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Tag Archives: darkness
Although it’s been many years since I’ve felt hatred, I’m far from immune to at times being ignorant and feeling fear and envy. May all who suffer from such burdens, as carriers and victims, lose their loads the … Continue reading
Astonishing Light
“I wish I could show you, when you are alone or in darkness, the astonishing light of your own being.” -Haviz (Source: Let’s Be Positive Together)
Posted in Beauty, Cheerfulness, Fun, Humor, Inspiring, Optimism, Photos That Touched Me, Quotes I Love
Tagged alone, astonishing, being, darkness, Haviz, Karen Robiscoe, Let's Be Positive Together, light, turtle
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Even One Candle
“There is not enough darkness in all the world to put out the light of even one candle.” –Robert Alden I really like this quote. It got me to thinking about Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. It occurred to … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Observations, Quotes I Love, Spirit
Tagged candle, darkness, Gandhi, light, Love, Martin Luther King Jr, MLK, Robert Alden, world
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If I Could
Your sorrow shows in your eyes and is etched on your face It reflects a weary spirit that is in a painful place The smiling mask you wear when you say everything’s OK Can’t hide from me the tragedy you … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Challenges, Dealing with Pain & Grief, Forgiveness, Healing, Loneliness, Pain & Grief, Poetry I Wrote, Strength
Tagged admire, carry on, courage, darkness, faith, festered, fire, Grief, Hope, hottest, hurt, if I could, Life, life's, long, night, pain, strength, suffered, suffering, symptoms
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A Candle In Their Darkness
If there are people in your life who come to you only when they need you, perhaps it is because they view you as a candle when there is darkness. (Paraphrased from something a friend recently shared in a public … Continue reading
When Positive Emotions Appear
As darkness recedes when light appears, it has been my experience that negative emotions immediately begin to recede when positive emotions appear. Russ
Lesson-Rich Windstorms
A lot of people are going through some very challenging (I like to think of them as “lesson-rich”) times right now. I saw this quote from wordsmith.org that seemed to fit the situation fairly well: “Should you shield the canyons … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Growth/Learning, LIfe Lessons, Pain & Grief, Quotes I Love
Tagged anchor, beauty, cold, connect, connected, connectedness, darkness, Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, fly, Grief, lesson-rich, light, pain, powerful, spirit, warmth, windstorms, wings, wonderfully, wordsmith.org
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