NUGGETS OF WISDOM - 1188

 

• ·       “You can be the ripest, juiciest peach in the world, and there’s still going to be someone who hates peaches.”  ~ Dita von Teese

  ·       “There is no means of testing which decision is better, because there is no basis for comparison. And what can life be worth if the first rehearsal for life is life itself?”

  ·       “Prayer is indeed a part of religious experience, but it has been wrongly emphasized by modern religions, much to the neglect of the more essential communion of worship.”

  ·       “If you believe it will work out you'll see opportunities. If you don't believe it'll work out, you'll see obstacles.” - Dr. Wayne Dyer

  ·       Nothing in nature blooms all year long, don't expect yourself to do so either. —Brooke

  ·       The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say ‘no’ to almost everything. - Warren Buffett

  ·       “We have a great, habitual fear inside ourselves. We’re afraid of many things—of our own death, of losing our loved ones, of change, of being alone. The practice of mindfulness helps us to touch non-fear. It’s only here and now that we can experience total relief, total happiness…In the practice of Buddhism, we see that all mental formations—including compassion, love, fear, sorrow, and despair—are organic in nature. We don’t need to be afraid of any of them, because transformation is always possible. Such transformation is possible only through deliberate practice—none more challenging, or more rewarding, than the practice of transforming fear into love. In consonance with his teaching that ‘to love without knowing how to love wounds the person we love,’ he anchors this transmutation practice in four mantras ‘effective for watering the seeds of happiness in yourself and your beloved and for transforming fear, suffering, and loneliness.'” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh