Sometimes the conversation takes on a life of its own no matter what any of us try to do to control it. Or ignore it. On the other hand, maybe by now none of these conversations are the conversation we’re all supposed to be having, because that’s the nature of “the conversation”. It swirls. It lands. It eats everything. Then it moves on. Like locusts. ~ Stanley Bing
- To be better off is not the same as being happy.
- One lesson that I never expected to come across is the idea that opportunity knocks on our doors everyday and it is for us to decide which ones to let in.
- Even the ones who know you best will often test you.
- Stress and pressure is a fog that only slides off if your resolve is stronger than the murkiness of negative thoughts.
- The mind will train as you please, it is for you to nourish it with the healthiest distraction.
- You will not find what it is that you are looking for. It will be allude you until you realize you had it all along.
- To be loved is not the same as being cared for.
- Uproot yourself often, but never feel shame in returning to the familiar.
- Being comfortable in the same surroundings is not the end of growth.
- Be easy on yourself. You do not have to be one more person to win over.
- Laugh loud and often.
- Let go.
- Two people cannot be angry at the same time. One has to back down.
- Do not overestimate yourself in thinking you know yourself best.
- The tally of my good deeds will always falter behind.
- Create a distinction between what seems the best for you and what is indeed the best.
- You teach people how to treat you.
- Why is it easy to stand up for a friend but not myself?
- The matters of heart and head are in constant struggle.
- Accept miracles when they happen to you with gratitude and not disbelief and denial.
- Others know when you are lying.
- A secret can only be kept when just one person knows about it — you.
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