NUGGETS OF WISDOM - 598

 

• ·       “To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.” ~ Albert Camus

  ·       “Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” ~ Barack Obama

  ·       "The religion of the spiritual experience is the source of the fraternity impulse which enables men to live together in the complexities of the civilization of a scientific age."

  ·       Freedom from desire leads to inner peace. - Lao Tzu

  ·       Equanimity is that place of acceptance of where you are and what is going on around you. Accepting what is and being calm and okay with it, not wanting to change it, but in turn, acknowledging it. 

  ·       “What do you think is the biggest waste of time?” Asked the boy. “Comparing yourself to others,” said the mole.

  ·       “One of our greatest freedoms is how we react to things,” said the mole.

  ·       “We often wait for kindness…but being kind to yourself can start now,” said the mole.

  ·       “Often, the hardest person to forgive is yourself,” said the mole.

  ·       “What is the bravest thing you’ve ever said?” Asked the boy. “Help,” said the horse.

  ·       “What do you think is a true sign of strength?” Asked the boy. “Gentleness,” said the horse.