The whole picture….

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Those who hate other religions, hate other traditions do not know that each tradition, each religion, each experience that people have with the Higher Worlds is just a part of the whole puzzle.

They must put them together so that eventually they see the whole picture.

—Torkom Saraydarian

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The first step…..

The hardest part of any journey is taking……………

that first step!!

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Beauty everywhere….

Beauty is not just confined to the looks of a beautiful young woman, beauty can come in the forms of nature, of people’s souls, of art and words, and more.

You can choose to see beauty everywhere, or you can choose to remain untouched…..

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Bloom like a flower….

“Speed of life is a killer not a healer,

so slow down to bloom like a flower.”

― Debasish Mridha

Today is my birthday and this wish was given to me by a friend of mine!!
So i am sharing this wish with you !!

Thank you so much for reading and sharing your beautiful thoughts with me.

Thank  also Humanity Lives On  for

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PS :  I am thankful for all the beautiful people I have around me. You all have contributed to something very exciting in my life. I thank everybody for all the fabulous birthday wishes. 

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“Creating yourself” ….

Your future is a work in progress.

Waiting for you to create it. It’s time to run from what’s comfortable. Forget safety. It’s just an illusion anyway.

Live where you fear to and destroy your reputation. Create yourself under your terms and according to your vision.

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Even if…

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“Even if we travel the world to find the beauty, we have to take it with us so that we can always find it”. –

«Ακόμα κι αν ταξιδέψουμε σ΄όλο το κόσμο για να βρούμε την ομορφιά, πρέπει να την πάρουμε μαζί μας για να μπορούμε να τη βρίσκουμε πάντα». –

 

 

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The right place…

When the warm grains of sand touch our hearts,

we know we’re in the right place…

 

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Travel….

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We travel not to escape life…

 

 

but for life not to escape us!!!!

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“If you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun” – A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

There are many problems in the path of success. To succeed, you have to go through the many obstacles. If you want to shine like a sun, then you must be willing to burn like a sun.

Nothing grows in the place of comfort, If you really want a life as you imagine then you must be willing to work for it.

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Occupied …

 

“The density of your destiny is the product of the mass of your visions and the volume your impacts occupy!”

― Israelmore Ayivor

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Love mingled with grief…

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” The world is indeed full of peril and in it there are many dark places. But still there is much that is fair. And though in all lands, love is now mingled with grief, it still grows, perhaps, the greater.”

~ J.R.R. Tolkien ~

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Struggle…

All birds find shelter during a rain. But eagle avoids rain by flying above the clouds.

 

– A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

How you respond to the struggles defines you!!

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Amit Ray – The Transforming Power

 

“Beauty is the purest feeling of the soul.

Beauty arises when soul is satisfied.”

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Don’t believe what your eyes are telling you….

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…All they show is limitation.
Look with your understanding, find out what you already know, and you’ll see the way to fly.

– Richard Bach

*painting : Fly me to Paris by Daria Petrilli

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‘Nakedness’….

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“Only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.” – Warren Buffet

«Βλέπεις ποιος κολυμπάει γυμνός μόνο όταν υποχωρεί η παλίρροια»

ΠΑΛΙΡΡΟΙΑ – Στέφανος Παντελίδης

Ώρες ώρες έρχεται η άμπωτη

και μας αδειάζει.

Μένουμε κόκαλα και σάρκες.

Χωρίς ψυχή, σερνόμαστε χαμένοι.

Κι ύστερα να σου η πλημμυρίδα.

Φουσκώνουμε, τραβούμε

αισιόδοξα μπροστά.

Κι ύστερα πάλι,

έρχεται η άμπωτη.

 

I recently came across this quote for the first time. It zinged me. It thrilled me. I’ve been replaying it in my mind over and over again and sharing with anyone who will listen. It’s brilliant. It compels you to stop and think. What does this mean? Does this apply to me in any way?

I feel that ‘nakedness’. The tide has gone out in my life and the next wave hasn’t yet come in. We stand on the wet sand, retired

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF RATIONALISM – Bertrand Russell

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April 1950: Philosopher, mathematician and author, Bertrand Russell (3rd Earl Russell) (1872 – 1970) with a group of children at Beacon High School. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

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1. Do not feel absolutely certain of anything.

2. Do not think it worth while to proceed by concealing evidence, for the evidence is sure to come to light.

3. Never try to discourage thinking, for you are sure to succeed.

4. When you meet with opposition, even if it is from your family, endeavour to overcome it by argument and not by authority, for a victory dependent upon authority is unreal and illusory.

Nature’s heart shape

 

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  Kimitsu, Japan

Photo by @hirokingraphy

Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.

John Muir

Today’s seeds….

“All the flowers of all the tommorows

are in the seeds of today“

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Keep moving…

If you can’t fly, then run,

if you can’t run, then walk,

if you can’t walk, then crawl,

but by all means
keep moving….

 

photo :  Susmita Datta

 

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Tell….

Don’t tell God that you have a big problem

tell your problem that you have a big God!!

 

Have a nice Sunday!!!!!

 

 

 

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FEAR has two meanings….

Salvation…

An idea is salvation by imagination

Frank Lloyd Wright

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Red blood…

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One Race – Human Race

One Blood – Red Blood

 

 

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‘Ugly’ is in the Eye of the Beholder

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In truth, beauty and ugliness come from the same origin.

That origin is you.

H  αλήθεια είναι ότι η ομορφιά και η ασχήμια έχουν την ίδια προέλευση…… ΕΣΕΝΑ!

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Ιnnocence goes beyond οur ignorance…

Peddlers of time

 

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The time is passing fast … like a peddler in hurry … from city to city … and he distributes his merchandise …

Περνάει γρήγορα ο καιρός…σαν βιαστικός γυρολόγος…απο πόλη σε πόλη…και μοιράζει την πραμάτεια του…

 

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“Tut, Tut, looks like rain” ― A.A. Milne

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Have a Happy February!!!

“You are the sky.

Everything else – it’s just the weather.”

― Pema Chödrön

 

 

 

Dawlish, England

Large waves crash over a train as it passes through

Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

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The wheels of life ……..

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And as long as you wait for the wheel to turn, life is gone and lost!

You’ve got to have the will to live
You’ve got to have the will to try
Sometimes you gotta walk away, with your head held high
Wipe your tear-stained eye, ’cause you’ve got to keep on trying

The wheels of life, keeps going around
I said the wheels of life, yeah, keep right on going around

 

Οι ρόδες της ζωής……..

Και όσο εσύ περιμένεις τη ρόδα να γυρίσει, η ζωή περνάει και χάνεται!

 

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Obstacles….

If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.

Frank A. Clark

Life everywhere….

“Life is amazing. And then it’s awful. And then it’s amazing again. And in between the amazing and awful it’s ordinary and mundane and routine.

Breathe in the amazing, hold on through the awful, and relax and exhale during the ordinary.

That’s just living heartbreaking, soul-healing, amazing, awful, ordinary life. And it’s breathtakingly beautiful.”

– L.R. Knost

Awaken out of the self-talk – Eckhart Tolle

To awaken means to awaken out of the self-talk in the head

because the self-talk is a form of hypnosis — self hypnosis.

I am …. somebody

 

I always wondered why -somebody- didn’t do something about that….

Then I realized….

I am -somebody- ..

I am watching you….👁

Don’t worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you….👁

~ Robert Fulghum ~

You must hunger for everything

 

To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower

Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the obstacles that will invariably come your way.

Les Brown

 

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All wars are civil wars because all men are brothers

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“… Each one owes infinitely more to the human race than to the particular country in which he was born.”

 

Όλοι οι πόλεμοι είναι εμφύλιοι πόλεμοι επειδή όλοι οι άνθρωποι είναι αδέρφια …

Ο καθένας οφείλει απείρως περισσότερο στην ανθρώπινη φυλή παρά στη συγκεκριμένη χώρα στην οποία γεννήθηκε

― Francois de Salignac de La Mothe- Fenelon

Upside-down world

“It’s hard to tell where reality starts, and reflection ends or if it is the right way up, or the wrong way down.”

― Anthony T. Hincks

Is this what depression looks like?

 

“All it takes is a beautiful fake smile to hide an injured soul, and they will never notice how broken you really are.”

-Robin Williams

Snowflake…

“We are snowflakes, melting
on the tongue of the universe….

….So let the breath of sweet gratitude fill you,
as the light of each new day begins.
For this moment itself is a miracle,
and to live it is your privilege my friend.”

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― John Mark Green

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Raindrops are like fairy whispers..

 

What would you wish for if a fairy gives you a magical wish?

 

You may not see the fairies and think they’re not around,
but out amongst the trees and plants these special beings abound.

Whenever you’re in nature they are just beyond your sight,
as their very favourite playtime is whilst you sleep at night.

If you’d like some magic fairy dust you should make your wishes clear, then ask the fae to bless your wish and click to be sprinkled ……..

May all your wishes come true!

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Christmas gift suggestions

“Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.”
– Peg Bracken

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To your enemy, forgiveness.

To an opponent, tolerance.

To a friend, your heart.

To a customer, service. To all, charity.

To every child, a good example.

To yourself, respect.”

~ Oren Arnold

Παραμονή Χριστουγέννων. Εικόνες, μυρωδιές και γεύσεις κατακλύζουν τη μνήμη μας. Αλλοτινές εποχές τραγουδούν στην ψυχή μας.

Στιγμές των παιδικών μας χρόνων πασπαλισμένες με ζάχαρη. Το σπίτι, παστρικό και στολισμένο, η οικογένεια σε πλήρη δράση για τις ετοιμασίες, οι μυρωδιές από το ανθόνερο στους κουραμπιέδες και από τα κανελλογαρύφαλλα των μελομακάρονων, το σχολείο, με τα μπαμπάκια και τις χαλκομανίες στολισμένα στα παράθυρα, τα ποιήματα και τα τραγούδια των γιορτών…

Αγαπησιάρικες ευχές για χουχουλιάρικες γιορτές εύχομαι ολόψυχα!!!

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Roads…..

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness.

Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.

H. Jackson Brown

 

 

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The King & the Ring – This Too Shall Pass

 

Do you feel sometimes that life overwhelms you with stress, worries, mounting “to do” list, demanding bosses, clients, family members, responsibilities, bills, and challenges?
This legend and the song are for you.

During the festive Passover meal with his ministers, King Solomon teased Benaiah son of Jehoiada, his arrogant Chief of Army.

– “Benaiah, I was told that there is a special ring that has a special power. It can change the mood of a person. A sad person becomes happy when watching it and a happy person becomes sad. I know that you of all people in the kingdom can find the ring. Would you be able to find this ring and bring it to me until the eve of Sukkot eve, that is 6 months from now?”

When it’s cold you can see the song!

 

From photographer  Mikhail Kalinin

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Being a Friend When Friendship Is in Danger

An incredible photograph showing a desperate seagull trying to save his friend from the clutches of a bald eagle.

Photo/Davis Canales

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Peer sharing….

Photo : Ferit Temur

Intentional Peer Support

If I could write a poem about hope
I’d call it Intentional Peer Support.
It would be about connection, worldview, mutual responsibility, and
moving towards not away from.

If I could write a poem about social justice,
I’d call it Intentional Peer Support.
It would be about inclusion of vast and different personal stories, our views, cultures,
values, experiences, knowledge, uncommon and common sense, our ideas.

If I could write a poem about relationships,
I’d call it Intentional Peer Support.
It would be about challenging ourselves to see and think differently
to learn and grow together.

If I could write a poem about compassion,
I’d call it Intentional Peer Support.
It would be about acknowledging and sharing our power
while still daring to be powerful.
It would be about sensitivity, self definitions and self determination.

If I could write a poem about listening differently,
I’d call it Intentional Peer Support.
It would be about tuning into one another,
suspending what we think we know
in order to discover what we didn’t
It would be about a commitment to be patient
with the process of relating and each other.

If I could write a poem about community,
I’d call it Intentional Peer Support.
It would be about prioritizing our relationships
in the family and in our communities
as we define our families, as we remain apart of community.

If I could write a poem about vision,
I’d call it Intentional Peer Support.
It would be about a new vision of interacting with peers
forgetting what we don’t want, envisioning what we do,
living well in the present, and creating a better tomorrow.

If I could write a poem about Intentional Peer Support,
It would be about social change
I’d call it social change.

Selina Welborn

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Big risk…. Denis Waitley

ΗAVE A NICE WEEKEND!!!!

Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs, and that is the risk of doing nothing.

Η ζωή είναι εκ φύσεως επικίνδυνη. Υπάρχει μόνο ένας μεγάλος κίνδυνος που πρέπει να αποφύγετε με κάθε κόστος, και αυτός είναι ο κίνδυνος να μην κάνετε τίποτα.

• Photo : Hadi Malijani, Iran – Hard Way – 2018
   

 

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“The whole universe is in a glass of wine”

A poet once said, “The whole universe is in a glass of wine.” We will probably never know in what sense he meant that, for poets do not write to be understood. But it is true that if we look at a glass of wine closely enough we see the entire universe.

 

Ένας ποιητής είπε κάποτε: «Το σύμπαν όλο βρίσκεται μες σ’ ένα ποτήρι κρασί». Και ίσως ποτέ να μη μας είναι σαφές τι εννοούσε ακριβώς μ’ αυτή του την κουβέντα, γιατί, ως γνωστόν, οι ποιητές δε γράφουν για να τους καταλάβουμε εμείς.

Είναι όμως αλήθεια πως αν κοιτάξουμε ένα ποτήρι κρασί από πολύ κοντά θα δούμε όλο το σύμπαν μέσα.

Γυάλινα συναισθήματα ….

Glass feelings in a world full of hammers…..

 

 

 

σ’ έναν κόσμο γεμάτο σφυριά….

 

Gianna Simeonidou

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Can you run away….

You can run away from everything, but not your grave…..

Και θα συμπληρώσω επίσης και από τον ίδιο σου τον εαυτό χαχαχα!!!

And I will also fill “you can’t run from yourself !!!

*Sune Jonsson, Sweden :
Cemetry Worker,
Nyåker, Västerbotten.
1956

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Few seconds before happiness…..

It would be interesting to see ……..

a few seconds afterwards as well!

 

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