"Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it's dark." -Zen Proverb
"Anger always comes from frustrated expectations." -Elliott Larson
“Let yourself be open and life will be easier. A spoon of salt in a glass of water makes the water undrinkable. A spoon of salt in a lake is almost unnoticed.” ~Buddha
"Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened." -Dr. Seuss
"The past has no power to stop you from being present now. Only your grievance about the past can do that." -Eckhart Tolle
"Never apologize for showing feelings. When you do so, you apologize for the truth." -Benjamin Disraeli
"Some people think it's holding that makes one strong—sometimes it's letting go." -Unknown
“I know but one freedom and that is the freedom of the mind.” ~Antoine de Saint-Exupery
“You cannot make yourself feel something you do not feel, but you can make yourself do right in spite of your feelings.” ~Pearl S. Buck
"Whenever something negative happens to you, there is a deep lesson concealed within it." -Eckhart Tolle
"Letting go of the past means that you can you enjoy the dream that is happening right now." -Don Miguel Ruiz
"You only lose what you cling to." -Buddha
"We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them." -Kahlil Gibran
"Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow." -Swedish Proverb
"Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in our own sunshine." -Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Be gentle first with yourself if you wish to be gentle with others." -Lama Yeshe
"Hope is the feeling that the feeling you have isn't permanent." ~Joan Kerr
"Complaining is silly. Either act or forget." -Stefan Sagmeister
“Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths." -Etty Hillesum
"Remembering a wrong is like carrying a burden on the mind." -Buddha
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