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"The courage to live my own life".
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<blockquote data-quote="Scent of Cedar II" data-source="post: 107672" data-attributes="member: 4391"><p>Well, everyone ~ so, what does it mean, to take the courage to live our own best lives?</p><p></p><p>Is it about gratitude ~ about learning to see ourselves and our lives differently than we might have been taught?</p><p></p><p>I find myself needing to focus on the following lines, lately. It helps center me, somehow.</p><p></p><p>This is a quote, but I don't remember the writer's name.</p><p></p><p>"In order to experience yourself more powerfully, you must will to do so."</p><p></p><p>"If you wish to radiate from your own source and stop depending on other people...."</p><p></p><p>(Now, how cool is that part?!?)</p><p></p><p>"...you must work very hard at learning to trust your own mind."</p><p></p><p>"When you succeed, you will have preferences, instead of needs and dependencies."</p><p></p><p>"Your behavior will be calm, appropriate, and exacting."</p><p></p><p>There is more, but at the moment I am totally fascinated with just those lines.</p><p></p><p>And here is another interesting thing I just stumbled onto.</p><p></p><p>husband bought me a whole slew of books by Teilhard de Chardin at an estate sale because he thought they would appeal to me.</p><p></p><p>And of course, they do.</p><p></p><p>But here is the thing I learned: You know that feeling of overwhelming anxiety or dissatisfaction or panic or whatever?</p><p></p><p>In "Hymn of the Universe", that feeling is likened to interaction with God.</p><p></p><p>Now, isn't that a unique thing to think about.</p><p></p><p>Or did I just put everyone to sleep again?</p><p></p><p> :rofl:</p><p></p><p>Barbara</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scent of Cedar II, post: 107672, member: 4391"] Well, everyone ~ so, what does it mean, to take the courage to live our own best lives? Is it about gratitude ~ about learning to see ourselves and our lives differently than we might have been taught? I find myself needing to focus on the following lines, lately. It helps center me, somehow. This is a quote, but I don't remember the writer's name. "In order to experience yourself more powerfully, you must will to do so." "If you wish to radiate from your own source and stop depending on other people...." (Now, how cool is that part?!?) "...you must work very hard at learning to trust your own mind." "When you succeed, you will have preferences, instead of needs and dependencies." "Your behavior will be calm, appropriate, and exacting." There is more, but at the moment I am totally fascinated with just those lines. And here is another interesting thing I just stumbled onto. husband bought me a whole slew of books by Teilhard de Chardin at an estate sale because he thought they would appeal to me. And of course, they do. But here is the thing I learned: You know that feeling of overwhelming anxiety or dissatisfaction or panic or whatever? In "Hymn of the Universe", that feeling is likened to interaction with God. Now, isn't that a unique thing to think about. Or did I just put everyone to sleep again? [img]:rofl:[/img] Barbara [/QUOTE]
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