#acceptance

Not only must the message be correctly delivered, but the messenger himself must be such as to recommend it to acceptance. ↗

— Joseph Barber Lightfoot

#correctly #delivered #himself #message #messenger

No intelligent idea can gain general acceptance unless some stupidity is mixed in with it. ↗

— Fernando Pessoa

#gain #general #idea #intelligent #mixed

It's not worth our while to let our imperfections disturb us always. ↗

— Henry David Thoreau

#life #self-acceptance #inspirational

There is a magnificent, beautiful, wonderful painting in front of you! It is intricate, detailed, a painstaking labor of devotion and love! The colors are like no other, they swim and leap, they trickle and embellish! And yet you choose to fixate your eyes on the small fly which has landed on it! Why do you do such a thing? ↗

— C. JoyBell C.

#envy #inspirational-attitude #inspirational-life #inspirational-quotes #negative-attitude

We are like children building a sand castle. We embellish it with beautiful shells, bits of driftwood, and pieces of colored glass. The castle is ours, off limits to others. We’re willing to attack if others threaten to hurt it. Yet despite all our attachment, we know that the tide will inevitably come in and sweep the sand castle away. The trick is to enjoy it fully but without clinging, and when the time comes, let it dissolve back into the sea. ↗

— Pema Chödrön

#attachment #loss #beauty

Mary watched the sunset from her carriage window, realizing that such beauty could never last. Life was a golden glory that faded in the wink of an eye. Life was a village fair that only lasted for a single day. As the carriage rattled along, rocking her like a babe in arms, Mary felt very old and wise. She found that she didn't mind being taken back to the castle, to a caring captivity that was filled with comforts and kindness. And she also found that she couldn't keep her eyes open. ↗

— Margaret George

#life-lessons #wisdom #beauty

If you begin to understand what you are without trying to change it, then what you are undergoes a transformation. ↗

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

#self-discovery #self-understanding #change

Before you can live a part of you has to die. You have to let go of what could have been, how you should have acted and what you wish you would have said differently. You have to accept that you can’t change the past experiences, opinions of others at that moment in time or outcomes from their choices or yours. When you finally recognize that truth then you will understand the true meaning of forgiveness of yourself and others. From this point you will finally be free. ↗

— Shannon L. Alder

#forgiveness #change

Sometimes in life there's no problem and sometimes in there is no solution. In this space - between these apparent poles - life flows. ↗

— Rasheed Ogunlaru

#accepting-life #challenges #conflict #contentment #facing-challenges

Through each crisis in my life, with acceptance and hope, in a single defining moment, I finally gained the courage to do things differently. ↗

— Sharon E. Rainey

#courage #crisis #moment #courage