Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter.
– Martin Luther King, Jr. http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/6407-our-lives-begin-to-end-the-day-we-become-silent
Jan 242013
Jan 232013
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
– H.L. Mencken, Prejudices: First Series http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/31549-every-normal-man-must-be-tempted-at-times-to-spit
Jan 222013
The soul is dyed the color of its thoughts. Think only on those things that are in line with your principles and can bear the light of day. The content of your character is your choice. Day by day, what you do is who you become. Your integrity is your destiny – it is the light that guides your way.
– Heraclitus http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/31223-the-soul-is-dyed-the-color-of-its-thoughts-think
Jan 212013
A lover asked his beloved,
Do you love yourself more
than you love me?
The beloved replied,
I have died to myself
and I live for you.
I’ve disappeared from myself
and my attributes.
I am present only for you.
I have forgotten all my learning,
but from knowing you
I have become a scholar.
I have lost all my strength,
but from your power
I am able.
If I love myself
I love you.
If I love you
I love myself.
– Rumi, http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/659495-a-lover-asked-his-beloved-do-you-love-yourself-more
Jan 202013
A fight is going on inside me,” said an old man to his son. “It is a terrible fight between two wolves. One wolf is evil. He is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. The other wolf is good. he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you.”
The son thought about it for a minute and then asked, “Which wolf will win?”
The old man replied simply, “The one you feed.”
-Reported by many as “an old Cherokee legend”, but which chief of old times had the Freudian word “ego” in his vocabulary? The quoted version above is from Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life, by New York Times best selling children’s book author Wendy Mass.
An interesting essay based on this meme/legend is on the Psych Central site at http://psychcentral.com/lib/2012/the-one-you-feed-helping-your-children-find-their-way/
Jan 192013
The difference between the truth and a lie is that both of them can hurt, but only one will take the time to heal you afterward.
– Mira Grant, Feed http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/284489-the-difference-between-the-truth-and-a-lie-is-that
Jan 182013
Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
– Pablo Picasso, http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/4673-art-washes-away-from-the-soul-the-dust-of-everyday