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Long before we even lose our lives, we lose our souls. Tragic but true. Some carry on—willing to make the sacrifices, putting what is perceived as important before anything else. Some tread into the dark—wasting moments of grace, letting themselves suffer from their own decisions or the other’s domination. Some continue to love, give too much, and not leave even a little love for themselves. ↗

— Joanne Crisner

#inspirational-quotes #loss #lost #inspirational

This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfections. ↗

— Saint Augustine

#his #imperfections #man #out #own

The more we genuinely care about others the greater our own happiness & inner peace. ↗

— Allan Lokos

#compassion #inspirational #lovingkindness #meditation #peace

If you are not working towards something, your life will end with nothing. ↗

— Habeeb Akande

#goal #hard-work #inspirational #life #motivational

We still think of a powerful man as a born leader and a powerful woman as an anomaly. ↗

— Margaret Atwood

#born #leader #man #powerful #powerful man

When you smile from within good things come to you from without. Just breathe, your music will come. ↗

— Lisa Fantino

#soul-searching #inspirational

I spent much of my life hiding. ↗

— Kevyn Aucoin

#i #life #much #my life #spent

It's been a long, hard day, and bit by bit you have been transformed into a single, vertical, barely ambulatory ache. All that awaits you now is another long, lonely night on the hard, cold ground. "What am I doing out here?" you ask yourself. "I must be mad!" Indeed, you are mad. Otherwise right now you could be warm and cozy and stretched out in front of your beloved TV, munching popcorn and swigging down ice-cold brew, just like a civilized person. "Oh well," you sigh to yourself. "I'd better stop and get a fire going. ↗

— Patrick F. McManus

#philsophical #inspirational

A new heart for a New Year, always! ↗

— Charles Dickens

#heart #inspirational #new-years #inspirational

One true king knew when to step aside and give up the reins of power—to remove his crown and relinquish his kingdom—all for the sake of glimpsing, just once in a lifetime, the face of a holy child. He was the Fourth to follow the Star. His gift was a secret. The rest of his journey is unknown. ↗

— Vera Nazarian

#christmas-star #gift #holy #holy-child #king