Words of Wisdom

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Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?

You are a child of God.
Your playing small does not serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that
other people won't feel insecure around you.
We are all meant to shine, as children do.
We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.
It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone.

And as we let our own light shine,
we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

Marianne Williamson

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A human being is a part of the whole world called by us Universe,
a part limited in time and space.

We experience ourselves,
our thoughts and feelings as something separate from the rest.
A kind of of optical delusion of consciousness.
This delusion is a kind of prison for us,
restricting us to our own personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us.

Our task must be to free ourselves from the prison widening our circle of compassion
to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in it's beauty.

The true value of a human being is determined by the measure
and the sense in which they have obtained liberation from the self.
We shall require substantially new manner of thinking if humanity is to survive.

Albert Einstein

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Desiderata

Go placidly amid the noise and the haste,
And remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible, without surrender,
Be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and cleanly,
And listen to others,
they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
They are vexatious to the spirit.
If you compare yourself to others,
You may become bitter and vain,
For always, there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble.
It is a real possesion in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs,
For the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is.
Many persons strive for high ideals,
And everywhere, Life is full of heroism.

Be yourself.

Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love,
For in the face of all aridity and disenchantment,
It is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly counsel of the years.
Gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born from fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
Be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of a Universe.

No less than the trees and the stars,
You have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
No doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore, be at peace with God,
Whatever you concieve Him to be.
And whatever your labours and aspirations in the noisy confusion of life,
Keep peace in your soul.
With all it's sham, drudgery and broken dreams,
It is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.

Max Ehrmann


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