Unfolding As It Should

You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars.
You have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding
as it should.

From "Desiderata" by Max Ehrmann

To Speak the Truth

It takes two to speak the truth -
one to speak and the other to hear.

Henry David Thoreau

Spiritual Death

It is not the end of the physical body
that should worry us.
Rather, our concern should be to live
while we're alive -
to release our inner selves
from the spiritual death
that comes from living behind a facade
designed to conform to external definitions
of who and what we are.

Elizabeth Kubler-Ross

Our Prime Purpose

Our prime purpose in this life
is to help others.
And if you can't help them,
at least don't hurt them.

The Dalai Lama

Desires

I arise in the morning torn
between a desire to improve the world
and a desire to enjoy the world.
This makes it hard to plan the day.

Elwyn Brooks White

Listening

No man ever listened himself
out of a job.

Calvin Coolidge

You, Yourself

You, yourself, as much as
anyone in the entire universe,
deserve your love and affection.

The Buddha