"Encountering sufferings will definitely contribute to the elevation of your spiritual practice, provided you are able to transform calamity and misfortune into the path."

-- Dalai Lama

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“Creating is no problem - problem solving is not creating.”

Source : Robert Fritz (2014). “The Path of Least Resistance: Learning to Become the Creative Force in Your Own Life”, p.31, Butterworth-Heinemann
“Africa is mystic; it is wild; it is a sweltering inferno; it is a photographer's paradise, a hunter's Valhalla, an escapist's Utopia. It is what you will, and it withstands all interpretations. It is the last vestige of a dead world or the cradle of a shiny new one. To a lot of people, as to myself, it is just 'home'. It is all these things but one thing - it is never dull.”

Source : Beryl Markham (2012). “West with the Night”, p.14, Open Road Media
“A woman with opinions had better develop a thick skin and a loud voice.”
“Spread your hate. It'll last a lifetime.”
“Yes, I'm a feminist, because I see all women as smart, gifted and tough.”
“Life's just a cocktail party - on the street.”
“This could be a whole life," she thought. "You work eight hours a day covering wires to earn money to buy food and to pay for a place to sleep so that you can keep living to come back to cover more wires. Some people are born and kept living just to come to this...”
“I think we're put out into the world to forge relationships with people. Those can be as small as buying coffee from someone or as large as a marriage. The important thing is that we try to make connections or have experiences with other humans. Otherwise what's the point of being on this earth?”

Source : Source: therumpus.net

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