The ebb and flow of life is not unlike the sea. Sure, sometimes its calm and serene, but at other times the waves can be so big that they threaten to overwhelm us. These fluctuations are an inevitable part of life. But when you forget this simple fact, its easy to get swept away by strong waves of difficult emotions.
– Andy Puddicombe (via wordslessspoken) Via Words Less Spoken
“Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.” ~Buddha
a quote by Charlie Crews from the (now cancelled) NBC series Life
You live like this, sheltered, in a delicate world, and you believe you are living. Then you read a book… or you take a trip… and you discover that you are not living, that you are hibernating. The symptoms of hibernating are easily detectable: first, restlessness. The second symptom (when hibernating becomes dangerous and might degenerate into death): absence of pleasure. That is all. It appears like an innocuous illness. Monotony, boredom, death. Millions live like this (or die like this) without knowing it. They work in offices. They drive a car. They picnic with their families. They raise children. And then some shock treatment takes place, a person, a book, a song, and it awakens them and saves them from death. Some never awaken.
– ~~Anais Nin
“Happiness does not come from having much, but from being attached to little.”
~ Venerable Cheng Yen
Life is not the way it’s supposed to be. It’s the way it is. The way you deal with it is what makes the difference.
– Virginia Satir (via wordslessspoken) Via Words Less SpokenAbout me
Waves come in sets, sometimes three, sometimes four, but there's always that rogue that hits you out of the deep blue and knocks you for a loop. Follow your bubbles to daylight and hold your breath - life's one helluva thrill ride.
