You can measure the happiness of a marriage by the number of scars that each partner carries on their tongues, earned from years of biting back angry words.
Submitted by aazheng 2 months ago
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I was full of a hot, powerful sadness and would have loved to burst into the comfort of tears, but tried hard not to, remembering something my Guru once said -- that you should never give yourself a chance to fall apart because, when you do, it becomes a tendency and it happens over and over again. You must practice staying strong, instead.
Submitted by aazheng 2 months ago
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As smoking is to the lungs, so is resentment to the soul; even one puff is bad for you.
Submitted by aazheng 2 months ago
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I want God to play in my bloodstream the way sunlight amuses itself on the water.
Submitted by aazheng 2 months ago
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Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it.. You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestations of your own blessings. And once you have achieved a state of happiness, you must never become lax about maintaining it. You must make a mighty effort to keep swimming upward into that happiness forever, to stay afloat on top of it.
Submitted by aazheng 2 months ago
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Stop wearing your wishbone where your backbone ought to be.
Submitted by katiegrace 3 months ago
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Americans have an inability to relax into sheer pleasure.Ours is an entertainment seeking-nation, but not necessarily a pleasure-seeking one....This is the cause of that great sad American stereotype- the overstressed executive who goes on vacation, but who cannot relax.
Submitted by sanrio007 6 months ago
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Faith is walking face-first and full-speed into the dark. If we truly knew all the answers in advance as to the meaning of life and the nature of God and the destiny of our souls, our belief would not be a leap of faith and it would not be a courageous act of humanity; it would just be... a prudent insurance policy.
Submitted by sanrio007 6 months ago
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Tis' better to live your own life imperfectly than to imitate someone else's perfectly.
Submitted by sanrio007 6 months ago
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A true soul mate is probably the most important person you’ll ever meet, because they tear down your walls and smack you awake. But to live with a soul mate forever? Nah. Too painful. Soul mates, they come into your life just to reveal another layer of yourself to you, and then leave. A soul mate’s purpose is to shake you up, tear apart your ego a little bit, show you your obstacles and addictions...
Submitted by rawrgoesthedino over 1 year ago
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He was still my lighthouse and my albatross in equal measure.
Submitted by Marci over 1 year ago
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Depression is not a sign of weakness, it's just a sign that you have been too strong for too long.
Submitted by kittwalker over 1 year ago
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