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QUOTATIONS
Whatever you fear most has no power it's your fear that has the power. Oprah Winfrey If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. André Gide You see things; and you say "Why?" But I dream things that never were; and I say "Why not?" George Bernard Shaw Do not judge the day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant. Robert Louis Stevenson How people treat you is their karma. How you react is yours. Wayne W. Dyer You cannot always control what goes on outside. But you can control what goes on inside. Wayne W. Dyer Success is not to be pursued It is to be attracted by the person you become. Jim Rohn Believe in yourself and there will come a day where others will have no choice but to believe with you. Cynthia Kersey What you wish to kindle in others must burn within yourself. Augustinus von Hippo Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts. Paramahansa Yogananda Everything you need to know about life, you can learn from streams and clouds. "Medicine Cloud" – Hopi Medicine Man Your level of passion and aliveness is directly proportional to the amount of uncertainty you can comfortably live with. Tony Robbins Nothing exists outside this present moment. Eckhart Tolle Dream of what you most enjoy Go where you want to go Be whom you want to be You have but one life To achieve what you want to achieve! Verfasser unbekannt And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. Anais Nin Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear. Ambrose Redmoon Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it. André Gide  POEMS Only as high as I reach can I grow Only as far as I seek can I go Only as deep as I look can I see Only as much as I dream can I be. Karen Ravn By day I praised you and never knew it. By night I stayed with you and never knew it. I always thought that I was me - but no, I was you and never knew it. Poem by Rumi The strong shore is my beloved And I am his sweetheart. We are at last united by love, And then the moon draws me from him. I go to him in haste and depart Reluctantly, with many little farewells. I steal swiftly from behind the blue horizon, To cast the silver of my foam upon the gold of his sand, And we blend in melted brilliance. I quench his thirst and submerge his heart; He softens my voice and subdues my temper. At dawn I recite the rules of love upon his ears, And he embraces me longingly. At eventide I sing to him the song of hope, And then print smooth kisses upon his face; I am swift and fearful, but he is quiet, patient, and thoughtful. His broad bosom soothes my restlessness. As the tide comes we caress each other, When it withdraws, I drop to his feet in prayer. Many times have I danced around mermaids As they rose from the depths And rested upon my crest to watch the stars; Many times have I heard lovers complain of their smallness, And I helped them to sigh. Many times have I teased the great rocks And fondled them with a smile, But never have I received laughter from them; Many times have I lifted drowning souls And carried them tenderly to my beloved shore. He gives them strength as he takes mine. Many times have I stolen gems from the depths And presented them to my beloved shore. He takes them in silence, But still I give for he welcomes me ever. In the heaviness of night, When all creatures seek the ghost of slumber, I sit up, singing at one time and sighing at another. I am awake always. Alas! Sleeplessness has weakened me! But I am a lover, and the truth of love is strong. I may be weary, but I shall never die. SONG OF THE WAVE - Poem by Khalil Gibran Stand still. The trees ahead and the bushes beside you Are not lost. Wherever you are is called Here, And you must not treat it as a powerful stranger, Must ask permission to know it and be known. The forest breathes. Listen. It answers, I have made the place around you. If you leave it you may not come back again, saying Here. No two trees are the same to Raven. No two branches are the same to Wren. If what a tree or bush does is lost on you, You are surely lost. Stand still. The forest knows Where you are. You must let it find you. LOST - Poem by David Waggoner As I began to love myself I found that anguish and emotional suffering are only warning signs that I was living against my own truth. Today, I know, this is "AUTHENTICITY". As I began to love myself I understood how much it can offend somebody as I try to force my desires on this person, even though I knew the time was not right and the person was not ready for it, and even though this person was me. Today I call it "RESPECT". As I began to love myself I stopped craving for a different life, and I could see that everything that surrounded me was inviting me to grow. Today I call it "MATURITY". As I began to love myself I understood that at any circumstance, I am in the right place at the right time, and everything happens at the exactly right moment, so I could be calm. Today I call it "SELF-CONFIDENCE". As I began to love myself I quit steeling my own time, and I stopped designing huge projects for the future. Today, I only do what brings me joy and happiness, things I love to do and that make my heart cheer, and I do them in my own way and in my own rhythm. Today I call it "SIMPLICITY". As I began to love myself I freed myself of anything that is no good for my health: food, people, things, situations, and everything that drew me down and away from myself. At first I called this attitude a healthy egoism. Today I know it is "LOVE OF ONESELF". As I began to love myself I quit trying to always be right, and ever since I was wrong less of the time Today I discovered that is "MODESTY". As I began to love myself I refused to go on living in the past and worry about the future. Now, I only live for the moment, where EVERYTHING is happening. Today I live each day, day by day, and I call it "FULFILLMENT". As I began to love myself I recognized that my mind can disturb me and it can make me sick. But as I connected it to my heart, my mind became a valuable ally. Today I call this connection "WISDOM OF THE HEART". We no longer need to fear arguments, confrontations or any kind of problems with ourselves or others. Even stars collide, and out of their crashing new worlds are born. Today I know THAT IS "LIFE"! AS I BEGAN TO LOVE MYSELF - Poem by Charlie Chaplin |
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