I would not exchange the laughter of my heart for the fortunes of the multitudes; nor would I be content with converting my tears, invited by my agonized self, into calm. It is my fervent hope that my whole life on this earth will ever be tears and laughter.
Kahlil Gibran
Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakens.
Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. -Galatians.
Wealth and want equally harden the human heart. Great joy, especially after a sudden change of circumstances, is apt to be silent, and dwells rather in the heart than on the tongue.
“Success means fulfilling your own dreams, singing your own song, dancing your own dance, creating from your heart and enjoying the journey, trusting that whatever happens, it will be OK. Creating your own adventure!”
– Elana Lindquist
By -Daniel-©
Though we be apart,
we are but a heartbeat away.
I have come to share a Truth
upon this blessed day.
At the Crossroads of Life did he stand…
…upon the very spot where North met South,
where East became West…
But there was confusion within this young heart
as to the direction he should travel.
Strong was the desire to follow the [...]
Sticks and stones are hard on bones
Aimed with angry art,
Words can sting like anything
But silence breaks the heart.
~Phyllis McGinley, “Ballade of Lost Objects,” 1954
How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?
-Satchel Paige