If a tree wants to be strong, it needs a number of roots sent deep into the soil. If a tree has only one root, it may be blown over by the wind.

Look deeply into the nature of your love and find out. The happiness of the other person and your own happiness depend on the nature of your love! Of course you have love in you — but what is important is the nature of that love. All love may begin by being passionate, especially for younger people. But in the process of living together, they have to learn and practice love, so that selfishness — the tendency to possess — will diminish, and the elements of understanding and gratitude will settle in, little by little, until their love becomes nourishing, protecting, and reassuring. ~Thich Nhat Hanh

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If instead of a gem, or even a flower,
we should cast the gift of a loving thought
into the heart of a friend, that would be
giving as the angels give.

~George MacDonald

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Don't carry your mistakes around with you. Instead, place them under your feet and use them as stepping stones to rise above them. ~Unknown

If people refuse to look at you in a new light and they can only see you for what you were, only see you for the mistakes you've made, if they don't realize that you are not your mistakes, then they have to go.” ~Steve Maraboli

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When you forgive, you do not erase the memory.
You simply choose to forgive to free yourself
from the bitterness. The memory stays,
not to be forgotten but to be remembered
as a valuable lesson.

~Author Unknown

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It is only with true love and compassion that we can begin
to mend what is broken in the world. It is these two blessed
things that can begin to heal all broken hearts.

~Steve Maraboli

To my mind, the idea that doing dishes is unpleasant can occur only when you aren’t doing them. Once you are standing in front of the sink with your sleeves rolled up and your hands in the warm water, it is really quite pleasant. I enjoy taking my time with each dish, being fully aware of the dish, the water, and each movement of my hands. I know that if I hurry in order to eat dessert sooner, the time of washing dishes will be unpleasant and not worth living. That would be a pity, for each minute, each second of life is a miracle. The dishes themselves and that fact that I am here washing them are miracles! ~Thich Nhat Hanh

“Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is richness of self.” ~May Sarton

I think we are and will always
be lonely people in a lonely
world under lonely stars.
We can never starve our loneliness.
We can only hope that by the
company of others,
it doesn’t devour us.
~Testy McTesterson

The moon is a loyal companion. It never leaves.
It’s always there, watching, steadfast, knowing us
in our light and dark moments, changing forever
just as we do. Every day it’s a different version of itself.
Sometimes weak and wan, sometimes strong and full of light.
The moon understands what it means to be human.
Uncertain. Alone. Cratered by imperfections.

~Tahereh Mafi

When you are joyful, when you say yes to life and have fun and project positivity all around you, you become a sun in the center of every constellation, and people want to be near you. ~Shannon L. Alder

"The various features and aspects of human life, such as longevity, good health, success, happiness, and so forth, which we consider desirable, are all dependent on kindness and a good heart."
~Dalai Lama

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It is only with true love and compassion
that we can begin to mend what is broken
in the world. It is these two blessed things
that can begin to heal all broken hearts.

~Steve Maraboli

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