“Don't be like those people who believe in "positive thinking" and tell themselves that they're loved and strong and capable. You don't need to do that because you know it already. And when you doubt it — which happens, I think, quite often at this stage of evolution — do as I suggested. Instead of trying to prove that you're better than you think, just laugh. Laugh at your worries and insecurities. View your anxieties with humor. It will be difficult at first, but you'll gradually get used to it. Now go back and meet all those people who think you know everything. Convince yourself that they're right, because we all know everything, it's merely a question of believing.”
― The Witch of Portobello
― The Witch of Portobello
“All we have to do is understand that we're all here for a reason and to commit ourselves to that. Then we can laugh at our sufferings, large and small and walk fearlessly, aware that each step has meaning”
― The Witch of Portobello
― The Witch of Portobello
“و في ما كنت أحدق في المطر, فكرت فيما يعنيه ان يكون المرء جزءا من شيء أو ينتمي إليه,و ان يكون هنالك من يذرف الدمع لأجلي.
من مكان سحيق, سحيق جدا جدا. و أخيرا من حلم, و أنيي مهما حاولت و مهما أسرعت فإنني لن أصل إليه.
لماذا يمكن أن يرغب أي شخص في البكاء من أجلي؟”
― رقص رقص رقص
من مكان سحيق, سحيق جدا جدا. و أخيرا من حلم, و أنيي مهما حاولت و مهما أسرعت فإنني لن أصل إليه.
لماذا يمكن أن يرغب أي شخص في البكاء من أجلي؟”
― رقص رقص رقص
“فى ألفاظك إعرف نفسك !
الألفاظ لها ميزان .
ثمة لفظ قد يكسبك العالم لكن .. تخسر نفسك !
ثمة لفظ قد يفقدك العالم لكن .. تكسب نفسك !
زنْ الفاظك تعرف نفسك ..”
― لزوم ما يلزم
الألفاظ لها ميزان .
ثمة لفظ قد يكسبك العالم لكن .. تخسر نفسك !
ثمة لفظ قد يفقدك العالم لكن .. تكسب نفسك !
زنْ الفاظك تعرف نفسك ..”
― لزوم ما يلزم
“What do you want? You can't want to be happy, because that's too easy and too boring. You can't want only to love, because that's impossible. What do you want? You want to justify your life, to live it as intensely as possible. That is at once a trap and a source of ecstasy. Try to be alert to that danger and experience the joy and the adventure of being that woman who is beyond the image reflected in the mirror.”
― The Witch of Portobello
― The Witch of Portobello
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