A weekly reflection we've gathered for the Juta community, past and present. A small moment of warmth to carry into your day.
“When faced with two choices, simply toss a coin. It works not because it settles the question for you, but because in that brief moment when the coin is in the air, you suddenly know what you're hoping for.”
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
“The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.”
“What a man can be, he must be.”
“Become such as you are, having learned what that is.”
“Don't cross that bridge until you come to it.”
“Lagom är bäst. (Just enough is best.)”
“To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.”
“To laugh is to risk being a fool. To love is to risk not being loved in return. To live is to risk dying. To hope is to risk despair. To try is to risk failure. But risks must be taken, because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.”
“Is that so?”
“The path to enlightenment isn't really a path at all. It's a metaphor for the moment you finally allow yourself to be at peace with who you already are, where you already are, and what you already have, no matter what.”
“The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.”
“Practice kindness all day to everybody and you will realize you're already in heaven now.”
“Every day you live, you make a difference. You matter. You're here for a reason. Find the reason. And do your bit. Then, we can save the world.”
“Piano piano, si va lontano. (Slowly, slowly, one goes far.)”
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”
“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”
“When you stop trying to be perfect, you can finally be good.”
“Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.”
“You'll never see a U-Haul behind a hearse.”
“Behind the clouds, the sky is always blue.”
“Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.”
“This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one.”
“We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves, otherwise we harden.”
“It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.”
“Sometimes our light goes out, but is blown again into instant flame by an encounter with another human being.”
“The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.”
“There is no passion to be found playing small, in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.”
“We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.”
“The thankful heart opens our eyes to a multitude of blessings that continually surround us.”
“There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in.”
“And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
“Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.”
“We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.”
“I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.”
“Thanks to impermanence, everything is possible.”
“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving.”
“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms, to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances.”
“Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.”
“You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”
“Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.”
“You will learn in the end that your greatest impact came from the smallest of gestures, from enhancing, even in some small way, the journey of those around you.”
“My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night; but ah, my foes, and oh my friends, it gives a lovely light!”
“You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”
“Become who you are.”
“I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul.”
“Not all those who wander are lost.”
“Don't be afraid to go out on a limb. Isn't that where the fruit is anyway?”
“On the highest throne in the world, we still sit only on our own bottom.”
“Live authentically. Why would you continue to compromise something that's beautiful to create something that is fake?”
“With kindness as our foundation, connection as our bridge, and joy as our compass, we build a happier world, one moment, one heart, one act at a time.”
“In the midst of hate, I found there was, within me, an invincible love. In the midst of tears, I found there was, within me, an invincible smile. In the midst of chaos, I found there was, within me, an invincible calm. In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.”
“There is no age or time of life that isn't still an opportunity for personal progress.”
“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.”
“I believe in the process. I believe in four seasons. I believe that winter's tough, but spring's coming. I believe that there's a growing season. And I think that you realize that in life, you grow. You get better.”
“Hope for the best. Expect the worst. Life is a play. We're unrehearsed.”
“All you may ever ask for will still be far less than what you already have.”
“To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.”
“Love is a better teacher than duty.”
“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.”
“He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.”
“Sometimes when you're in a dark place you think you've been buried, but you've actually been planted.”
“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.”
“What the new year brings to you will depend a great deal on what you bring to the new year.”
“Time spent in self-reflection is never wasted, it is an intimate date with yourself.”
“This holiday season, may we rise above life's storms like clouds so we can turn ordinary moments into extraordinary memories. Remember to hold our loved ones close, and make every moment count.”
“No path leads to enlightenment, so forget the path! Be happy with who you are, where you are, and what you have. Remember, enlightenment isn't a destination, it's a state of being.”
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.”
“The difference you make in someone else's life will always be smaller than the difference it will make on your own.”
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words but to live by them.”
“Wisdom tends to grow in proportion to one's awareness of one's ignorance.”
“I exist as I am, that is enough.”
“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.”
“Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we're supposed to be and embracing who we are.”
“Autumn shows us how beautiful it is to let things go.”
“The only thing that is truly yours is the present moment.”
“The only way to live is to live in the present.”
“The greatest happiness is to be content with the present.”
“Your past doesn't need you anymore. Your present and future does.”
“The best way out is always through.”
“It's not a bad idea to leave things a little better than when you found them.”
“Somewhere between right and wrong there is a garden. I will meet you there.”
“It's not easy taking my problems one at a time when they refuse to get in line.”
“Some of us have great runways already built for us. If you have one, take OFF! But if you don't have one, realize it is your responsibility to grab a shovel and build one for yourself and for those who will follow after you.”
“What can I hear, what can I see, what can I feel today?”
“Doubt increases with inaction. Clarity reveals itself in momentum. Growth comes from progress. For all these reasons, BEGIN!”
“Welcome events in whichever way they happen: this is the path to peace.”