It had been a week since they buried their eldest son; something that no parent should ever have to do. She sat alone in the den, her husband having long since gone to bed. There wasn’t much communication; it seemed there was nothing left to say; only grief, sadness and deafening silence hung between them.
She [...]
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To hold until full is not as good as stopping.
An over-sharpened sword cannot last long.
A room filled with gold and jewels cannot be protected.
Boasting of wealth and virtue brings your demise.
After finishing the work, withdraw.
This is the Way of Heaven
~Tao Te Ching
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My child was hungry last night. It was eight o’clock and he hadn’t eaten since his lunch break at school, which is at 10:30 in the morning. However, due to unforeseen circumstance that were beyond my control, I was unable to feed him at the time in which he has become accustomed. And I felt like shit because of it!
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“Religion is for those who don’t want to go to hell.
Spirituality is for those who have already been through it.”
~ Anonymous
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“Our children are like mirrors; they reflect our attitude in life.”
~unknown
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If she leaves a message, I purposely email her back, just so I don’t have to talk to her. She’s the type that knows something about everything and is more than happy to share her font of knowledge, whether you want to hear it or not; droning on and on, mercilessly, until your ears begin [...]
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Healing is a matter of time
But it is sometimes also
A matter of opportunity
~ Hippocrates
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What if you slept
And what if in your sleep you dreamed
And what if in your dream you went to heaven
And there you plucked a strange and beautiful flower
And what if when you awoke
You had the flower in your hand
Oh, what then?
~Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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