#acceptance

The end of a melody is not its goal: but nonetheless, had the melody not reached its end it would not have reached its goal either. A parable. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

#endings #goals

Close both eyes see with the other one. Then we are no longer saddled by the burden of our persistent judgments our ceaseless withholding our constant exclusion. Our sphere has widened and we find ourselves quite unexpectedly in a new expansive location in a place of endless acceptance and infinite love. ↗

— Gregory Boyle

#compassion #empathy #unconditional-love #love

Non-judgment quiets the internal dialogue, and this opens once again the doorway to creativity. ↗

— Deepak Chopra

#creativity #deepak-chopra #educational #inner-self #inner-voice

Peace comes from within.  Do not seek it without. ↗

— Gautama Buddha

#inner-peace #peace #self-acceptance #spiritual #spiritual

Every advantage is temporary. ↗

— Katerina Stoykova Klemer

#advantage #relationships #strategy #strategy

For after all, the best thing one can do when it is raining is let it rain. ↗

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

#contentment #raining #rain

It is easier to make our wishes conform to our means than to make our means conform to our wishes. ↗

— Robert E. Lee

#expectations #conformity

Accepting all the good and bad about someone. It's a great thing to aspire to. The hard part is actually doing it. ↗

— Sarah Dessen

#tolerance #understanding-others #aspiration

I laugh at myself. I don't take myself completely seriously. I think that's another quality that people have to hold on to... you have to laugh, especially at yourself. ↗

— Madonna

#self-acceptance #self-confidence #laugh

The four stages of acceptance: 1. This is worthless nonsense. 2. This is an interesting, but perverse, point of view. 3. This is true, but quite unimportant. 4. I always said so." (Review of The Truth About Death, in: Journal of Genetics 1963, Vol. 58, p.464) ↗

— J.B.S. Haldane

#dispute #haldane #opportunism #science #self-contradiction