A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty -- Albert Einstein
There comes a time when you must stand alone.
You must feel confident enough within yourself to follow your own dreams.
You must be willing to make sacrifices.
You must be capable of changing and rearranging your priorities so that your final goal can be achieved.
Sometimes, familiarity and comfort need to be challenged.
There are times when you must take a few extra chances and create your own realities.
Be strong enough to at least try to make your life better.
Be confident enough that you won't settle for a compromise just to get by.
Appreciate yourself by allowing yourself the opportunities to grow, develop, and find your true sense of purpose in this life.
Don't stand in someone else's shadow when it's your sunlight that should lead the way. -- Unknown
Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's values.
Learn to value yourself, which means: to fight for your happiness. -- Ayn Rand
Never stop dreaming.
Not everyone can see his dreams come true in the same way.
It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting. -- Paulo Coelho
The optimist realizes that when everyone seems to doubt you, it's really just everyone you've met so far. --Robert Brault
I'm not afraid of Tomorrow, For I have seen Yesterday, and I live Today -- Unknown
Thoughts from yours truly --
If you don't have time to smell the roses, wander into by-lanes or turn your face up to the sunshine once in a while, then you don't have time for life.
Whenever something extraordinary is about to happen, the whole universe conspires to make you aware of it. All you need to do is open your heart and mind to the goodness around you.
Random acts of kindness are the universe's way of telling you to keep hope alive.
Some days are better than others because you choose to acknowledge life's blessings on those days, and choose not to on the others.
You can either mould your past to justify your present, or understand your past to create your future.
In your search for yourself, it's better to wait until you become the person you would want to search for.
The above comes from this realisation : Don't search for that which you do not want to find.
Faith has very little to do with reality. What you believe in may not be true right now, but there is always the hope that tomorrow it will.
If you want to discover how comfortable you are being yourself, try and live without a mirror for a while. If you can step out of your house with no worries, that is when you have faith in yourself. If you catch yourself constantly looking for reflections, you are but a shadow of what you could be.
When you love, your decisions are not compromises but choices.
To want less and give more, to say less and listen more, to think more for him than yourself, and then to find that he's just as generous, attentive and thoughtful, is a relationship worth living for.
You know you've got a good man when-
He holds your hand even when his mother is around.
You wake up with goo-crusted eyes, blotchy cheeks, smut on your nose and drool drying on the corners of your mouth, and he doesn't cringe at the sight.
You come to bed late on a winter's night with your toes freezing, and he allows you to crawl under the covers with him and holds you till you're warm.
You wake up on a cold winter morning to find that your blanket has slipped off the bed, but you can just turn around and snuggle up to him.
He makes tea every morning for you both because he doesn't want you to do all the cooking.
He makes tea in the morning for you both even though you fought last night.
He remembers your mother's birthday.
