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I managed to get these from Simran’s Quotations Blog and I decided to post them here. The links to the original page of quotes Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 George Eliot: The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice. Denis Waitley: There are two primary choices in life; to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them.

“My little dog - a heartbeat at my feet.” ~Edith Wharton We honor and mourn the inestimable loss of a noble and selfless aesthete, Feather, a quiet friend, who left this life a little ahead of those who loved her. Khalil Gibran once remarked that “…love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.” My very dearest friends, my heart breaks for you.

Pity the Nation October 26th, 2008 by Kashif Aziz My friends and my road-fellows Pity the Nation that is full of beliefs and empty of religion. Pity the Nation that wears a cloth it does not weave, Eats bread it does not harvest, And drinks a wine that flows Not from its own winepress.

The RiverIn the valley of Kadisha where the mighty river flows, two little streams met and spoke to one another.One stream said, "How came you, my friend, and how was your path?"And the other answered, "My path was most encumbered. The wheel of the mill was broken, and the master farmer who used to conduct me from my channel to his plants, is dead.

The MadmanBy : Gibran Khalil GibranNarrator : Micheal ScottPublished By : ThoughtAudio.comDescription: This thought-provoking collection of strange, subtle, but meaningful parables casts an ironic light on the beliefs, hopes, and vanities of humankinRuntime :48 minuteDownload File [19 Mb] From RS

Love One Another Love one another, but make not a bond of love. Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls. Fill each other’s cup, but drink not from one cup. Give one another of your bread, but eat not from the same loaf. Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone.

(Or just pray it doesn't happen to you from Jessica Hagy at Indexed.) Your Children Are Not Your Children I'm the comother of a girl child who, as a teen and young adult, got pregnant twice from birth control failures, once with a condom, once with the pill. It was excruciating for her and all of us.

I learned about this via Naida at the bookworm, who in turn learned about it from J. Kaye at J. Kaye’s Book Blog. The basic idea is: to post a picture, or tell how and when these books got into your to-be-read pile, or give a mini-review of the books in progress. For more details, visit the site.

Sometimes I look at Oona and wonder if she's really mine. I know she came from me, fruit of my womb...the scars I have are way too itchy to be ignored and proof that she inhabited me for 9 months (not to mention the poundage I still have to lose!).

This is a time of deep introspection and intense reorganization for me. When things get tough, I tend to look inward to see what I can do differently or better - and mainly, for strength. While I am surrounded by family and friends who are wonderful and supportive, the truth is that I find my strength inside myself.