The truth that many people never understand, until it is too late, is that the more you try to avoid suffering the more you suffer because smaller and more insignificant things begin to torture you in proportion to your fear of being hurt

The rainy days that a man saves for usually seem to arrive during his vacation. read more

• Thought Rainy Days Man Saves for Usually Seem Arrive During Vacation

A child seldom needs a good talking to as a good listening to. read more

• Thought Child Seldom Needs Good Talking Listening

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No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don"t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life"s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. read more

• Thought Wants Die Even People Want Go Heaven Get Yet Death Destination Share Escaped Very Likely Single Best Invention Life Change Agent Clears Old Way for New

The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself. read more

• Thought Individual Had Struggle Keep from Overwhelmed by Tribe Try Lonely Often Sometimes Frightened Price Too High Pay for Privilege Owning

Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. read more

• Thought Content What Rejoice Way Things Realize Nothing Lacking Whole World Belongs

The biggest human temptation is to settle for too little. read more

• Thought Biggest Human Temptation Settle for Too Little

The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of all these living beings, which are all part of one another, and all involved in one another. read more

• Thought Whole Idea Compassion Based Keen Awareness Interdependence These Living Beings Which Part Another Involved

Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone-we find it with another. read more

• Thought Love Our True Destiny Do Find Meaning Life by Ourselves Alone Another

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Love is the epiphany of God in our poverty. read more

• Thought Love Epiphany God Our Poverty

To be grateful is to recognize the love of God in everything. read more

• Thought Grateful Recognize Love God Everything