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Living Quotes

    “Do the things you used to talk about doing but never did. Know when to let go and when to hold on tight. Stop rushing. Don’t be intimidated to say it like it is. Stop apologizing all the time. Learn to say no, so your yes has some oomph. Spend time with the friends who lift you up, and cut loose the ones who bring you down. Stop giving your power away. Be more concerned with being interested than being interesting. Be old enough to appreciate your freedom, and young enough to enjoy it. Finally know who you are.” ~ Kristin Armstrong

      “We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not figures on a dial.  We should count time by heart-throbs.  He most lives who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best.” ~ Phillip James Bailey

        “Every day I’ve got to be thankful that I am alive, and you never know – the cliche is, I guess, you could get hit by a bus tomorrow, so you’d better be at peace with whatever you got going at the moment.” ~ Joseph Gordon-Levitt

          “A man who procrastinates in his CHOOSING will inevitably have his choice made for him by circumstance. So if you now number yourself among the disenchanted, then you have no choice but to accept things as they are, or to seriously seek something else. But beware of looking for goals: look for a way of life. Decide how you want to live and then see what you can do to make a living WITHIN that way of life. But you say, ‘I don’t know where to look; I don’t know what to look for.’
           

          And there’s the crux. Is it worth giving up what I have to look for something better? I don’t know—is it? Who can make that decision but you? But even by DECIDING TO LOOK, you go a long way toward making the choice.” ~ Hunter S. Thompson

          Assumptions to Live By

            1. For the body—assume you’ve had a heart attack; now live accordingly

            2. For the mind—assume the half-life of your profession is two years; now prepare accordingly

            3. For the heart—assume everything you say about another, they can overhear; now speak accordingly

            4. For the spirit—assume you have a one-on-one visit with your Creator every quarter; now live accordingly

            ~ Stephen Covey

              “Life is a mission, not a career.” ~ Stephen Covey, The 8th Habit

              The Book of Understanding [Book]

                The Book of Understanding By Osho

                By: Osho

                From this Book: 24 Quotes

                Book Overview:  The path to freedom is filled with questions and uncertainty. Is it possible to truly know who we are? Do our lives have a purpose, or are we just accidental? What are we meant to contribute? What are we meant to become, to create, and to share?  In The Book of Understanding, Osho, one of the most provocative thinkers of our time, challenges us to understand our world and ourselves in a new and radical way. In this groundbreaking work, Osho identifies, loosens, and ultimately helps to untie the knots of fear and misunderstanding that restrict us—leaving us free to discover and create our own individual path to freedom.

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                Great on Kindle. Great Experience. Great Value. The Kindle edition of this book comes highly recommended on Amazon.

                Post(s) Inspired by this Book:

                1. 23 Profound Osho Quotes from The Book of Understanding
                2. Osho Quote on Meaning and How It Arises (Beyond the Quote 85/365)
                3. Buddha: On Getting Insulted [Excerpt]
                4. Abraham Lincoln: On Being the Son of a Shoemaker [Excerpt]
                5. How To Find The Lion Within — An Ancient Parable About a Lion and a Sheep [Excerpt]

                  “Binge on life. Purge negativity. Starve guilty feelings. Restrict unhappy thoughts. Count blessings, not calories. The only weight you ever need to lose is the weight of the world on your shoulders.” ~ Anonymous

                    “It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing. It doesn’t interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dream, for the adventure of being alive.” ~ Oriah Mountain Dreamer

                      “Some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity…” ~ Gilda Radner

                        “I don’t want to get to the end of my life and find that I just lived the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.” ~ Diane Ackerman