Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Some of my Favorite Quotes

"People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost."
-
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow."
-
Anon.

"If you love somebody, let them go. If they return, they were always yours. If they don't, they never were."
-
Anon.

"Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get, it's what you are expected to give -- which is everything."
-
Anon.

"Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a growing up."
-
James Baldwin

"Many people hold onto a grudge because it offers the illusion of power and a perverse feeling of security. But in fact, we are held hostage by our anger. It is never too late to forgive. But you can forgive too soon. I am especially wary of what I call "saintly forgiveness." Premature forgiveness is common among people who avoid conflict. They're afraid of their own anger and the anger of others. But their forgiveness is false. Their anger goes underground. I define forgiving as letting someone back into your heart. This returns us to a loving state -- and not merely within the relationship -- we feel good about ourselves and the world. True forgiveness isn't easy, but it transforms us significantly. To forgive is to love and to feel worthy of love. In that sense, it is always worthwhile."
-Robert Karen

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