It is far more comforting to think God listened and said no, than to think that nobody’s out there.
MITCH ALBOMDeath: the only true emotion felt in an apathetic world.
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The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.
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All parents damage their children. It cannot be helped. Some parents smudge, others crack, a few shatter childhoods completely into jagged little pieces, beyond repair.
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We need to forgive ourselves. For all the things we didn’t do. All the things we should have done. You can’t get stuck on the regrets of what should have happened.
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Sharing tales of those we’ve lost is how we keep from really losing them.
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Love wins, love always wins.
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Don’t cling to things because everything is impermanent.
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You knew me. You knew that person, but you don’t know the person I’m trying to become… You are not your past!
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This is part of what a family is about, not just love. It’s knowing that your family will be there watching out for you. Nothing else will give you that. Not money. Not fame. Not work.
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We are too involved in materialistic things, and they don’t satisfy us. The loving relationships we have, the universe around us, we take these things for granted.
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Desire sets our compass, but real life steers our course.
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I give myself a good cry if I need it. But then I concentrate on the good things still in my life. I don’t allow myself any more self-pity than that. A little each every morning, a few tears, and that’s all.
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The more you defend a lie, the angrier you become.
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We all yearn for what we have lost. But sometimes, we forget what we have.
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Silence was his escape, but silence is rarely a refuge.
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Don’t let go too soon, but don’t hold on too long.
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