“Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.”
- Alan W. Watts
“A life of reaction is a life of slavery, intellectually and spiritually.
One must fight for a life of action, not reaction.”
- Rita Mae Brown
“How we go through the fire determines whether we get burned or refined.“
- my friend Coosa, 2006
“Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility,
like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can give
forth its spark.”
- Henri Frederic Amiel
“Persistence is what makes the impossible possible,
the possible likely, and the likely definite.”
- Robert Half
“We are all born with God-given, unique traits and skills.
But as with all possibilities they will remain unrealized unless
they are developed, nurtured and put into practice.”
- Leo Buscaglia
“Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness.
Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret,
how to acquire without meanness.”
- George Sand
This seems to be an art in the process of extinction.
“Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow them.”
- Louisa May Alcott
“Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life. ”
- Sandra Carey
I’ve seen a lot of stuff about “clean” eating, as I’ve been reading about weightlifting and fitness. Most of it, of course, geared toward meat eaters, the old “gotta have loads of protein to build muscle” idea. I’m not sure I believe you need that much protein (some of these diets are 35% [...]