A journey toward your true peak
From the monthly archives:
“The only work that will ultimately bring any good to any of us is the work of contributing to the healing of the world.” ~ Marianne Williamson
One of those subjects that’s easy to push under the rug. Pretend it doesn’t really happen. Pretend it doesn’t really hurt anyone. Ignore. Look the other way.
Not today.
As told [...]
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photo credit: MoRpH Snim•°
Your presence is a present to the world.
You’re unique and one of a kind.
Your life can be what you want it to be.
Take the days, just one at a time.
Count your blessings, not your troubles.
You’ll make it through, whatever comes along.
Within you are so many answers.
Understand, have [...]
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photo credit: giarose
“Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes… the ones who see things differently — they’re not fond of rules… You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can’t do is ignore them because [...]
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photo credit: Beau B
“We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.” ~ Frederick Keonig
"I need this."
My thoughts last week, as I looked for a new bike.
"I’m competing in two triathlons. I want a nice bike!"
July will [...]
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photo credit: Adam Dale
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, [...]
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photo credit: Philipp Klinger
“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.” ~ Rabindranath Tagore
The sun going down. Amongst a few clouds, the backdrop an array of colors. The sky afire with a golden glow.
Breathtaking.
In the right place. At the right [...]
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photo credit: Doblonaut
“Still, there are times I am bewildered by each mile I have traveled, each meal I have eaten, each person I have known, each room in which I have slept. As ordinary as it all appears, there are times when it is beyond my imagination.” ~ Jhumpa Lahiri (Interpreter of Maladies)
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Today, it is with much excitement that I present to you Marelisa Fábrega. Marelisa has been a constant supporter and friend here at “The Jungle of Life” for the past year, and was one of my early visitors when I first started out. Her articles are always thought-provoking and with a real focus on each [...]
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