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Offline buddha

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Affirmations.
« on: February 22, 2009, 01:49:44 PM »
What I am looking for here is little quotes or sayings that give you guys some peace and tranquility amongst all the chaos which is life here on earth.
One that I have found recently is as follows:
"Forgiveness is giving up all hope of having had a different past."
I don't know who said it originally but I read it in a book by Anne Lamott entitled "TRAVELLING MERCIES; Some Thoughts on Faith".
I would like to read some of the affirmations that my sly bros say to themselves to bring a little serenity to the daily grind.
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Re: Affirmations.
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2009, 02:40:25 PM »
Be still, and know that I am God - Psalm 46 v 10
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Re: Affirmations.
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2009, 05:26:52 PM »
my favourite one is "Time heals EVERYTHING"

some others I keep in mind  "Life is like an ice-cream cone, enjoy it before it melts"
"experience is the mother of wisdom"-----this one here I tell myself whenever I go through difficult times.
It's experience that makes a person stronger, more confident, more patient, etc.
There's also  "Verily with every hardship comes ease.  Verily, with every hardship comes ease."
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Re: Affirmations.
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2009, 10:40:50 PM »
I have a few but my favorite is simply "It could be worse". On my really bad days that I get now and then I always remind myself that it could be worse. When I got my nose broke a few days ago I thought it could be worse, I could have broken an arm. When I think like that it tends to make me feel better.
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Re: Affirmations.
« Reply #4 on: February 23, 2009, 04:35:18 AM »
I start every day with this one...........

"Man it's great to be alive"
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Re: Affirmations.
« Reply #5 on: February 23, 2009, 04:37:47 AM »
Like my friend Stephen, I also find comfort in the Psalms:

Psalm 40 Verse 2:

He drew me up from the desolate pit, out of the miry bog,
And set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure.
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Re: Affirmations.
« Reply #6 on: February 23, 2009, 06:43:41 AM »
Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react.
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Re: Affirmations.
« Reply #7 on: February 23, 2009, 09:57:33 AM »
My favorite "Life is not about failing but rising each time you fail"
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Re: Affirmations.
« Reply #8 on: February 23, 2009, 08:25:56 PM »
"The only time you define your character is when you go without. In times of hardship, you find out what you're made of and what you're capable of."
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Re: Affirmations.
« Reply #9 on: February 24, 2009, 01:19:22 AM »
If I'm starting to get uptight about something I'll remember a line from Bram Stoker's Dracula:  "Down that pathway lies madness indeed!".  This allows me to chill out and take a more objective view sometimes.

BTW:  The Buddha in your avitar.  Is that Siddartha or Amitabha? 
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Re: Affirmations.
« Reply #10 on: February 24, 2009, 06:36:13 AM »
I would have to say, "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get" :)

Well that is one I like, but my favorite is:

Psalm 23:4 Yea, thou I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.

Has brought me comfort in some rough times.
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Re: Affirmations.
« Reply #11 on: February 24, 2009, 09:10:43 AM »
I have found comfort in some of the replies already listed.  Here is another that I like.  It is from Julian of Norwich who lived in the 14th and 15th Centuries.

"All will be well.  All will be well.  All manner of thing will be well."
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Re: Affirmations.
« Reply #12 on: February 24, 2009, 09:30:27 AM »
One of my favourites is 'Footsteps in the Sand':


Footsteps In The Sand


One night a man had a dream.
He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the LORD.
Across the sky flashed scenes from his life.
For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand:
one belonging to him, and the other to the LORD.



When the last scene of his life flashed before him
he looked back, at the footprints in the sand.
He noticed that many times along the path of his life
there was only one set of footprints.
He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times of his life.



This really bothered him and he questioned the LORD about it:
"LORD, you said that once I decided to follow you,
you'd walk with me all the way.
But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life
there is only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why when I needed you most you would leave me."



The LORD replied:
"My son, My precious child, I love you and I would never leave you,
During your times of trial and suffering,
when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you."



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Re: Affirmations.
« Reply #13 on: February 24, 2009, 09:51:05 AM »
"It's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission"  That has gotten me through many should I or shouldn't I quandaries.
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Re: Affirmations.
« Reply #14 on: February 24, 2009, 03:13:08 PM »
Quote from: calbito on February 24, 2009, 01:19:22 AM
If I'm starting to get uptight about something I'll remember a line from Bram Stoker's Dracula:  "Down that pathway lies madness indeed!".  This allows me to chill out and take a more objective view sometimes.

BTW:  The Buddha in your avitar.  Is that Siddartha or Amitabha? 

"Down that pathway lies madness indeed!"
I really like that one, it really rings true.
The Buddha in my avatar is the Amida Buddha.
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