Most of these sayings are short, but even just a few words can have a great deal of meaning and inspire us to become more of the person we would like to be. This saying is one of my favourites and helps me to stay focused on my goal for this website. By adding it to this photo of a wild poppy reminds me of all the times I have been driving along noticing the amazing beauty and abundance of nature, when it's just left alone to do its own thing!
A clear conscience is the greatest armour.
A diamond is just a piece of charcoal that handles stress exceptionally well.
A grown up is just a child with layers on.
A person's energy can tell you more about them than their own words.
A pint of example is worth a barrel full of advice.
A powerful person makes others powerful.
A rose can live among the thorns and yet never be injured by them.
A wise physician said, "The best medicine for humans is love."
He smiled and answered, "Increase the dose."
A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold, in settings of silver.
Acceptance is recognising that whatever happens, and however we respond, is precisely what we need for our highest good and learning.
Advice is like snow... the softer if falls, the deeper it sinks into the mind.
At present... how can I see the future, if I live in the past?
Beauty is how you feel inside and it reflects in your eye. It is not something physical.
Before a man can know, he has to be willing to know.
Changing the world begins with the very personal process of changing yourself. The only place you can begin is where you are and the only time you can begin is always NOW.
Don't change so people will like you..
because there is so much hiding in the greys.
Don't let someone dim your Light, simply because it is shining in their eyes.
Don't limit a child to your own learning, for they were born in another time.
Don't miss all the beautiful colours of the rainbow, looking for the pot of gold.
Don't sweat the small stuff... it's all small stuff.
Everyone makes mistakes in life, but that doesn't mean they have to pay for them the rest of their life. Sometimes good people make bad choices. It doesn't mean they are bad, it means they are human.
are the greatest powers in the world.
I am another you... You are another me.
I am me. I'm who I'm meant to be.
If everything is coming your way... you're in the wrong lane.
If I am dependant on anything... what will happen when that thing is no longer available?
If I realise that all people are individuals with their unique parts to play, the power of tolerance is easy to develop.
If I wanted something and didn't get it... maybe I don't need it.
In all respects... keep giving respect.
It is only at the tree laden with fruit that people throw stones.
It might take a year, it might take a day, but what's meant to be, will always find a way.
Keep your eyes to the skies, your feet on the path and your heart in the moment.
Let go of everyone who reminds you of your lower energies.
Thank them, Bless them and let them go.
Focus on what's important, capture the good times and develop from the negative.
Life is not awful. It is Awe Full.
You've just got to look at it right.
Lighthouses don't go running all over the island looking for boats to save... They just stand there Shining.
Mistakes are... Portals of Discovery.
Misunderstanding can be erased by love-full pure thoughts and giving understanding at the appropriate time.
Modern science is still unable to produce a better tranquilliser than a few kind words.
No beauty shines brighter than... a good heart.
Once upon a time there were four people named Everybody, Somebody, Nobody and Anybody. When there was an important job to be done, Everybody was sure Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did. When Nobody did it, Everybody got angry because it was Somebody's job. Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Somebody realized that Nobody would do it. So it ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody that Nobody did what Anybody could have done in the first place.
One beautiful heart is better than a thousand beautiful faces.
Simply accept them as they are.
Pure thoughts and words uplift the atmosphere.
Silence is.. the most powerful scream.
Some of the best gifts in life come badly wrapped. Don't let the wrapping put you off.
Some people are going to love you, no matter what you do. And some people will never love you, no matter what you do. Go where the love is.
Some people come into your life as Blessings, others as lessons.
Someday you'll realise that every time you thought you were being rejected from something good, you were just being positioned toward something better.
Sometimes, just being... is enough.
Sometimes love is allowing someone to make a mistake, so that they can learn the lesson quickly.
Sometimes, not saying anything is the best answer... because silence can never be misquoted.
Sometimes you fall down because there is something down there you are supposed to find.
Sometimes you just need a break, alone in a beautiful place, to figure everything out.
Stars may be seen from the bottom of a deep well, when they cannot be seen from the top of the mountain. So are many things learned in adversity.
The best thing one can do when it's raining is... to let it rain.
The day the child realises that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent. The day he forgives then, he becomes an adult. The day he forgives himself, he becomes wise.
The end result of your life here on Earth, will always be the sum total of the choices you made while you were here.
The grass isn't greener on the other side... It's greener where you water it.
The only way to gain respect is firstly to give it.
Sees the Invisible - Feels the Intangible - Achieves the Impossible.
The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest of intention.
The truth is that the truth is.
The wealth of the rich can be stolen or burnt, but the happiness and the wisdom of the wise remains.
The world is neither good nor bad.. Don't judge, just love it.
Walk away; the battle they are fighting isn't with you, it is with themselves.
There is a nobility in compassion, a beauty in empathy and a grace in forgiveness.
There is great beauty in simplicity. That which is simple is close to the truth.
There is no chance that does not return.
There is no pillow as soft as a clear conscience.
This moment, is as good as any moment, in eternity.
Those who follow the crowd, are quickly lost in it.
To get to the fruit of the tree... you have to go out on a limb.
To understand something... I need knowledge.
But to feel it... I need experience.
Truth exists... only lies are invented.
We all have problems... The way we solve them is what makes the difference.
We are all one. Only egos, beliefs and fears separate us.
When faced with two choices, simply toss a coin. It works...not because it settles the question for you, but because in that brief moment when the coin is in the air, you suddenly know what you are hoping for.
When it rains... Look for rainbows. When it's dark... Look for stars.
When the past calls... Let it go to voicemail.
When things aren't adding up in your life... start subtracting.
You can either see a hundred weeds, or a hundred wishes.
You will not only find it, you will become it.
When you through dirt... you lose ground.
Which book you choose to follow is actually less important then the one you write yourself.
Don't like something?... Say it.
Want something?... Ask for it.
Without change... there would be no butterflies.
You just give folks a key... and they can open their own locks.
You will never look back on life and think: I spent too much time with my children.
Your past mistakes are meant to guide you... not define you.