"At this moment, many people have stopped living. They do not become angry, nor cry out; they merely wait for time to pass. They did not accept the challenges of life, so life no longer challenges them"
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"Love appears and says: "You think you're heading towards a specific point, but the whole justification for the goal's existence lies in your love for it. Rest a little,but as soon as you can, get up and carry on. Because ever since your goal found out that you were traveling toward it, it has been running to meet you."
"If you don't fear, the Unknown will be KIND to you"
"The only thing tragedy gives us is the opportunity to rebuild our life."
"What is I? It's what you are, not what others make of you."
"Comparing is impoverishing your own experience"
"Past and future exist only in our memory. The present moment, though, is outside of time, it's Eternity."
"May love be your guide in every moment of your life."
"If you have a work instead of a job, every day is holiday"
"Just try to love, and manifest it. When your heart is open, there is this energy of love that flows in, fulfills everything and somehow transmutes itself into actions."
"Finding one important thing in your life doesn’t mean you have to give up all the other important things."
"A Warrior knows that the ends do not justify the means. Because there are no ends, there are only means."
"What is a personal calling? It is God's blessing, it is the path that God chose for you here on Earth. Whenever we do something that fills us with enthusiasm, we are following our legend. However, we don't all have the courage to confront our own dream."
"When you want something with all your heart, that's when you are closest to the Soul of the World. It's always a positive force."
"Because we managed to keep our heart open, despite the pain. Because we realized that the person who left us did not take the sun with them or leave darkness in their place."
"I’ve learned that waiting is the most difficult bit, and I want to get used to the feeling, knowing that you’re with me, even when you’re not by my side."
"The universe is going to help the Warrior."
"I love you because all the loves in the world are like different rivers flowing into the same lake where they meet and are transformed into a single love that becomes rain and blesses the earth."
"True love allows each person to follow his or her own path, aware that doing so can never drive them apart."
"No one loses anyone, because no one owns anyone"