quote: ralph waldo emerson

quote: elizabeth edwards.

quote: gentlemen's wisdom

quote sourced here: http://lifestyleoftheunemployed.com/post/61510239589/travel-quote

quote: terri st. cloud

quote: ee cummings.

quote: elisabeth kubler-ross.

i am still traveling the thought lines that inspired last week's post on kintsugi and brokenness. i can't say i'm surprised - it's a complex concept, being a human, living life.

the most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths.  these persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. beautiful people do not just happen.
          - elisabeth kubler-ross

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quote: wayne dyer.

quote: buddhist saying.

in the end, only three things matter:
how much you loved, how gently you lived,
and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.
{buddhist saying}

quote: viola davis.

human life is about a culmination of moments and
99 percent of those are quiet
but powerful.
{viola davis}

{morning read/walk on the beach}

quote: wayne dyer.

if you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.
{wayne dyer}

quote: henry david thoreau

you must live in the present,
launch yourself on every wave,
find your eternity in each moment.
{henry david thoreau}

beach time

i think the world health organization got it right when in 1946, it defined health broadly as "a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity."

this weekend was a mini-dose of magic for my health. reading case law on the beach, toes in the sand and sun on skin. riding ferries and bikes to dinner with m&d, eating good food with great people, and biking home as the sun went down. morning walks, complemented by a coffee and doughnut splurge. a long-overdue skype session with one college friend, and a lunch date with another. and a whirlwind visit with my guy, who always knows how to bring a smile to my face.

quote: andy warhol.

you need to let
little things that would ordinarily bore you
suddenly thrill you.
{andy warhol}

quote: carl rogers.

the curious paradox
is that
when i accept
myself just as i am,
then
i can change.
{carl rogers}

quote: thich nhat hanh.

if we are not fully ourselves,
truly present in the moment,
we miss everything.
{thich nhat hanh}

i struggle with this one sometimes often. when you are in a long-distance relationship, there is always a part of you that is somewhere else, thinking of someone who is not presently with you. that corner of your mind that is permanently listening for the phone, making sure i don't miss a call, a text, an email. {this is likely to get worse as i dive into being a lawyer, because everyone knows that lawyers are "constantly available."} i wish i could say i will do better at this, but i'm not sure a blanket statement like that will accomplish anything. so instead, perhaps i will try to be better at specific moments. i will be fully present at dinner with my parents. i will avoid skimming pinterest while a friend tells me about their day. i will put away the technology on the evenings boyfriend and i get to be together in person. small pockets of intentional presence, to balance the constant blur. that, i think i can do.

quote: paramahansa yogananda.

happiness depends to some extent upon external conditions, but chiefly upon mental attitudes.
{paramahansa yogananda}

i pray you enough.

this prayer is often found as part of a story. the message of this prayer, of hoping for enough - for yourself and for others - matches well with my desire to balance the desire to change, and the need to accept.

"i pray you enough"
a prayer for a life filled with just enough good things to sustain you.

i pray you enough sun to keep your attitude bright no matter how gray the day may appear.
i pray you enough rain to appreciate the sun even more.
i pray you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive and everlasting.
i pray you enough pain so that even the smallest of joys in life may appear bigger.
i pray you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.
i pray you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.
i pray you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye.

i pray you enough.

quote: mumford & sons

in these bodies we will live,
in these bodies we will die.
where you invest your love,
you invest your life.
{mumford & sons}

quote: unknown.

"it is not happy people who are thankful; it is thankful people who are happy."
{unknown}

friends.