Jason Jordan
Love is fire. But whether it's gonna warm your heart or burn your house down you can never tell.

Love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image... otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them. " ~Author Unknown

The Hidden Power of the Heart Realize that now, in this moment of time, you are creating. You are creating your next moment. That is what's real. -Sara Paddison.



"Love is much like a wild rose, beautiful and calm, but willing to draw blood in its defense." ~Mark Overby



"Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit." ~Peter Ustinov



"Love is, above all, the gift of oneself." ~Jean Anouilh



"Poetry spills from the cracks of a broken heart, but flows from one which is loved." ~Christopher Paul Rubero



"At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet." ~Plato



"As soon go kindle fire with snow, as seek to quench the fire of love with words." ~William Shakespeare



"The eskimos had fifty-two names for snow because it was important to them: there ought to be as many for love. " ~Margaret Atwood


"Just because somebody doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have. " ~Author Unknown




"Love is not blind - it sees more, not less. But because it sees more, it is willing to see less." ~Julins Gordon


"Like I've always said, love wouldn't be blind if the braille weren't so damned much fun." ~Armistead Maupin,



"You'll discover that real love is millions of miles past falling in love with anyone or anything. When you make that one effort to feel compassion instead of blame or self-blame, the heart opens again and continues opening."

"As you continue to send out love, the energy returns to you in a regenerating spiral... As love accumulates, it keeps your system in balance and harmony. Love is the tool, and more love is the end product."

~Sara Paddison, Hidden Power of the Heart

karuna: sanskrit word variously translated as "compassion", "to weep", "love for all beings", and "the ability to relate to another in so intense a measure that the plight of the other affects us as much as if it had been our own. "

By Khalil Gibran:

And ever has it been known that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.

But let there be spaces in your togetherness and let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another but make not a bond of love: let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls

If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. And if they don't, they never were.

Let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit.

Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.

Love is trembling happiness.

Love and doubt have never been on speaking terms.

Love one another, but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.

Love possesses not nor will it be possessed, for love is sufficient unto love.

Love... It surrounds every being and extends slowly to embrace all that shall be.

Much of your pain is the bitter potion by which the physician within you heals your sick self.

When love beckons to you, follow him, Though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you yield to him, Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.

Yesterday is but today's memory, and tomorrow is today's dream.

Your daily life is your temple and your religion. When you enter into it take with you your all.

Your friend is your needs answered.

.. and I don’t mean I am like that but I have noticed that ..
Only when you give the other with all your heart and not expecting any thing in return that your gift becomes a magic that brings many blessings to you

We are lucky to have this forum,its very friendly.Unfortuantly I am on a couple of other forums ,one of which I am having big problems knowing what to post as a couple of people are very against me.
Hope this forum keeps this friendly ,I think keeping positive is one of the most important things to keep us going.and being able to share with others.

.... Unfortunately contradiction and competition are part of human nature .. so is self survival .. be assured I am in no way an exception..
..I use what is left of my intellect to help me survive ... the +ve things I may put, I recall from my adlescence and childhood when I was more pure ! and I share this with you .. but I keep the negatives to myself !

WORDS OF WISDOM ABOUT LIFE:

1. No one can ruin your day without YOUR permission.
2. Most people will be about as happy, as they decide to be.
3. Others can stop you temporarily, but only you can do it permanently.
4. Whatever you are willing to put up with, is exactly what you will have.
5. Success stops when you do.
6. When your ship comes in make sure you are willing to unload it.
7. You will never "have it all together".
8. Life is a journey, not a destination. Enjoy the trip!
9. The biggest lie on the planet: "When I get what I want I will be happy".
10. The best way to escape your problem is to solve it.
11. I've learned that ultimately , 'takers' lose and 'givers' win.
12. Life's precious moments don't have value, unless they are shared.
13. If you don't start, it's certain you won't arrive.
14. We often fear the thing we want the most.
15. He or she who laughs......lasts.
16. Yesterday was the deadline for all complaints.
17. Look for opportunities, not guarantees.
18. Life is what's coming, not what was.
19. Success is getting up one more time.
20. Now is the most interesting time of all.
21. When things go wrong, don't go with them.

tena and imark ,- I have printed out your words of wisdom, love , hope . This I will read every morning , then I will go to one window look into the Forest, to another to look out on the fjord (sea) and the horizon.
Why ? I need to do it ,- no analysing , just "-let it be - let it be " , love and wisdom is the true life , not easy - nice to have a leading hand
someone who is holding the lamp. Thank you !

Annelise

Your companions are like the buttons on an elevator.
They will either take you up or they will take you down.

The only thing more obnoxious than a wise guy is a wise guy who turns out to be right.

If you live your life out of memory, you live out of your history. That's what once was. If you live life out of your imagination, you live out of your potential. That's what can be.

He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much; who has enjoyed the trust of pure women, the respect of intelligent men, and the love of little children; who has filled his niche and accomplished his task; who has left the world better than he found it, whether by an improved poppy, a perfect poem, or a rescued soul; who has never lacked appreciation of Earth's beauty or failed to express it; who has always looked for the best in others and given them the best he had; whose life was an inspiration; whose memory a benediction.

Creativity is not a spectator sport.

We are only young once, but we can be immature indefinitely.

Dear Lord...
Please put your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.

Love may not make the world go around, but it sure makes the trip worthwhile.

If you want to be well-liked, never lie about yourself - and be careful when telling the truth about others.

Love is 3/4 dream and 1/4 reality. Problems usually arise when you fall in love with the dream and not the reality. You find love when you fall in love with both.

Don't wish upon a star... reach for one!

Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.

Worry doesn't help tomorrow's troubles, but it does ruin today's happiness.

There are two ways to reach the top of an oak tree - you climb it or sit on an acorn and wait.

Some people are so indecisive that their favorite color is plaid.

Experience is a hard teacher. She gives the test first and the lesson after.

If you want to feel rich, just count the things money can't buy.

Words are the most powerful drug used by mankind.

The right word spoken at the right time sometimes achieves miracles.

Studies show that 92.34% of all statistics are fabricated.

We live in a world where lemonade is made from artificial flavoring and furniture polish is made from real lemons.
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