May 2012
3 posts
April 2012
20 posts
“A candle that shares its light loses nothing.”
The work is not the only thing that matters.
A relationship is like a brand: you have to invest in it, and understand that it gets built over time. You can’t rush it; even the slightest hint of insincerity, dishonesty, or manipulation will kill a relationship before it has a chance to develop.
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Umbrella Theory of Life
If it looks like rain, carry an umbrella and there won’t be any.
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“Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be...”
– Abraham Lincoln
Easter
If a man lose everything he owns, has he truly lost his worth? Or is it the beginning, of a new and brighter birth?
“It’s the oldest story in the world. One day you’re seventeen and planning for...”
– The ending quote of One Tree Hill (via colestclair)
March 2012
2 posts
Sow a thought and you reap an action. Sow an action and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character and you reap a destiny.
What You're Worth
In a brief conversation, a man asked a woman he was pursuing the question: ‘What kind of man are you looking for?’ She sat quietly for a moment before looking him in the eye & asking, ‘Do you really want to know?’ Reluctantly, he said, ‘Yes. As a woman in this day & age, I am in a position to ask a man what can you do for me that I can’t do for myself? I...
February 2012
4 posts
nyantoki: The Wolves Within →
nyantoki:
Angry at a friend who had done him an injustice, a young boy turned to his grandfather for advice.
“Let me tell you a story,” the old man said.
“I too have felt a great hate for those that have taken so much, with no sorrow for what they do.
But hate wears you down, and does not hurt your…
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January 2012
9 posts
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December 2011
5 posts
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It’s suspended there to remind us before we pop the champagne and celebrate the New Year, to stop and reflect on the year that has gone by. To remember both our triumphs and our missteps - our promises made, and broken. The times we opened ourselves up to great adventures - or closed ourselves down, for fear of getting hurt. Because that’s what New Year’s is all about: getting...
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November 2011
17 posts
“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.”
Leaving was weird.
but now I’m home.
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“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a...”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
