Percival

I wish I could be that person again. Having it both, what I have gained, and what I have lost would create such a beautiful person. But I can't.

Oriah, Mountain Dreamer

Truman Capote

Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul And sings the tune without the words And never stops at all. ~ Emily Dickenson

Zaha Hadid, London Aquatic Centre

Relationships are not. It’s OK, therefore, to end a relationship with someone who loves us, as a result of what our partner has done even if there is real love in their hearts. We may still love them, but may not be able to live life with them for whatever reason. We need to be treated well, not just know someone loves us in their hearts. One the other side of the coin, a person may end a relationship with us no matter how much we love them if our expression of that love isn’t sustaining them. We have to see to their needs through skillful actions. In small ways and large we must be there for them, not just in our hearts, but in tangible ways. This includes unromantic things like picking up our dirty clothes and paying rent. Love is not enough for a relationship. It is necessary to guide and motivate our kindness, but it isn’t sufficient. Wyatt Edward Gates

Like wildfire It starts in my chest The silence grows louder Ringing out in my head I feel the Earth shaking under my feet I feel the pressure building until I can't breathe And it takes everything And it all spills out Reckless but honest words leave my mouth Like kerosene on a flame of doubt I couldn't make it right Alarms will sound But it's too late for holy water now Sooner or later the fire dies down I'll open up my eyes And I'll try and find the image of God In mountains made of ash and clouds of smoke It's fight or flight Buried in my mind It's fight or flight It keeps my mind cold But I feel it break With just one misstep down a fire escape And suddenly I'm someone that prays A last-minute man of faith But I'll leave behind miles and miles…

“You gotta make decisions. You gotta keep making decisions, even if they’re wrong decisions. If you don’t make decisions, you’re stuffed.” – Joe Simpson, in Touching The Void, talking about his decision to lower himself deeper into the crevasse he has fallen into, alone, with a broken leg, in the Peruvian Andes *It was good decision

Jim Rohn

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