Words of Wisdom     

On Past

 

People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.

Thich Nhat Hanh, buddhist monk, poet.

 

We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.

Joseph Campbell, author

 

Without freedom the past, there is no freedom at all, because the mind is never new, fresh, innocent.

Krishnamurti, spiritual teacher

 

 

If not now, when?

The Talmud

 

The world is not yet exhausted; let me see something tomorrow which I never saw before.

Samuel Johnson, author

 

To grow mature is to separate more distinctly, to connect more closely.

Hugo Von Hofmannsthal, poet, dramatist

 

Everything is connected, no one thing can change by itself.

Paul Hawken, environmentalist and author

 

I've never quite believed that one chance is all I get.

Anne Tyler, author

 

Perfection is a road, not a destination. Every time I live I get an education.

Burk Hudson, songwriter

 

Only the hand that erases can write the true thing.

Meister Eckhart

 

All appears to change when we change.

Henri Amiel, Writer