Sunday, May 17, 2009

10 Quotes That Have Influenced Me, Lately...





"Those who fit in now won't stand out later."

(From "The Big Moo" (Book on business theory/motivation))
[Be authentic and celebrate that you are not like everything else or everyone else]

"Living is hard and birthing is mean, so get yourself a little loving in between."
(Gwendolyn Brooks, Pulitzer Prize Poet)
[Stay with it, keep breathing and enjoy what brings you joy without judgment.]

"...all the gods, all the heavens, all the hells are within you."
(Joseph Campbell, The Power of Myth)
[I am a part of all things and all things are a part of me, consciously or unconsciously.]

"You've had the power all along, you just had to learn how to use it."
(Heroes, TV Series)
[What you be is what you will see.]

"...man's capacities have never been measured; nor are we to judge of what he can do by any precedents, so little has been tried."
(Henry David Thoreau, Walden)
[We have yet to scratch the surface of our ability to be original.]

"...everyone has the capacity for grandeur."
(Carlos Santana, Musician)
[Greatness is within our every pore, breath and dared dream]

"When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream..."
(The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho)
[We are so powerful that not even the universe can deny you your heart's desire.]

"If you don't hear you'll feel."
("Cysley". My Mom)
[One way or another you will get the message that the universe is sending you. You have no choice.]

"No bird soars too high, if it soars with its own wings."
(William Blake)
[Your capacity for greatness is limited only by the desires of your heart and imagination.]

"...you cannot alter your fate, but you can rise to meet it, if you choose..." (Princess Monoke, Classic Anime Film)
[Courage, more courage for everyone please.]

2 comments:

SLP said...

WOW, Love those!

Nothing new, but for some reason a lot of them resonate with me at this particular time.

Absolutely love the art that accompanies the quotes. Is that an LP original?

Sandy

Pollard said...

Yes SLP, it is an Lp original. Point well taken about the sentiments in these quotes being nothing new, but what great validation they are of what our awareness and spirit knows.