Joya Cousin

“This is the true joy in life, being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one. Being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances, complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it what I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work, the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.”
― George Bernard Shaw

“Your initiations are worthwhile.”
― Tina Fey, Bossypants

“It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

“There's no such thing as a minor lapse of awareness. You're either present with what is--right here, right now--or you're someplace else.”
― Gay Hendricks, The First Rule of Ten