Thinking

“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” – Zen Proverb

“We all need some time to ourselves – just a few minutes a day to get reacquainted with the one who’s been there since the beginning.” – seen in Starbuck’s, Muswell Hill

“Let our imagination guide us – and never cease to follow it, for if we do, we grow up and the child inside us is no more.” – seen in Starbuck’s, Muswell Hill

Many of life’s failures are people who did not realise how close they were to success when they gave up. – Thomas Edison

“Life is brief and art is long.” – Gustave Flaubert

“Freedom is acquired by conquest, not by gift. It must be pursued constantly and responsibly. Freedom is not an ideal located outside of man; nor is it an idea which becomes myth. It is rather the indispensable condition for the…

“Set your life on fire.  Seek those who fan your flames.” — Meulana Rumi (thanks to Elaine for the suggestion!)

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you. – Maya Angelou