there is a spirit which I feel that delights to do no evil, nor revenge any wrong, but delights to endure all things, in hope to enjoy its own in the end • its hope is to outlive all cruelty, or whatever is of a nature contrary to itself...

man is the only animal who has to be encouraged to live.

life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.

don't be angry with the rain; it simply does not know how to fall upward.

when confusion reigns
and the waitress begins to think
that the hungry exist for her
and the air hostess begins to think
that the passengers exist for her
and the pharmacist begins to think
that the patient exist for her
and the reviewer begins to think
that the author exist for her -
and not the other way about:
when confusion reigns
i too, my love, begin to think
that you were made for me.

christiane northrup

no matter what you’re feeling, the only way to get a difficult feeling to away is simply to love yourself for it • if you think you’re stupid, then love yourself for feeling that way • it’s a paradox, but it works. to heal, you must be the first one to shine the light of compassion on any areas within you that you feel are unacceptable.

patience is a hard discipline • it is not just waiting until something happens over which we have no control: the arrival of the bus, the end of the rain, the return of a friend, the resolution of a conflict • patience asks us to live the moment to the fullest, to be completely present to the moment, to taste the here and now, to be where we are • we behave as if the real thing will happen tomorrow, later, and somewhere else • let's be patient and trust that the treasure we look for is hidden in the ground on which we stand.

love is the final end of the world's history, the amen of the universe.