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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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olderdiva12345 | @olderdiva12345 | Sep 16, 2023
In reply to @captboat "The best angle from which to approach any problem is the try-angle." + (show)
@captboat

The best angle from which to approach any problem is the try-angle.

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I find that sitting on the fence when faced with a garganutian problem is very difficult. Jumping off one way or the other with remorse of your choice presents another problem. Yikes! What to do?????

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sisyphus | @sisyphus | Sep 16, 2023
In reply to @equanimous ""Once you face your fear, nothing is ever as hard as you think." Olivia Newton-John" + (show)
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"Once you face your fear, nothing is ever as hard as you think." Olivia Newton-John

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And the 'mother of all fears' is the fear of death. It gives me a jolt of reality -- to ACCEPT what I cannot change and what I CAN -- because it reminds me MY TIME is limited. And therefore precious. It's the jolt that helps me live with sensible food choices and close-to-optimal physical activity choices, resulting in sound sleep and alert-enough mind

Now I must stop writing...and move on to what matters MORE. Good life my friends!

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captboat | @captboat | Sep 16, 2023
In reply to @sisyphus "And the 'mother of all fears' is the fear of death. It gives me a jolt..." + (show)
@sisyphus

And the 'mother of all fears' is the fear of death. It gives me a jolt of reality -- to ACCEPT what I cannot change and what I CAN -- because it reminds me MY TIME is limited. And therefore precious. It's the jolt that helps me live with sensible food choices and close-to-optimal physical activity choices, resulting in sound sleep and alert-enough mind

Now I must stop writing...and move on to what matters MORE. Good life my friends!

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@sisyphus
F - false
E - evidence
A- appearing
R - real

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captboat | @captboat | Sep 16, 2023
In reply to @olderdiva12345 "I find that sitting on the fence when faced with a garganutian problem is very difficult...." + (show)
@olderdiva12345

I find that sitting on the fence when faced with a garganutian problem is very difficult. Jumping off one way or the other with remorse of your choice presents another problem. Yikes! What to do?????

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@olderdiva12345
PRAY!

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Valerie | @lacy2 | Sep 16, 2023

......Each to his own (from the 18th century) so imagine it can also be
Each to her own !

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cindyc | @cindysummit | Sep 17, 2023

This poem and prayer was found on the walls of Mother Teresa’s home for children in Calcutta:

Do It Anyway

People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered.
Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind,
people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Be kind anyway.

If you are successful,
you will win some false friends and some true enemies.
Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and truthful,
people may deceive you.
Be honest and truthful anyway.

What you spend years building,
someone could destroy overnight.
Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness,
they may be jealous.
Be happy anyway.

The good you do today,
people will often forget tomorrow.
Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have,
and it may never be enough.
Give your best anyway.

You see,
in the final analysis, it is between you and God;
it was never between you and them anyway.

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mgrspixi25 | @mguspixi25 | Sep 17, 2023

Anything by François-Marie Arouet - better known as Voltaire - but some of my personal favs are:

Liberty of thought is the life of the soul.

It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.

Don’t think money does everything or you are going to end up doing everything for money.

And finally…

Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.

Also, don’t let your experience of the world or others remove you from you.

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adr | @adr | Sep 17, 2023
In reply to @captboat "@sisyphus F - false E - evidence A- appearing R - real" + (show)
@captboat

@sisyphus
F - false
E - evidence
A- appearing
R - real

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Love this one so much. I have written it down on a little card. Handy like reminder for when I get into that mind set! Thank you

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