Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

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Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

– Winston Churchill

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I do not understand the mystery of grace – only that it meets us where we are and does not leave us where it found us.

Tuesday, December 6th, 2016   |   Posted in: Quotes Text Only   |   Published By:
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I do not understand the mystery of grace – only that it meets us where we are and does not leave us where it found us.

– Annie Lamott

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If one lights a fire for others, it will also brighten one’s own way.

Monday, December 5th, 2016   |   Posted in: Quotes Text Only   |   Published By:
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If one lights a fire for others, it will also brighten one’s own way.

– Buddhist proverb

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Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.

Friday, December 2nd, 2016   |   Posted in: Quotes   |   Published By:
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Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is homeEvery day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.

– Matsuo Basho

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He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.

Tuesday, November 29th, 2016   |   Posted in: Quotes Text Only   |   Published By:
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He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.

 – Epictetus

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The wound is where the light enters you

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The wound is where the light enters you

The wound is where the light enters you.

– Rumi

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We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.

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We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.

– The Dalai Lama

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There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.

Saturday, October 8th, 2016   |   Posted in: Quotes   |   Published By:
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There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.

There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.

– Leonard Cohen

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Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare.

Saturday, October 1st, 2016   |   Posted in: Quotes Text Only   |   Published By:
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Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing. 

– Muhammad Ali

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Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.

Tuesday, September 27th, 2016   |   Posted in: Quotes Text Only   |   Published By:
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Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.

– Maya Angelou

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