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Not Something One Finds

“People often say that this or that person has not yet found himself.  But the self is not something one finds, it is something one creates.” ~ Thomas Szasz

Your Birthday

“Believing hear, what you deserve to hear:
Your birthday as my own to me is dear…
But yours gives most; for mine did only lend
Me to the world; yours gave to me a friend.”
~ Martial

Special Kind of Double

“A sister can be seen as someone who is both ourselves and very much not ourselves – a special kind of double.” ~ Toni Morrison

Success

“Success:  To laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends, to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden [...]

Come Alive

“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive.  And then go and do that.  Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” ~ Attributed to Howard Thurman

Inner Fire

“In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out.  It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being.  We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.” ~ Albert Schweitzer

Seemingly Small Jobs

“Don’t be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs.  Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger.  If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.” ~ Dale Carnegie

Love’s Toughest Work

“Forgiving is love’s toughest work, and love’s biggest risk.  If you twist it into something it was never meant to be, it can make you a doormat or an insufferable manipulator.  Forgiving seems almost unnatural.  Our sense of fairness tells us people should pay for the wrong they do.  But forgiving is love’s power to [...]

A Monotheist

“The lover is a monotheist who knows that other people worship different gods but cannot himself imagine that there could be other gods.” ~ Theodor Reik

Symbol of Eternity

“Love is a symbol of eternity.  It wipes out all sense of time, destroying all memory of a beginning and all fear of an end.” ~ Author Unknown