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The tongue can paint what the eyes can't see. - Chinese Proverb
“As someone looks up at the night sky, they hold the stars in their eyes. Whatever is shared between shining pupils and stellar flames is a reflective dialogue, exemplifying the interrelatedness of the cosmos.”
~ author Rachel Capurso, Submission for The American Academy of Religion, March 2014
“This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being a force of Nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. “ 1
“I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community, and as long
... See moreThe first paragraph is from the play Man and Superman (1903) by Irish playwright, critic, and political activist George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950). It appears in the eloquent, thought-provoking (and lengthy: more than 11,400 words!) dedication, “Epistle Dedicatory to Arthur Bingham Walkley,” of the play. The second paragraph comes from one of his speeches (found in George Bernard Shaw: His Life and His Works by Archibald Henderson). Interestingly, as the Internet has a tendency to do, the first and second paragraphs are erroneously combined, as if they were one thought written by Shaw
If you touch an idea too much without actually making it, just like a dough or plaster, it dies. I think it’s better to make and bake it and throw it away than to imagine how it would have worked or tasted. —Zeynab Izadyar
If at any time it comes into my head that a present is due from me to somebody, I am puzzled what to give, until the opportunity is gone. Flowers and fruits are always fit presents; flowers, because they are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world. These gay natures contrast with the somewhat stern... See more
Emerson on selecting the right gift to give at Christmas and New Year (1844) | Online Library of Liberty
The human brain isn't wired to thrive on effortless living, it's wired to grow through friction,” says Riky Hanaumi, clinical director at the US mental health group Quadrant Health. “I see this every day in therapy: when people remove all discomfort from their lives, they don't become calmer, they become emptier. Struggle, when it's meaningful,
... See moreCoaching is guiding a person toward their own inner wisdom, clarity, and sense of possibility.
Tara Sophia Mohr
Every Decision Made About You And Your Opportunities Is Made In A Room You’re Not In - Joanna Bloor, The Potentialist.