From now on, practice saying to everything that appears unpleasant: "You are just an appearance and by no means what you appear to be." and then thoroughly consider the matter according to the principles just discussed, primarily: Does this appearance concern the things that are within my own control or those that are not? If it concerns anything outside your control, train yourself not to worry about it. Circumstances do not rise to meet our expecations. Events happen as they do. People behave as they are. Embrace what you actually get. Open your eyes. See things for what they really are, thereby sparing yourself the pain of false attachments and avoidable devastation. Think about what delights you-the tools on which you depend on, the people whom you cherish. But remember that they have their own distinct character, which is quite a separate matter from how we happen to reagard them. When something happens the only thing in your power is your attitude toward it; you can either accept it or resent it. What really frightens and dismays us is not external events themselves, but they way which we think about them. It is not that disturb us, but our interpretation of their significance. Stop scaring yourself. Things and people are not what we wish them to be nor what they seem to be. They are the way they are. Accept things as they come. Peace is then possible. "Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.......Ah Yes, remember to Fly Away Home
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