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I saw this today and it moved me... I wish I would've seen it when I was questioning if I was doing the right thing a few months back. Since I know we all go through those times of doubt, and that doubt sometimes keeps us "stuck" in re-living the "good times" with our qualifiers so that we can't see another way... this is for those times:
"You can't start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one." ~tinybuddha.com
How about adding your favorite quote(s) to this thread? Ready? Set? Go!
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"The wolf that thrives, is the one you feed." - Cherokee legend
"Hello, sun in my face. Hello you who made the morning and spread it over the fields... Watch, now, how I start the day in happiness, in kindness." Mary Oliver
Thanks PnP - great discussion and great quote! I have several favorites, one is in my avatar and has been there for a long while. I'm a huge fan of the abbreviated version also - BLESS THEM, CHANGE ME! Lastly, I am also a huge fan of, To thine own self, be true.
(((Hugs)))
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Practice the PAUSE...Pause before judging. Pause before assuming. Pause before accusing. Pause whenever you are about to react harshly and you will avoid doing and saying things you will later regret. ~~~~ Lori Deschene
IAH - Yes, I love the quote you have a your tagline... I personally refer to it quite often now!!
Jerry - You know, you are so right!! I am finding that I am using many quotes/slogans more and more as I make my way through my journey!
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"The wolf that thrives, is the one you feed." - Cherokee legend
"Hello, sun in my face. Hello you who made the morning and spread it over the fields... Watch, now, how I start the day in happiness, in kindness." Mary Oliver
Oh lordie - I forgot the one in my siggie ... I was referring to my avatar (the pic)....ROFL - the pause has been huge for my recovery!!
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Practice the PAUSE...Pause before judging. Pause before assuming. Pause before accusing. Pause whenever you are about to react harshly and you will avoid doing and saying things you will later regret. ~~~~ Lori Deschene
Oh man, andromeda! I really, really like that one!! Thank you for sharing this!
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"The wolf that thrives, is the one you feed." - Cherokee legend
"Hello, sun in my face. Hello you who made the morning and spread it over the fields... Watch, now, how I start the day in happiness, in kindness." Mary Oliver
