"An addiction is anything we do to avoid hearing the messages that body and soul are trying to send us."

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Source : Marion Woodman (1993). “Conscious Femininity: Interviews with Marion Woodman”

Marion Woodman

#Addiction Quotes #Soul Quotes #Trying Quotes

“He rose to his feet in one fluid move, the better to look down at me. “You don’t know me, princess. Some people have reasons for doing things, and don’t just go wherever they’re told or drift whichever way they’re pushed.”
“Words are but the shell; meditation is the kernel.”
“I'd love to give my girls a traditional Thanksgiving with turkey and all that jazz, but we've raised them to love Tuscan food so much that they don't care for it. My favorite is a nice polenta with beef stew and broccoli rabe on the side.”

Source : "Debi Mazar's Tuscan-Style Thanksgiving". Glamour Interview, www.glamour.com. November 21, 2013.
“Love cannot remain by itself - it has no meaning. Love has to be put into action and that action is service.”
“If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, and a sign on it saying, "End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE TO NOT TOUCH," the paint wouldn't even have time to dry.”
“I felt there needed to be a show for teenagers that didn't make them feel judged. 'Skins' never tried to preach. It allowed young people to make their own decisions about what to do and whether it was right or wrong. Young people really respond to that, and that's what sets 'Skins' apart.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I felt the calling to serve my country. My parents came to the United States from Mexico and Colombia, and this country treated them well. It gave my sisters and me the opportunity to get an education and succeed. I wanted to repay my country for how they treated my family and ensure that our values and freedom are intact for future generations.”
“Practice giving things away, not just things you don't care about, but things you do like. Remember, it is not the size of a gift, it is its quality and the amount of mental attachment you overcome that count. So don't bankrupt yourself on a momentary positive impulse, only to regret it later. Give thought to giving. Give small things, carefully, and observe the mental processes going along with the act of releasing the little thing you liked.”

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