Favorite Writings

Marianne Williamson
George Barnard Shaw
Ghandi
Buddha
Jane Gentry
Ten Characteristic of People Who Get It
Henry Miller
Author Unknown
Leo Buscalgia

Marianne Williamson
(popularized by the Nelson Mandella 1994 Inaguration Speech)

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God, your playing small does not serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking
so that other people won’t feel insecure around you.
We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.
It is not just in some of us, it is in everyone.
And as we let our own light shine,
we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear,
our presence automatically liberates others.

Man & Superman, George Bernard Shaw

This is the true joy in life. The being used for a purpose recognized by your self as a mighty one; the being a force of nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.

I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can.

I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no “brief candle” to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.

Ghandi

Be the change you want to see in the world…

Buddha

Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart give yourself to it.

Jane Gentry

Dare to be remarkable.

“Ten Characteristic of People Who Get It”

  1. They are open minded.
  2. They understand the difference between what is important and what is trivial.
  3. They stress the positive.
  4. They are not afraid of new ideas of change.
  5. They are genuinely interested I the well-being of others.
  6. They are reliable & consistant.
  7. They can grasp a concept & run with an idea.
  8. They take time to consider how their decisions and actions impact others.
  9. They have strong values and are not afraid to express their opinions.
  10. They maintain their sense of humor.

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Henry Miller

The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.

Author Unknown

When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision,
then it becomes less & less important whether I am afraid.

Leo Buscalgia

To place your ideas and dreams before the crowd is to risk their loss, to love is to risk not being loved in return. To live is to risk dying; to hope is to risk despair; to try is to risk failure. But all risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing also does nothing, has nothing, is nothing. If we avoid risk we may avoid suffering and sorrow, but we simply cannot learn, feel, change, grow, love or live.