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Posted by Zebra @californiazebra, Jun 21, 2023

I'll start with three quotes from the very inspiring Helen Keller as noted in "Your Year of Healing" book by Amit Sood, MD:

"Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it."

"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched -- they must be felt with the heart."

"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much."

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frances007 | @frances007 | Apr 2, 2024
In reply to @frances007 "Yet fear is an important feeling isn't it? Have no fear but fear itself( E. Roosevelt)...." + (show)
@frances007

Yet fear is an important feeling isn't it? Have no fear but fear itself( E. Roosevelt). I agree however, with your quote. When we begin to feel that fight or flight response, it is important to pay attention to it and decide which option to take, as opposed to simply being fearful, if that makes sense.

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For anyone who likes to read, I recommend a book.
"Becoming Bulletproof" by Evy Poumpouras, a former secret service agent who has written a book describing our ongoing needs to be aware of our surroundings and things of that nature. She does a great job addressing what she calls the three "F's," including fear and flight responses. Check it out. A must have for anyone these days, sadly

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frances007 | @frances007 | Apr 2, 2024

Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.
*Thomas Merton
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The secret of life is in art
* Oscar Wilde
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Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.
* George Bernard Shaw
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Life is a long preparation for something that never happens.
* William Butler Yeats
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You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.
* Eleanor Roosevelt
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Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.
* Confucius
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There are really only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way and not starting
*Buddha

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Jerry | @jerryegge | Apr 3, 2024

Cling loosely to your death, for there in you will find life.

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captboat | @captboat | Apr 5, 2024
In reply to @samcal9977zz "I believe this also. But, we have to balance everything. As they say, "everything in moderation."..." + (show)
@samcal9977zz

I believe this also. But, we have to balance everything. As they say, "everything in moderation."

Then some add a caveat..."everything in moderation, including moderation."

And that is how I believe.

But, I think our society has been sold on being "gung ho."

And it is, I think, too much of a kind of fall back position.

I do not believe that being gung ho is the solution to all problems.

And I also think that being gung ho tends to overshadow other kinds of experiences in life.

The analogy is that, you can run through the Louvre and experience 1000 paintings in just 2 minutes. Or, you can sit with one painting and actually delve into the depth of what is there.

I was sold on being gung ho.

I did a range of extreme things.

Generally, I paid a price, often a big price for them.

I hitchhiked across the country, alone. Had many amazing and wonderful experiences, but two different folks tried to murder me.

I hiked in a bunch of the national parks, but did not do my research and prep. Encounter rattlesnakes and grizzlies. Miracle I am still alive. I think the grizzlies and the snakes give a pass to the excessively stupid.

On and on and on.

Until in my early 40s I became permanently disabled.

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@newhorizons
I like the acronym F.E.A.R.-
F- false
E - evidence
A - appearing
R - real
Fear is an illusion (believe it or not)!

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wisco50 | @wisco50 | Apr 5, 2024

Paths are made by walking.
- Franz Kafka

I have this on a bookmark. Love the truth in it.

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samcal9977zz | @samcal9977zz | Apr 6, 2024
In reply to @frances007 "Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time. *Thomas Merton -------..." + (show)
@frances007

Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.
*Thomas Merton
-------
The secret of life is in art
* Oscar Wilde
-------
Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.
* George Bernard Shaw
--------
Life is a long preparation for something that never happens.
* William Butler Yeats
--------
You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.
* Eleanor Roosevelt
---------
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.
* Confucius
----------
There are really only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way and not starting
*Buddha

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Thanks for the wonderful quotes! My wife and I are fans of Thomas Merton. I used to correspond with a monk at the Abbey of Gethsemani, where he stayed. You know, they have a monastery store. And, they make the most amazing fruitcake and fudge. Not a big fan of their cheese, but the fruitcake and fudge are amazing. And, they make them with good old Kentucky Bourbon! So, my wife's father was dying of brain cancer. And he lost his appetite. He loved fruitcake, so we bought him a fruitcake from the Monastery Store. It was the only thing he would eat! I am no fan of fruitcake, but their fruitcake? Just incredible. We often give it as Holiday gifts to our Catholic friends. Everyone loves it.
https://gethsemanifarms.org/
You might also enjoy this:

A Hidden Wholeness:
The Zen Photography of Thomas Merton
https://merton.org/hiddenwholeness/

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samcal9977zz | @samcal9977zz | Apr 6, 2024

150 Quotes from Ralph Waldo Emerson
https://parade.com/1079155/stephanieosmanski/ralph-waldo-emerson-quotes/
includes:

“Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.”

“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.”

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frances007 | @frances007 | Apr 8, 2024

Art does not start out hallowed. It starts out personal, an emergency.
-joan acpcella

Now that is something I can talk about

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tim1028 | @tim1028 | Apr 8, 2024
In reply to @dbeshears1 "Lately I’ve been attached to a quote by @njed - “Focus on what you CAN do,..." + (show)
@dbeshears1

Lately I’ve been attached to a quote by @njed - “Focus on what you CAN do, not CAN’T do”.

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"Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can."

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AZ | @equanimous | Apr 9, 2024

The six best doctors in the world...
Sunshine
Rest
Exercise
Diet
Self-esteem
Friends

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