November 13, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Never Complain, Never Explain: “don’t allow yourself to be heard any longer griping about public life, not even with your own ears!” Never Complain, Never Explain: “don’t allow yourself to be heard any longer griping about public life, not even with your own ears!”
November 12, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on The Strong Accept Responsibility: “If we judge as good and evil only the things in the power of our own choice, then there is no room left for blaming gods or being hostile to others.” The Strong Accept Responsibility: “If we judge as good and evil only the things in the power of our own choice, then there is no room left for blaming gods or being hostile to others.”
November 11, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on It’s Not the Thing, It’s What We Make Of It: “when you are distressed by an external thing, it’s not the thing itself that troubles you, but only your judgment of it. And you can wipe this out at a moments notice.” Let’s not confuse acceptance for passivity. It’s Not the Thing, It’s What We Make Of It: “when you are distressed by an external thing, it’s not the thing itself that troubles you, but only your judgment of it. And you can wipe this out at a moments notice.” Let’s not confuse acceptance for passivity.
November 10, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Always the Same: you’re just like the people who came before you, and you’re but a brief stopover until the people just like you who will come after. The earth abides forever, but we will come and go. Always the Same: you’re just like the people who came before you, and you’re but a brief stopover until the people just like you who will come after. The earth abides forever, but we will come and go.
November 9, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on All is Fluid: “the universe is change. Life is opinion.” All is Fluid: “the universe is change. Life is opinion.”
November 8, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Actors in a Play: whatever happens to us today or over the course of our lives, wherever we fall on the intellectual, social, or physical spectra, our job is not to complain or bemoan our plight but to do the best we can to accept it and fulfill it. Actors in a Play: whatever happens to us today or over the course of our lives, wherever we fall on the intellectual, social, or physical spectra, our job is not to complain or bemoan our plight but to do the best we can to accept it and fulfill it.
November 7, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on How to be Powerful: “I️ have conquered the need to conquer the world.” How to be Powerful: “I️ have conquered the need to conquer the world.”
November 6, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Someone Else is Spinning the Thread: no amount of prosperity, no amount of difficulty, is certain or forever. A triumph becomes a trial, a trial becomes a triumph. Life can change in an instant. Remember, today, how often it does. Someone Else is Spinning the Thread: no amount of prosperity, no amount of difficulty, is certain or forever. A triumph becomes a trial, a trial becomes a triumph. Life can change in an instant. Remember, today, how often it does.
November 5, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on A Higher Power: you don’t need to believe there is a god directing the universe, you just need to stop believing you’re the director. A Higher Power: you don’t need to believe there is a god directing the universe, you just need to stop believing you’re the director.
November 4, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Not Good, Nor Bad: “there is no evil in things changing, just as there is no good in persisting in a new state.” Not Good, Nor Bad: “there is no evil in things changing, just as there is no good in persisting in a new state.”
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