Dostoevsky, don't forget that life is a gift https://t.co/AHG8a5hYTR
It’s the quality of life while you’re alive that matters. If today were your last day on earth, it would only be a tragedy if you hadn’t experienced life properly—if you’d never allowed yourself to experience the sensuality of life, to really live it. What’s the point, if life is just pain, anguish, dysfunction, and worry? But if you’ve managed to
... See moreStuart Wilde • Infinite Self: 33 Steps to Reclaiming Your Inner Power
If we are to live fully in the present, we need the context of our mortality. We need to remember that we do not have unlimited time. The ticking of the clock is not a tragedy. It is essential to the meaning and excitement of life, to the intensity of love—indeed, to the intensity of any joy. The glory of life is inseparable from the fact that it i
... See moreNathaniel Branden • Honoring the Self: The Pyschology of Confidence and Respect
Feel grateful to death for giving you another day, another experience, and for creating the scarcity that makes life so precious. If you do this, your life will no longer be yours to waste; it will be yours to appreciate.
Michael A. Singer • The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself
You know that feeling at the end of the day, when the anxiety of that-which-I-must-do falls away… That moment when you think, Oh God, what have I done with this day? And what am I doing with my life? And how must I change to avoid catastrophic end-of-life regrets?
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At the end of my life, I know I won’t be wishing I’d held more back, been less effu
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Let us be respectfully reminded: Life and death are of supreme importance. Time swiftly passes by and with it our only chance. Each of us must aspire to awaken. Be aware: Do not squander your life.