suffering

I do not believe that sheer suffering teaches. If suffering alone taught, all the world would be wise, since everyone suffers. To suffering must be added mourning, understanding, patience, love, openness, and the willingness to remain vulnerable.
~Joseph Addison

attitude

What the caterpillar calls the end, the rest of the world calls a butterfly.
~Lao-tzu

darker sides

Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.
~Carl Jung

adversity

Each difficult moment has the potential to open my eyes and open my heart.
~Myla Kabat-Zinn

beauty

Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.
~Camille Piassarro

approach

In a gentle way, you can shake the world.
~Mohandas Gandhi

trust

You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible.
~Anton Chekhov

love

Love is an act of faith, and whoever is of little faith is also of little love.
~Erich Fromm

life

Life is change. Growth is optional.

love

Love as much as you can. It may hurt but it is an avenue to growth.

generous

We must give more in order to get more. It is the generous giving of ourselves that produces the generous harvest.
~Orison Swett Marden

warmth

All the math and statistics in the world can't measure the warmth in a smile or a hug.

life

We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from life.
~William Osler