Category: Best Life Quotes

Scott Peck, in his book “Further Along the Road Less Traveled“, discussed how our pain is related to our consciousness. He says that from the moment man ate from the Tree of Knowledge, he became self-conscious, and with it comes the consciousness of pain. He also compared the state of man before the fall to the state of infants and babes who know nothing of what’s happening around them.

When we grew up, our eyes were opened to the many difficulties and problems in life. We get sad, we get tired, and many times we even get so frustrated and we wish we could just go back to being a child.

Given the chance however, would you really go back and become a baby again? Would you rather that you become unconscious again of the many problems plaguing the world today? You wouldn’t need to fear losing your job anymore. You wouldn’t even care about the recession!

Yet would you really seek such an escape and give up the knowledge you’ve found as you grew in wisdom through the years? Would you so easily give up being able to know yourself and other people? Would you really give up how it feels to really really love and live life to the fullest measure possible?

Benevolence is silent good will. It is like the sun shining on hard ground, softening the earth, melting the ice, but with no design or intention to heal. It is the state of naturalness which is why it works, because the ground feels no debt to the sun. In the same way to be on the receiving end of benevolence is to be receiving something for which there is no return. Not even a pressure to respond which is why one does, so easily.

Benevolence is a state of being, reliant on itself alone. It has nothing to do with feelings of mercy or preference. It offers nothing specific but everyone is drawn to it. It answers no questions, but it enables you to think. It reaches nothing, but because of it you can learn.

To be benevolent is to have forged a link so strong with an unbroken source of energy, that even the interruptions of life cannot block that constant re-fuelling. However dry life is, the tide keeps turning again and again, always. And in the moments just before turning, when life has taken you to the limits, you just know that you’re in the brink of a great in-flow, and so you stay quiet, acknowledging temporary emptiness – only as a prelude.  – Inner Beauty, a book of virtues

You shall not reason with fear.  Fear should be vanquished, not entertained. – itakeoffthemask

We can learn to be less afraid of fear – especially by meeting it with love. – Stephanie Dowrick (Choosing Happiness)

Throughout history, millions of stories have been told to by bedsides and around camp fires to help draw people into the images that are created out of the spoken word. When it comes to stories, probably the best type of stories in terms of getting people to take action are motivational stories.

There are stories that have inspired and touched thousands of people around the world. Have you ever read a story that got you to believe in yourself more? How about one that made you want to take immediate action towards your goals? Stories have this power because it basically lets us know that if others can do it, then so can I.

One famous series of such stories is the famous Chicken Soup for the Soul. These series of books are full of stories sent by people from all around the world. They are stories of triumph, overcoming obstacles, and success. When you read these motivational stories, you will realize that these people are no different than you. In fact, a lot of the time, they have challenges far greater than the average person will ever go through, yet they were able to completely change their life around and become an example of the true potential we as humans possess.

When you find a story that just captivates you, save it for those times when you feel defeated and want to give up. You will be reminded of how thousands before you have struggled and faced setbacks just like you are going through. You will remember that they kept pressing on. You will remember that if they could do it, then so can you. It’s during these times when you will need to hear something inspiring the most. These stories can and will change your life.

Our Guest Writer today is KEVIN. Kevin runs a site that provides motivational tools such as motivational videos, quotes, poems, songs, and other tools to help people achieve their goals.