I hope you will find moments and places in your life that show you your problems are not as big as they seem. I hope that life will break you free of your own ideas about life and your potential. Yes, may life grown you always, in all ways. You never fully know what you think you know, darling. I hope you can settle into that truth for the wild adventure of discovery and learning it truly is. I hope you will be gracious to who you were back then and to the mistakes you made as you were trying to work it all out. I hope you will take a piece of joy wherever you choose to go and I hope that just because you have gotten good at surviving over the years, you won’t settle for a life of struggle. That you will seek out the magic of living as well. That you will be curious to see what else is out there for you, always. I hope that you will learn to laugh at yourself warmly and not get so caught up in your beliefs and opinions, so that you become stiff and brittle. And that slipping up won’t feel so detrimental to your progress, because your falling is what shapes your wings for soaring…
~ S.C Lourie
I Hope You Will Find Moments and Places
If You’re Feeling Frightened
If you’re feeling frightened about what comes next… don’t. Embrace the uncertainty. Allow it to lead you places. Be brave as it challenges you to exercise both your heart and your mind as you create your own path towards happiness. Don’t waste time with regret. Spin wildly into your next action. Enjoy the present – each moment as it comes – because you’ll never get another one quite like it.
~ Julia Brown from Everwood
Everything is Hard in Some Way
Everything is hard in some way. It’s hard to be in the wrong relationship. It’s hard to be in the right one. It’s hard to be broke and miserable, it’s hard to achieve your dreams. It’s hard to be stuck in the middle, not really feeling anything at all. Everything is hard, but you choose your hard. You choose what’s worth it. You don’t choose whether or not you’ll suffer, but you do choose what you want to suffer for.
~ Brianna Wiest
Go Not To The Temple
Go not to the temple to put flowers upon the feet of God,
First fill your own house with the Fragrance of love…
Go not to the temple to light candles before the altar of God,
First remove the darkness of sin from your heart…
Go not to the temple to bow down your head in prayer,
First learn to bow in humility before your fellowmen…
Go not to the temple to pray on bended knees,
First bend down to lift someone who is down-trodden…
Go not to the temple to ask for forgiveness for your sins,
First forgive from your heart those who have sinned against you.
~ Rabindranath Tagore
I No Longer Allow People to Cause Chaos
I no longer allow people to cause chaos within my life. I learned that I am deserving of peace. That I do not have to ask for love. I learned that I am allowed to choose who I want around me, and who I never want near me. This life is the only thing that is truly mine, and I refuse to feel guilty for wanting tranquility.
~ Dru Anthony
