December 27, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Don’t let your soul go first: “it’s a disgrace in this life when the soul surrenders first while the body refuses to.” Don’t let your soul go first: “it’s a disgrace in this life when the soul surrenders first while the body refuses to.”
December 26, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Life is Long- if you know how to use it: “it’s not at all that we have too short a time to live, but that we squander a great deal of it. Life is long enough, and it’s given in sufficient measure to do many great things if we spend it well. But when it’s poured down the drain of luxury and neglect, when it’s employed to no good end, we’re finally driven to see that it has passed by before we even recognized it passing. And so it is- we don’t receive a short life, we make it so. Life is Long- if you know how to use it: “it’s not at all that we have too short a time to live, but that we squander a great deal of it. Life is long enough, and it’s given in sufficient measure to do many great things if we spend it well. But when it’s poured down the drain of luxury and neglect, when it’s employed to no good end, we’re finally driven to see that it has passed by before we even recognized it passing. And so it is- we don’t receive a short life, we make it so.
December 25, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Don’t Burn the Candle at Both Ends: today, you may face things that try your patience, require considerable focus or clarity, or demand creative breakthroughs. Life is a long haul- it will mean many such moments. Don’t Burn the Candle at Both Ends: today, you may face things that try your patience, require considerable focus or clarity, or demand creative breakthroughs. Life is a long haul- it will mean many such moments.
December 24, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Meaningless… Like a Fine Wine: you don’t get a prize at the end of your life for having consumed more, worked more, spent more, collected more, or learned more about various vintages than everyone else. You are just a conduit, a vessel that temporarily held or interacted with these fancy items. Meaningless… Like a Fine Wine: you don’t get a prize at the end of your life for having consumed more, worked more, spent more, collected more, or learned more about various vintages than everyone else. You are just a conduit, a vessel that temporarily held or interacted with these fancy items.
December 23, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on What Are You So Afraid Of Losing? “You are afraid of dying. But, come now, how is this life of yours anything but death?” What Are You So Afraid Of Losing? “You are afraid of dying. But, come now, how is this life of yours anything but death?”
December 22, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Stake Your Claim: your own experiences have value. You have accumulated your own wisdom too. Stake your claim. Put something down for the ages- in words and also in example. Stake Your Claim: your own experiences have value. You have accumulated your own wisdom too. Stake your claim. Put something down for the ages- in words and also in example.
December 21, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on What Do You Have to Show for Your Years? “Many times an old man has no other evidence besides age to prove he has lived a long time.” What Do You Have to Show for Your Years? “Many times an old man has no other evidence besides age to prove he has lived a long time.”
December 20, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Fear the Fear of Death: as frightening as death might seem, remember: it contains within it the end of fear. Fear the Fear of Death: as frightening as death might seem, remember: it contains within it the end of fear.
December 19, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Human Scale: consider this the next time you feel self-important, or like everything rises and falls on what you do next. It doesn’t. You’re just one person among many, doing your best among many. That’s all you need to do. Human Scale: consider this the next time you feel self-important, or like everything rises and falls on what you do next. It doesn’t. You’re just one person among many, doing your best among many. That’s all you need to do.
December 18, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on What Comes to Us All: whether you conquer the known world or shine the shoes of the people who do, at the end death will be a radical equalizer – a lesson in abject humility. What Comes to Us All: whether you conquer the known world or shine the shoes of the people who do, at the end death will be a radical equalizer – a lesson in abject humility.
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