Happiness is the art of never holding in your mind the memory of any unpleasant thing that has passed. – Anonymous

Nobody can hurt me without my permission. ~Mahatma Gandhi

When you love someone, the best thing you can offer is your presence. How can you love if you are not there? ~Thich Nhat Hanh

People deal too much with the negative,
with what is wrong…
Why not try and see positive things,
to just touch those things and make them bloom?

~Thich Nhat Hanh

We usually see altruism, concern for others before oneself, as being the opposite of selfishness, concern for oneself before others. Buddhism does not see it as either one or the other but rather as a blending of the two. Genuine self-concern will gradually mature into concern for others as one sees that others are really the same as oneself. This is genuine compassion and it is the most beautiful jewel in the crown of the Buddha’s teaching. By Ven. S. Dhammika

The happiest people I have known have been those who gave themselves no concern about their own souls, but did their uttermost to mitigate the miseries of others. ~Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Old friends pass away, new friends appear.
It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives.
The important thing is to make it meaningful:
a meaningful friend or a meaningful day.

~Dalai Lama

Please forgive me, if I haven’t have a chance to visit any of you, as promise. I’m very behind these couple days. I’m trying my best to visit you whenever I have a moment.  I need to get many projects done. I am not ignoring anyone’s questions, will answer you as soon as I have a chance.

You should respect each other and refrain from disputes;
you should not, like water and oil, repel each other,
but should, like milk and water, mingle together.

~Buddha

A pearl is a beautiful thing that is produced by an injured life. It is the tear [that results] from the injury of the oyster. The treasure of our being in this world is also produced by an injured life. If we had not been wounded, if we had not been injured, then we will not produce the pearl.

~Stephan Hoeller