Little pieces of happiness

"What I think is that a good life is one hero journey after another. Over and over again, you are called to the realm of adventure, you are called to new horizons. Each time, there is the same problem: do I dare? And then if you do dare, the dangers are there, and the help also, and the fulfillment or the fiasco. There's always the possibility of a fiasco. But there's also the possibility of bliss." - Joseph Campbell, author

“You’re allowed to change, and you’re allowed to enjoy who you’re becoming.” - A friend of Elena Brower, CrazySexyLife.com

"A successful life is one that is lived through understanding and pursuing one's own path, not chasing after the dreams of others." - Chin-Ning Chu

"Whatever your fate is, whatever the hell happens, you say, 'This is what I need.' It may look like a wreck, but go at it as though it were an opportunity, a challenge. If you bring love to that moment-not discouragement-you will find the strength there. Any disaster you can survive is an improvement in your character, your stature, and your life. What a privilege! This is when the spontaneity of your own nature will have a chance to flow. Then, when looking back at your life, you will see that the moments which seemed to be great failures, followed by wreckage, were the incidents that shaped the life you have now. You'll see this is really true. Nothing can happen to you that is not positive. Even though it looks and feels at the moment like a negative crisis, it is not. The crisis throws you back, and when you are required to exhibit strength, it comes." - Joseph Campbell, author

"It's easy to get lost in endless speculation. So today, release the need to know why things happen as they do. Instead, ask for the insight to recognize what you're meant to learn." - Caroline Myss, author

"Love is what we are born with. Fear is what we have learned here. The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and the acceptance of love back into our hearts." - Marianne Williamson, author

"When you take charge of your life, there is no longer a need to ask permission of other people or society at large. When you ask permission, you give someone veto power over your life." - Geoffrey F. Abert, French philosopher

"Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable." - Sydney J. Harris, writer

"The greatest expression of rebellion is joy." - Joss Whedon, screenwriter

"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. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them, disbelieve them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They invent. They imagine. They heal. They explore. They create. They inspire. They push the human race forward. Maybe they have to be crazy. How else can you stare at an empty canvas and see a work of art? Or sit in silence and hear a song that's never been written? Or gaze at a red planet and see a laboratory on wheels? We make tools for these kinds of people. While some see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do." - Steve Jobs, Apple C.E.O.

"Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending." - Carl Bard, author

"You will recognize your own path when you come upon it, because you will suddenly have all the energy and imagination you will ever need." - Jerry Gillies, author



Carving Your Path
Aquarius Daily Horoscope from Daily Om (June 23, 2010)

Your motivation to achieve the goals you have set for yourself can act as a source of encouragement today. You may see two or more paths before you—one will likely be unknown to you while the others are comfortably familiar. Yet while the former is likely untested and potentially perilous, it may also lead to the greatest rewards. If you are assertive in your approach to goal realization, you will likely find you can achieve more than you ever thought possible. Your path may be more difficult than those traveled by your peers, yet it will also be uniquely yours. The risks you take today can form the foundation of a fabulous and lifelong career or personal philosophy.

We can accomplish almost anything we set our minds to when we are assertive enough to carve out our own paths among the many prescribed paths that most people choose to follow. Success is that much sweeter when we have achieved it on our own terms and in our own unique fashion. We can take pride in the fact that we choose to become pioneers, moving carefully yet boldly down a road less traveled. Knowing that we did not bow to the rules others attempted to impose upon us can give us the confidence we need to face opposition and other challenges with courage in our hearts. As our belief in ourselves grows, we become even more assertively devoted to finding our own approach. When you see that you need not take the well-worn path today, you will learn to derive pleasure from experimentation.