We Change. Quotes
You’ll tell yourself anything you have to, to pretend that you’re still the one in control.
Our tears are precious, necessary, and part of what make us such endearing creatures.
Attention has its most powerful expression in purposeful action.
Like the teens I worked with, I understood the need for miracles--they kept reality from paralyzing you
I knew what it was like to lose someone you loved. You didn't get past something like that, you got through it.
You didn't get past something like that, you go through it -- and for that reason alone, I understood more about her than she ever would have guessed.
You can't love your mother or father if you don't also have the capacity to grieve their deaths and, perhaps even more so, grieve parts of their lives.
Recalibration of the mind means clearing our perceptions and recovering our capacity for pure observation.
We don’t need any sort of religious orientation to lead a life that is ethical, compassionate & kind.
Once someone appears to us primarily as an object, kindness has no place to root.
Being is seeing in the human dimension.
A computer cannot manufacture new information. That's the difference between our brain and a computer.
Stress and anxiety cause our brains to release chemicals that put lines in our faces and tear us down emotionally and spiritually.
The Bible says that our core problem, the fundamental reason we do what we do, is sin.
L shot Maki a disappointed look. But soon he forgot everything when Misa Amane appeared onstage. Enraptured he began to cheer with the girls in black lace and frilly skirts.
The attention of the media is only caught by acts of violence... so I must perform this act of violence against myself.
In short, superheroes balance the forces of light and dark, rage and serenity, and the sacred and the profane within themselves and from it forge an identity that is powerful and purposeful.
You cannot, ever, give up on a friend who is close to giving up on themselves
Strong faith doesn’t give up
Gratitude opens the door to faith and faith opens the door to our relationship with God.
Our story begins at home, but it doesn’t have to end there.
The worlds high on doing and distracting and as result we need to keep doing and it doesn’t really matter what we are doing, as long as it is distracting.
there’s more to liberation than trying to avoid discomfort, more to lasting happiness than pursuing temporary pleasures, temporary relief.
Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can and should be andhe will become as he can and should be.
Change isn’t a choice
A good attitude, a positive perspective, a smiling face, a strong laugh are all highly contagious. Why not start spreading them?
The practice of deep listening is the practice of open inquiry, without assumption or judgement.
You won't find your soul in a textbook, self-help book, or buy it in a store. Sometimes, it's just a matter of looking past the anger, regret, and envy to see its smiling face.
If you say one thing, and do something different, how can your conscience trust you? Self-trust comes from integrity.
The lecturer points to Dietrich Bonhoeffer's decision to get engaged while in prison as his "positive statement that life will go on, " his affirmation of the power of love.
A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds
How you treat the one reveals how youregard the many, because everyone is ultimately a one.
Integrity comes not from privilege, textbooks, or profession, but from being grounded in humility.
One of the biggest differences between humans and trees is simply that humans burn trees.
The barbeque is the root of all civilization
My will is free and connected to my Spirit. When I exercise my free will, I am calm, at peace and serene.
Yours are the only shoes made to walk your journey.
God's image is more than flesh and bones.
Kara do you love Brad?'All my heart.'Then how can you let him leave next year?'I guess love isn’t enough sometimes.
It is character that communicates most eloquently.
But until a person can say deeply and honestly, "I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday, " that person cannot say, "I choose otherwise.
Today is the sum of all the choices we made in our yesterdays. Choose wisely, for a secure, happy, and meaningful tomorrow.
The fear of being alone is a great obstacle to attracting the relationship that is right for you.
Dreams may seem far, but the steps we take are close. Focus on these steps and watch your dreams magically appear.
Action, not philosophy will get you going. Pick yourself up and move forward. That is the only way you can still enjoy life while you are blessed to be living it.
The only certainty in life is that it is uncertain.
