The Litany Against Fear

Fear is the mind killer
Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration.

I will face my fear
and allow it to pass over and through me

And when the fear has gone past
I will turn the Inner Eye to see it's path

Where the fear has gone there will be nothing
Only I will remain.

from Dune by Frank Herbert.

When you laugh, you are warming your heart and when you cry, you are watering your soul

To laugh often and much
to win the respect of intelligent people
and the affection of children;
to earn appreciation of honest critics
and endure the betrayal of false friends;
to appreciate beauty,
to find the best in others;
to leave the world a bit better,
whether by a healthy child,
a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;
to know even one life has breathed easier
because you have lived.
that is to have succeeded.

Thoreau...

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams,
and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined,
he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.

Yesterday is history...Tomorrow is a mystery...And today?
Today is the gift...That's why we call it 'The Present' ...Unwrap it with a smile! ....

"The Self cannot be pierced by weapons or burned by fire; water cannot wet it, nor can the wind dry it. It is everlasting and infinite, standing on the motionless foundations of eternity."

Bhavagad Gita 2:23,24

We may feel at times as though we have little else left, but there's one thing they can't take, no matter what.... Paula

One day at a time - this is enough.
Do not look back and grieve over the past, for it is gone.
And do not be troubled about the future, for it has not yet come.
Live in the present, and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering.

The key to success is to do what makes us happy.....the key to failure is trying to please everybody else.

A diamond is a chunk of coal that was made beautiful and valuable under pressure.

With every personal commitment, there is a point of no return. Confidently attack this moment of truth and never look back.

You can't change the past, but understanding it will make for a better tomorrow.

There are days when you think you're going to die on the inside. But, you won't. It will get better. How do I know?..I've been there...

Almost all of our unhappiness is the result of comparing ourselves to others...Don't do that. You are so special. There is only one you and you have so much to offer. Start offering.

Don't waste time grieving over past mistakes. Learn from them and move on.

Have you ever noticed how your shadow follows you everywhere but doesn't harm you? Like your shadow, you will learn to accept and live with the past.

If there were no heroes, then there would only be victims.

Don't think that things need to happen in a certain way in order for your dreams to come true. Often times, it's the unexpected that makes things work out.