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01 Jan, 2008

True love…

Posted by: yy In: Inspirational

May peace fill all the empty spaces around you
And in you, may contentment answer all your wishes.
May comfort be yours, warm and soft like a sigh.
And may the coming year show you that every day
is really a first day, a new year.
Let abundance be your constant companion,
so that you have much to share.
May mirth be [...]

24 Oct, 2007

Do not be disheartened

Posted by: yy In: Inspirational

Going through a rather chaotic phase right now. These are comforting words:
Everything you see has its roots in the unseen world.
The forms may change, yet the essence remains the same.
Every wonderful sight will vanish; every sweet word will fade,
But do not be disheartened,
The source they come from is eternal, growing,
Branching out, giving new life and [...]

10 Oct, 2007

Ducking the problems

Posted by: yy In: Inspirational

Don’t duck the most difficult problems. That just ensures that the hardest part will be left when you are most tired. Get the big one done - it’s downhill from then on.
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, 1898-1993
American Author and Inspirational Speaker

11 Sep, 2007

Opportunities and persistence

Posted by: yy In: Inspirational

There are opportunities all around you. If the door of opportunity appears closed, you must knock on it, and keep on knocking until it opens.
Author Unknown

31 Aug, 2007

Hidden meanings

Posted by: yy In: Inspirational

Everything in the world has a hidden meaning…
Men, animals, trees, stars, they are all hieroglyphics.
When you see them you do not understand them.
You think they are really men, animals, trees, stars.
It is only years later that you understand.
Nikos Kazantzakis, 1883-1957
Greek Author, Poet and Playwright



  • yy: OK, managed to find the source. Proverbs 1:7 (New International Version) "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise
  • Weblog of Quests » Build your wings: [...] sounds vaguely similar to the definition of faith I once heard, see On faith and More on faith. I guess, from time to time, it is “healthy
  • Weblog of Quests » Death: [...] then briefly discussed about other aspects of death, like the well-known “last lecture” I mentioned before. I am truly full of admir