NUGGETS OF WISDOM - 115

·        "Miracles bear witness to truth. They are convincing because they arise from conviction. Without conviction they deteriorate into magic, which is mindless and therefore destructive; or rather, the uncreative use of mind.

• ·        “The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.”—Mitch Albom
  ·        "Ambition is dangerous until it is fully socialized. You have not truly acquired any virtue until your acts make you worthy of it."
  ·        “We are very afraid of being powerless. But we have the power to look deeply at our fears, and then fear cannot control us.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
  ·        “…feelings like disappointment, embarrassment, irritation, resentment, anger, jealousy, and fear, instead of being bad news, are actually very clear moments that teach us where it is that we’re holding back. They teach us to perk up and lean in when we feel we’d rather collapse and back away. They’re like messengers that show us, with terrifying clarity, exactly where we’re stuck. This very moment is the perfect teacher, and, lucky for us, it’s with us wherever we are.”
  ~ Pema Chödrön
  ·        “The only way to ease our fear and be truly happy is to acknowledge our fear and look deeply at its source. Instead of trying to escape from our fear, we can invite it up to our awareness and look at it clearly and deeply.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
  ·        “The presence of fear means only that fear is present, and nothing more.”
  ~ Suzanne Segal