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November 18, 2024 at 4:02 am #439476HelcatParticipant
Hi Everyone
I hope that no one minds, but I wanted to start a thread of inspirational words that people have shared on this forum. I’m not going to dig into the past, but I will add to it as I go from now on.
Anyone is free to share anything that they find inspirational too.
If there is anything anyone would like to be removed please let me know and I’ll ask for it to be deleted. I just thought it would be nice to have a collection of inspirational things. 😊
Love and best wishes! ❤️🙏
November 18, 2024 at 5:17 pm #439494shinnenParticipantHi Helcat,
Are you only looking for inspirations that have already been added on the forum?
… john
November 18, 2024 at 7:56 pm #439497HelcatParticipantHi John
Good question! I think anyone could share anything that they find inspirational, it doesn’t have to be from here. 😊
So please feel free to share whatever you like.
Love, peace and blessings! ❤️🙏
November 19, 2024 at 3:44 am #439502Jana 🪷ParticipantI really liked your words about the peaches. 🙂
And I like this advice. I don’t remember the exact words, but it goes like this:
Always before you speak, think if what you want to say is
1 true
2 kind
3 neccessaryImagine the peace and quiet, if people followed this advice. 😄
(Nov 19, 12:41)
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November 19, 2024 at 6:18 am #439506shinnenParticipantWell, that being the case, I will quote Kierkegaard, “Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.”
and … the signature of woman who frequented a forum I was on years ago …….
‘Life is NOT about seeking shelter from the storms; life is about learning to dance in the rain.”
…. john
November 19, 2024 at 11:43 am #439527PeterParticipantNot a saying but read this meditation today and liked it. Fitting as the first snows of winter arrived
“In the deep snow moons of winter, their are stories hovering around us. They are whispered by the voices of our ancestors, told in ancient tongues, told in the hope that we will hear them.
Listen…
In the drape of moonbeams across a canvas of snow, the lilt of birdsong, the crackle of a fire, the smell of smudge and the echo of the heartbeats of those around us, our ancestors speak to us, call to us, summon us to the great abiding truth of stories: that simple stories, well told, are the heartbeat of the people. – Richard Wagamese – Embers“So tell me… which story do you prefer? Which is the better story, the story with animals or the story without animals?’ – Life of Pi
November 20, 2024 at 3:07 am #439545HelcatParticipantHi Everyone
Thank you all for sharing! I’m loving this thread already. 😊
“Suffering results from expecting more from life, and others, than they are willing or able to provide” bhante Kovida, as shared by Shinnen aka John.
Love and best wishes! ❤️🙏
November 20, 2024 at 6:42 am #439553PeterParticipant<p lang=”en-US” style=”margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;”>”we shine most brightly in community, the whole bedraggled, worn, frayed and tattered lot of us, bound together forever by a shared courage, a family forged in the heat of earnest struggle.” – Richard Wagamese</p>
November 20, 2024 at 6:45 am #439555PeterParticipantCleaning it up
“We shine most brightly in community, the whole bedraggled, worn, frayed and tattered lot of us, bound together forever by a shared courage, a family forged in the heat of earnest struggle.” – Richard Wagames
November 20, 2024 at 5:34 pm #439569anitaParticipantInspirational/ comforting words:
“In the quiet of the night, where shadows play, And the silence whispers what hearts cannot say,
Know that even in the darkest of days, There’s a light within you, guiding your way.
Your heart feels heavy, burdened with care, The weight of the world, too much to bear.
Yet in the midst of pain, there’s a spark, A reminder that hope still ignites in the dark.
When love feels distant, and solace is scarce, Remember, dear soul, you are strong and fierce.
In the echoes of doubt, find your inner voice, A whisper of strength, a reason to rejoice.
Though the path seems lonely, you’re never alone, For within you lies a courage well-known.
Take each step forward, with grace and with might, For brighter tomorrows are born from this fight.
Let the tears flow freely, let the heart mend, For in brokenness, there’s a chance to transcend.
Embrace the journey, with all that it brings, For you are resilient, a soul with wings.
In the quiet of the night, hold on to your grace, With each breath you take, find a serene space.
Know that you are cherished, valued, and dear, And with each new dawn, let go of your fear.
May you find comfort in the love that remains, In the strength of your spirit, despite the pains.
For you are a warrior, with a heart so true, And brighter days will come, just for you.”
anita
November 21, 2024 at 7:54 am #439589PeterParticipant“We swim in a river consciousness, experiencing just a molecule of the whole, mistaking it as separated from the whole the I calls I… We do not “come into” this world; we come out of it, as leaves from a tree. As the ocean “waves,” the universe “peoples.” Every individual is an expression of the whole realm of nature, a unique action of the total universe.” – Alan Watts
“In this stillness, I am the trees alive with singing. I am the sky everywhere at once. I am the snow and the wind bearing stories across geographies and generations. I am the light everywhere descending. I am my heart evoking drum song. I am my spirit rising. In the smell of theses sacred medicines burning. I am my prayers and my meditation, and I am time captured fully in this now (eternal now not a measurement of time) . I am a traveler on a sacred journey through this one shinning day. – Richard Wagamese
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“Heaven above, Heaven below, Stars above, stars below
All that is over, under shall show, Happy thou who the riddle readest” – Tabula Smaragdina“The Sphinx spoke only once, and the Sphinx said, “A grain of sand is a desert, and a desert is a grain of sand; and now let us all be silent again.” Sand and Foam by Kahlil Gibran
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<p lang=”en-US”></p>November 23, 2024 at 8:15 am #439621shinnenParticipantCan I quote the last line from Matthew Arnold’s Dover Beach.
The first sentence “Ah, love let us be true to one another!” is really the conclusion.
“Ah, love, let us be true
To one another! for the world, which seems
To lie before us like a land of dreams,
So various, so beautiful, so new,
Hath really neither joy, nor love, nor light,
Nor certitude, nor peace, nor help for pain;
And we are here as on a darkling plain
Swept with confused alarms of struggle and flight,
Where ignorant armies clash by night.”November 23, 2024 at 12:19 pm #439626HelcatParticipantHi Everyone
Thank you for sharing the wonderful quotes! I hope that everyone is enjoying this thread as much as I am? 😊
“I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself.” Self-pity by D.H. Lawrence.
I imagine that some could find this poem a little bleak, but I’ve always loved it and it has always inspired me.
Love and best wishes! ❤️🙏
November 23, 2024 at 3:54 pm #439631shinnenParticipantHi,
Yes, it’s quite true, isn’t it. We may be unique as a species in that regard. But in order to feel self pity, one
must feel that they’re a victim, that someone, or something, is responsible for their misfortune;
whereas most of the time we cause our own suffering. This is not a condemnation, just my observation
that, for the most part, I suffer because of my reaction to events, and people, and my general misinterpretation
of reality. The bird doesn’t think about what’s causing it’s pain, but we do, there-in lies the problem.
My wife has a plaque in the kitchen which says, “Pain is inevitable, suffering … optional” It’s hard to swallow, and
not easy to live by, but there’s more than a grain of truth in it.
….. john
November 23, 2024 at 4:07 pm #439632shinnenParticipantAnother plaque in our kitchen says,
“Dear diet,
Things are not going to work out between us. It’s not me; it’s YOU.
You’re tasteless, and boring, and I can’t stop cheating on you.”
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