What really matters
by Alex Glass · updated 18d ago
What really matters
by Alex Glass · updated 18d ago
Alex Glass added 4mo ago
Alex Glass added 18d ago
In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.” -Jack Kornfield
Alex Glass added 4mo ago
Alex Glass added 19d ago
The insatiable goals to acquire more, succeed conspicuously, and be as attractive as possible lead us to objectify one another, and even ourselves. When people see themselves as little more than their attractive bodies, jobs, or bank accounts, it brings great suffering…You become a heartless taskmaster to yourself, seeing yourself as nothing more
... See moreAlex Glass added 3mo ago
nostalgia is the enemy of progress
Alex Glass added 2mo ago
Get a life. A real life, not a manic pursuit of the next promotion, the bigger paycheck, the larger house. Do you think you'd care so very much about those things if you blew an aneurysm one afternoon, or found a lump in your breast? Get a life in which you notice the smell of salt water pushing itself on a breeze over Seaside Heights, a life in w
... See moreAlex Glass added 1mo ago
Alex Glass added 4mo ago
"Nothing you love is lost. Not really. Things, people—they always go away, sooner or later. You can't hold them, any more than you can hold moonlight. But if they've touched you, if they're inside you, then they're still yours. The only things you ever really have are the ones you hold inside your heart."
(Elementary school teacher and author Bruce
... See moreAlex Glass added 4mo ago
One fundamental criterion of a life well lived is love of life. It is terribly important, therefore, to enjoy life as it goes along. Joy cannot be postponed. Life as is is of infinite value.
Alex Glass added 1mo ago