“I grew up in the prolonged survival of the great age of the horse, with harness and saddle and sleigh bells and horse pictures, not as antiques but the facts of our lives.” FactsAgeOur LivesGrewGrew UpSurvivalHorseBellsHarnessAntiquesSaddlesSleighs Author:Paul Engle
“To face the realities of our lives is not a reason for despair-despair is a tool of your enemies. Facing the realities of our lives gives us motivation for action. For you are not powerless... You know why the hard questions must be asked. It is not altruism, it is self-preservation-survival.” KnowsGivingSelfHardReasonRealityActionFacesLife IsMotivationEnemyOur LivesDespairSurvivalToolsAltruismPreservationPowerlessSelf PreservationHard Questions Author:Audre Lorde
“One has a more practical survival level, that's the mind function. The heart function obviously has an internal level that has to do with the quality of developing perceptions, feelings, the self. And the spirit level has to do with the pondering part of our lives.” MindHeartSelfFeelingsSpiritLevelsQualityOur LivesPerceptionSurvivalFunctionPracticalsDevelopingInternalsPondering Author:Caroline Myss
“We live our lives by the water and if you don't know how to swim in Australia, it's like not knowing how to cross a road. It's an incredible survival thing that you really must learn when you're a child.” IfsKnowsChildrenWaterKnow HowKnowingOur LivesSurvivalCrossesIncrediblesAustraliaLive BySwimNot Knowing Author:Eric Bana
“My grandmother instilled in me a toughness that comes with survival. She was a tough lady and never truly enjoyed her life. She would always worry about things and I would tell her that it wasn't going to get her anywhere and it didn't. I wasn't even that smart back then, but I knew that worrying about everyone else wasn't good for her health. As Latinos, we stress and worry so much about the future when the future is today. As long as we protect what's good in our lives, we will be all right.” LongTodayWorryOur LivesProtectSurvivalSmartToughStressEnjoyedGrandmotherMy GrandmotherLatinoToughnessStress And WorryTough Lady Author:George Lopez