“She is mistress to her personality and well accustomed to reminding her more atavistic inclinations that the world is the world and the odd punch or eye-gouge will not make it any other way.”
Source: The Intuitionist
“Why was unconditional love given to some, but not all? Why would my mother only love me, and why did society only accept me, under the condition that I agreed to pretend to be someone I wasn’t?
Why was acceptance offered to some, but not all?
And who had decided all these rules, anyway?”
Source: All We Ever Wanted
“Everyone looks for different things in friendship, but deep down, everyone is trying to find the same stuff; acceptance and belonging.”
Source: Middle School - Safety Goggles Advised: Exploring the WEIRD Stuff from Gossip to Grades, Cliques to Crushes and Popularity to Peer Pressure
“No matter how much you change, you still have to pay the price for the things you’ve done, so I’ve got a long road. But I’ll know I’ll see you again, this side or the other.”
Source: Prince of Thieves
“The Sapiens Experiment (A Sonnet)
If knowledge is power,
Love is superpower.
If curiosity is a gift,
Compassion is a trove of treasure.
More than abundance, focus on wholeness,
More than serenity, focus on simplicity.
More than leading, focus on service,
More than individuality, focus on collectivity.
To reason is great, but to accept is greater,
To be loved is great, but to be love is greater.
To have help is great, but to be the help is greater,
To seek light is great, but to be the light is greater.
Sapiens are the most spectacular experiment of nature.
To waste it all on presumptions is but sheer disaster.”
Source: Mucize Misafir Merhaba: The Peace Testament
“Trust the process of Life. There is a lot of action when you are trusting the process. It is a present continuous state of non-resistance. It involves doing whatever you can do in a given context and allowing yourself to be led by Life. You will then witness the magic and beauty of Life leading you to where you must arrive.”
“No matter how much you believe you can or want to help someone, you cannot live their Life for them. Everyone’s journey, their design, is unique. They have to go through what they have to go through. If you cannot add value in a specific context, step out of it gracefully. That way you are giving the other person space and protecting your inner peace.”
“Yes, I want to convert the world,
I want to convert all cussing into hugging.
Yes, I want to convert the people, all of them,
I want to convert mindless mocking into mending.”
Source: Divane Dynamite: Only truth in the cosmos is love
“The greatest paradox of the Universe is that whatever we resist persists, while whatever we accept transforms.”
Source: Empathic Mastery: A 5-Step System to Go from Emotional Hot Mess to Thriving Success
“In the face of defeat, great Men are cool enough to accept the outcome.”