Look well into thyself; there is a source of strength which will always spring up if thou wilt always look there.

   ~ Marcus Aurelius ~

It is imperative to 'Know Thyself'.

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We're no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It's simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we've been taken.

~ Carl Sagan ~

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A man may perform astonishing feats and comprehend a vast amount of knowledge, and yet have no understanding of himself. But suffering directs a man to look within. If it succeeds, then there, within him, is the beginning of his learning.

~ Soren Kierkegaard ~

Above all, attempt to know thyself.  This is an image of a drip of water on the fence.  It's symbolic of the whole.. Macrocosm and microcosm.  As above, so below.

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He who tries to shine, dims his own light.

~ Lao Tzu ~

The winter Sun in Deepwater NSW

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Like riding a bike ...

~ Companions of the Stone ~

Few people who wanted to learn to ride a bicycle would be satisfied with a set of instructions that insisted that all a bicyclist needed to do is to lead a good life and believe in the existence of two wheeled vehicles. Yet, a very similar approach is taken by many people to issues that are among the most important that any human being can encounter.

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There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.

~ Aldous Huxley ~

PETERS .. what a great corner improved.

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The most destructive thing I've ever done was believe someone else's opinion of me.

~ Teal Blue Jay ~

Phoenix like cloud formation over Deepwater.

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... With or without anyone’s acknowledgment or affection, you are enough!

~ Daniell Koepke ~

“It’s easy to feel un-cared for when people aren’t able to communicate and connect with you in the way you need. And it’s so hard not to internalize that silence as a reflection on your worth. But the truth is that the way other people operate is not about you. 

Most people are so caught up in their own responsibilities, struggles, and anxiety that the thought of asking someone else how they’re doing doesn’t even cross their mind. They aren’t inherently bad or uncaring - they’re just busy and self-focused. And that’s okay. 
It’s not evidence of some fundamental failing on your part. It doesn’t make you unloveable or invisible.  

It just means that those people aren’t very good at looking beyond their own world. But the fact that you are - that despite the darkness you feel, you have the ability to share your love and light with others - is a strength.  

Your work isn’t to change who you are; it’s to find people who are able to give you the connection you need. Because despite what you feel, you are not too much.... You are not too sensitive or too needy. 

You are thoughtful and empathetic. You are compassionate and kind, and with or without anyone’s acknowledgment or affection, you are enough.”

~ Daniell Koepke ~

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Life is too short to spend it at War with yourself!

~ Sue Fitzmaurice ~

Walking in the Central Desert NT Australia.... going to war with my handbag!

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Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk, that will teach you to keep your mouth shut!

~Ernest Hemmingway~

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"I can't tell you the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everyone."

~ Ed Sheeran ~

New England Highway near Glen Innes.

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“There is nothing noble about being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.”

~ Hindu Proverb ~

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“Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.”

~ Oscar Wilde ~

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Maybe our favorite quotations say more about us than about the stories and people we are quoting.

 ~ John Green ~

One of my quotes - by Mary-Ellen Peters

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Where thou art - that - is Home.

~Emily Dickinson ~

Camping with me is a homely experience

Being adaptable in ones attitude is highly valuable to be able to feel at home where ever you are on the planet.  This is our home.

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When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.

~ Lao Tzu ~

Be even, be in the middle, be green.

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"Your only obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself".

~ Richard Bach ~

Totemic Lizard - Donovon 07

Truth is our highest calling as a spirit.  We are all spiritual having a human experience, yes we are!  There is a certain criteria that comes with being a spirit on a journey towards divinity. "Love" is the criteria and our "Divinity" is hearing it.

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The key to happiness is letting each situation be what it is instead of what you think it should be.

~ Mandy Hale ~

The Tarot holds archetypal symbolism

Following the seven Hermetic principals which are contained within everything, it is easy to let go and let what shall be done, be done.  We have to allow it play out.  There is not a thing we can do to avoid the inevitable, its already taken place. Why?  Because its already taken place... everything is manifested in spirit first before it manifests in this reality.

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"Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves."

~ Carl Gustav Jung ~

A moment in time

Some call this the mirror principal,  what annoys you in others is what you are afraid of revealing in yourself.  My friend and I talk about this often.  I love our deep conversations that are truly on a soul level in a place that is crystalline and palpable.

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Knowing yourself is the beginning of all Wisdom.

~ Aristotle ~

I know my connection to the infinite, this is the first step.

 We all have layers and layers and more layers upon still more layers.  Everyone loves the analogy of from the Shrek Movie regarding layers:

Shrek:  Ogres are like onions.
Donkey:  They stink?
Shrek:  Yes . . .  No!
Donkey:  They make you cry?
Shrek:  No! Layers.  Onions have layers, Ogres have layers.  Onions have layers, you get it?  We both have layers.
Donkey:  Oh you both have layers!  You know, not everyone likes onions.

From Wikipedia 

I love the analogy from the movie Shrek.

Shrek:  Ogres are like onions.

Donkey:  They stink?

Shrek:  Yes…NO!

Donkey:  They make you cry.

Shrek:  NO! LAYERS! Onions have layers. OGRES have layers. Onions have layers…you get it. We both have layers.

Donkey:  Oh, you both have layers. You know, not everybody likes onions.

(From http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Shrek.)
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