Be Still

Be still. it takes no effort to be still; it is utterly simple. When your mind is still, you have no name, you have no past, you have no relationships, you have no country, you have no spiritual attainment, you have no lack of spiritual attainment. There is just the presence of beingness with itself.

-- Gangaji

Ability

You never know what you can do until you have to do it.

-- Betty Ford (1918-2011)

I can change

I can change. I can live out my imagination instead of my memory. I can tie myself to my limitless potential instead of my limiting past.

-- Dr Stephen Covey

Be Bold

When you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action you should take, choose the bolder.

-- General W.J. Slim (1891-1970)

Meeting Life's Challenges

So apt in these trying days, and oh so tough to follow. So tough.

Self-acceptance comes from meeting life's challenges vigorously. Don't numb yourself to your trials and difficulties, nor build mental walls to exclude pain from your life. You will find peace not by trying to escape your problems, but by confronting them courageously. You will find peace not in denial, but in victory.

-- J. Donald Walters

Who you really are

I believe that when you realize who you really are, you understand that nothing can stop you from becoming that person.

-- Christine Lincoln

Wealth

The real measure of our wealth is how much we'd be worth if we lost all our money.

-- Benjamin Jowett (1817-1893)

Time

All we have to decide is what to do with the time we are given.

-- Gandalf to Frodo ("The Fellowship of the Ring" movie)

Learners and the learned

In times of profound change, the learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.

-- Eric Hoffer