“Buddha taught that neither pleasure nor pain are ultimately very satisfying; both are fleeting. No matter how much we have or don't have, we keep seeking satisfaction and fulfillment. We fail to experience contentment.”
― Letting Go of the Person You Used to Be: Lessons on Change, Loss, and Spiritual Transformation
― Letting Go of the Person You Used to Be: Lessons on Change, Loss, and Spiritual Transformation
“Our blood that flows through our veins,” a young woman once told me, “is no different from the water that flows through the arteries of life, the rivers of the land.”
― Magdalena: River of Dreams: A Story of Colombia
― Magdalena: River of Dreams: A Story of Colombia
“the best deals are the ones where everyone walks away feeling as though they got exactly what they wanted.”
― Be Ready When the Luck Happens
― Be Ready When the Luck Happens
“I also learned that it’s important to listen to advice and then decide if it’s true to who you are and what you’re trying to accomplish.”
― Be Ready When the Luck Happens
― Be Ready When the Luck Happens
“This is the thing about being in Paris. I always say that you can’t be inspired sitting at home alone by yourself. You have to go out into the world and see what people are doing, and that will trigger something else in you, and then you’ll do it your way.”
― Be Ready When the Luck Happens
― Be Ready When the Luck Happens
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