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    “We need to regularly stop and take stock; to sit down and determine within ourselves which things are worth valuing and which things are not; which risks are worth the cost and which are not.  Even the most confusing or hurtful aspects of life can be made more tolerable by clear seeing and by choice.”  ~ Epictetus

      “When you part from your friend, you grieve not; For that which you love most in him may be clearer in his absence, as the mountain to the climber is clearer from the plain.” ~ Kahlil Gibran

        “He is the best sailor who can steer within fewest points of the wind, and exact a motive power out of the greatest obstacles.” ~ Henry David Thoreau

        Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep.

          Do not stand at my grave and weep.

          I am not there, I do not sleep.

          I am the thousand winds that blow.

          I am diamond glints on snow.

          I am the sunlight on ripened grain.

          I am gentle autumnal rain.

          When you waken in the morning hush.

          I am the soft uplifting rush

          Of quiet birds in circled flight.

          I am the soft stars that shine at night.

          Do not stand at my grave and cry –

          I am not there.  I did not die.

           

          ~ Anonymous

            “What doesn’t kill me makes me stronger.” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

            Pain is a fact.

              Pain is a fact.

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              “We can’t escape pain; we can’t escape the essential nature of our lives. But we do have a choice. We can give in and relent, or we can fight, persevere, and crete a life worth living, a noble life. Pain is a fact; our evaluation of it is a choice.” ~ Jacob Held

                “The trick is to realize that after giving your best, there’s nothing more to give… Win or lose the game is finished.  It’s over.  It’s time to forget and prepare for the next one.” ~ Sparky Anderson

                  “Sometimes the wrong choices bring us to the right places. ” ~  Unknown

                    “Troubles, they may come and go, but good times, they’re the gold.” ~ Dave Matthews Band

                      “If things go wrong, don’t go with them.” ~ Roger Babson

                        “No matter what happens, win, lose, or draw, never forget that life goes on.” ~ Courtney Reum

                          “Even the most daring and accomplished people have undergone tremendous difficulty.  In fact, the more successful they became, the more they attributed their success to the lessons learned during their most difficult times.” ~ Barbara Rose

                            “Nothing is so bitter that a calm mind cannot find comfort in it.” ~ Seneca

                            The law of contrast:

                              The law of contrast:

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                              “If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.” ~ Ann Bradstreet

                                “Every difficulty in life presents us with an opportunity to turn inward and to invoke our own submerged inner resources. The trials we endure can and should introduce us to our strengths.” ~ Epictetus, The Art of Living

                                  “Nothing truly stops you.  Nothing truly holds you back.  For your own will is always within your control.  Sickness may challenge your body. But are you merely your body? Lameness may impede your legs. But your are not merely your legs. Your will is bigger than your legs. Your will needn’t be affected by an incident unless you let it.” ~ Epictetus, The Art of Living

                                    “We cannot choose our external circumstances, but we can always choose how we respond to them.”

                                    Epictetus, The Art of Living

                                      “It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe.” ~ Muhammad Ali

                                      The Laughing Heart

                                        your life is your life
                                        don’t let it be clubbed into dank submission.
                                        be on the watch.
                                        there are ways out.
                                        there is a light somewhere.
                                        it may not be much light but
                                        it beats the darkness.
                                        be on the watch.
                                        the gods will offer you chances.
                                        know them.
                                        take them.
                                        you can’t beat death
                                        but you can beat death in life, sometimes.
                                        and the more often you learn to do it,
                                        the more light there will be.
                                        your life is your life.
                                        know it while you have it.
                                        you are marvelous
                                        the gods wait to delight
                                        in you.

                                         

                                        ~ Charles Bukowski

                                          “When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” ~ Henry Ford