budley12 Posted April 2, 2012 Posted April 2, 2012 With all of the negative threads being created in this section I figured I would start up a thread containing meaningful quotes that you all have stumbled on which has helped you move on, heal, grow, and start finding yourself again. I hope that this thread will be a success and people will be able to scroll through it and dive into the meaning and feel what the quotes are offering. Personally, by incorporating positive quotes into my life, and feeling and living by their meanings I have once again started to see the joy and brightness of the world: 3
Author budley12 Posted April 2, 2012 Author Posted April 2, 2012 "You have done nothing wrong. You have not failed - only produced results. The question is not about how bad you've been; it's about what you intend to do with the results you have produced" -Dr Wayne Dyer 1
Chi townD Posted April 2, 2012 Posted April 2, 2012 "Only he who attempts the absurd is capable of achieving the impossible." ~ Miguel de Unamuno ~ 3
lostconfidence Posted April 2, 2012 Posted April 2, 2012 Each personal limit you exceed, each boundary you cross verifies that most limits are indeed self-imposed. Your potential and possibilities are far greater than you can imagine. You are capable of more than you ever thought." 4
Million.to.1 Posted April 2, 2012 Posted April 2, 2012 My favourite... The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want. 4
mymission Posted April 2, 2012 Posted April 2, 2012 Marilyn Monroe, "A wise girl kisses but doesn't love, listens but doesnt believe, and leaves before she is left" That one is probably a bit bitter. Janis Joplin, "Don't compromise yourself, you're all you've got"
Meg717 Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so love the people who treat you right, forgive the ones who don't and believe that everything happens for a reason. (unknown) 4
Mack05 Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 One I heard today I like... "No matter how good your intentions are, sometimes people are 'broke' and you can't fix them..." 4
fucpcg Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 Love is the persistence of admiration Love means never having to say you are sorry 1
flitzanu Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 “Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results.” ― Albert Einstein (attributed) 1
TaraMaiden Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 "The past is over; Forgiveness means giving up all hope of a better Past." Carl Jung. Actions speak louder than words. Never be the Option, when you should be the Priority The person who cares the least - controls the most. If you cannot find inner peace, serenity, contentment and happiness where you are - right now - then....where else do you expect to find it? Karma means that you don't get away with anything. And it all counts. Hatred is never appeased by hatred in this world. By non-hatred alone is hatred appeased. This is a law eternal. The opposite to Love, is not Hate. The opposite to Love, is Indifference. 2
TaraMaiden Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 (edited) It all begins in your head, with the stories you tell yourself. "Whatever you put Energy into, will Grow." Miranda July. this one is so true, every time i read it, it brings me up short..... Edited April 3, 2012 by TaraMaiden 1
Chi townD Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep --not screaming, like the passengers in his car. 2
CaliBabe Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 "When the past calls, let it go to voicemail... It's got nothing new to say" 5
Thatguyintx Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 "Treat everyone as if they have a wounded heart because they probably do." - unknown Reminds me to be gentle to those around me. 2
mike588 Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 I never get jealous when I see my ex. with someone else because my parents taught me to give my used toys to the less fortunate. Love begins with a smile...grows with a kiss and ends in tears. You said you didn't want to see me get hurt...does that mean you closed your eyes when I cried. 1
redrose123 Posted April 4, 2012 Posted April 4, 2012 Watching you walk out of my life does not make me bitter or cynical about love, but rather makes me realize that if I wanted so much to be with the wrong person, how beautiful it will be when the right one comes along. 2
Chi townD Posted April 4, 2012 Posted April 4, 2012 I never get jealous when I see my ex. with someone else because my parents taught me to give my used toys to the less fortunate. Love begins with a smile...grows with a kiss and ends in tears. You said you didn't want to see me get hurt...does that mean you closed your eyes when I cried. I like the first one. But, the other two are depressing as hell! 1
CaliBabe Posted April 4, 2012 Posted April 4, 2012 My favorite: "The hardest thing about growing up is that you have to do what is right for you even if it means breaking someone's heart... including your own." 1
Author budley12 Posted April 5, 2012 Author Posted April 5, 2012 "There is nothing to do. Just BE. Do nothing. BE. No climbing mountains and sitting in caves. I do not even say "be yourself" -since you do not know your true self. Just BE. -Nisargadatta Maharaj -for those asking "what else can I do to get him/her back". If we all could just live in the moment and "just BE", none of us would be hurting so much and reminiscing on the good/bad past memories, or our dreams of the future. 2
Author budley12 Posted April 8, 2012 Author Posted April 8, 2012 Your past history and all of your hurts are no longer here in your physical reality. Don't allow them to be here in your mind, muddying your present moments. Your life is like a play with several acts. Some of the characters who enter have short roles to play, others, much longer. But all are necessary, otherwise they wouldn't be in the play. Embrace them all, and move on to the next act. -Dr Wayne Dyer 1
january2011 Posted April 9, 2012 Posted April 9, 2012 Your goal is to get to that sweet level of self-esteem at which you don’t care to know why people break up with you because you know it’s their loss anyway. Obviously, they disagree about your Fundamental Awesomeness and that’s a dealbreaker. Why, specifically, just doesn’t matter. It’s on the trivial level of questions such as; does the jelly go on the inside or the outside of the PB&J? Do raccoons have nightmares, and if so, what about? I mean, it’s mildly interesting, but completely irrelevant. Does it matter why anyone breaks up with anyone? I would argue it does not. At first, when you’re a young’un raised on good old advertising and marketing, you tend to subscribe to the worldview that if you meet The Requirements of beauty and niceness and hygiene and you do All The Right Things then you, too, will get a Boyfriend or Girlfriend ™ and achieve Happiness! At some point, usually after a breakup much like the one you’re going through, you start realizing that life isn’t a game of meeting requirements, and there is no ultimate security, and sometimes things just go to pot, for no good reason, randomly. That’s life sans sweetening the story. I know, this is hardly comforting. But I bet a lot of your traumatic feelings stem not from the loss of his actual person, or even the blow to your self-esteem, but to the worldview shift going on behind the scenes. The thing is, it’s okay to be needy. It’s okay to cry to your mom or your friends or your shrink. It’s okay to be really hurt and dramatic and silly about this. Don’t beat yourself up for not bouncing back. Say to yourself, “Self, I’m going to get you through this. This really sucks and you did nothing to deserve this. So go ahead and cry it out until you feel better. Indulge.” You don’t need a reason to be upset any more than relationships need a reason to end. Sometimes all you can do is forgo rationalizations and questioning and just live in your emotions, one step at a time. Get in touch with yourself and with the universe. Perspective that sometimes things just fall apart will really help. It doesn’t have to be anyone’s fault, and you don’t have to be a tough little soldier about it all. Feelings are feelings, all we can do is try to channel them constructively. And remember that You that existed before the relationship, and her dreams and plans for the future and her moments of happiness. You didn’t need him then, you didn’t need him while you were dating, and you don’t need him now. You didn’t do anything to “make him distant” – he did that on his own. All you can do is be your best authentic self, keep in touch with your own feelings, and be honest. The rest isn’t meant to be. Love yourself. Try to get to the point where you can look in the mirror and genuinely feel sorry for him that he’s never going to have your Fundamental Awesomeness again.
fificremefarben Posted April 9, 2012 Posted April 9, 2012 "something about first love defies duplication. Before it, your heart is blank. Unwritten. After, the walls are left inscribed and grafittied. When it ends, no amount of scrubbing will purge the scrawled oaths and sketched images, but sooner or later, you find that there is space for someone else, between the words and in the margins." (I like the above quote best because, through observing friends whose relationships ended in similar unfortunate circumstances to my own, I know that I will be forever tainted in future relationships. I will never be able to give my heart so willingly to anyone ever again. This is because I was completely let down and hurt by the one person I trusted the most. However, I have faith that I'll meet someone who will know how to be delicate with my "wounds" and who will be able to gently nestle himself in my heart. Sorry, that was pretty cheesy...true, though.) " If a girl ever steals your man, there's no better revenge than to let her keep him. Real men cannot be stolen." (I like this one too) "When we broke up I lost pride and 4 years of my life. You lost 4 years of your life and someone who gave a damn about you. You lost so much more than I did." and when you just really hate your ex, I find this quote to be so true: "some people just need a high-five. In the face. With a chair."
fucpcg Posted April 9, 2012 Posted April 9, 2012 ALL of us and I mean ALL of us are f'd up in different ways. You're not specially f'd up. No one reserved f'd up just for you and who you bring home. No one gets outta life unscathed thats just the way it is. But it is up to us as individuals to make the world we wrap ourselves in beautiful. That doesn't mean life is always beautiful many times it is barely manageable but so what? Experiencing the times when life goes sideways or takes a turn doesn't make for a f'd up life it just doesn't. ****ed up moments does not = ****ed up life - my buddy
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