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a2cca46 You can talk with someone for years, everyday, and still, it won't mean as much as what you can have when you sit in front of someone, not saying a word, yet you feel that person with your heart, you feel like you have known the person for forever.... connections are made with the heart, not the tongue. human-connections relationships humanism humanity inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspirational affection inspirational-love heartwarming communication human-nature C. JoyBell C.
3f1b3b3 Don't be afraid of your fears. They're not there to scare you. They're there to let you know that something is worth it. bravery courage fear inspirational-life inspirational-quotes strength inspirational belief fears C. JoyBell C.
7ad18d3 If you want to forget something or someone, never hate it, or never hate him/her. Everything and everyone that you hate is engraved upon your heart; if you want to let go of something, if you want to forget, you cannot hate. hate letting-go inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes life-and-living living strength life inspirational forgetting C. JoyBell C.
133e114 We have to allow ourselves to be loved by the people who really love us, the people who really matter. Too much of the time, we are blinded by our own pursuits of people to love us, people that don't even matter, while all that time we waste and the people who do love us have to stand on the sidewalk and watch us beg in the streets! It's time to put an end to this. It's time for us to let ourselves be loved. those-who-love-us to-be-loved true-love people humanity learning reality inspirational-life inspirational-quotes life-and-living life-lessons love inspirational inspirational-love what-matters growing real-love reality-of-life C. JoyBell C.
9eab75a I have come to accept the feeling of not knowing where I am going. And I have trained myself to love it. Because it is only when we are suspended in mid-air with no landing in sight, that we force our wings to unravel and alas begin our flight. And as we fly, we still may not know where we are going to. But the miracle is in the unfolding of the wings. You may not know where you're going, but you know that so long as you spread your wings, .. winds-of-life flying-spirit faith trust inspirational-life inspirational-quotes life-and-living living hope life inspirational flying winds uplifting flight belief direction wings C. JoyBell C.
dc86cc1 The only way that we can live, is if we grow. The only way that we can grow is if we change. The only way that we can change is if we learn. The only way we can learn is if we are exposed. And the only way that we can become exposed is if we throw ourselves out into the open. Do it. Throw yourself. inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes life-and-living change life-lessons inspirational growth C. JoyBell C.
ec83719 Life is too short to waste any amount of time on wondering what other people think about you. In the first place, if they had better things going on in their lives, they wouldn't have the time to sit around and talk about you. What's important to me is not others' opinions of me, but what's important to me is my opinion of myself. defiant freedom inspirational-attitude inspirational-quotes life-and-living inspiring inspirational self-belief self-love society self-worth C. JoyBell C.
3350b81 The unhappiest people in this world, are those who care the most about what other people think. unhappy-life unhappiness freedom inspirational-attitude inspirational-quotes life-and-living inspirational society C. JoyBell C.
01184ff Pain is a pesky part of being human, I've learned it feels like a stab wound to the heart, something I wish we could all do without, in our lives here. Pain is a sudden hurt that can't be escaped. But then I have also learned that because of pain, I can feel the beauty, tenderness, and freedom of healing. Pain feels like a fast stab wound to the heart. But then healing feels like the wind against your face when you are spreading your wings .. wisdom-in-life pain freedom learning beauty inspirational-life inspirational-quotes life-and-living living inspiring life-lessons life wisdom inspirational living-life heal growing flying healing painful flight wisdom-quotes growth hurt wind experience wings hurting C. JoyBell C.
9c83e30 A star falls from the sky and into your hands. Then it seeps through your veins and swims inside your blood and becomes every part of you. And then you have to put it back into the sky. And it's the most painful thing you'll ever have to do and that you've ever done. But what's yours is yours. Whether it's up in the sky or here in your hands. And one day, it'll fall from the sky and hit you in the head real hard and that time, you won't hav.. cherishing life-and-learning stars letting-go faith learning treasure life-and-living life-lessons hope life inspirational heartwarming C. JoyBell C.
b53db7a You only need one man to love you. But him to love you free like a wildfire, crazy like the moon, always like tomorrow, sudden like an inhale and overcoming like the tides. Only one man and all of this. the-love-of-a-man men true-love passion inspiring love inspirational inspirational-love real-love C. JoyBell C.
e5f1ff1 There is some kind of a sweet innocence in being human- in not having to be just happy or just sad- in the nature of being able to be both broken and whole, at the same time. being-human humanism human humanity inspirational-quotes life-and-living living sadness inspiring happiness life inspirational human-nature C. JoyBell C.
dfa01cc The only person who can pull me down is myself, and I'm not going to let myself pull me down anymore. belief-in-self self-knowledge self-awareness inspiration inspirational-attitude inspirational-life living life inspirational believe-in-yourself self-belief self-love C. JoyBell C.
036cdcd I think that we are like stars. Something happens to burst us open; but when we burst open and think we are dying; we're actually turning into a supernova. And then when we look at ourselves again, we see that we're suddenly more beautiful than we ever were before! stars people human humanity self-awareness inspirational-life inspirational-quotes life-and-living living inspiring strength life truth inspirational supernova C. JoyBell C.
77a1d61 People have to forgive. We don't have to like them, we don't have to be friends with them, we don't have to send them hearts in text messages, but we have to forgive them, to overlook, to forget. Because if we don't we are tying rocks to our feet, too much for our wings to carry! tying-rocks-to-our-feet inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes life-and-living living inspiring life inspirational living-life forgiving flying wisdom-quotes wings forgive forgiveness C. JoyBell C.
98b6399 You've got this life and while you've got it, you'd better kiss like you only have one moment, try to hold someone's hand like you will never get another chance to, look into people's eyes like they're the last you'll ever see, watch someone sleeping like there's no time left, jump if you feel like jumping, run if you feel like running, play music in your head when there is none, and eat cake like it's the only one left in the world! kissing passion inspirational-life inspirational-quotes life-and-living living inspiring music inspirational cake C. JoyBell C.
8fa29fc I'm not in search of sanctity, sacredness, purity; these things are found after this life, not in this life; but in this life I search to be completely human: to feel, to give, to take, to laugh, to get lost, to be found, to dance, to love and to lust, to be so human. passion humanism human humanity inspiration inspirational-life inspirational-quotes life-and-living living life inspirational sacredness living-life sanctity feeling dancing purity human-nature C. JoyBell C.
b6034c0 If I am to be fallen into love, I will. And if as a result I will appear to be stupid, disillusioned, and of poor judgment, I will. And I would be damned if I cared what other people think. For I would rather be thought of as all of these things, than not love. If in loving, I become the naked woman on the horse, I will ride that horse with my head held high. This is my spirit. I am unbreakable. fight-for-love unbreakable passionate-life bravery passion courage human inspirational-quotes inspiring strength love inspirational unbreakable-spirit inspirational-love passionate-love fearless C. JoyBell C.
86929a4 I'm unpredictable, I never know where I'm going until I get there, I'm so random, I'm always growing, learning, changing, I'm never the same person twice. But one thing you can be sure of about me; is I will always do exactly what I want to do. character-defining character-quote growth-life stubbornness unpredictable learning inspirational-attitude life-and-living change inspiring inspirational growth random C. JoyBell C.
0b2f46c Don't think about making life better for other people who don't even deserve you, rather, focus on making your life the best, for yourself and those who love you. inspirational-quotes life-and-living inspiring life inspirational living-life self C. JoyBell C.
e57731b The person in life that you will always be with the most, is yourself. Because even when you are with others, you are still with yourself, too! When you wake up in the morning, you are with yourself, laying in bed at night you are with yourself, walking down the street in the sunlight you are with yourself.What kind of person do you want to walk down the street with? What kind of person do you want to wake up in the morning with? What kind .. learning self-awareness inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes life-and-living living inspiring life inspirational inspirational-living self-belief self-love growth C. JoyBell C.
0812cc5 I think that the best thing we can do for our children is to allow them to do things for themselves, allow them to be strong, allow them to experience life on their own terms, allow them to take the subway... let them be better people, let them believe more in themselves. motherhood kids inspirational-life inspirational-quotes life-and-living living inspiring life inspirational parenting-children fatherhood growing-up parenting children childhood parenthood C. JoyBell C.
4b85f0f Anger is like flowing water; there's nothing wrong with it as long as you let it flow. Hate is like stagnant water; anger that you denied yourself the freedom to feel, the freedom to flow; water that you gathered in one place and left to forget. Stagnant water becomes dirty, stinky, disease-ridden, poisonous, deadly; that is your hate. On flowing water travels little paper boats; paper boats of forgiveness. Allow yourself to feel anger, all.. hate humanism human humanity inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspiring inspirational anger forgiveness water C. JoyBell C.
58d4d62 The strength of a woman is not measured by the impact that all her hardships in life have had on her; but the strength of a woman is measured by the extent of her refusal to allow those hardships to dictate her and who she becomes. the-strength-of-a-woman true-strength women inspirational-life inspirational women-s-inspirational wisdom-quotes women-s-strength C. JoyBell C.
c314aa7 No, this is not the beginning of a new chapter in my life; this is the beginning of a new book! That first book is already closed, ended, and tossed into the seas; this new book is newly opened, has just begun! Look, it is the first page! And it is a beautiful one! a-beautiful-beginning a-new-beginning inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspirational endings-and-beginnings the-end new-beginnings endings C. JoyBell C.
c557b80 Growing up means learning what life is. When you're little, you have a set of ideals, standards, criteria, plans, outlooks, and you think that you have to sit around and wait for them to happen to you and then life will work. But life isn't like that, for anybody; you can't fall in love with a standard, you have to fall in love with a person. You can't live in a criteria, you have to live your life. You can't wait for your plans to material.. humanism humanity learning inspirational-life inspirational-quotes life-and-living life-lessons life inspirational life-experiences growing growth C. JoyBell C.
6e87e8c When you look for a man- what you want to look for is a man with the heart of a poor boy and the mind of a conqueror. man men inspiration inspirational-quotes inspirational romance-love boys C. JoyBell C.
43ccf31 When I was little and running on the race track at school, I always stopped and waited for all the other kids so we could run together even though I knew (and everybody else knew) that I could run much faster than all of them! I pretended to read slowly so I could "wait" for everyone else who couldn't read as fast as I could! When my friends were short I pretended that I was short too and if my friend was sad I pretended to be unhappy. I co.. fulfilling-your-potential goodbye-cinderella personal-fulfillment personal-limits soaring your-full-potential freedom learning inspirational-quotes life-and-living living inspiring life inspirational achievement cinderella living-life fulfillment changing growing flying potential breaking-free self-growth self-discovery limits waiting running C. JoyBell C.
1c6156b For everything in this journey of life we are on, there is a right wing and a left wing: for the wing of love there is anger; for the wing of destiny there is fear; for the wing of pain there is healing; for the wing of hurt there is forgiveness; for the wing of pride there is humility; for the wing of giving there is taking; for the wing of tears there is joy; for the wing of rejection there is acceptance; for the wing of judgment there is.. human-race life-s-journey the-journey two-wings perfection people humanity inspirational-life inspirational-quotes life-and-living living inspiring life truth wisdom inspirational living-life flying imperfection flight wisdom-quotes perfect ancient wings journey C. JoyBell C.
97a22c8 I have learned that you can go anywhere you want to go and do anything you want to do and buy all the things that you want to buy and meet all the people that you want to meet and learn all the things that you desire to learn and if you do all these things but are not madly in love: you have still not begun to live. passion inspiration inspirational-life inspirational-quotes living life love inspirational inspirational-love meaning-of-life C. JoyBell C.
e183f8c Before, I wanted to say: "I found love!" But now, I want to say: "I found a person. And he belongs to me and I belong to him. life-and-learning inspirational-love-quotes people learning inspirational-quotes life-and-living love inspirational learning-the-truth belong inspirational-love belonging changing growing person C. JoyBell C.
864896e I don't fit into any stereotypes. And I like myself that way. stereotypes self-knowledge individuality self-awareness inspirational-attitude inspirational-quotes inspirational fitting-in uniqueness C. JoyBell C.
e112d2b We are all equal in the fact that we are all different. We are all the same in the fact that we will never be the same. We are united by the reality that all colours and all cultures are distinct & individual. We are harmonious in the reality that we are all held to this earth by the same gravity. We don't share blood, but we share the air that keeps us alive. I will not blind myself and say that my black brother is not different from me. I.. sisterhood equality unity color individuality humanism human humanity inspiration inspirational-life inspirational-quotes life-and-living living life inspirational brotherhood differences difference society race harmony respect C. JoyBell C.
c7954fe In case you never get a second chance: don't be afraid!" "And what if you do get a second chance?" "You take it! bravery courage inspiration inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes living inspiring life inspirational chances second-chance taking-chances belief chance second-chances C. JoyBell C.
e8d256b I am a flawed person. A brook with many stones, a clear blue sky with many blackbirds. I have many shortcomings. A rainbow that's not long enough, a starry night with clouds. But I can only be thankful to the God who loves me just this way, and I can only be grateful to the people in my life who accept the clear blue sky with many blackbirds and who are patient with the rainbow that isn't long enough. And because of this, I am taught love, .. inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspirational C. JoyBell C.
7cffe37 I have learned, that the person I have to ask for forgiveness from the most is: myself. You must love yourself. You have to forgive yourself, everyday, whenever you remember a shortcoming, a flaw, you have to tell yourself "That's just fine". You have to forgive yourself so much, until you don't even see those things anymore. Because that's what love is like. forgive-yourself acceptance-of-oneself inspirational-life inspirational-quotes love inspirational forgiveness C. JoyBell C.
d2caa38 When I was a little girl, everything in the world fell into either of these two categories: wrong or right. Black or white. Now that I am an adult, I have put childish things aside and now I know that some things fall into wrong and some things fall into right. Some things are categorized as black and some things are categorized as white. But most things in the world aren't either! Most things in the world aren't black, aren't white, aren't.. greyness learning inspirational-life inspirational-quotes life-and-living living god life-lessons life inspirational childishness living-life black-and-white childish growing grey differences wrong-and-right growth right-and-wrong different C. JoyBell C.
79a4a2b I don't know why people are afraid of lust. Then I can imagine that they are very afraid of me, for I have a great lust for everything. A lust for life, a lust for how the summer-heated street feels beneath my feet, a lust for the touch of another's skin on my skin...a lust for everything. I even lust after cake. Yes, I am very lusty and very scary. humor-fear loving-life lusty passion-for-living passion-for-life passion humanism inspiration inspirational-life inspirational-quotes life-and-living living inspiring humor life inspirational passionate-living lustful lust-for-life passions lust human-nature C. JoyBell C.
1d7182e This is the key to life: To expect everything to be given to you from above, yet to be genuinely surprised and forever grateful, when they are. Expecting all good things to be yours, while not knowing how to take anything for granted. If there may be a key in life, this is the key. answer-to-life key-to-life the-answer inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes life-and-living living life inspirational good-things gratefulness C. JoyBell C.
caff737 I don't understand dating.. and the other things that people do.. all I know is that you ought to find the one you recognize. The one who gives you four arms, four legs, four eyes, and has the other half of your heart. There's only one of those, so what are all the other things for? Like dating? true-love relationships inspirational-quotes living life love inspirational inspirational-love dating C. JoyBell C.
6745241 Life has no victims. There are no victims in this life courage-in-life bravery courage inspirational-life inspirational-quotes life-and-living inspirational courageous inspirational-character C. JoyBell C.
0fec081 I find it odd- the greed of mankind. People only like you for as long as they perceive they can get what they want from you. Or for as long as they perceive you are who they want you to be. But I like people for all of their changing surprises, the thoughts in their heads, the warmth that changes to cold and the cold that changes to warmth... for being human. The rawness of being human delights me. mankind rawness humanism greed humanity inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspirational raw human-nature C. JoyBell C.
9582da5 Destiny is real. And she's not mild-mannered. She will come around and hit you in the face and knock you over and before you know what hit you, you're naked- stripped of everything you thought you knew and everything you thought you didn't know- and there you are! A bloody nose, bruises all over you, and naked. And it's the most beautiful thing. spirit beauty inspirational-life inspirational-quotes life-and-living living destiny happiness life truth inspirational belief-quotes life-experience belief beautiful C. JoyBell C.
4cc5086 I consider myself a stained-glass window. And this is how I live my life. Closing no doors and covering no windows; I am the multi-colored glass with light filtering through me, in many different shades. Allowing light to shed and fall into many many hues. My job is not to direct anything, but only to filter into many colors. My answer is destiny and my guide is joy. And there you have me. humanism freedom spirit inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes life-and-living living destiny inspiring happiness life inspirational stained-glass-window C. JoyBell C.
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