Focus on what you can control, not on what you cannot control Focus on the positive, not the negative Focus on what you can do, not on what you cannot do Focus on what you have, not on what you do not have Focus on the present, not on the
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“Half of what I say is meaningless; but I say it so that the other half may reach you.”
― Sand and Foam
― Sand and Foam
“I love you,' she said. She nestled closer, her hand moving up the back of his neck. The wind lifted. 'Don't kill me,' he said. 'I'm not going to,' she said.”
― Lexicon
― Lexicon
“I did not have sex with a mongoose.”
― Unamused Muse
― Unamused Muse
“You just finished a job, as you refer to it. You must be tired and I can only imagine the enervating quality of an added threat of the state pen."
"California's state pen is Fisher," Cat said. "It can write upside down, but I think a pencil works better for that.”
― The Zaanics Deceit
"California's state pen is Fisher," Cat said. "It can write upside down, but I think a pencil works better for that.”
― The Zaanics Deceit
“Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It's a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity.”
― The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times
― The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times
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