01:41 PM

"And, you know, politics aside, the success of Sarah Palin and women like her is good for all women - except, of course --those who will end up, you know, like, paying for their own rape 'kit 'n' stuff.' But for everybody else, it's a win-win. Unless you're a gay woman who wants to marry your partner of 20 years - whatever. But for most women, the success of conservative women is good for all of us. Unless you believe in evolution. You know - actually, I take it back. The whole thing's a disaster."

- Tina Fey, accepting the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize.

ravfem · 11-16-2010, 01:45 PM

“If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships - the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, in the same world at peace. ”

Franklin D. Roosevelt

afixer · 11-17-2010, 08:43 AM

"what's with the blamation? I said I didn't do it!" - a kid at work

Spirit Dancer · 11-17-2010, 09:03 AM

Practicing gratitude will help us more fully appreciate
what has been offered us. Being grateful influences
our attitude; it softens our harsh exterior and
takes the threat out of most new situations.

unattributed

Spirit Dancer · 11-17-2010, 09:04 AM

When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the morning light,
for your life and strength. Give thanks for your food and the joy
of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies in yourself.

Tecumseh

Spirit Dancer · 11-17-2010, 09:05 AM

I am so grateful for gratitude, a magical magnet.
A natural expression of a loving heart,
The power of gratitude recharges our souls,
In giving thanks we help heal the world
And increase our abundance of blessings unknown.

Katherine Scherer and Eileen Bodoh

Janstevie · 11-17-2010, 10:43 AM

Money cant buy you happiness, but it can buy you the kind of misery you prefer.

jenny · 11-17-2010, 11:43 AM

"and now i'll stop the storm if it rains, i'll light a path far from here; i'll make your fear melt away and the world we know disappear." [angels&airwaves]

Jesse · 11-17-2010, 11:44 AM

You block your dream when you allow your fear to grow bigger than your faith. ~Mary Manin Morrissey

Fear is a darkroom where negatives develop. ~Usman B. Asif

Panic at the thought of doing a thing is a challenge to do it. ~Henry S. Haskins

Many of our fears are tissue-paper-thin, and a single courageous step would carry us clear through them. ~Brendan Francis

Ms. Meander · 11-17-2010, 04:16 PM

The real secret to loveliness is being lovely.

~ Girl Scout Handbook

Kim · 11-17-2010, 05:33 PM

"Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid." - Fyodor Dostoyevsky

11-16-2010, 10:35 AM	#4781
Nat Senior Member How Do You Identify?: bigender Preferred Pronoun?: whatevs Relationship Status: in a relationship Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Tx Posts: 3,535 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,042 Thanked 13,967 Times in 2,590 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	"In the Arabic language, the word for "beauty" and "virtue" is the same. And "goodness." All three. In Islam, in the Muslim mind, they are not separated from each other. Beauty can deal with external forms, but also with the beauty of the soul, with the beauty of the spirit within us. Beauty in a sense is more interiorizing. Beauty is what draws us directly to the divine - to the divine reality. The celestial beauty which is the center of the sacred art of various traditions is salvific - it's a way of salvation. And ugliness, which is the opposite of beauty, in Arabic also means "evil." Ugly is the evil. One of the signs we live in an evil world is the ugly ambience we have created for ourselves. Look at the remarkable predominance of beauty in nature - the remarkable predominance of beauty from the fish that swim in the sea under coral reefs that we are now destroying so rapidly in the gulf of Mexico to the great mountains where the snows are melting thanks to driving too many cars. I think what is happening is proof precisely of the error of our worldview. If we look at nature, look how beautiful it is. Many people today in the West that are atheists are the greatest protectors of nature. It is central to Islamic spirituality, and Islamic spirituality sees even morality in terms of spiritual beauty. We are created in beauty, we are drawn to beauty, our soul is drawn to beauty. So yes, there is a very deep nexus between beauty and happiness, and happy is the person who realizes inner beauty." - Seyyed Hossein Nasr (Being, APM) __________________ I'm a fountain of blood. In the shape of a girl. - Bjork What is to give light must endure burning. -Viktor Frankl

11-16-2010, 10:43 AM	#4782
Spirit Dancer Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Complex but Tender Preferred Pronoun?: ~Ma`am~ Relationship Status: Shotgun Rider Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Following the red road Posts: 4,519 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,304 Thanked 12,941 Times in 3,467 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	When we cannot find contentment in ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere. Francois La Rochefoucauld __________________ “For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.” Judy Garland

11-16-2010, 11:30 AM	#4784
Nat Senior Member How Do You Identify?: bigender Preferred Pronoun?: whatevs Relationship Status: in a relationship Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Tx Posts: 3,535 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,042 Thanked 13,967 Times in 2,590 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	Hitting on one cheek in the ancient world, the superior would hit with the back of the hand. And if you turned your head, he'd have to use the other hand, and look you in the face - he would have to see you. Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori (Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church) __________________ I'm a fountain of blood. In the shape of a girl. - Bjork What is to give light must endure burning. -Viktor Frankl

11-16-2010, 11:49 AM	#4785
WolfyOne Magically Delicious How Do You Identify?: Gentle Butch Relationship Status: Single and content Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Minnesota Posts: 6,558 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 22,052 Thanked 15,398 Times in 4,140 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	I shall grow old but never lose life's zest because the roads last turn will be the best - Henry van Dyke __________________ Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage --- Lao Tzo

11-16-2010, 12:27 PM	#4786
Jesse Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Transguy Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: single Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Central West Coast of Florida Posts: 5,204 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 34,866 Thanked 17,783 Times in 3,940 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	Oh, the comfort - the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person - having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are, chaff and grain together; certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then with the breath of kindness blow the rest away. ~Dinah Craik, A Life for a Life, 1859 __________________ “You’re so hard on yourself. Take a moment. Sit back. Marvel at your life: at the grief that softened you, at the heartache that widened you, at the suffering that strengthened you. Despite everything, you still grow. Be proud of this.”

11-16-2010, 12:33 PM	#4787
Jesse Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Transguy Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: single Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Central West Coast of Florida Posts: 5,204 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 34,866 Thanked 17,783 Times in 3,940 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	Someone to tell it to is one of the fundamental needs of human beings. ~Miles Franklin __________________ “You’re so hard on yourself. Take a moment. Sit back. Marvel at your life: at the grief that softened you, at the heartache that widened you, at the suffering that strengthened you. Despite everything, you still grow. Be proud of this.”

11-16-2010, 12:49 PM	#4788
Jesse Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Transguy Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: single Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Central West Coast of Florida Posts: 5,204 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 34,866 Thanked 17,783 Times in 3,940 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	Fathers... First Lesson The first thing to remember about fathers is, they're men. A girl has to keep it in mind. They are dragon-seekers, bent on impossible rescues. Scratch any father, you find Someone chock-full of qualms and romantic terrors, Believing change is a threat - Like your first shoes with heel on, like your first bicycle It took months to get. Walk in strange woods, they warn you about the snakes there. Climb and they fear you'll fall. Books, angular looks, swimming in deep water - Fathers mistrust them all. Men are the worriers. It is difficult for them To learn what they must learn: How you have a journey to take and very likely, For a while, will not return. Phyllis McGinley __________________ “You’re so hard on yourself. Take a moment. Sit back. Marvel at your life: at the grief that softened you, at the heartache that widened you, at the suffering that strengthened you. Despite everything, you still grow. Be proud of this.”

11-16-2010, 12:54 PM	#4789
Jesse Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Transguy Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: single Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Central West Coast of Florida Posts: 5,204 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 34,866 Thanked 17,783 Times in 3,940 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	There are times when two people need to step apart from one another, but there is no rule that says they have to turn and fire. ~Robert Brault Sometimes you have to get to know someone really well to realize you're really strangers. ~Mary Tyler Moore You cannot be lonely if you like the person you're alone with. ~Wayne W. Dyer __________________ “You’re so hard on yourself. Take a moment. Sit back. Marvel at your life: at the grief that softened you, at the heartache that widened you, at the suffering that strengthened you. Despite everything, you still grow. Be proud of this.”

11-16-2010, 01:41 PM	#4790
Soon Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: femme Relationship Status: attached Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: . Posts: 6,896 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,046 Thanked 13,095 Times in 3,386 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	Tina Fey on Sarah Palin "And, you know, politics aside, the success of Sarah Palin and women like her is good for all women - except, of course --those who will end up, you know, like, paying for their own rape 'kit 'n' stuff.' But for everybody else, it's a win-win. Unless you're a gay woman who wants to marry your partner of 20 years - whatever. But for most women, the success of conservative women is good for all of us. Unless you believe in evolution. You know - actually, I take it back. The whole thing's a disaster." - Tina Fey, accepting the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize.

11-16-2010, 01:45 PM	#4791
ravfem Senior Member How Do You Identify?: i'm a girl Relationship Status: negative Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,811 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,239 Thanked 3,126 Times in 1,270 Posts Rep Power: 1969286	“If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships - the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, in the same world at peace. ” Franklin D. Roosevelt __________________

11-17-2010, 08:43 AM	#4792
afixer Member How Do You Identify?: human Preferred Pronoun?: ma'am Relationship Status: adrift in my head Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: in and out of the woods Posts: 989 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 491 Thanked 1,508 Times in 659 Posts Rep Power: 8660555	"what's with the blamation? I said I didn't do it!" - a kid at work

11-17-2010, 09:03 AM	#4793
Spirit Dancer Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Complex but Tender Preferred Pronoun?: ~Ma`am~ Relationship Status: Shotgun Rider Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Following the red road Posts: 4,519 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,304 Thanked 12,941 Times in 3,467 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	Practicing gratitude will help us more fully appreciate what has been offered us. Being grateful influences our attitude; it softens our harsh exterior and takes the threat out of most new situations. unattributed __________________ “For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.” Judy Garland

11-17-2010, 09:04 AM	#4794
Spirit Dancer Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Complex but Tender Preferred Pronoun?: ~Ma`am~ Relationship Status: Shotgun Rider Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Following the red road Posts: 4,519 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,304 Thanked 12,941 Times in 3,467 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the morning light, for your life and strength. Give thanks for your food and the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies in yourself. Tecumseh __________________ “For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.” Judy Garland

11-17-2010, 09:05 AM	#4795
Spirit Dancer Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Complex but Tender Preferred Pronoun?: ~Ma`am~ Relationship Status: Shotgun Rider Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Following the red road Posts: 4,519 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,304 Thanked 12,941 Times in 3,467 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	I am so grateful for gratitude, a magical magnet. A natural expression of a loving heart, The power of gratitude recharges our souls, In giving thanks we help heal the world And increase our abundance of blessings unknown. Katherine Scherer and Eileen Bodoh __________________ “For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.” Judy Garland

11-17-2010, 10:43 AM	#4796
Janstevie Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Soft Butch Relationship Status: single Join Date: May 2010 Location: England Posts: 1,814 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 112 Thanked 1,331 Times in 411 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	Money cant buy you happiness, but it can buy you the kind of misery you prefer.

11-17-2010, 11:43 AM	#4797
jenny Member How Do You Identify?: queer femme Relationship Status: inquire within Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 956 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 434 Thanked 1,593 Times in 580 Posts Rep Power: 5091118	"and now i'll stop the storm if it rains, i'll light a path far from here; i'll make your fear melt away and the world we know disappear." [angels&airwaves] __________________ "How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." ~ Anne Frank “Life's most persistent and urgent question is: 'What are you doing for others?'” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

11-17-2010, 11:44 AM	#4798
Jesse Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Transguy Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: single Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Central West Coast of Florida Posts: 5,204 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 34,866 Thanked 17,783 Times in 3,940 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	You block your dream when you allow your fear to grow bigger than your faith. ~Mary Manin Morrissey Fear is a darkroom where negatives develop. ~Usman B. Asif Panic at the thought of doing a thing is a challenge to do it. ~Henry S. Haskins Many of our fears are tissue-paper-thin, and a single courageous step would carry us clear through them. ~Brendan Francis __________________ “You’re so hard on yourself. Take a moment. Sit back. Marvel at your life: at the grief that softened you, at the heartache that widened you, at the suffering that strengthened you. Despite everything, you still grow. Be proud of this.”

11-17-2010, 04:16 PM	#4799
Ms. Meander Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Queer Femme Relationship Status: Ethical Nonmonogamist Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Mountains Posts: 1,520 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,706 Thanked 5,218 Times in 1,148 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	The real secret to loveliness is being lovely. ~ Girl Scout Handbook __________________ My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness. Continue to allow humor to lighten the burden of your tender heart. - Maya Angelou

11-17-2010, 05:33 PM	#4800
Kim Junior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: yes Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: . Posts: 105 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 141 Thanked 77 Times in 33 Posts Rep Power: 634	"Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid." - Fyodor Dostoyevsky