Some people have a photographic memory. I've got the film.
"If you want happiness for an hour -- take a nap. If you want happiness for a day -- go fishing. If you want happiness for a year -- inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime -- help someone else."
-- Chinese Proverb
Life can change so fast, so unexpectadly. Love when you can, while you can, as much as you can.
Life is not a contest of who is better than who, when you drop the ego, you will see that we are all on the same side.
"Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do."
~~ Pope John XXIII
"Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it."
Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always.
There are some people who could hear you speak a thousand words and still not understand you. And there are others who will understand without you even speaking a word.
"You must believe that your past is not your future. You are not stuck or defined by tradition and you don't have to listen to what others tell you to do. Focus on the bright things, the ones that bring a smile to your face. Find that passion and focus."
Life is not all about you, when you realise that everyone is fighting a similar battle, you will learn to understand others.
"Instead of putting others down, try improving yourself
instead. The only person you have a right to compete with is
you. In the meantime, treat others how you'd like to be
treated. One trait that some of the best (communicators) share
is empathy. A couple of kind words can not only make a
person's day, but earn you a friend and supporter for life.
For the rest of the week, whenever you see someone you want to
judge negatively, pay them a compliment instead. See what
happens."
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