"YOUR HEART IS FULL of fertile seeds, waiting to sprout. Just as a lotus flower springs from the mire to bloom splendidly, the interaction of the cosmic breath causes the flower of the spirit to bloom and bear fruit in this world."

-- Morihei Ueshiba

#Spring Quotes #Flower Quotes #Heart Quotes

“Smith could not be expected to have anticipated the horrors that were to come. But even in his own time, he was a defender of certain state actions that he thought necessary in order to safeguard the good effects of commercial society (Smith did not speak of 'capitalism' and was acquainted only with an early undeveloped form of it). Among these state actions the chief was general public education.”
“Success cannot come from standstill men. Methods change and men must change with them.”
“Our lives are of great worth if we accept with good grace the situation Providence places us in, and go on living lovingly.”
“Where there is love, do what you will, it will be right action. It will never bring conflict to one's life. In the flame of love, all fear is consumed.”
“As we look for humor, seek for the eternal perspective, understnd the principle of compensation, and draw near to our Heavenly Father, we can endure heardship and trial.”
“I'm in my father's car at age 9 or 10 crying to Leonard Cohen's 'Famous Blue Raincoat,' thinking that you could write nearly a love letter to a man who betrayed you by having an affair with your wife. I was thinking how wonderful and pure music can be for explaining situations.”
“Power is the ability to affect others to get the outcomes you want, and that can be done by coercion, payment or attraction.”
“When I'm worried and I can't sleep I count my blessings instead of sheep.”

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