Quotes Tagged "life-lessons"

A rose is not its thorns, a peach is not its fuzz and a human being is not his or her crankiness.

Each of our lives’ is a separate and precious journey. No matter how happy, sad, painful, tragic or confusing it may by, it is unique and beautiful. No matter if we hurt others or if we ourselves were hurt, it happened and it is part of our story. If we think we can have complete control over this journey, our journey will wake us up… usually with a very unpleasant surprise. More than genetics, money or education, it is our journey who defines who we are. It defines what kind of person you are. Not the experiences you encountered nor the happy or traumatic events you may have endured. But rather how we dealt with those events and how we continue to deal with those events; when we evaluate ourselves and how we treat others. Your journey is part of your story. But it is not the complete story of who and how you are. You are a soul, a spirit, who has traveled through this life and along the way; you learned and gathered bits and pieces from here and there. And you, yourself, have woven together a soul, a spirit. And that is who you are today. You define… you. Oh, and just in case you thought your journey, your story was over… surprise, its not. So keep weaving. You are not finished yet. It is never to late to define who you are.

Just the sight of one another, just the sight of our smiles was enough to fill our hearts with the joy of seeing each other again.

What has been seen cannot be unseen, what has been learned cannot be unknown. You cannot change the past, but you can learn from it. You can grow from it. You can be made stronger. You can use that strength to change your life, to change your future.

Waiting around to be perfect never amounts to anything. Don't be a waiter or you'll be serving other people.

Your life is your choice, so make it worthwhile

I have learned that when you make big decisions, life says, 'Fuck you. This is what you actually have in store.

Our deeds determine us, as long as we determine our deeds

You Don't need anyone to live a full life, You just need to find yourself!

I have a shocking memory - I remember everything.

No longer do I sing, dance or draw pictures; but God has granted me the gift to do them all in my stories.

It's curling ribbon, but you don't have to curl it. You don't have to do everything the ribbon tells you to do. Don't live your life like that.

If you want to lead an extraordinary life, find out what the ordinary do–and don't do it.

أتعرف سبب رفضي لارتكاب هذه الفعلة الدنيئة؟ لأني لا أزال راغباً في سماع صوت الموسيقى في خرير الماء، وأن أطرب لغناء الطير وحفيف أوراق الشجر

It's a hard life if you don't weaken.

People have been on earth in our present form for only about 100,000 years, and in so many ways we’re still ironing out our kinks. These turtles we’ve been traveling with, they outrank us in longevity, having earned three more zeros than we. They’ve got one hundred million years of success on their resume, and they’ve learned something about how to survive in the world. And this, I think, is part of it: they have settled upon peaceful career paths, with a stable rhythm. If humans could survive another one hundred million years, I expect we would no longer find ourselves riding bulls. It’s not so much that I think animals have rights; it’s more that I believe humans have hearts and minds- though I’ve yet to see consistent, convincing proof of either. Turtles may seem to lack sense, but they don’t do senseless things. They’re not terribly energetic, yet they do not waste energy… turtles cannot consider what might happen yet nothing turtles do threatens anyone’s future. Turtles don’t think about the next generation, but they risk and provide all they can to ensure that there will be one. Meanwhile, we profess to love our own offspring above all else, yet above all else it is they from whom we daily steal. We cannot learn to be more like turtles, but from turtles we could learn to be more human. That is the wisdom carried within one hundred million years of survival. What turtles could learn from us, I can’t quite imagine.

I didn't know the answers, but I could feel that the things that gave life meaning came from a place within and from the nurturing of values like tolerance, charity, and community.

love everyone,trust a few and rely on nobody

To be at peace with others you must be at peace with yourself.

I told her running away from your problems doesn't solve anything. Really it just hurts the people who count on you.