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posted August 31, 2014 02:19 AM            

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this popped up tonight. i'd never read it before.

This can be read on many levels. & I know what (or Who) Rumi was always speaking of.

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posted August 31, 2014 02:22 AM            

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two more that came up today:

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posted August 31, 2014 02:23 AM            

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Please feel free to add to this thread.

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posted August 31, 2014 08:43 AM            

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T,

A few I came across and liked recently.

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posted September 01, 2014 12:38 PM            

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I think of this one often...

And I like...

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posted September 01, 2014 02:52 PM            

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Love all of those! Thanks for sharing you two

I'll sift through my collection and add more that I think people here might like.

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posted September 01, 2014 03:03 PM            

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I don`t have a poster to post so I`m adding Teasels and my favorite from

Don Miguel Ruiz:

* Be Impeccable With Your Word*

Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.

* Don't Take Anything Personally *

Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won't be the victim of needless suffering.

* Don't Make Assumptions *

Find the Courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.

* Always do your Best *

Your best is going to change from moment to monent; it will be different when you are as healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgement, self-abuse and regret.

This wise man who also wrote "The Mastery of Love"

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posted September 01, 2014 03:04 PM            

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Don`t take anything personally and one don`t need thick skin imo

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posted September 01, 2014 03:59 PM            

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Originally posted by juniperb:
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Perfect!

Only you and you alone can choose your path of destiny

It is not the outcome, but rather the process that defines who you are

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posted September 01, 2014 05:32 PM            

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Originally posted by T:
this popped up tonight. i'd never read it before.

This can be read on many levels. & I know what (or Who) Rumi was always speaking of.

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This...right here... is my... swag.

Seriously what I've always wondered how people don't get that others are not this one-dimensional person. People will look at me and be like "you changed," and I think "But you never really knew me to begin with so how could I change?" Aggrivating but I try to remember not everyone analyzes as much as I do.

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posted September 01, 2014 05:46 PM            

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hannaramaa,
What is "my...swag"?

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posted September 01, 2014 05:54 PM            

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Originally posted by juniperb:
hannaramaa,
What is "my...swag"?

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well, technically swag has multiple meanings. It can mean you agree with something a lot, you like something, but it also represents confidence too. It's a song by a rapper named Soulja Boy called "Pretty Boy Swag."

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posted September 01, 2014 06:39 PM            

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Oh okay.

The Rumi quote you like and it gives confidence.

Thanks for explaining as I never would have got it!

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posted September 02, 2014 12:04 AM            

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Brilliant as ever, o wise one!

Yes, just let it all wash over, or through you.

...through thick or thin.....

don't get 'caught up' in it.....

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posted September 02, 2014 12:08 AM            

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re: the Don Miguel Ruiz Agreements

Seems pretty simple to follow. Imagine how different the world would be if people did.

The 4 Agreements are worth printing out and framing, reading and following - or trying to everyday, at least.

Thanks for reminding.

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posted September 02, 2014 12:10 AM            

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Originally posted by BellaFenice:

It is not the outcome, but rather the process that defines who you are[/B]

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Indeed. Well said Bella.

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posted September 02, 2014 12:14 AM            

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Originally posted by hannaramaa:
This...right here... is my... swag.

Seriously what I've always wondered how people don't get that others are not this one-dimensional person. People will look at me and be like "you changed," and I think "But you never really knew me to begin with so how could I change?" Aggrivating but I try to remember not everyone analyzes as much as I do.

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I could've written that myself. Well said. It's easy to forget how much deeper the other person goes and judge them only at face value or go by the small glimpses we get to see of them. I guess we can only remember when we try to look at others the way we wish they'd look at us - more honestly and past the human part of us...

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posted September 02, 2014 12:23 AM            

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btw, I had a loose rough understanding of the word "swag" - I always imagined it derived from the word "swagger" : confidence, coolness.....one struttin' their stuff.....

I'm glad to know it's many meanings now
...& can see how Rumi could evoke that.

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posted September 02, 2014 12:27 AM            

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I've a ton of quotes to share (have always been a bit of a junkie for a few wise words)

but I don't want to flood the thread and scare other people away.

.....maybe i'll add a few later....

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posted September 02, 2014 01:04 AM            

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All the world's a stage, we the people only players..."
shakespeare...paraphrased. which goes hand in glove with the old actor's proverb...

There are no small parts, only small actors.

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posted September 02, 2014 07:49 AM            

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Ladies,

Inspiring thread!

Swag.
I was stuck on it`s meaning .

I only knew a swag as a curtain part between the panals, "perhaps" a drape.

Other than that, I have heard it used as that`s a "swag" = scienctific wild azz guess.

So, as un-hip as always, I ask

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Wise old owl sat in an oak, the more he saw the less he spoke, the less he spoke the more he heard..why can't we all be like that wise old bird?

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Wise old owl sat in an oak, the more he saw the less he spoke, the less he spoke the more he heard..why can't we all be like that wise old bird?

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