Seek To Understand, Rather Than To Fear

Who never walks save where he sees
men's tracks, makes no discoveries.
- J. G. Holland

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood.
Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.
- Marie Curie

Seeds of great discoveries are constantly floating around us,
but they only take root in minds well prepared to receive them.
- Joseph Henry

No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars,
or sailed to an uncharted land,
or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.
- Helen Keller

Seek To Understand, Rather Than To Fear.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Choose To Be Fearless

The Darkest Night

Seek the Truth

From Your Own Darkness
      

Release The Past

Before moving on, you have to clear away your cherished beliefs.
- Dick Raymond

All life is change.
Release your attachment to the way things have been,
and wend your way joyfully
through life's unfolding majesty.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

What's done is done.
- William Shakespeare

There's a trick to the Graceful Exit.
It begins with the vision to recognize when a job, a life stage,
a relationship is over - and to let go.
It means leaving what's over without denying its value.
- Ellen Goodman

Stop holding on to the past.
1) Release your regrets about whatever you may have done or failed to do that turned out poorly.
2) Forgive others for whatever they may have done or failed to do that cause you harm.
3) Declare today to be a new beginning.
Let go of the past and move on with creating a joyful new future for yourself.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: A Better Plan

Let Go of Your Attachment to Your Plans

Illusions Lost

Don Miguel Ruiz: The Four Agreements - The Wisdom of the Ages in Four Sound-Bites 
      

Pay Attention To The Small Miracles In Each Life

Miracles happen everyday,
change your perception of what a miracle is
and you'll see them all around you.
- Jon Bon Jovi

A coincidence is a small miracle in which God chooses to remain anonymous.
- Anonymous

Our "Rainbows and Butterflies" are the small miracles of our life -
the little things that are so easy to overlook,
yet so awe inspiring when we take a moment
to notice and to pay attention.
Give thanks for the rainbows, for the butterflies,
for all God's creatures - large and small,
for the bright blue sky and the soft fog and the gentle rain,
for the tree veiled in the season's first frost,
for the baby's laugh,
for the touch of a hand and the whispered "I love you."
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

The best portion of a good man's life
is his little, nameless, unremembered
acts of kindness and of love.
- William Wordsworth

Further reading: Appreciate Your Blessings

Have Gratitude for All Life

Appreciate Today

Everything is a Miracle
       

The Absence of Striving

The key to happiness is not to have what you want
but to want what you have.
- Anonymous

You can not find happiness by chasing after it.
Happiness comes from doing what you love to do,
and from being who you truly are.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Happiness is when what you think, what you say,
and what you do are in harmony.
- Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi

Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness.
- Zhuangzi

Further reading: Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now

How to be Happy in Life by Breaking the Cycle of Self-Inflicted Suffering

Simple Pleasures

The Secret of Happiness

Choose To Be Happy
      

Memorial Day 2019

No person was ever honored for what he received.
Honor has been the reward for what he gave.
- Calvin Coolidge

Those we love don't go away,
They walk beside us every day,
Unseen, unheard, but always near,
Still loved, still missed and very dear.
- Anonymous

What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments,
but what is woven into the lives of others.
- Pericles

A hero is someone who has given his life
to something bigger than himself
or something other than himself.
- Joseph Campbell

Death is not extinguishing the light;
it is only putting out
the lamp because the dawn has come.
- Rabindranath Tagore

Farewell My Friend
It was beautiful as long as it lasted
The journey of my life.
I have no regrets whatsoever
save the pain I'll leave behind.
Those dear hearts who love and care...
And the strings pulling at the heart and soul...
The strong arms that held me up
When my own strength let me down.
At every turning of my life I came across good friends,
Friends who stood by me,
Even when the time raced me by.
Farewell, farewell my friends
I smile and bid you goodbye.
No, shed no tears for I need them not
All I need is your smile.
If you feel sad do think of me
for that's what I'll like when you live in the hearts
of those you love, remember then
you never die.
- Gitanjali Ghei

Further Reading: Going Home to God

Coping with Heartbreak

Coping With Loss, Grief, and Mortality

Tears and Laughter

What is Honor? Is there a place for Honor today?