Thoughts and Quotes

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
-Maya Angelou

 We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the life that is waiting for us.
-Joseph Campbell

 Very little is needed to make a happy life.  It is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.
-Marcus Aurelius

 If you are handling the present moment well, with all your compassion, there is no need to worry about the future, because the future is made of only the present moment.
-Thich Nhat Hanh
 
  If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich. 
-Lao-tzu 

To the giver comes the fullness of life; to the taker, just and empty hand.
-Lao-tzu

 Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain.
-Anonymous

 We separate things that are not separate.  They appear separate, but with closer examination we realize that everything is connected in some way.
-Steve Aronson 

Things don't always go the way we think they should.  Flow with life, stop swimming up stream and notice the peace that comes from moving with the current.
-Steve Aronson


I can feel guilty about the past, apprehensive about the future, but only in the present can I act. The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.
- Abraham Maslow

  Surrender is the simple but profound wisdom of yielding to rather than opposing the flow of life.
-Eckhart Tolle