God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.

God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.

To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life.

To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life.

My formula for living is quite simple. I get up in the morning and I go to bed at night. read more

My formula for living is quite simple. I get up in the morning and I go to bed at night. In between, I occupy myself as best I can.

Always try to keep a patch of sky above your life.

Always try to keep a patch of sky above your life.

Try as much as possible to be wholly alive, with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell read more

Try as much as possible to be wholly alive, with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell and when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough.

My life has a superb cast but I can't figure out the plot. -Ashleigh Brilliant.

My life has a superb cast but I can't figure out the plot. -Ashleigh Brilliant.

We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.

We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.

If our hearts are ready for anything, we can open to our inevitable losses, and to the depths of our read more

If our hearts are ready for anything, we can open to our inevitable losses, and to the depths of our sorrow. We can grieve our lost loves, our lost youth, our lost health, our lost capacities. This is part of our humanness, part of the expression of our love for life.

Once you understand life----you understand life's potential.

Once you understand life----you understand life's potential.