“As long as we are not ourselves, we will try to be what other people are.”
-Malidoma Patrice Somé, West African Writer (Of Water and the Spirit)
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To Listen
“Do not listen with the intent to reply. Listen with the intent to understand.”
To Feel
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.”
– Helen Keller
Remember Your Name
“When you know your name, you should hang on to it, for unless it is noted down and remembered, it will die when you do.” – Toni Morrison (Song of Solomon)
This Little Light of Mine
“Stop cursing the darkness and light some candles.”
The Creative Man
“A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.”
– Ayn Rand
Writer’s Quote Wednesday
http://silverthreading.com/2015/01/07/writers-quote-wednesday-what-a-wonderful-world2015-2/
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Have you ever ripped your house into pieces trying to find something, only to realize it sitting right there in the most conspicuous place? We’ve all been there, looking for the answer when it’s staring us smack down in the face. The problem is that when you over-think situations you put yourself in a bad mood; you literally drain all the positivity out of you. I know that some of you are so obsessed with forecasting that you’ll research your head if it wasn’t attached to your bodies. Sometimes we don’t need to plan the next move, we just need to pay attention and be still. Don’t over-think the situation because in most cases the answer is already in front of you, just wait for your eyes to adjust to the light, so that you can see it.
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