"We need courage and strength, a kind of warrior spirit. But the place for this warrior strength is in the heart. We need energy, commitment, and courage not to run from our life nor to cover it over with any philosophy-mate rial or spiritual. We need a warriorâ€™s heart that lets us face our lives directly, our pains and limitations, our joys and possibilities."

-- Jack Kornfield

#Running Quotes #Spiritual Quotes #Pain Quotes

“Within an hour I can be at the ocean, the forest, the mountains in San Francisco...But really, I fell in love with the city the first time I came out here in 2003. In addition to the natural beauty, this is ground zero for the food justice movement.”
“It is a mistake to imagine that you can awaken in any kind of permanent way. There is only NOW and so you can only be awake now. Even the idea of permanence is an illusion. The question to ask is 'Am I awake and fully present NOW?' That question arises and is answered in perfect silence.”
“What, after all, is the purpose of a womanâ€™s life? The purpose of a womanâ€™s life is just the same as the purpose of a manâ€™s life: that she may make the best possible contribution to the generation in which she is living.”
“The outside world holds no interest for me without you." -Edward”
“Everyone feels like family and I am back in the city that I love.”
“In such a case the writer is apt to have recourse to epigrams. Somewhere in this world there is an epigram for every dilemma.”
“By putting pressure on myself to develop a great game, I had less pressure to win. These days, I tell kids that the way I grew up, it wasn't about winning. It was about playing well, about playing the "right" way. That approach helped me enjoy the game and develop mine to its maximum potential.”

Source : Pete Sampras, Peter Bodo (2008). “A Champion's Mind: Lessons from a Life in Tennis”, p.25, Crown Archetype
“Pray that thy last days, and last works may be the best; and that when thou comest to die, thou mayest have nothing else to do but die.”

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