Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of US (1858 -1919)
In Joan Borysenko’s Pocketful of Miracles, she cites there a metaphor by Agnes Sanford concerning prayer. It states there that if you turned on a lamp and nothing happened, you wouldn’t automatically doubt the power of electricity. Rather, it is something with the setup which may be blocking the flow of electricity.
In the same manner, [...]
What does it mean when we say that we have ‘given up ourselves’. Below are some examples which I think many of us might be able to relate to”
Allowing someone to blame us for the sake of keeping peace.
Giving up on our dreams because someone else wants us to do something.
Not pursuing something we would [...]
Seeking to control another is neither desirable nor wise. So goes a line I read once.
Once you desire control of another, you yourself are already under control. The reason for this is that you are not tying up anyone else’s will but your own. It is your own life that will be consumed by the desire [...]
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you felt you had to please someone or a group of people? It seemed there was always this pressing need to do something - anything - just to ensure that they didn’t disapprove of you in some way or other. Personally, that has been my experience. [...]
If you lived your life without so much of the fear that you’re holding onto, what would your life be like? Where would you go? Who would you meet? What you would do? How would your life be different? Who would you be? Would it be different?
Do you like what you see?
Do you want what [...]
Have you ever taken the time to notice your dominant train of thoughts? Are they mostly about worries, fears and mistrust? Do you constantly create scenarios for yourself that include destruction and loss? The mind is a tricky thing and sometimes, it processes things in a flash. There comes a point when we’re already so used [...]
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