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One cannot have wisdom without living life. —Dorothy McCall— Understanding circumstances, other people, even ourselves comes with the passage of time and our willingness to be open to all the lessons contained within a moment. We must be willing to participate fully in the events that have requested our attendance. Then we can discover the […]
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All great reforms require one to dare a lot to win a little. —William L. O’Neill— Unfortunately, life does not come with a money back guarantee. Going after what we want, especially if we’re up against established interests, is likely to demand the commitment of our best energies with no certainty of getting it. Oddly […]
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“… you never get over bein’ a child long’s you have a mother to go to.” —Sarah Orne Jewett— For most of us, our mothers were the first love, and the quality of our relationships throughout life is influenced by that earliest one. A mark of real maturity is the ability to see our mothers […]
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Nothing happens to any man that he is not formed by nature to bear. —Marcus Aurelius Antoninus… Reflecting on the past reveals that indeed we do find the strength and the ability to cope with whatever experiences ripple our calm. Moreover, we have come to accept that the tides of turmoil wash in new awarenesses, […]
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“Freedom ain’t nothing but knowing how to say what’s up in your head.” —Ralph Ellison… The freedom to speak our minds is a precious gift. Throughout the world, throughout history, it has been and is rare privilege. The privilege should oblige us in return to broaden and strengthen our minds, so that what we speak […]
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…you don’t get to choose how you’re going to die or when. You can only decide how you’re going to live. Now.—Joan Baez— The responsibility we each are charged with for our individual development is awesome, particularly when we look ahead to our whole life stretching before us. It’s not uncommon to be immobilized with […]
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The art of pleasing consists in being pleased.—William Hazlitt… Others’ pleasure in our company becomes our pleasure. If we can set aside our self-conscious anxieties and simply enjoy being with others, they will enjoy us. As lovers know, there is no aphrodisiac like a loved one’s desire. When we give one another our full attention, […]
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Love is mutually feeding each other, not one living on another like a ghoul. —Bessie Head… Real love is compromise. It’s sharing and taking turns. It’s putting someone else’s best interests first. Love wears many expressions and is demonstrated by many gestures. Offering love to someone, when the offer is genuine, benefits the giver as […]
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One’s mind may be given readily and it may be given with zest. Not all control is oppression. Sometimes it is release.—Gilbert Ryle— Our most dangerous delusion is that we can control others. The hard-won truth is that we can control only ourselves and it may take us a lifetime to learn this. Self-control means […]
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It is time to show the strength of water and flow away… To stand is to be crushed, but to flow out is to gather new strength.—Marge Piercy— Water is one of the strongest elements on earth: it can’t be broken; it can assume many shapes; it joins easily with itself. When it reaches a […]