"It's nice sometimes to open up the heart a little and let some hurt come in. It proves you're still alive."

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Source : Rod McKuen (1970). “Listen to the Warm”

Rod McKuen

#Hurt Quotes #Nice Quotes #Heart Quotes

“It's amazing to me that they're cutting physical education programs in the school systems”

Source : "Chat: Shannon Miller". Interview with Peter Gambaccini, www.runnersworld.com. October 23, 2006.
“The best word shakers were the ones who understood the true power of words. They were the ones who could climb the highest. One such word shaker was a small, skinny girl. She was renowned as the best word shaker of her region because she knew how powerless a person could be WITHOUT words.”
“With God, every moment is the moment of beginning again.”

Source : Catherine de Hueck Doherty (2000). “Moments of Grace: From the Writings of Catherine Doherty”, Combermere, Ont. : Madonna House Publications
“I never drink alcohol. I do not like to blunt my senses.â€™ â€˜Goodness,â€™ I babbled, â€˜but how awful for you. Not drinking, I mean. I mean, imagine getting up in the morning knowing that youâ€™re not going to feel any better all day.”

Source : Kyril Bonfiglioli (2004). “Don't Point that Thing at Me”, p.61, The Overlook Press
“If I want to average 32 points a game, I can do that easily. It's just eight, eight, eight, eight. No problem. I can do that anytime. That's not being cocky. That's confidence.”
“Your worship is not a gift from you to God. It is a gift from God to you.”
“Mindfulness has never been more important considering how the events of the world move in such an accelerated, frantic time. Our attention goes from here to the next thing to the next thing, and we're triggered from one response of fear to one of connection to the threat of loss.”

Source : "Eckhart Tolle & Barnet Bain on Bringing Mindfulness to the Movies". ORIGIN Interview, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“Some people, in working towards a goal, find themselves seized by inertia when it comes time for action. If this should happen to you, despite the small graduated steps, then it is time to re-examine your goal. Consider how important it actually is and then either discard the goal and replace it with more suitable one or continue the steps with a renewed sense of the value of achieving it.”

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