Life Motto: do you have one?
By Jaycee
@fivecandles (356)
United States
January 21, 2019 2:51pm CST
Do you have a motto, a quote, a phrase, something like that you apply to your life?
Some of the greatest minds have given us great guidance with simple quotes, and many have said they can sum their life philosophies up into a single phrase.
"Life is not a problem to be solved but a reality to be experienced." - Soren Kierkegaard
"Happiness is like a butterfly; the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder." - Henry David Thoreau
"The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large." - Confucius
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@fivecandles (356)
• United States
21 Jan 19
A great one! I have a sticker in my planner this week that says "hem your blessings with thankfullness so they don't unravel" Being thankful is something that keeps me in a good mood.
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@pjmurphy (2500)
• United States
21 Jan 19
@fivecandles That quote is from the Bible. It's always been my favorite verse. There's a line in one of Wendell Berry's novels where one of the characters quotes that verse and then says, "I'm not always able to do this, but those are the right instructions."
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@fivecandles (356)
• United States
21 Jan 19
@pjmurphy ...for this is the will of Christ Jesus concerning you. :)
I can't remember what year but I do remember that was one of my key verses one year in Bible Drill!
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@TheHorse (205171)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Feb 19
@innertalks I hope not to be!
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@TheHorse (205171)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Feb 19
All good quotations. The Plato one in your picture is the basis of my teaching, especially with little ones. Albert Bandura calls it "modeling."
A favorite random one that guides me:
Questioner: How are we to treat others?
Ramana Maharshi: The are no others.
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@innertalks (20978)
• Australia
23 Jan 19
"fullness empties out emptiness every-time."
When I feel empty and bored, I try to do something, anything. Activity fills the void.
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@autoassign (263)
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9 Feb 19
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me"
-Philippians 4:13
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