Sorrow and Strife

2021-06-152021-06-16 Miss Poison Quotes Anger, Circumstances, Determination, Frustration, Goals, Hardships, Kilroy J. Oldster, Patience, Quotes, Setbacks, Sorrow, Strife

“Sorrow and strife comes to all persons. Mature people expect hardships and setbacks and patiently and determinedly work to accomplish their goals. Immature people lash out in anger and frustration when circumstances conspire to blunt their short-term objectives.” ―Kilroy J. Oldster

Pain And Sorrow

Quote 2017-06-06 Miss Poison Quotes Light, Pain, Quotes, Rumi, Sorrow

I said: Pain and sorrow. He said: Stay with it. The wound is the place where the Light enters you. -Rumi In Memory of my Great-Aunt Ann, for the stars and light go with you.

Sorrow Prepares You For Joy

Quote 2016-06-25 Miss Poison Quotes Joy, Quotes, Rumi, Sorrow, Transformation

“Sorrow prepares you for joy. It violently sweeps everything out of your house, so that new joy can find space to enter. It shakes the yellow leaves from the bough of your heart, so that fresh, green leaves can grow in their place. It pulls up the rotten roots, so that new roots hidden beneath … Continue reading Sorrow Prepares You For Joy

Memories

2015-05-202015-08-08 Miss Poison Life, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Writing Family, Grief, In Memory, Loss, Love, Memories, My Uncle, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Sorrow, Writing

There are so many things in life that can be chalked up into two different categories: Good memories and bad memories. There are also "middle of the road" memories, but I'll leave that for another day. I woke up way too early this morning. It was still dark outside. I couldn't quite put my finger … Continue reading Memories