February 2012
13 posts
A Golden Lion: “Youth is not a time of life; it is... →
a-golden-lion:
“Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind. It is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; It is matter of will, a quality of imagination, a vigor of emotions; It is the freshness of the deep springs of life. Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over…
On Finding The Right Place To Live « Thought... →
rebrom:
For awhile I swore by the mantra “we’re all exactly where we’re supposed to be.” It’s a comforting idea, and if you repeat it until you believe it you can use it to quiet down your restlessness. But it only really works when you’re actually satisfied. I don’t believe it consistently. We don’t always make the best choices for ourselves.
If you can find the right place for you it can make...
“The belief that unhappiness is selfless and happiness is selfish is misguided....”
– Gretchen Rubin (via selfinspiration)
“If we have goals and dreams and we want to do our best, and if we love people...”
– Kathryn Schulz (TED Talk)
“You take your life in your own hands, and what happens?
A terrible thing: no...”
– Erica Jong (via heartmindspirit)
“Our desires always increase with our possessions. The knowledge that something...”
– Samuel Johnson (via heartmindspirit)
January 2012
43 posts
“The best way to appreciate something
—-is to be without it for a while.”
– (via joylunch)
“Push yourself to your limit, your comfort zone. To the very edge of it. Then...”
– teddybear hugs:
(via simplisticecstasy)
“A goal is not always meant to be reach; it often serves simply as something to...”
– Bruce Lee
Relevant.
(via kevshonuff)
“It is not easy … to wait. Waiting is what the hunter does, and the poet and the...”
– Cary Tennis (via rebrom)
Simplistic Ecstasy: On Patience →
keepsdiary:
Everyone will tell you to do what you love. To not settle in your career, never settle in your love life.
Not many people will tell you about patience.
It’s probably the secret to winning anything.
Everyone is concerned with the beginning. The launch day of their product or website. Of the first date. Your first day of working out and dieting. They have an image of the final...
“How you climb a mountain is more important than reaching the top.”
– Yvon Chouinard (via givemeaquote)
“Whatever the outside world is really like, we use our senses to explore and map...”
– Joseph O’Connor (via commondense)
“The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass it...”
– Henry Miller (via lucifelle)
“…if you wanted to do something absolutely honest, something true, it always...”
– Richard Yates (Revolutionary Road)
“Worrying is carrying tomorrow’s load with today’s strength- carrying two days at...”
– Corrie Ten Boom (via myquotelibrary)
“Why do we assume that simple is good? Because with physical products, we have to...”
– Jony Ive (From Steve Jobs, by Walter Isaacson)
(via The Russians Used A Pencil which was sent to me by Wells Baum)
“Everything is energy and that’s all there is to it. Match the frequency of the...”
– Albert Einstein (via elige)
“A minimalist values quality, not quantity, in all forms”
– Leo Babauta (via mnmal)
“This is very important — to take leisure time. Pace is the essence. Without...”
– Charles Bukowski (via a-golden-lion)
“If you’re going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don’t even start. This could...”
– Charles Bukowski (via elige)
“There are times when it is hard to believe in the future, when we are...”
– Ardis Whitman (via internal-acceptance-movement)
“This year, rather than looking on attaining goals outside of yourself:...”
– (via commondense)
“We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of...”
– Ellen Goodman (via julie911) (via quote-book) (via dawany) (via dawany) (via im-anew)
