#om

So: outside, and to the black rush of the Presumpscot River. To freedom. For me, the world was beginning. ↗

— Lauren Oliver

#freedom

Being Contented goes beyond our material wants; contentment sets us free from the illusion of having more or “Better things”, or expecting “better times" it sets us free from the illusion that somehow things should be different. ↗

— Martin Suarez

#clinging #contentment #freedom #freedom

Some journeys lead nowhere, but they set the spirit free ↗

— Jocelyn Murray

#journey #life #soul #spirit #spiritual-growth

Be like a duck, paddling and working very hard inside the water, but what everyone sees is a smiling and calm face. ↗

— Manoj Arora

#duck #face #hard-work #smile #smilin

Comfort is your biggest trap and coming out of comfort zone your biggest challenge. ↗

— Manoj Arora

#comfort #comfort-zone #freedom

I have always been taught to be proud of being Latina, proud of being Mexican, and I was. I was probably more proud of being a "label" than of being a human being, that's the way most of us were taught. ↗

— Erin Gruwell

#labels #perspective #pride #race #freedom

In real life women often complain about the reluctance of their male partners to engage in meaningful dialogue, but in the world of romantic fantasy heroes willingly participate in verbal discussions. They fence, they flirt, they express their anger, they talk out the confounding details of their relationships with the heroine. No hero of romance will ever respond to the eternal feminine query, "What's wrong?" with the word, "Nothing." He will tell her what's wrong; they will argue about it, perhaps, but they will be communicating, and eventually, as they resolve their various conflicts, the war of words will end. One of the most significant victories the heroine achieves at the close of the novel is that the hero is able to express his love for her not only physically but also verbally. ↗

— Linda Barlow and Jayne Ann Krentz

#anger

وتتبدّل الأحوال ويقف المسلم موقف المغلوب المجّرد من القوة المادية، فلا يفارقه شعوره بأنّه الأعلى، وينظر إلى غالِبِه من عل ما دام مؤمنا، ويستيقن أنها فترة وتمضي، وإن للإيمان كرّة لا مفر منها، وهبها كانت القاضية فإنّه لا يحني لها رأسا، النّاس كلهم يموتون أما هو فيستشهد، وهو يغادر هذه الأرض إلى الجنة، وغالِبه يغادرها إلى النار، وشتان شتان، وهو يسمع نداء ربه الكريم: {لا يغرنك تقلب الذين كفروا في البلاد، متاع قليل ثم مأواهم جهنم وبئس المهاد، لكن الذين اتقوا ربهم لهم جنات تجري من تحتها الأنهار خالدين فيها نزلا من عند الله وما عند الله خير للأبرار} [آل عمران: 196 - 198]. ↗

— سيد قطب

#freedom #islam #freedom

Who I am” cannot be define by the word MAN. Who I am surpasses the definitions of humanity trying to capture that which is free and vast. ~Quetzal~ ↗

— Martin Suarez

#greatness #i-am #i-am-free #true-self #freedom

Been Contented goes beyond our material wants; contentment sets us free from the illusion of having more or “Better things”, or expecting “better times" it sets us free from the illusion that somehow things should be different. ↗

— Martin Suarez

#clinging #contentment #freedom #freedom