Simplifying Life

mary43

Do you think you can take over the universe and improve it?
I do not believe it can be done.
The universe is sacred.
You cannot improve it.
If you try to change it, you will ruin it.
If you try to hold it, you will lose it.
So sometimes things are ahead and sometimes things are behind;
Sometimes breathing is hard and sometimes it comes easily;
Sometimes there is strength and sometimes weakness;
Sometimes one is up and sometimes down.
Therefore the sage avoids extremes, excesses and complacency.

Love the quotes Aril............somehow sums everything up doesn't it.
Thankyou all for your support and kind thoughts. It makes such a difference to me.

Ellidee

Ooh what a fab thread and what lovely peeps you all are. Thankyou all. XX

Ellidee

P.S. Hope tomorow goes well for you Mary.

vivw_2

Hope everything goes okay tomorrow Mary. I also join with Rosieben in a 'pause for a thought ' every evening on the other forum. Will include you in my thoughts tonight

ceridwen

Que? Rosieben and vivw - wondering what the "other forum" you mention is please?

vivw_2

ceridwen wrote: »

Que? Rosieben and vivw - wondering what the "other forum" you mention is please?

It's a 'private' forum for like minded people which was started when some of us wanted a forum that was safe and supportive. Its secure, as only those invited can post or even see posts thus making it a place where people can air their problems/thoughts/worries in safety and are not judged by others.

lilac_lady

I can't believe that there are quotes from Lao Tsu here. :j (Thanks Aril) I've read the Tao for years and have found it a great help in achieving calmness in a sometimes hectic world. I also like quotes by Mark Twain, Benjamin Franklin and Marcus Aurelius. Sometimes we need to take a moment to learn from the past.

mary43

Viv what a wonderful idea the 'pause for thought' is.
And thankyou for your kind thoughts

ceridwen

and then....a very simple quote:

"Peace begins with a smile"
- Mother Teresa

ceridwen

.....and more from Mother Teresa:

- We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.

- Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.