Personal transformation can and does have global effects. As we go, so goes the world, for the world is us. The revolution that will save the world is ultimately a personal one.
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Personal transformation can and does have global effects. As we go, so goes the world, for the world is us. The revolution that will save the world is ultimately a personal one.
Anytime you try to be a loving person, you're doing your part to save the world.
It is well known that humor, more than anything else in the human make-up, can afford an aloofness and an ability to rise above any situation, even if only for a few seconds.
The key to abundance is meeting limited circumstances with unlimited thoughts.
The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.
We tend to lack humility toward love, to patronize it rather than bow before it, to put mundane considerations before the emotional need to hold someone in our arms.
At such a moment, it is not the physical pain which hurts the most (and this applies to adults as much as to punished children); it is the mental agony caused by the injustice, the unreasonableness of it all.
I wish i could tell you that through the tragedy i mined some undiscovered, life-altering absolute that i could pass on to you.I didn't.The cliches apply-people are what count,life is precious,materialism is over rated, and the little things matter,live in the moment-and i can repeat them to you ad nauseam.you might listen, but you won't internalize.Tragedy hammers it hm.Tragedy etches into your soul.You might not be happier.But you will be better.
Romance is one of the sacred temples that dot the landscape of life.
The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved.
Because the only people for me are the mad ones.
Enlightenment is the key to everything, and it is the key to intimacy, because it is the goal of true authenticity.
Children are happy because they don't have a file in their minds called "All the Things That Could Go Wrong.
When an idea reaches critical mass there is no stopping the shift its presence will induce.
The goal of spiritual practice is full recovery, and the only thing you need to recover from is a fractured sense of self.
We can always choose to perceive things differently. You can focus on what's wrong in your life, or you can focus on what's right.
Self-awareness is not self-centeredness, and spirituality is not narcissism. 'Know thyself' is not a narcissistic pursuit.
Over the years I’ve worked with countless women who have inspired me with their stories. Beyond makeup, we’ve talked about life-altering events. Everything from the joy of being a new mom to dealing with homelessness and divorce. With each conversation, these women have shown that when you have the will and the heart, almost anything is possible—and that’s what Pretty Powerful is all about.
Everything we do is infused with the energy with which we do it. If we're frantic, life will be frantic. If we're peaceful, life will be peaceful. And so our goal in any situation becomes inner peace.
But there was no need to be ashamed of tears, for tears bore witness that a man had the greatest of courage, the courage to suffer.
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