February 2012
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Life is not a contest, but a journey.
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Thoughtful Fridays
“We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.” — Buddha
I’ve decided to post a quote followed by my thoughts every Friday, called Thoughtful Fridays, as a way to keep me focused on and turned toward the positive things in life, and hopefully to inspire others, too!
The quote above is so...
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“How simple it is to see that we can only be happy now, and there will never be a...”
– Gerald Jampolsky
“Don’t attach yourself to anyone who shows you the least bit of attention because...”
– Ingrid (White Oleander)
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Life and Death
As her patients awaited death and lived the last days of their life, Bonnie Ware spoke with them about their regrets or things they would have done differently. Writing them down, she noticed a theme in all her patients’ accounts.
1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
2. I wish I hadn’t worked so hard.
3. I wish...
Ashes, Soondubu, and Sikhye!
Today is already Lent! Time goes by so fast. It’s definitely been a good day so far—went to church for Ash Wednesday, went to a Korean restaurant for soondubu (which was delicious!), and now I’m resting before I start studying :).
So first off, talking about Lent. When I was little, whenever my family and I would go to Ash Wednesday mass and get the ashes marked on our...
“There is only one success—to be able to spend your life in your own way.”
– Christopher Morley (via kari-shma)
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Why can’t we all just love ourselves and love each other? Respect yourself, and respect those around you. Care for your needs, and care for the needs of others. Why is it so hard? Must we degrade ourselves? Must we degrade others? I don’t know why we do this to ourselves; we’ll all die one day. I could die tomorrow before noon, you could die before 6:00 pm—that dinner...
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“Don’t ask God to guide your footsteps if you’re not willing to move...”
“Our faith should be our steering wheel, not our spare tire.”
– C. L. Wheeler (via luke1721)
“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson (via breeleexo)
“Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.”
– Dorothea Lange (via julie911)
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