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21 " We are all the authors of our own fates; but we have gotten so lost in the technicalities of forming letters and stringing words together that we've forgotten what it really means to write. "
― Cristen Rodgers
22 " Oh sure, I appreciate physical beauty too. I can get excited about the primped and pruned outer shell; I can swoon over bright feathers, striking poses, and perfected prose as much as the next person. But in truth, I much prefer indulging my ethereal sense to those lesser ones – that inner sense that picks up on a deeper and far more exhilarating kind of beauty. That kind of beauty that presents itself slowly, slipping out one layer, one moment, one expression at a time as you really get to know someone. That’s what really gets me going. That’s the only kind that truly satisfies me – the kind of beauty that shines from within. The kind that speaks, not to the eyes, but that reflects back to them after first touching the heart. "
23 " The moon doesn’t consider one phase better than another. She just glows, equally stunning at each turn. Why should we be any different? "
24 " We share the same water in our veins, air in our lungs, the same dust in our bones. We are two petals on the same flower of life, my friend. "
25 " We all have a unique art, our personal passion that serves as a vessel through which our souls can speak. True happiness is found by filling it, and purpose is fulfilled by pouring it out. "
26 " Let's nurture our spirits until they shine; and then let's strip down to our naked souls and dance through life until we drop little bits of light behind us that glow like fireflies in the night. "
27 " We all have our own song as we glide in and out of one another’s dance, yet amazingly everything seems to flow as if it were all choreographed from the start. "
28 " A heart is made to be open – not even the heart can thrive without light and air. But just like a room full of treasures, keeping the windows and doors open means that all kinds of people will be drawn to what we keep inside, and not all of them have good intentions. Sometimes, we will get hurt.It can be easy to think that forgiving someone means letting them back in over and over again; but forgiveness simply means that we don’t close the door - it doesn’t mean that we have to let that person loiter about. Sometimes the only way to keep that door open is to keep certain people far away from it.The people who hurt us repetitively can become like stones that we line our pockets with, carrying them as a burden on our travels. But we must remember that carrying weight doesn’t improve the spiritual path that we’re on and it doesn’t make us more righteous; it only makes us walk a little bit slower. "
29 " We are all rocks fallen away from the same great mountain, sometimes finding our way back home by grace. There's no use in throwing stones because, no matter what shape they may take, even they are just another piece of us. "
30 " The mind rises and falls, crashing in waves upon the shores of our consciousness; but spirit is the steady pull of the undercurrent below. "