NUGGETS OF WISDOM - 107

·        "To say we are made up of certain chemical elements is a satisfactory description only for those who intend to use us as fertilizer." Herbert J. Muller

• ·        "The use of miracles as spectacles to induce belief
  is a misunderstanding of their purpose."
  ·        "Never hesitate to admit failure. Make no attempt to hide failure under deceptive smiles and beaming optimism."
  ·        “Shame needs three things to grow exponentially in our lives: secrecy, silence and judgement.”
  ·        “When things are shaky and nothing is working, we might realize that we are on the verge of something. We might realize that this is a very vulnerable and tender place, and that tenderness can go either way. We can shut down and feel resentful or we can touch in on that throbbing quality.” ~ Pema Chödrön
  ·        “Two people have been living in you all your life. One is the ego, garrulous, demanding, hysterical, calculating; the other is the hidden spiritual being, whose still voice of wisdom you have only rarely heard or attended to.” ~ Sogyal Rinpoche
  ·        “When we face the worst that can happen in any situation, we grow. When circumstances are at their worst, we can find our best.”—Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
  ·        "We are a part of a gigantic creation, and it is not strange that everything does not work in perfection; our universe was not created in perfection. Perfection is our eternal goal, not our origin."
  ·        “Today I remember that life loves me. I let love find me at the perfect time.” — Louise Hay
  ·        “Although the world is full of suffering, it's full also of the overcoming it.”—Helen Keller
  ·        “If we stop for a moment, it is possible to perceive a pattern in our lives; the motivators that have influenced us become more obvious. We are able to see life unfolding from both ends at once, coming into the present moment.”— Reshad Field