liveonearth) wrote, liveonearth Nothing that is worth doing
can be achieved in our lifetime;
therefore, we must be saved by hope. ...
Nothing we do, however virtuous,
can be accomplished alone;
therefore, we are saved by love.
No virtuous act is quite as virtuous
from the standpoint of our friend or foe
as it is from our standpoint.
Therefore, we must be saved
by the final form of love,
which is forgiveness.
—Reinhold Niebuhr
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. --Mahatma Gandhi
He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he, himself, must pass. --Lord Herbert
If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete. ~ Jack Kornfield
Love me when I least deserve it, because that’s when I really need it. --Swedish proverb
Sleep well. A gland in the command center releases its yellow hornet to tell you you're missing the point, the point being that getting smacked…
Mistakes are always forgiveable if one has the courage to admit to them. ~~Bruce Lee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkICMrNG78M I thoroughly enjoyed this lecture.
I am supposed to be asleep but I haven't been sleeping well the last several nights. My TMJ is acting up such that I can't even put the backs of my…