Its not hard to live through a day if you can live through a moment. What creates despair is the imagination which pretends there is a future, and insists on on predicting millions of moments, thousands of days, and so drains you that you cannot live the moment at hand.
– from “A Father’s Story” by Andre Dubus, quoted in “God never Blinks” by Regina Brett
The existential vacuum manifests itself mainly in a state of bordeom - Viktor Frankl, Auschwitz and founder of Logotherpay, Man’s Search for Meaning
The greatest battle is not physical but psychological. The demons telling us to give up when we push ourselves to the limot can never be silenced for good. They must always be answered by the quiet ans the steady dignity that simply refuses to give in. Courage. We all suffer. Keep going
- graeme Fifie
Soulmates
“A true soul mate is probably the most important person you’ll ever meet, because they tear down your walls and smack you awake. But to live with a soul mate forever? Nah. Too painful. Soul mates, they come into your life just to reveal another layer of yourself to you, and then leave. A soul mate’s purpose is to shake you up, tear apart your ego a little bit, show you your obstacles and addictions, break your heart open so new light can get in, and make you so desperate and out of control that you have to transform your life.”
~Elizabeth Gilbert
Whenever you find yourself in the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect - mark twain
American magazine The Atlantic has named Manila as the ninth most dynamic city in the world. Istanbul (Turkey) ranked first, Shenzen (China) second, and Lima (Peru) third, according to TheAtlantic.com.
The cities were ranked by the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program…
Don’t you just love cats? :)
My sister’s cat Harry. Just haaangin’ out :)
Kitty head rest
Letting Go Takes Love
Because sometimes, letting go is the best thing you can do for yourself and for the people you love and care about…..
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LETTING GO TAKES LOVE
To let go does not mean to stop caring, it means I can’t do it for someone else.
To let go is not to cut myself off, it’s the realization I can’t control another.
To let go is not to enable, but allow learning from natural consequences.
To let go is to admit powerlessness, which means the outcome is not in my hands.
To let go is not to try to change or blame another, it’s to make the most of myself.
To let go is not to care for, but to care about.
To let go is not to fix, but to be supportive.
To let go is not to judge, but to allow another to be a human being.
To let go is not to be in the middle arranging all the outcomes, but to allow others to affect their destinies.
To let go is not to be protective, it’s to permit another to face reality.
To let go is not to deny, but to accept.
To let go is not to nag, scold or argue, but instead to search out my own shortcomings and correct them.
To let go is not to adjust everything to my desires, but to take each day as it comes and cherish myself in it.
To let go is not to criticize or regulate anybody, but to try to become what I dream I can be.
To let go is not to regret the past, but to grow and live for the future.
To let go is to fear less and love more.
Remember: The time to love is short.
(author unknown)
About me
I'm Patricia D.
