#sings

Those born to wealth, and who have the means of gratifying every wish, know not what is the real happiness of life, just as those who have been tossed on the stormy waters of the ocean on a few frail planks can alone realize the blessings of fair weather. ↗

— Alexandre Dumas

#happiness #life #wealth #life

May we be strengthened with the understanding that being blessed does not mean that we shall always be spared all the disappointments and difficulties of life. ↗

— Heber J. Grant

#life

The deepest and darkest dungeons that we are ever flung into are the dungeons of the mind ↗

— rassool jibraeel snyman

#motivational #philosophical #philosophical-musings #philosophiy-of-life #philosophy

Frustration is having a debate with a blind man on shades of red ↗

— rassool jibraeel snyman

#motivational #philosophical #philosophical-reflection #philosophy #philosopical-musings

I blame God for all the good things that happened in my life to spite him I will be good to others ↗

— rassool jibraeel snyman

#philosophical #philosophical-musings #philosophy #motivational

Music makes promises to the heart that no mere song could ever fulfill. ↗

— Jessa Callaver

#music

In a world where thrushes sing and willow trees are golden in the spring, boredom should have been included among the seven deadly sins. ↗

— Elizabeth Goudge

#gratefulness #gratitude #musings #nature #seasons

The Black female is assaulted in her tender years by all those common forces of nature at the same time she is caught in the tripartite crossfire of masculine prejudice, white illogical hate and Black lack of power. The fact that the adult American Negro female emerges a formidable character is often met with amazement, distaste and even belligerence. It is seldom accepted as an inevitable outcome of the struggle won by survivors and deserves respect if not enthusiastic admiration. ↗

— Maya Angelou

#feminism #i-know-why-the-caged-bird-sings #masculity #maya-angelou #racism

But no matter what I do, it will always get me, bother me, and you know what this is, what gets me, and will continue to get me throughout my existence? It’s that we as humans will never know the results of the other choice. What would have happened if I chose that instead of this? Naturally, the results or consequences would probably be different, perhaps very different. More importantly, would the other option have been the better choice? We will never know. I will never know. And this will always get me. ↗

— Jack Serv

#nature

Things have gone beyond my wildest expectations and dreams, and I feel like I've been given so many blessings in my life, between my friendship with the guys in the band, our wonderful audience, being able to play this music, and then my family. ↗

— Trey Anastasio

#audience #band #been #being #between