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ladyscribbler 09-29-2013 04:06 PM

“To be now a sensible man, by and by a fool, and presently a
beast!”
-William Shakespeare, Othello

Rosiepetal 09-29-2013 04:31 PM

The only way out is through - Helen Keller

befuddled1 09-30-2013 01:18 AM

Moving on isn't about not loving someone anymore or forgetting them, it's about saying I still love you but you're not worth this pain

m1k3 09-30-2013 04:03 AM

Detachment isn't about detaching from life, it's about detaching from your expectations.

Marriage isn't a mutual suicide pact.

I am enough just as I am.

ZenMe 10-04-2013 12:15 PM

The first time someone shows you who they are. Believe them.

BookNerd 10-04-2013 12:29 PM


Originally Posted by ZenMe (Post 4219099)
The first time someone shows you who they are. Believe them.

Gosh, I wish I had understood this about 15 years ago. :(

isitme 10-04-2013 12:30 PM

Worry is a misuse of imagination.

4MyBoys 10-04-2013 12:52 PM

You are braver than you know.

jessicajoe 10-04-2013 01:13 PM

It will be alright in the end.
If its not alright it's not the end yet.

befuddled1 10-04-2013 01:51 PM

Love this:

Watch your thoughts, they become words
Watch your words, they become actions
Watch your actions, they become habits
Watch your habits, they become character
Watch your character, it becomes your destiny

LAO TZU

befuddled1 10-04-2013 01:53 PM

Love this

Watch your thoughts, they become words
Watch your words, they become actions
Watch your actions, they become habits
Watch your habits, they become character
Watch your character, it becomes destiny

LAO TZU

allysen 10-04-2013 05:26 PM

"Even God cannot change the past" ~ Agathon

"A mother who radiates self acceptance and self love actually vaccinates her daughter against low self esteem"~ Naomi Wolf

OnawaMiniya 10-05-2013 11:30 AM


Originally Posted by befuddled1 (Post 4219239)
Love this:

Watch your thoughts, they become words
Watch your words, they become actions
Watch your actions, they become habits
Watch your habits, they become character
Watch your character, it becomes your destiny

LAO TZU

Yes, I love this one too.

BookNerd 10-05-2013 02:56 PM

False: When things change, I will be happy.
True: When I am happy, things will change.
--Kyle Cease

And another by Lao Tzu:
New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.

OnawaMiniya 10-06-2013 08:00 AM

There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth: not going all the way, and not starting. Buddha

theuncertainty 10-07-2013 12:52 PM

No, he's crazy. Sometimes crazy looks like sad so to suck you back in.
- Leonard in "The Friendship Contract" episode, 2012 - Big Bang Theory

m1k3 10-07-2013 01:04 PM

Failure isn't falling down, it's not getting back up.


Your friend,

NeedSomeHappy 10-07-2013 01:30 PM

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Pretty words are not always true, and true words aren't always pretty.

"Courage does not always roar - sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day that says 'I will try again tomorrow'." ~ Mary Ann Radmacher

You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have.

Courage is doing what you are afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you're scared.

TheMs 10-10-2013 05:57 PM

How people treat you is their Karma. How you react is yours.
- Dr. Wayne Dyer -

xmrscran 10-10-2013 06:07 PM

Alcoholism is a devastating, potentially fatal disease. The primary symptom of having it is telling everyone--including yourself--that you are not an alcoholic.
HERBERT L. GRAVITZ & JULIE D. BOWDEN, Recovery: A Guide for Adult Children of Alcoholics

I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS!!!


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