The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy - it's all that matters.
Fortunately analysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts. Life itself still remains a very effective therapist.
I couldn't get myself to read the want ads. The thought of sitting in front of a man behind a desk and telling him that I wanted a job, that I was qualified for a job, was too much for me. Frankly, I was horrified by life, at what a man had to do simply in order to eat, sleep, and keep himself clothed. So I stayed in bed and drank. When you drank the world was still out there, but for the moment it didn't have you by the throat.
A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will never sit.
Only he is successful in his business who makes that pursuit which affords him the highest pleasure sustain him.
It is this spiritual freedom - which cannot be taken away - that makes life meaningful and purposeful.
My trust in a higher power that wants me to survive and have love in my life, is what keeps me moving forward.
We are the cosmos made conscious and life is the means by which the universe understands itself.
There is no meaning if meaning is not shared, and not because there would be an ultimate or first signification that all beings have in common, but because meaning is itself the sharing of Being.
The first beneficiary of compassion is always oneself. When compassion, or warmheartedness, arises in us and our focus shifts away from our own narrow self-interest, it is as if we open an inner door. It reduces fear, boosts confidence and brings us inner strength. By reducing distrust, it opens us to others and brings us a sense of connection to others, and sense of purpose and meaning in life.
Life always gives us exactly the teacher we need at every moment. This includes every mosquito, every misfortune, every red light, every traffic jam, every obnoxious supervisor (or employee), every illness, every loss, every moment of joy or depression, every addiction, every piece of garbage, every breath. Every moment is the guru.
When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'
The purpose of life is to be defeated by greater and greater things.
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style
Every one of us comes into this life with lessons to learn and gifts to give.
I'm not living the life I thought I would lead, but it does have meaning, purpose. There is love... there is joy... there is laughter.
The most terrifying fact about the universe is not that it is hostile but that it is indifferent, but if we can come to terms with this indifference, then our existence as a species can have genuine meaning. However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light.
Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.
Everywhere one seeks to produce meaning, to make the world signify, to render it visible. We are not, however, in danger of lacking meaning; quite the contrary, we are gorged with meaning and it is killing us.
I used everything you gave me.
Just as all thought, and primarily that of non-signification, signifies something, so there is no art that has no signification.
In our life there is a single color, as on an artist's palette, which provides the meaning of life and art. It is the color of love.
The meaning of life is contained in every single expression of life.
Use those talents you have. You will make it. You will give joy to the world. Take this tip from nature: The woods would be a very silent place if no birds sang except those who sang best.
He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.
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