The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests
The tragedy of life is in what dies inside a man while he lives – the death of genuine feeling, the death of inspired response, the awareness that makes it possible to feel the pain or the glory of other men in yourself
Be strong now because things will get better. It might be stormy now, but it can’t rain forever
Heavy hearts, like heavy clouds in the sky, are best relieved by the letting of a little water
Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use
It is okay of airing out your frustration, just don’t dwell on them. Find out the cause and find a solution of getting rid of it. If you can’t have the solution much as well accept it
I get up every morning and it’s going to be a great day. You never know when it’s going to be over so I refuse to have a bad day
He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.
Frustration is the nagging feeling that tells us we are not listening or following our intuition
While you can’t control someone’s negative behavior, you can control how long you participate in it
An empath hones in on the emotions of a person. Having Psychic abilities focuses on the communication of the soul. Not to be mistaken for a gut feeling-Instinct. Gut Instinct is the internal mechanism for survival
To recognize one’s own insanity is, of course, the arising of sanity, the beginning of healing and transcendence.”
The sad thing that many of us empaths don’t realize is that often our desire to heal others is a disguised cry for help for our own healing. Because many of us weren’t taught how to value or nurture ourselves at a young age, we tend to unconsciously seek out our own healing in the healing of others
The sun shall always rise upon a new day and there shall always be a rose garden within me. Yes, there is a part of me that is broken, but my broken soil gives way to my wild roses
I feel like you get more bees with honey. But that doesn’t mean I don’t get frustrated in my life. My way of dealing with frustration is to shut down and to think and speak logically
Things never go the way you expect them to. That’s both the joy and frustration in life. I’m finding as I get older that I don’t mind, though. It’s the surprises that tickle me the most, the things you don’t see coming
All successful people learn that success is buried on the other side of frustration
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around
We cannot be more sensitive to pleasure without being more sensitive to pain
Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it
Pay no attention to toxic words. What people say is often a reflection of themselves, not you
When you notice someone does something toxic the first time, don’t wait for the second time before you address it
We must be willing to let go of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.
Frustration is the fuel that can lead to the development of an innovative and useful idea
In every community, there is work to be done. In every nation, there are wounds to heal. In every heart, there is the power to do it
To conquer frustration, one must remain intensely focused on the outcome, not the obstacles
Letting go of toxic people in your life is a big step in loving yourself
Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. And don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines
Meditation can help us embrace our worries, our fear, our anger; and that is very healing. We let our own natural capacity of healing do the work
Empaths have often been labeled as ‘overly sensitive’ and told to ‘get a thicker skin.’ As children and adults, we are shamed for our sensitivities rather than supported. But at this point in my life, I wouldn’t give up being an empath for anything. It lets me sense the secrets of the universe and know passion beyond my wildest dreams
Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day
have learned over the years that the nicest thing I can do is to just say to myself, “Good Morning Darling, I love you; we’re going to have a really great day today
Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you; they’re supposed to help you discover who you are
At the end of the day, tell yourself gently: ‘I love you, you did the best you could today, and even if you didn’t accomplish all you had planned, I love you anyway.
She stood in the storm and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails
It’s crazy, how similar we are. Here are both of us, working through our stuff, trying to make something positive out of something really bad
Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action.
Smile, breathe, and go slowly.
Everyone has the ability to increase resilience to stress. It requires hard work and dedication, but over time, you can equip yourself to handle whatever life throws your way without adverse effects on your health. Training your brain to manage stress won’t just affect the quality of your life, but perhaps even the length of it.
It has been said that time heals all wounds. The truth is that time does not heal anything. It merely passes. It is what we do during the passing of time that helps or hinders the healing process
You create more space in your life when you turn your excess baggage to garbage
A tragedy need not have blood and death; it’s enough that it all be filled with that majestic sadness that is the pleasure of tragedy
Learning to stand in somebody else’s shoes, to see through their eyes, that’s how peace begins. And it’s up to you to make that happen. Empathy is a quality of character that can change the world
The greatest degree of inner tranquility comes from the development of love and compassion. The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being.
You will find that it is necessary to let things go; simply for the reason that they are heavy. So let them go, letgo of them. I tie no weights to my ankles
Relationships with narcissists are held in place by the hope of a ‘someday better,’ with little evidence to support it will ever arrive
I’ve experienced several different healing methodologies over the years – counseling, self-help seminars, and I’ve read a lot – but none of them will work unless you really want to heal
Don’t turn away. Keep your gaze on the bandaged place. That’s where the light enters you
The nature of humanity, its essence, is to feel another’s pain as one’s own, and to act to take that pain away. There is a nobility in compassion, a beauty in empathy, a grace in forgiveness
Success is not built on success. It’s built on failure. It’s built on frustration. Sometimes it’s built on catastrophe
There is no reconciliation until you recognize the dignity of the other until you see their view—you have to enter into the pain of the people. You’ve got to feel their need
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too can become great
Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack, a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in.
Frustration, although quite painful at times, is a very positive and essential part of success
Snuggle in God’s arms. When you are hurting, when you feel lonely, left out. Let him cradle you, comfort you, reassure you of His all-sufficient power and love
I’ve come to believe that all my past failure and frustrations were actually laying the foundation for the understandings that have created the new level of living I now enjoy.
Every human walks around with a certain kind of sadness. They may not wear it on their sleeves, but it’s there if you look deep
Whatever you’re facing right now, there’s a way out
The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived
Sadness is a super important thing not to be ashamed about but to include in our lives. One of the bigger problems with sadness or depression is there’s so much shame around it. If you have it you’re a failure. You are felt as being very unattractive
Don’t be ashamed to weep; ’tis right to grieve. Tears are only water, and flowers, trees, and fruit cannot grow without water. But there must be sunlight also. A wounded heart will heal in time, and when it does, the memory and love of our lost ones is sealed inside to comfort us
As you remove toxic people from your life, you free up space and emotional energy for positive, healthy relationships
If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you, if the simple things of nature have a message that you understand, rejoice, for your soul is alive
Losing will not always amount to a loss, sometimes you have to lose those toxic relationships and bad habits to create a space for better things
Intuition – once you have had a narcissist in your life, you must develop your intuition and learn to listen to it and act accordingly
Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest taken between two deep breaths.
Suffering and joy teach us, if we allow them, how to make the leap of empathy, which transports us into the soul and heart of another person
Anxiety was born in the very same moment as mankind. And since we will never be able to master it, we will have to learn to live with it—just as we have learned to live with storms.
Present fears are less than horrible imaginings.
Life is ten percent what you experience and ninety percent how you respond to it.
As empaths, our high level of sensitivity means that we are prone to feeling like eternal outsiders who are in the world but not quite of the world.
Our frustration is greater when we have much and want more than when we have nothing and want some. We are less dissatisfied when we lack many things than when we seem to lack but one thing
Only when we face the impossible, and experience the unbearable, do we find out who we truly are
Toxic people will pollute everything around them. Don’t hesitate. Fumigate
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved
Love doesn’t die a natural death. Love has to be killed, either by neglect or narcissism
I found peace of mind when I walked away from small fights not worth fighting. I stopped fighting for people who gossiped about me. I stopped fighting for those who didn’t respect me. I quit worrying about those who wouldn’t value me for being me
If your heart is broken, make art with the pieces
All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better
The ache will always be there, but the intensity will fade, and you’ll find other beautiful things to fill your days with
Every single day is a good day no matter how bright or dark it is because it always brings an opportunity to start a positive beginning in your life
If your emotional abilities aren’t in hand, if you don’t have self-awareness, if you are not able to manage your distressing emotions, if you can’t have empathy and have effective relationships, then no matter how smart you are, you are not going to get very far
I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel
Yes, the people around us can be insensitive, narcissistic, toxic, and sometimes even abusive, but it is up to us to take that energy on or let it flow through us. No one is responsible for taking away our happiness but us
I think we all have empathy. We may not have enough courage to display it
Today is your day, your mountain is waiting. So get on your way
So dry your tears. Fortune has not yet turned her hatred against all your blessings. The storm has not yet broken upon you with too much violence. Your anchors are holding firm and they permit you both comfort in the present, and hope in the future
The greatest glory in living lies not in never failing, but in rising every time we fail
Emotional pain cannot kill you, but running from it can. Allow. Embrace. Let yourself feel. Let yourself heal
Maybe, the lesson we can all learn from the inner sadness of a narcissist is to see through our own fabrications, our own illusions so that we can be set free to be real once more