"Many of us are returning from a long journey during which we were forced to search for things that were of no interest to us. Now we realize that they were false. But this return cannot be made without pain, because we have been away for a long time and feel that we are strangers in out own land. It will take some time to find the friends who also left, and the places where our roots and treasures lie. But this will happen."
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"Whenever we need to make a very important decision it is best to trust our instincts, because reason usually tries to remove us from our dream, saying that the time is not yet right. Reason is afraid of defeat, but intuition enjoys life and its challenges."
"When you repeat a mistake, it is not a mistake anymore: it is a decision."
"And the best way to know who we are is often to find out how others see us."
"Remember, the first road to God is prayer, the second is joy."
"Treasure is uncovered by the force of flowing water, and it is buried by the same currents."
"They say that extroverts are unhappier than introverts and have to compensate for this by constantly proving to themselves how happy and contented and at ease with life they are."
"Love is an act of faith in another person, not an act of surrender."
"It's true; life really is generous to those who pursue their destiny"
"Everything is a matter of courage."
"A warrior of the light...never confuses tension with anxiety."
"Coincidence is the language of the stars, for something to happen, so many forces have to be put into action."
"I carry with me many scars, but I also carry with me moments that would not have happened if I had not dared to go beyond my limits"
"That 'simple desire' to share something meant that we could enter the world of language without words, where everything is always clear and there is no danger of being misinterpreted."
"Saying ‘No’ does not always show a lack of generosity and that saying ‘Yes’ is not always a virtue"
"When life makes us face difficult situations-such as a personal loss-we have to understand that eternity is taking one more step."
"You can achieve anything if you believe in yourself. But the opposite is also true; without strong self-belief you will not go far."
"I believe in signs....what we need to learn is always there before us, we just have to look around us with respect & attention to discover where God is leading us and which step we should take. When we are on the right path, we follow the signs, and if we occasionally stumble, the Divine comes to our aid, preventing us from making mistakes."
"Everybody is a political person, whether you say something or you are silent. A political attitude is not whether you go to parliament; it's how you deal with your life, with your surroundings."
"When desire is still in this pure state, the man and the woman fall in love with life, they live each moment reverently, consciously, always ready to celebrate the next blessing. When people feel like this, they are not in a hurry, they do not precipitate events with unthinking actions. They know that the inevitable will happen, that what is real always finds a way of revealing itself. When the moment comes, they do not hesitate, they do not miss an opportunity, they do not let slip a single magic moment, because they respect the importance of each second."