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    “This is the true joy in life, the being used up for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances, complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the community, and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work, the more I live. Life is no ‘brief candle’ for me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for a moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.”

    George Bernard Shaw, via Sunbeams (Page 140)

      “Work is life. Not having something to do with one’s life, something important or unique to your talents or however you put it, is a bigger killer than cancer.”

      Ray Mungo, via Sunbeams (Page 138)

        “If you can see your path laid out in front of you step by step, you know it’s not your path. Your own path you make with every step you take. That’s why it’s your path.”

        Joseph Campbell, The Hero’s Journey

          “What keeps our faith cheerful is the extreme persistence of gentleness and humor. Gentleness is everywhere in daily life, a sign that faith rules through ordinary things: through cooking and small talk, through storytelling, making love, fishing, tending animals and sweet corn and flowers, through sports, music, and books, raising kids—all the places where the gravy soaks in and grace shines through. Even in a time of elephantine vanity and greed, one never has to look far to see the campfires of gentle people. Lacking any other purpose in life, it would be good enough to live for their sake.”

          Garrison Keillor, via Sunbeams (Page 107)

            “Simply to have all the necessities of life and three meals a day will not bring happiness. Happiness is hidden in the unnecessary and in those impractical things that bring delight to the inner person… When we lack proper time for the simple pleasures of life, for the enjoyment of eating, drinking, playing, creating, visiting friends, and watching children at play, then we have missed the purpose of life. Not on bread alone do we live but on all these human and heart-hungry luxuries.”

            Ed Hays, Pray Always, via Sunbeams (Page 90)

              “No snowflake ever falls in the wrong place.”

              Zen saying, via Sunbeams (Page 84)

                “It is better to follow your own path, however imperfectly, than to follow someone else’s perfectly.”

                The Bhagavad-Gita, via The Practice (Page 8)

                  “Find what troubles you about the world, then fix it for the rest of us.”

                  Chris Guillebeau, The Happiness of Pursuit (Page 179)

                    “You know how you meet people and they ask, ‘What do you do?’ You can always say that you’re a teacher or a student, an accountant or an artist, or whatever your vocation. But once you have a quest, you have another answer, too. Your identity isn’t tied to a job; your identity is who you really are. I’m trying to visit every country in the world. I’m on a quest to publish one million processed photos. I’m going to produce the largest symphony ever performed.”

                    Chris Guillebeau, The Happiness of Pursuit (Page 123)

                      “You are here to aid in the great expansion of consciousness. You are not here to cry about the miseries of the human condition but to change them when you do not find them to your liking through the joy, strength, and vitality that is within you; to create the spirit as faithfully and beautifully as you can in flesh.”

                      Jane Roberts, The Nature Of Personal Reality, via Sunbeams (Page 52)

                      David Goggins Quote on Preparing Properly For Our Journey and Understanding Our “Why”

                        “Life is not going to pick us up when we fall.  There will be forks in the road, knives in your f*cking back, mountains to climb, and we are only capable of living up to the image we create for ourselves.  Prepare yourself!”

                        David Goggins, Can’t Hurt Me

                        Beyond the Quote (Day 397)

                        Before you take your car on a road trip, you get the engine checked. It wouldn’t be wise to drive a car that needed an oil change, fluids replenished, and parts replaced. Mostly because a road trip is an adventure and with adventure comes unknown setbacks, challenges, obstacles, etc. Having an unchecked engine would only contribute to the number of issues that might arise. And the goal isn’t to maximize the number of issues—the goal is to minimize them so you can focus your attention elsewhere—say, on the scenery of the drive. Well, your “why” is the engine for the journey of your life.

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                          “The idea of a meaningless universe is in itself a highly creative imaginative act. Animals… could not imagine such an idiocy, so the theory shows an incredible accomplishment of an obviously ordered mind and intellect that can imagine itself to be the result of non-order or chaos—you have a creature who is capable of mapping its own brain, imagining that the brain’s fantastic regulated order could emerge from a reality that has no meaning.”

                          Jane Roberts, The Individual And The Nature Of Mass Events, via Sunbeams (Page 15)

                            “I’m not sure how much of identity comes threaded in our genes and how much of it is shaped by our environment, but as far back as I can recall, placing my fingertips on a keyboard felt like coming home to myself. There was no courtship phase, no period of becoming acquainted with the piano; rather, the connection was instantaneous, as comfortable and familiar for me as breathing.”

                            Alicia Keys, More Myself (Page 24)

                              “Sometimes people miss the missing link about the meaning of life: it’s you. It’s always been about you and what you’re about. If you’re about nothing, then life is about nothing. If you’re about love and truth, then life is about love and truth. If you’re about creating something great, then life is about that, and so on. Life is waiting for you to take the lead, but you’re staring into the sky waiting to be lead. So it’s a standoff, and the clock keeps on ticking.”

                              Les Matheson, Quora