thoughts

From now on, I'll connect the dots my own way.
~Bill Watterson

peace within

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.
~Dalai Lama

happiness

The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
~Allan K. Chalmers

risk

If we listened to our intellect, we'd never have a love affair. We'd never have a friendship. We'd never go into business, because we'd be too cynical. Well, that's nonsense. You've got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down.
~Annie Dillard

fear

fear = false expectations appearing real
~Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor

flowers

Earth laughs in flowers.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

money

Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of filling a vacuum, it makes one.
~Benjamin Franklin

who you are

To find yourself, think for yourself.
~Socrates

love

We are not held back by the love we didn't receive in the past, but by the love we're not extending in the present.
~Marianne Williamson

happy valentine's day!

cherish the magic that stirs in your heart

alive

Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.
~Howard Thurman

strong

I read somewhere ... how important it is in life not necessarily to be strong ... but to feel strong.
~Into the Wild (2007)

help

Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time, and always start with the person nearest you.
~Mother Teresa

life

It's time to start living the life you've imagined.
~Henry James