When you come to the edge of all the light you have, and are about to step off into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing one of two things will happen: There will be something solid to stand on, or you will be taught how to fly – Patrick Overton
I came across this on the internet and thought it would be worth a share. I especially like the passage “When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself“. Hope you enjoy it!
“So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart. Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, and demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life long and its purpose in the service of your people. Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide. Always give a word or a sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, even a stranger, when in a lonely place. Show respect to all people and grovel to none. When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself. Abuse no one and no thing, for abuse turns the wise ones to fools and robs the spirit of its vision. When it comes your time to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with the fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song and die like a hero going home”
~ Chief Tecumseh (Crouching Tiger) Shawnee Nation 1768-1813 ~
Hope
Is not just a word.
Hope
Is today’s beautiful plant.
Hope
Is tomorrow’s fruitful tree.
Sri Chinmoy
This Self is neither born nor dies, neither grows nor decays, nor does it suffer any change.
When a pot is broken, the space within it is not. Similarly, when the body dies the Self in it remains eternal – Ramana Maharshi
It is so important that you are grateful for everything in your life. Many people focus on the one thing they want and then forget to be grateful for all the things they have. Without gratitude you cannot achieve anything through the law of attraction, because if you are not emanating gratitude from your being, then by default you are emanating ungratefulness. Be proactive and use the frequency of your being to receive what you want – Rhonda Byrne
Love adorns itself; it seeks to prove inward joy by outward beauty.
Love does not claim possession, but gives freedom.
Love is an endless mystery, for it has nothing else to explain it.
Love’s gift cannot be given, it waits to be accepted.
Rabindranath Tagore
If you can let go of imperfection, perfection will appear by itself – Deepak Chopra
The success of love is in the loving – it is not in the result of loving. Of course it is natural in love to want the best for the other person, but whether it turns out that way or not does not determine the value of what we have done – Mother Teresa
The man who fears no truths has nothing to fear from lies – Thomas Jefferson
