December 2009
41 posts
The Ten Commandments
prettysmiles:
happythings:
dreamdoer: youmaybeoffended:
1. DO NOT ASSUME: seek clarification before forming an opinion/argument 2. CONTROL YOUR TEMPER: give yourself one hour to cool down after any and all altercations. NO case is a special case 3. DO NOT SHUT DOWN: after cool down time, talk truthfully and rationally 4. STOP being RESENTFUL, JEALOUS, and COMPETITIVE TO A FAULT 5. DO NOT...
Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and...
– Maria Robinson (via julie911) (via quote-book) (via chensio)
Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept...
– Robert Frost (via kari-shma)
You’re going to come across people in your life who will say all the right words...
– Nicholas Sparks (via kari-shma) (via quote-book) (via thefleetingmoment)
every single moment
livethelife:
is valuable beyond measure. be mindful of how you spend it.
Your greatness is measured by your kindness; your education and intellect by...
– William J. H. Boetcker (via justbesplendid) (via quote-book)
Doesnt being scared let you know that you’re taking on a chance at something...
– HIMYM (via hiblackbird) (via wildhearts)
When they are gone, you will remember every single opportunity you had to speak...
– I wrote this for you (via rawrjess) (via happythings) (via fragiledays)
50 questions to make you think.
macaroononastick:
How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?
Which is worse, failing or never trying?
If life is so short, why do we do so many things we don’t like and like so many things we don’t do?
When it’s all said and done, will you have said more than you’ve done?
What is the one thing you’d most like to change about the world?
If happiness was the national currency,...
You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the...
– Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (via kari-shma) (via quote-book)
If you’re angry at a loved one, hug that person. And mean it. You may not want...
– Walter Anderson (via kari-shma) (via quote-book) (via 472239364)
I know you are doubting yourself at the moment. I know you feel unsure and...
– (via idareyoutoclickthis)
Welcome every morning with a smile. Look on the new day as another special gift...
– (via idareyoutoclickthis)
Take the happiness option. You have the choice whether to spend this day, which...
– (via happythings) (via lifeswonders)
Happiness in a Poem
fearlessprincess:
— written by Max Ehrmann in the 1920s —
Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons;...
From Veronika Decides to Die
fearlessprincess:
Veronika Decides to Die, Paulo Coelho
I am currently finishing it now, yet I can’t help but get so drawn away by so many of the passages I read. I tend to drift my eyes away from the page, ponder on what Coelho wants to convey through his dazzling stories that depict what reality is trying to hide from us.
Here are some of the most intense lines I have read so far:
“I need...
Whatever you hold in your mind will tend to occur in your life. If you continue...
– (via fearlessprincess)
I believe that the very purpose of life is to be happy. From the very core of...
– ~ Dalai Lama (via fearlessprincess)
King Solomon once searched for a cure against depression. He assembled his wise...
– The Story of King Solomon (via fearlessprincess)
Seize the moment of excited curiosity on any subject to solve your doubts; for...
– William Wirt (via fearlessprincess)
It could be perfect and beautiful, and funny, and artfully sad, as you say. I...
– Alex in Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer. (via fearlessprincess)
Regret nothing. Not the cruel novels you read
to the end just to find out who...
– Dorianne Laux, “Antilamentation” (via fearlessprincess)
When you love the work you do and the people you do it with, you matter.
When...
– Seth Godin (via fearlessprincess)
8 Steps to Life Change and Success
fearlessprincess:
Step 1 - Dream
Everyone does this already, or at least I would hope so. You must dream because achieving your dreams means you’ve achieved success and changed your life.
Dream about everything you need, desire, and want. Whether that be a luxury car, yacht, mansion, food, vacations, clothing, money, love, family, or anything else. Dream about the most ridiculous goals you...
Sometimes I wonder about my life. I lead a small life. Well, valuable, but...
– (via fearlessprincess)
Treat everything in life as if they are important, no matter how small, no...
– (via fearlessprincess)
When you don’t fit in, you become superhuman. You can feel everyone else’s eyes...
– Jodi Picoult, Nineteen Minutes (via fearlessprincess)