It's all function. In other words, you have meaning only when there is something in life more important than your own personal freedom and happiness, something for which you are glad to sacrifice your happiness.129.
I cannot tell you the indescribable joy that has come into my heart and my life. – Dalai Lama, Pain & suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. God will not permit any troubles to come upon us, unless He has a specific plan by which great blessing can come out of the difficulty. Try to exclude the possibility of suffering which the order of nature and the existence of free-wills involve, and you find that you have excluded life itself. we must suffer ourselves before we can feel for others.
Suffering Patience. Unless and until our society recognizes cyber bullying for what it is, the suffering of thousands of silent victims will continue. Happiness is not a reward - it is a consequence. We are never so defensless against suffering as when we love.
And it's all been made possible by your Savior. May these quotes inspire you to live your life filled with joy.. 1. We just misunderstood.Somewhere along the way, someone got the idea thatlife was "supposed" to be "fair,"and all the trouble started -expectation, disappointment, resentment, anger -a whole cycle of suffering that beganwith the belief that life is "supposed" to be "fair. “Without pain, how could we know joy?' –William Faulkner, If I am the chief of sinners, I am the chief of sufferers also. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Elisabeth Elliot was no stranger to suffering. 150. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their own happiness or satisfaction. I think it's the pain and suffering that drive you to become an artist. Then our lungs expand and we can breathe and pray. Joy is not necessarily the absence of suffering, it is the presence of God. "- Jonathan Lockwood Huie, Regrets and resentments cause great suffering but fix nothing.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie, Resistance creates suffering.Stress happens when your mind resists what is.The only problem in your lifeis your mind's resistance to life as it unfolds.- Dan Millman, It is not our place to know the mind of God.Spirit knows what is best in the long run -best for each of us individually,and best for humanity as a whole.This is often very difficult to acceptwhen we see war and disease in the worldand experience physical and emotional sufferingin ourselves, our family, and our friends.I consider this belief in God's infinite powerand ultimate wisdom to be the true test of faith.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie, I do not believe that God hasimposed suffering upon anyoneto punish them or to teach them a lesson.- Ernest Holmes, Only through experience of trial and sufferingcan the soul be strengthened, vision cleared,ambition inspired, and success achieved.- Helen Keller, At the Core of Our Sufferingare those Self-Imposed Limitations (Assumptions)of which We are Completely Unaware.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie, All the suffering, stress, and addictioncomes from not realizing you already are what you are looking for.- Jon Kabat-Zinn, The Principal Causes of Our Suffering areOur Past, and Our Expectations and Assumptions.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie, Life is a Crazy-Quilt of Suffering and Joy.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie, Life ... full of loneliness, and misery,and suffering, and unhappiness,and it's all over much too quickly.- the Woody Allen movie Annie Hall, I postpone death by living, by suffering,by error, by risking, by giving, by loving.- Anais Nin, Pain is what the world inflicts upon us.Suffering is our emotional reaction when we failto make the difficult conscious choice to choose Joy.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie, The Principal Causes of Our Sufferingare Our Expectations and Our Assumptions.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie, I unconditionally forgive everyone for all hurtthat I have ever experienced in the presence of their actions.I unconditionally forgive myself for everything that I have ever done,said, or thought that has caused me harm or suffering.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie, Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike.Each has their suffering.Some suffer too much, others too little.- The Buddha, Neurosis is always a substitute for legitimate suffering.- Carl Jung, Recognize that "suffering is optional," and develop daily habitsthat support living a joyful and productive life.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie, Think occasionally of the sufferingof which you spare yourself the sight.- Albert Schweitzer, Be clear that expectations are demands.Demanding that life turn out the way we preferis a sure path to disappointment and suffering.Happiness lies in having no expectations,and accepting life as it comes.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie, There is a secret wisdom-of-the-agesthat holds the key to breaking ourcycle of self-imposed suffering.The secret wisdom is, "Life is not supposed to be fair.