#z

We both have a lot of growing-up to do... A lot of the world to see & figure out on our own." -- Leo ↗

— Emily Giffin

#maturity #realization #inspirational

We could not be fulfilled if we weren't inauthentic some of the time—inauthentic, that is, in relation to such things as our passing desires to throttle our children, poison our spouse, or end our marriage over a dispute about changing a lightbulb. ↗

— Alain de Botton

#chaos #civilization #desires #necessity #order

I have come to believe that our innate purpose is nothing more than to be the greatest version of ourselves. It is a process of refinement, improvement, and enhancement. When you are aligned with this process and living your purpose, you have the potential of creating something amazing. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#amazing #change #creating #enhancement #greatness

Regardless of law, marriage has only one definition, and any government that attempts to change it is my mortal enemy. I will act to destroy that government and bring it down, so it can be replaced with a government that will respect and support marriage... As chairman emeritus of the extreme right-wing National Organization for Marriage ↗

— Orson Scott Card

#anti-glbt #bigotry #zealotry #change

What is the sound of one's pants barking? ↗

— Seizure Romero

#humor #inspiration #zen #humor

You don't think your way back to joy; you open to it. ↗

— Donna Quesada

#zen #inspirational

I smell heaven, the moment your voice makes its way from my ears to heart, it just happens, everytime. I would be as mad for you as you want me to be. I swear. Maybe, I am not privileged enough to afford the luxury of having you..., but still I would try. I would keep on trying...even if you are indifferent to it, even if my heart forgets to beat... ↗

— Ankur Kumar Shah

#beat #crazy #enough #forgets #happens

If Education was a guild, I would still be an apprentice. ↗

— Kambiz Mostofizadeh

#kambiz-mostofi #kambiz-mostofizadeh #mostofizadeh #education

You understand reality while everyone else is running around confused and angry and upset because they think reality is something happening to them rather than something they are making every moment with every thought. ↗

— Andrew Hussie

#inspirational #terezi-pyrope #inspirational

Maybe we can't have everything we want in this relationship, Susanna." He bent his lips to her ears and whispered, "But we have this ball and tonight, you are my queen. ↗

— Rachel Hauck

#suz #relationship