Tad's Happy Bubble
“If men could see us as we really are, they would be a little amazed; but the cleverest, the acutest men are often under an illusion about women: they do not read them in a true light: they misapprehend them, both for good and evil: their good woman is a queer thing, half doll, half angel; their bad woman almost always a fiend.” – Charlotte Brontë, Shirley
“I began to understand that suffering and disappointments and melancholy are there not to vex us or cheapen us or deprive us of our dignity but to mature and transfigure us.”
– Hermann Hesse, Peter Camenzind
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
– Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches
“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” – Leo Tolstoy
“Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won’t come in.”
– Isaac Asimov
You are a part of this wonderful universe. This means that if you are a part of it, then you are the universe. Not in its totality, but you are an essential part of it that makes up its entirety. Every part is needed to make the whole. You can not be extracted from it […]
“If your mind carries a heavy burden of past, you will experience more of the same. The past perpetuates itself through lack of presence. The quality of your consciousness at this moment is what shapes the future.” – Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
“It is futile to argue as to which single leaf, which design of branch, or which attractive flower you like; when you understand the root, you understand all its blossoming.” – Bruce Lee, Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee’s Wisdom for Daily Living
“Happiness does not depend on outward things, but on the way we see them.” – Leo Tolstoy
“I believe in everything until it’s disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it’s in your mind. Who’s to say that dreams and nightmares aren’t as real as the here and now?” – John Lennon