Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, the graduations, the weddings, not the great goals achieved. The real milestones are less prepossessing. They come to the door of memory unannounced, stray dogs that amble in, sniff around a bit and almost never leave. Our lives are measured by those.
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To become a spectator of one's own life is to escape the suffering of life.
To become a spectator of one's own life is to escape the suffering of life.
Nothing can add more power to your life than concentrating all your energies on a limited set of targets.
Nothing can add more power to your life than concentrating all your energies on a limited set of targets.
Life's but a span, or a tale, or a word,
That in a trice, or suddaine, is rehearsed.
Life's but a span, or a tale, or a word,
That in a trice, or suddaine, is rehearsed.
Perhaps life is just that... a dream and a fear.
Perhaps life is just that... a dream and a fear.
If our hearts are ready for anything, we can open to our inevitable losses, and to the depths of our read more
If our hearts are ready for anything, we can open to our inevitable losses, and to the depths of our sorrow. We can grieve our lost loves, our lost youth, our lost health, our lost capacities. This is part of our humanness, part of the expression of our love for life.
Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing.
Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing.
You only live once -- but if you work it right, once is enough.
You only live once -- but if you work it right, once is enough.
I haven't heard of anybody who want's to stop living on account of the cost.
I haven't heard of anybody who want's to stop living on account of the cost.
Take life one day at a time,it's not how fast we move or how long we live..it's how we cherish read more
Take life one day at a time,it's not how fast we move or how long we live..it's how we cherish every moment...
