“Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.”
- Marie Curie (scientist and first female Nobel Prize winner for work on radiation and isotopes)
It doesn’t matter so much what the world thinks of me. It matters more what I think of me.
-hh
“Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.” - Buddha
“Don’t let Halloween be the only time you get to be yourself.” - hh
Change only occurs when one is so uncomfortable with staying put, suffering an internal pain that becomes gradually intolerable, that any movement at all is viewed as preferable.One must choose between authenticity (being true to oneself), and hiding.
For some, it will always be hiding because the “fear” of what is not known is more intolerable than the known discomfort and pain one endures. Fear is sometimes likened to a slow “living” death, frozen in pain, and unable to breathe.
For others, pain is a catalyst for change, for improving one’s self, for discovering who you really are, often for the very first time.
I recall a story once about a doctor who compared himself to a bartender…
“We get the same kinds of customers; the living and the dying.”
It’s really up to each of us to decide which it shall be.
Worrying about what might be, could be, or situations that have NOT happened simply robs one of the ability to LIVE in the PRESENT and be a full participant in life.
- hh
“I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.” – Leonardo Da Vinci
“What we think, we be
come.” – Buddha
“As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he” – Proverbs 23:7
Listen to Helen’s latest podcast “Awakened” – The unknown, unintended good we do in this world though our connections in human relationships.
“Watch your thoughts, for they become words.
Watch your words, for they become actions.
Watch your actions, for they become habits.
Watch your habits, for they become character.
Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.”
- Anonymous
