In order to stay sane, you sometimes have to be a little selfish. You do not have to commit to the rest of your life today. It’s not a crime to change your mind. You just have to stay true to yourself.
Artie (Warehouse 13)
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Whatever you are, be a good one.
Abraham Lincoln
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It is far more useful to be aware of a single shortcoming in ourselves than it is to be aware of a thousand in someone else.
Dalai Lama
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Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you.
Maori Proverb
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Today I want to share some wise words from Andrew W. K. with you.
After being asked
Hi Andrew.
I’m dating a guy who refuses to give up on his dreams of rock stardom. While it’s admirable in a way, I need a little bit more stability if we’re going to make this work. How can I gently break this to him?
he replied
Don’t you dare say anything to him about giving up his dream.
You’re not the right person for him.
Never ask someone to give up on their dream just so you can feel more stable. It’s his choice and his choice alone, no matter how ridiculous his dreams may seem to you, or to society, or even to himself.
Dreams make humans into self-realized individuals. Your only responsibility is to love everything about him, including his dreams. The idea of “making this work” sounds more like a way to make his life more boring and predictable. At worst, it’s a genuine sadistic desire to control someone else because your own life feels out of control – or a cruel need to dominate and break someone’s spirit for the sake of your own peace of mind.
Look for stability and peace of mind inside yourself, and not in your relationships or in controlling the dreams of others.
Do what you want, never let down, and keep on partying.
Andrew W.K.
Well, if that is not an awesome response! (She might disagree though)
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You give what you give. What you don’t give will be lost forever. This day will never come again.
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Every morning you pick between two choices: Continue to sleep with your dreams. Or wake up and chase them.
Which do you choose?
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The meaning of life is that it is to be lived, and it is not to be traded and conceptualized and squeezed into pattern of systems.
Bruce Lee
There are uses for systems and routines, but you have to be careful not to get stuck in them.
It is about spontaneity, living in the present and enjoying every single day with a clear mind. Routines do not necessarily destroy these ambitions, but they often make it very hard to just live and enjoy it.
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Of all sad words of mouth or pen, the saddest are these: it might have been.
John Greenleaf Whittier
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A single dream is more powerful than a thousand realities.
J.R.R. Tolkien
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