Everything you are used to, once done long enough, starts to seem natural, even though it might not be.
The Flinch // Julien Smith
mantra
MIND: Survival
I’ve survived a lot of things, and I’ll probably survive this.
// J.D. Salinger
MIND: Vexation
The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.
Tao Te Ching // Lao Tzu
MIND: Trampled
I don’t run away from a challenge because I am afraid.
Instead, I run toward it.
Because the only way to escape fear is to trample it beneath your feet.
// Nadia Comaneci
MIND: Perishable
Based on small case studies, the top 5 regrets of dying are:
1) Not living life being true to self
2) Having worked too hard
3) Not having the courage to express feelings
4) Not staying in touch with friends and
5) Not letting yourself be happier.
// Bronnie Ware
MIND: Famished
I have led a toothless life…
I have never bitten into anything.
I was waiting.
I was reserving myself for later on-
and I have just noticed that my teeth have gone.
L’Age de Raison // Jean-Paul Sartre
MIND: Deserving
You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere.
You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
// Gautama Buddha
MIND: Indifferent
My philosophy is:
It’s none of my business what people say of me, and think of me.
I am what I am, and I do what I do.
I expect nothing, and accept everything.
And it makes life so much easier.
// Anthony Hopkins
MIND: Withheld
Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.
// Dalai Lama XIV
MIND: Cut Loose
That is why it is so important to let certain things go. To release them. To cut loose.
People need to understand that no one is playing with marked cards; sometimes we win and sometimes we lose. Don’t expect to get anything back, don’t expect recognition for your efforts, don’t expect your genius to be discovered or your love to be understood. Complete the circle. Not out of pride, inability or arrogance, but simply because whatever it is no longer fits in your life.
Close the door, change the record, clean the house, get rid of the dust. Stop being who you were and become who you are.
The Zahir // Paulo Coelho
