#al

I've decided that if I had my life to live over again, I would not only climb more mountains, swim more rivers, and watch more sunsets; I wouldn't only jettison my hot water bottle, raincoat, umbrella, parachute, and raft; I would not only go barefoot earlier in the spring and stay out later in the fall; but I would devote not one more minute to monitoring my spiritual growth. No, not one. ↗

— Brennan Manning

#spirituality #life

When faced with a radical crisis, when the old way of being in the world, of interacting with each other and with the realm of nature doesn't work anymore, when survival is threatened by seemingly insurmountable problems, an individual life-form -- or a species -- will either die or become extinct or rise above the limitations of its condition through an evolutionary leap. ↗

— Eckhart Tolle

#consciousness #crisis #evolution #nature #survival

Defeat is for the valiant. Only they will know the honour of losing and the joy of winning I am not here to tell you that defeat is a part of life: we all know that. Only the defeated know Love. Because it is in the realm of love that we fight our first battles – and generally lose. I am here to tell you that there are people who have never been defeated. They are the ones who never fought. They managed to avoid scars, humiliations, feelings of helplessness, as well as those moments when even warriors doubt the existence of God.’’ Manuscript Found In Accra – Paulo Coelho ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#defeat #denial #doubt #god #helplessness

إن القلق حالة من التوتر تنتابنا حينما ننقسم في داخلنا و نشهد رغباتنا و هي تقتتل و تتصارع .. إنها اللحظة الأليمة التي تتجلى فيها عداوتنا لأنفسنا ، و هي عداوة مفزعة .. لأن لا شئ فيها يمكن لمسه بالأصبع أو رؤيته رؤية العيان .. " د.مصطفى محمود ، الأحلام ↗

— مصطفى محمود

#philosophy-of-life #inspirational

I do what I've trained my whole life to do. I watch the ball. I keep my eye on the ball. I never stop watching. I watch it as it sails past me and lands in the catcher's mitt, a perfect and glorious strike three. ↗

— Barry Lyga

#life

My Life is My Message ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

#inspirational

These problems are real, and you can't turn off real life. So I won't try. Instead, I'll give you a set of tools to help you deal with real life. ↗

— Sean Covey

#teens #life

To know of the existence of evil, true evil that corrupted the world, had forever altered her heart and mind. If she had chosen a different path, she wouldn't have slept another night. Her head would have been restless as she thought only of the horrors that might be creeping outside her door, waiting to rend her flesh. She would not live a life as the hunted; she would be the hunter. ↗

— Andrea Cremer

#rift #young-adult #life

They say that right before you die your whole life flashes before you – a medley of your own personal greatest hits. Well then, I must be about to live, because events that haven’t happened yet are constantly pushing themselves into my head. ↗

— Emlyn Chand

#fiction #paranormal #psychic-powers #ya #yalit

But I guess everything in life is a bit disappointing, isn't it? ↗

— John Stephens

#life