WeaknPowerless Posted February 7, 2006 Posted February 7, 2006 I've had this one book on my shelf for years. I never looked at it before until my ex left me. I cannot describe the peace I have found within it...this coming from someone that is not spiritual or religious in any way. Here are a few entries from it. Cheers ---- “Make your stand today. On this spot. On this day. Make your actions count. Don’t follow the destiny outlined in some mystical book: Create your own. Your resolve to tread the path of life is your best asset. Without it, you die. Death is unavoidable, but let it no be from lost will but because your time is over. As long as you can keep going, use your imagination to cope with the travails of life. Overcome your obstacles and realize what you envision. You will know unexpected happiness. You will know the sorrow of seeing what is dearest to you cut down before your eyes. Accept that. That is the nature of human existence, and you have no time to buffer this fact with fairy tales and illogical explanations. Create the poetry of your life with toughness and determination.”
Author WeaknPowerless Posted February 7, 2006 Author Posted February 7, 2006 “We stand alone in this life. No one lives our life for us. Neither drug nor sorcery can remove us, even for a moment, from our own life. We can deny it, but it is useless: We are here alone, to engage every precious moment according to our wills. The precedents of the ancients may be helpful, but in the end they are only references. The thought of those who will follow after us is likewise merely a consideration. What matters is being, pure being. Accept who you are. Be who you are. If there are gods in the heavens, maybe they know the future. As a human being, I can only say that the future is yet to be made. Let us go forth and make it, but let us make it as beautifully as we can. The degree of elegance is determined by our will and the perfection of our own personalities. Therefore, do not sigh over misfortune or adversity. Whether you are happy or sad is entirely up to you.”
CaliGuy Posted February 7, 2006 Posted February 7, 2006 I find those that recover the fastest, while they appreciate words of comfort, look within first for their own approval and comfort. From there, any words of encouragement is icing on the cake. Seek approval from within. Know you are good, deserve better and will find the right person in time if you can be comfortable and happy with who you are.
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