“And I understood why he didn’t need friends or to be accepted at our shitty racist high school, because he had his music, and that was so much better than anything we had to offer.”
Source: Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock
“She had the hard, half-apathetic expression of one who deems anything possible at the hands of time and chance, except perhaps fair play”
Source: The Mayor of Casterbridge
“To let go means to give up coercing, resisting, or struggling, in exchange for something more powerful and wholesome which comes out of allowing things to be as they are without getting caught up in your attraction to or rejection of them, in the intrinsic stickiness of wanting, of liking and disliking. It's akin to letting your palm open to unhand something you have been holding on to.”
Source: Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
“I want to share my story, and I want to know yours. I believe with all my heart that sharing our stories, the real, ugly, broken ones, is one of the most powerful things in the world, because to share our story we must first accept it. We must own it. We must stop running from it or shoving it into the corner when company comes over. To share our story is to admit that we've been changed.”
Source: Mended: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Leaps of Faith
“For as long as it takes for the sorrow and pain to transfer into acceptance. I’ll stay here. With you. By your side. I won’t leave.”
“Promise?”
“Vow.” I placed his hands gently on the piano. “I vow.”
Source: Toxic
“If you could do one thing to improve yourself today, it would be this:
Rid yourself of bias.
If you can do this, you can learn to listen.
If you learn to listen, then you can learn to communicate.
If you can communicate, then you can begin to verbalize your feelings.
When you verbalize your feelings, then you can release stress and frustrations.
When you free yourself of what bothers you, then you can fully give yourself to others.
When you come this far, then you have learned to grow spiritually.”
“The thing is, when you’re with someone like Poppu - someone who sees straight through your battered facade and loves every bit of you, someone who makes you laugh until you pee your pants, someone who grabs you in a hug exactly when you need it - you don’t crave any kind of approval from strangers. You don’t need to “matter” in the world, because you already matter to the only person who counts.”
Source: Plus One
“One of the greatest gifts you will ever receive is the closing of a door that was not opened for you by the God of Heaven.”
Source: Beyond the Closed Door: Unique Keys to Unlock Destinies
“It’s an act of our will to choose to see people simply as wildly loved by God, to assume their beauty before guessing their depravity.”
Source: Everything: What You Give and What You Gain to Become Like Jesus
“Ladies, part of loving your mate is accepting him exactly as he is!”
Source: Psychic Wisdom on Love and Relationships