Company of the Light

I was looking up information the other day and came across this quote by a Barry Lopez…never heard of him before and I found out that he writes often about the relationship between the physical landscape and human culture…in his fiction, he frequently addresses issues of intimacy, ethics, and identity…

Here is his quote and I found it pertinant to what I’m living today, after being in the company of the light:

“How is one to live a moral and compassionate existence when one is fully aware of the blood, the horror inherent in life, when one finds darkness not only in one’s culture but within oneself? If there is a stage at which an individual life becomes truly adult, it must be when one grasps the irony in its unfolding and accepts responsibility for a life lived in the midst of such paradox. One must live in the middle of contradiction, because if all contradiction were eliminated at once life would collapse. There are simply no answers to some of the great pressing questions. You continue to live them out, making your life a worthy expression of leaning into the light.”

I hope this inspirational bit will help some folks understand that the light is the only way forward…the brighter you glow when you die the more you’ll enter into the next dimension with a clearer understanding of love that you’ve given along the way…

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Quote from Tao Te Ching

This quote is from: Tao Te Ching – Lao Tzu – chapter 11

We join spokes together in a wheel,
but it is the center hole
that makes the wagon move.

We shape clay into a pot,
but it is the emptiness inside
that holds whatever we want.

We hammer wood for a house,
but it is the inner space
that makes it livable.

We work with being,
but non-being is what we use.

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. We should try to see the whole picture of life, and what it means.

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About Life

A Birth Certificate shows that we were born.
A Death Certificate shows that we died.
Pictures show that we lived!
Have a seat. Relax . . .
And read this slowly.

I Believe…
That just because two people argue,
It doesn’t mean they don’t love each other.
And just because they don’t argue,
It doesn’t mean they do love each other.

I Believe…
That we don’t have to change friends if
We understand that friends change.

I Believe….
That my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time.

I Believe….
That no matter how good a friend is,
they’re going to hurt you every once in a while
and you must forgive them for that.

I Believe…
That true friendship continues to grow,
even over the longest distance.
Same goes for true love.

I Believe…
That even when you think you have no more to give,
When a friend cries out to you –
you will find the strength to help.

I Believe…
That you should always leave loved ones with
Loving words. It may be the last time you see them.

I Believe….
That you can keep going long after you think you can’t.

I Believe….
That we are responsible for what
We do, no matter how we feel.

I Believe…
That you can do something in an instant
That will give you heartache for life.

I Believe…
That either you control your attitude or it controls you.

I Believe…
That heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.

I Believe…
That sometimes when I’m angry
I have the right to be angry,
But that doesn’t give me the right to be cruel.

I Believe….
That maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you’ve had, and what you’ve learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you’ve celebrated.

I Believe….
That it isn’t always enough,
to be forgiven by others.
Sometimes, you have to learn to forgive yourself.

I Believe….
That it’s taking me a long time
To become the person I want to be.

I Believe…
That no matter how bad your heart is broken
the world doesn’t stop for your grief.

I Believe….
That our background and circumstances
may have influenced who we are,
But, we are responsible for who we become.

I Believe…
That you shouldn’t be so eager to find
Out secrets. It could change your life Forever.

I Believe….
Two people can look at the exact same
Thing and see something totally different.

I Believe…
That your life can be changed in a matter of
Hours by people who don’t even know you.

I Believe….
That sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you’re down will be the ones to help you get back up.

I Believe…
That credentials on the wall
do not make you a decent human being.

I Believe…
That the people you care about most in life
are taken from you too soon.

I Believe…
That you should send this to
all of the people that you believe in, I just did.

The happiest of people don’t necessarily
have the best of everything;
They just make the most of everything they have.

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How to define success quotes

“He who has achieved success has worked well, laughed often and loved much.”

— Elbert Hubbard

“Too often, people focus only on results. But getting results without learning something or without having fun are incomplete. So is having fun without getting the results, or having fun without learning something new to help and empower you in the future. Accomplishment is all three: the result, personal growth and having fun.”

— Peter L. Hirsch

“There are many aspects to success; material wealth is only one component. …But success also includes good health, energy and enthusiasm for life, fulfilling relationships, creative freedom, emotional and psychological stability, a sense of well-being, and peace of mind.”

— Deepak Chopra

“You don’t have to stay up nights to succeed; you have to stay awake days.”

— Source Unknown

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