"This life can be brutal, but it is never harder than when you feel alone. Aloneness is one of the great illusions of the world. When we feel alone, we forget our great commonality. We can then become pessimistic or fatalistic about life. You are not alone, and there is so much goodness in the … Continue reading This Life Can Be Brutal
Quotes
You Do Not Live Each Day…
"You do not live each day to discover what it holds for you, but to create it. You are creating your reality every minute." —Neale Donald Walsch
Just Do What You Do…
"Just do what you do and do it well. Stop worrying about what other people are doing, or what they will say about what you are doing. Just do what you do to the best of your ability. Whether people like or agree with what you do is not the issue." ~Iyanla Vanzant
The Decision To Be Positive
“The decision to be positive is not one that disregards or belittles sadness that exists. It is rather a conscious choice to focus on the good and to cultivate happiness – genuine happiness. Happiness is not a limited resource. When we devote our energy and time to trivial matters and choose to stress over things that … Continue reading The Decision To Be Positive
Primal Doubts
"Primal doubts are the worst; I'm ugly, I'm fat, I'm not smart or good enough. The difficult thing is that no matter how inaccurate — primal doubts can seem very real — and what seems real is real in a psychosomatic sense. And, the world can indeed judge us very harshly, and those judgments can truly … Continue reading Primal Doubts
Love Doesn’t Mean…
"Love doesn't mean doing extraordinary or heroic things. It means knowing how to do ordinary things with tenderness." -Jean Vanier
If You Can’t See Anything…
“If you can't see anything beautiful about yourself, get a better mirror.” -Shane Koyczan
As A Child…
“As a child I felt myself to be alone, and I am still, because I know things and must hint at things which others apparently know nothing of, and for the most part do not want to know.” -Carl G. Jung: The Undiscovered Self, Jung on Alchemy I came across this quote the other day. I … Continue reading As A Child…
The Things We Hate
“The things we hate about ourselves aren’t more real than the things we like about ourselves.” -Ellen Goodman
To Return…
"To return to what's real, begin to question things. Don't believe any of it; the ugliness and negativity. Don't accept any of the falsity, but also don't become angrily rebellious — joyfully reject it all. Throw off the lies and illusions with a smile and call-out to the essential truth of what it means to be … Continue reading To Return…
Written by LISA MARINO-Molchanova 