#ten

Life wants each of us to live on the 'A Team' -       Wider, ever more intense Acceptance of good in our lives.       Wider, ever more intense Awareness of good in our lives.       Wider, ever more intense Action for good in our lives. www.upwardjoy.com ↗

— Laura Teresa Marquez

#action #awareness #good #goodness #intensity

I didn't have to go all the way to India for spiritual enlightenment. The blue-collar spirituality of everyday life was right in front of me, it was in every nook and cranny if I wanted to seek it, but I had chosen to ignore it. ↗

— Anthony Kiedis

#sprituality #life

Имаше един машинен боцман, бай Симо. Дебел като бъчва. Хранеше си едно птиче от устата. Сдъвкваше му залъче и със слюнката си му го даваше. То едничко оживя и закрепна. Направи си гнездо на кораба. Между две вахти, като излезе от машинното, дето се пържи на 48 градуса, бай Симо се разхождаше "по булеварда" - тоест по палубата. Птичето го познаваше. Почваше да се върти край него. Кацаше на рамото му. Той все вардеше водата в купичката да му е прясна и чиста. Да го видиш: едър, грамаден мъжага, става като дете. Умря на кораба внезапно. От разрив на сърцето. Хвърлихме го в морето. И вече не се върна. Така е на кораба. Нежност наред с грубост. Така е и в света. Едни хранят птичета и треперят над тях, а други ги колят и пекат... ↗

— Blaga Dimitrova

#life #tenderness #life

Watch other people for clues about who they are, not just clues about how much they are or are not like you. ↗

— Patti Digh

#diversity #pay-attention #life

Real men wear cravats. ↗

— TheAustenAddict

#jane-austen #men

Not a single object seems to possess a practical use. The antechamber itself seems useless, a sort of vestibule to a barn, It is exactly the same sort of sensation I get when I enter the Comedie-Francaise or the Palaise- Royal Theatre; ; it is a world of bric-a-brac, of trap doors, of arms and busts and waxed floors, of candelabras and men in armor, of statues without eyes and love letters lying in glass cases. Something is going on, but it makes no sense; it's like finishing the half-empty bottle of Calvados because there's no room in the valise. ↗

— Henry Miller

#love

Often undecided whether to desert a sinking ship for one that might not float, he would make up his mind to sit on the wharf for a day. ↗

— Lord Beaverbrook

#desert #float #his #make #make up

They praised his modesty and did not listen to him, for listening is a rare gift, and men will have their heroes. ↗

— Ursula K. Le Guin

#men

Ma Solitude Pour avoir si souvent dormi Avec ma solitude Je m'en suis fait presqu'une amie Une douce habitude Ell' ne me quitte pas d'un pas Fidèle comme une ombre Elle m'a suivi çà et là Aux quatre coins du monde Non, je ne suis jamais seul Avec ma solitude Quand elle est au creux de mon lit Elle prend toute la place Et nous passons de longues nuits Tous les deux face à face Je ne sais pas vraiment jusqu'où Ira cette complice Faudra-t-il que j'y prenne goût Ou que je réagisse? Non, je ne suis jamais seul Avec ma solitude Par elle, j'ai autant appris Que j'ai versé de larmes Si parfois je la répudie Jamais elle ne désarme Et si je préfère l'amour D'une autre courtisane Elle sera à mon dernier jour Ma dernière compagne Non, je ne suis jamais seul Avec ma solitude ↗

— Georges Moustaki

#loneliness #peace #solitude #men

A kind and compassionate act is often its own reward. ↗

— William Bennett

#compassionate #kind #often #own #reward