"The Earth Charter is important as an expression of the commitment of people throughout the Earth to evoke their own deepest moral, spiritual and ethical principles in the task of ensuring a sustainable future for those who inhabit the Earth now and those who will follow us on the Earth."

-- Maurice Strong

#God Quotes #Spiritual Quotes #Commitment Quotes

“The last thing I want to be known as is 'The Girl Who Got Raped'. The big turn around you make in your head is from victim to survivor.”
“This is an occupation known as painting, which calls for imagination, and skill of hand, in order to discover things not seen, hiding themselves under the shadow of natural objects, and to fix them with the hand, presenting to plain sight what does not actually exist.”

Source : Cennino Cennini (1954). “The Craftsman's Handbook”, p.17, Courier Corporation
“Sometimes,â€ Joe said after a bit, â€œitâ€™s just easier to keep being what everyone expects you to be. Even if thatâ€™s what youâ€™re not, anymore.”
“Sometimes he could almost forget that it was there, the way you forget about the sky or the earth underfoot, but there were other times when it seemed as if there was nothing else in the world.”
“We don't have to be perfect to be a blessing. We are asked only to be real, trusting in His perfection to cover our imperfection, knowing that one day we will finally be all that Christ saved us for and wants us to be.”

Source : Gigi Graham Tchividjian (2000). “Weatherproof Your Heart”, Spire
“Kindness is the power that moves us to support and heal someone who offers nothing in return.”

Source : Lewis B. Smedes (1978). “Love Within Limits: Realizing Selfless Love in a Selfish World”, p.12, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
“For me, being alove it is being close to nature, either by the beach or near the ocean. When I look around and see how small I am in comparison to all that surrounds me, it fuels me.”
“Those who give way to great anger are like the dead:Those who are free from anger are free from death.”

Source : "Tirukkural". Book by Thiruvalluvar, 1840.

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