‪Kit Sunshine Soriano‬ - currency

‪"I would love to live in a country whose currency is happiness." ~Kit Sunshine Soriano‬

Quotes from Phap Dung

"As a collective energy, fear and anger can be very destructive. We make the wrong decisions if we base it on fear, anger, and wrong perception. Those emotions cloud our mind." ~

"Compassion is not sitting in your room; it’s actually very active and engaging." ~

"Don’t allow hate and anger to take over your world. Because there are other things happening." ~

"Emotions can be good. Passion can be good, and compassion is very passionate. But compassion doesn’t waste energy. It includes and it understands; it’s more clear." ~

"Engage in protest, but not from a place of anger. You need to express your opinion, and you need to go out there and say this is wrong. But don’t do it by saying hateful things." ~

"Go take refuge in nature, and find a cause where your heart doesn’t feel inactive and in despair. This is the medicine. We go out and we help." ~

"It requires a lot of practice to sit there and listen, and not judge so you can understand." ~

"Meditation is not an esoteric practice; it’s not something you do only in a meditation hall or Buddhist retreat center. It can happen right in whatever activity you’re doing — while walking, in the office. It means you are there, present with calm and peace." ~

"Our minds and hearts need food. And meditation is a kind of food. So we feed ourselves like that. You need to eat, and your peace, kindness, clarity need to eat as well. Meditation is not just praying; no, you’re cultivating this so you can offer it to others." ~

"Stopping is a requirement before deep listening." ~

"The future is built with the present moment and how we take care of it. If you are fearful, the future will be fearful. If you are uncooperative, the future will be divisive." ~

"The future is not something that will come to us; the future is built by us, by how we speak and what we do in the present moment." ~

"The thing is that left and right were never separate. Your right hand maybe has done a lot of awful things — like smashing trees, destroying the forest. But when the right hand gets hurt, your left hand comes to its assistance, grabs and holds it without hesitation. This is the way we engage in politics — we try not to see other as separate from us; they are us. We get out there and try to heal but we don’t cause more harm." ~

"We (Buddhists) look more at energy than personality. That helps us be wiser." ~

"We see the mind like a house, so if your house is on fire, you need to take care of the fire, not to go look for the person that made the fire. Take care of those emotions first; it’s the priority. Because anything that comes from a place of fear and anxiety and anger will only make the fire worse. Come back and find a place of calm and peace to cool the flame of emotion down." ~Phap Dung, Buddhist Monk

"What’s in my heart is that people find the patience and clarity to listen before they start to blame and criticize." ~

"When there is discrimination, you can use the opportunity to increase understanding. You can concentrate on what makes you happy; there are other elements in this person, not just the prejudice. You have to find also the good qualities in them. Don’t focus on wrong views because that makes you angry." ~

"When you sit with someone who’s calm, you can become calm. If you sit with someone who’s agitated and hateful, you can become agitated and hateful." ~

"With a breath, you can bring calm, clarity and rest your thinking." ~

"You cannot end discrimination by calling the other names. All the people who voted for him (Trump) are not bigots and racists and women haters. We are all judgmental, sometimes even a bit racist." ~

"You cannot help people if you are filled with hate and fear. What they need is your non-fear, your stability, solidity, and clarity." ~

BIO

Brother Phap Dung is Vietnamese American, and has lived at Plum Village for six years. He was ordained as a monk in 1998. He is a senior disciple of Thich Nhat Hanh.

Source: A Buddhist monk explains mindfulness for times of conflict by Eliza Barclay via Vox dot com

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Selma Palacio Alara - A man of principles

"This world scarcely raise rare HEROES who died defending the Law of the Land and the Law above it. A man of principles is the enemy of those without." ~Selma Palacio Alara

Ande's Tribe - on dancing

"There is nothing more beautiful than showing the world what you love the most!" ~Ande's Tribe On Belly Dancing

‪John Paolo Nartatez ‬Quotes

‪"Always do what is right. There is no greater pleasure in life than going to sleep at night with peace of mind." ~John Paolo Nartatez ‬

"Filipinos owe nothing to the Aquinos. They bastardized this nation's wealth, raped our liberty and force-fed us with false history!" ~John Paolo Nartatez, August 3, 2019

"My worst is not when I'm outspoken and loud. It's when I become silent." ~John Paolo Nartatez

"People will always have something unnecessary to say. Just do your thing for you'll be criticized anyway. The less you care about what people think, the more peaceful your life will become." ~John Paolo Nartatez

"The hardest battles are usually given to the capable warriors..." ~John Paolo Nartatez

"Time is measured ‪by the good deeds that you've done, memories that you've created, things that you've risked, and opportunities that you've taken. Some people just exist but they don't truly live." ~‬John Paolo Nartatez

‪"Vintage cars don't just travel roads; they travel time! Such beauty!" ~John Paolo Nartatez ‬

"We are not meant to be happy all the time. We must experience every emotion fully and deeply so we can truly grow. Think about it. Sunshine all the time makes a desert." ~John Paolo Nartatez

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Neil Strauss - Resting place

"I've begun to look at the world through apocalypse eyes. Our society, which seems so sturdily built out of concrete and custom, is just a temporary resting place, a hotel our civilization checked into a couple hundred years ago and must one day check out of." ~Neil Strauss

From Our Daily Bread - God's strength

"We must recognize our weakness to experience God’s strength." ~ Kirsten Holmberg

Goodful - let pain exist

"When a giant hole opens up in someone's life, it's actually much more supportive to acknowledge that hole and let pain exist." ~Goodful

JULIA A. BAEYENS ‪Quotes

"Blessed are those who get to get old and have wrinkles. Grey hair and wrinkles they say are marks of wisdom." ~Jollee A. Baeyens

"‪Have not realized how dirty politics is until I joined in the campaign trail. There are candidates who are really willing to buy votes and voters shamelessly sell their votes to every candidate that comes along. Moneyed candidates will also buy other candidates to run for the same seat along with them to try to divide the vote of their opponent so they can win. Most candidates too have to master the art of lying to fool voters to their sides, etc that are unimaginable. Politics is the color of money and all the dark colors in the spectrum. Then we wonder why good men do not win elections." ~‬Jollee A. Baeyens

"I love gardens; they are paradise on earth." ~‪Jollee A. Baeyens‬

"It is campaign season and we hear the campaign jingles every day. Let us join in and do our part as responsible voters to responsible citizens.… Whether we like or dislike politics, it is reality and our nation will continue to be governed by politicians. We have to get involve and do our part as responsible netizens. Profile check your candidates and find out what they had accomplished to get to know them. Make sure that they are the leader we wish to lead us before we vote them to office." ~Jollie A. Baeyens, April 2019

‪"So easy to be an artist with plants and flowers. They are the teachers." ~Jollee A. Baeyens ‬

"That moment when you can kick off those high heels, slip into your jeans and walk around or jog in sneakers. Put on some music and enjoy the cool breeze whooshing through the bushes." ~Jollee A. Baeyens

‪"… the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph..." ~Jollee A. Baeyens ‬

‪"The ones you stoodby go somewhere to hopefully standby someone else who's in need of them while another angel will be sent to us when we need a helping hand." ~‬Jollee A. Baeyens

"Travel light, only good memories to carry." ~Jollee A. Baeyens 

"Truly, as we get older, we have more freedom from responsibilities and rat races. We no longer have to worry about competing on what we do." ~Jollee A. Baeyens 

"When weary strikes, don't look down, try looking up." ~Julia Agnaonao Baeyens

‪"Wonder why some would like to cause hardships to others. Social media should be good to inspire one another and provide infos that we need to know and learn. I too trust Karma. Those who do good will be rewarded and those who do bad will have the retribution they deserve." ~‬Jollee A. Baeyens (July 17, 2019)

ROXANNE 'NICHE' BAEYENS

"A crown is not just only for a Queen, but for those who first believe in her." ~Roxanne Allison Baeyens (Miss Philippines Earth 2020 and Miss Earth Water 2020) 👸🇵🇭❤️⭐🌊🌍

"Beauty Pageant is not all about winning a crown. It is also an adventure; life's school; an opportunity to build fun memories and to make new friends." ~Roxanne 'Niche' Baeyens

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FEATURED QUOTE: PRRD Historic Visit to Israel

"We share the same passion for peace. We share the same passion for human beings. But we also share the same passion of not allowing a family to be destroyed by those who [have] corrupt ideologies’" ~PRR Duterte to Benjamin Netanyahu, PM of Israel. First President to visit Israel, September 4, 2018

Quotes on BEACH

By Jigsaw Puzzles 

"A beach is not only a sweep of sand, but shells of sea creatures, the sea glass, the seaweed, the incongruous objects washed up by the ocean." ~Henry Grunwald

"After a visit to the beach, it's hard to believe that we live in a material world. " ~Pam Shaw

"At the beach, life is different. Time doesn't move hour to hour but mood to moment. We live by the currents, plan by the tides and follow the sun." ~Sandy Gingras

"Don't grow up too quickly, lest you forget how much you love the beach." ~Michelle Held

"Every time I stand before a beautiful beach, its waves seem to whisper to me: If you choose the simple things and find joy in nature's simple treasures, life and living need not be so hard." ~Psyche Roxas-Mendoza

"Every time we walk along a beach some ancient urge disturbs us so that we find ourselves shedding shoes and garments or scavenging among seaweed and whitened timbers like the homesick refugees of a long war." ~Loren Eiseley

"I could never stay long enough on the shore; the tang of the untainted, fresh, and free sea air was like a cool, quieting thought." ~Helen Keller

"I honestly think the beach is the only place children actually entertain themselves." ~Donna McLavy

"I read and walked for miles at night along the beach, writing bad blank verse and searching endlessly for someone wonderful who would step out of the darkness and change my life. It never crossed my mind that that person could be me." ~Anna Quindlen

"I still love things that you don't even need to pay for. Going to the beach and being around five of your friends and having a good time means so much more than going out and spending hundreds of dollars." ~Maria Sharapova

"If there's a heaven for me, I'm sure it has a beach attached to it." ~Jimmy Buffett

‘’In every outthrust headland, in every curving beach, in every grain of sand there is the story of the earth.’’

"It is easier to do nothing by the sea than anywhere else.. because bathing and basking on the shore cannot be considered an employment but only an apotheosis of loafing." ~E.F.Benson

It's simple things, like a glowing sunset, the sound of a running stream or the fresh smell in a meadow that cause us to pause and marvel at the wonder of life, to contemplate its meaning and significance. Who can hold an autumn leaf in their hand, or sift the warm white sand on the beach, and not wander at the Creator of it all?" ~Wendy Moore (1971- )

"It was a bright sunny day at the beach and the sand is still undisturbed while being washed by the crystal clear water of the sea. My moment of bliss indeed while the students are taking a brief furlough at the beach." ~Arnold Balaoeg Fonollera

"My dream is to have a house on the beach, even just a little shack somewhere so I can wake up, have coffee, look at dolphins, be quiet and breathe the air." ~Christina Applegate

"My life is like a stroll on the beach... as near to the edge as I can go." ~Henry David Thoreau

"One learns first of all in beach living the art of shedding; how little one can get along with, not how much." ~Anne Morrow Lindbergh

"Our memories of the ocean will linger on, long after our footprints in the sand are gone." ~Anon

"The beach is a great place to relieve the soul-crushing stress you build up in the traffic going to the beach." ~Anon

"The beach is not a place to work; to read, write or to think." ~Anne Morrow Lindbergh

"...the beach is the playground and theatre - space of summer." ~Mark Joseph Williams from The Guardian Australia

"The beach … where the sand is your seat and the waves kiss your feet." ~Peace of the Beach

"The moon is essentially gray, no color. It looks like plaster of Paris, like dirty beach sand with lots of footprints in it." ~James A. Lovell

"The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach -- waiting for a gift from the sea." ~Anne Morrow Lindbergh

"The three great elemental sounds in nature are the sound of rain, the sound of wind in a primeval wood, and the sound of outer ocean on a beach." ~Henry Beston

"The tide gives to the shore; It also takes. 

Both are necessary for the right amount of shell and sand on the beach." ~Anna Pereira

"The world has enough beautiful mountains and meadows, spectacular skies and serene lakes. It has enough lush forests, flowered fields and sandy beaches. It has plenty of stars and the promise of a new sunrise and sunset every day. What the world needs more of is people to appreciate and enjoy it." ~Michael Josephson

"[T]here's nothing more beautiful than the way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline, no matter how many times it's sent away." ~Sarah Kay

“To go out with the setting sun on an empty beach is to truly embrace your solitude." ~Jeanne Moreau

"To myself, I am only a child playing on the beach, while vast oceans of truth lie undiscovered before me." ~Isaac Newton

"Total physical and mental inertia are highly agreeable, much more so than we allow ourselves to imagine. A beach not only permits such inertia but enforces it, thus neatly eliminating all problems of guilt. It is now the only place in our overly active world that does." ~John Kenneth Galbraith

"True peace is not found on the beach  but in the one who created the beach." ~Mark Brown

RELATED QUOTES

"I love the sounds and the power of pounding water, whether it is the waves or a waterfall."  ~Mike May

“I’m pretty sure my birthstone is a seashell.” ~Just A Kiss Away

"My life is like the sand. People journey through my mind and leave their footprints, but then the tide rushes in." ~George Betts

"There's always trash on the shores, the waves will wash it back to where it belongs." ~Tessa Roines

"There is pleasure in the pathless woods, there is rapture in the lonely shore..." ~ Lord Byron

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VERSES


Beach Rules:
Soak up the sun.
Ride the waves.
Breathe the salty air.
Feel the breeze.
Build sandcastles.
Rest, relax, reflect.
Collect seashells.
Bare-feet required.      
~Anonymous

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Come to the beach,
Where the sea is blue,
And little white waves come running at you.

A wave comes splashing,
Over your toes.
You just stand still, and away it goes.

We'll build a castle down by the sea,
and look for shells if you'll come with me.      
~Anonymous

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Come walk with me,
take off your shoes,
let's walk the beach
with only the moon
to light the path
and waves to hear you
tell me you love me.

Why does the ocean rock
the moon to sleep every night?
So the sun will wake and kiss the beach
~J. Henson

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No words can express,
The depth of her contentment,
As she walks along the beach.
As the waves lap against the shores,
They create the rhythm of her life.
Balmy breeze kiss,
Her sun-bronzed skin,
And she wonders...
Could there ever be a greater destiny,
Than to be born with a love,
For the treasures of the sea?
Here, she is home.      
~Suzy Toronto

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Some beach somewhere,
there's a big umbrella casting
shade over an empty chair.
Palm trees are growing,
warm breezes blowing.
I picture myself there,
some beach somewhere.      
~Anonymous

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Source: Wise Old Sayings/Golden Thoughts

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Henry Alonzo Myers - What life means to us

"Friends, companions, lovers, are those who treat us in terms of our unlimited worth to ourselves. They are closest to us who best understand what life means to us, who feel for us as we feel for ourselves, who are bound to us in triumph and disaster, who break the spell of our loneliness." ~Henry Alonzo Myers

Quotes on INSIGHT and PERSPECTIVE

"Do not just look for what you want to see. That would be futile. Do not look for anything. But allow the insight to have a chance to come by itself. That insight will help liberate you." ~Thich Nhat Hanh

"Good listening is the key to developing fresh insights and ideas that fuel success." ~Bernard Ferrari, author of Power Listening: Mastering the Most Critical Business Skill of Alt

"Looking at life from a different perspective makes you realuse that it's not the deer that is crossing the road, rather it's the road that is crossing the forest." ~Muhammad Ali

“Openness to life grants a swift insight — like a flash of lightning — into the life situation of others. A must: to force the problem from its emotional sting into a clearly conceived intellectual form — and act accordingly." ~Dag Hammarskjöld, Diplomat

"… our journey may take days or years — the most important thing is that we realise to accept everything, however painful. Then, start a new life — with a better insight, with new perspectives in life." ~Rado Gatchalian

"Peace of mind happens to a man only after he has developed deep insight, only after he starts seeing the things in the right perspective." ~Sam Veda

"Sometimes the only way to make sense of an upside down world is to view it from a new perspective." ~from Memories

"Sometimes, we need to keep things in perspective. Contrary to popular belief, the universe doesn't revolve around humanity. If anything, we are a blight on the face of our own planet." ~Dave Baxley (07/06/2014, FB)

"The most valuable resource that all teachers have is each other. Without collaboration our growth is limited to our own perspectives." ~Robert John Meehan

"There is no birth and death; everything dies and renews itself all the time. When you get that kind of insight, you no longer tire yourself out with anxiety and aversion." ~Thich Nhat Hanh

"Try to see things differently - It's the only way to get a clearer perspective on the world and on your life.“ ~Neal Shusterman

"Walk outside on a clear night and just look up into the sky. Take a moment to realise you are sitting on a plane spinning around in the middle of absolute nowhere. Sometimes, it takes a bit of perspective to remember what's really important. You are alive and you are here. You have the potential to be anything. So let go of what's holding you back and dream, believe, breathe." ~Michael Singer, The Untethered Soul

"You must look within for value, but must look beyond for perspective." ~Denis Waitley

OTHERS

"I am of the opinion that all who can should vote for the most intelligent, honest, and conscientious men eligible to office, irrespective of former party opinions, who will endeavour to make the new constitutions and the laws passed under them as beneficial as possible to the true interests, prosperity, and liberty of all classes and conditions of the people." ~Robert E. Lee

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Tuan Haizer Adrias Libcat Quotes

"May all your worries diminish like darkness when the sun rises." ~Tuan Haizer Adrias Libcat

"To achieve great things in life you shouldn’t only dream or plan but also try to get it." ~Tuan Haizer Adrias Libcat

"When everything is far at you and you can't seek help; the only thing you can do is pray." ~Tuan Haizer Adrias Libcat

ATTRIBUTED QUOTE

"Many people spend their life, at the mercy of circumstances. Living at the mercy of what happens to them. Living at the mercy of other people. NOT living in the present, because they are stuck in the prison of their past." ~The Word (Joseph's Three Coats Lesson: The Coat of Salvation, You Tube)

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Michel Foucault Quotes

"I don't feel that it is necessary to know exactly what I am. The main interest in life and work is to become someone else that you were not in the beginning." ~Michel Foucault

"The game is worthwhile insofar as we don't know what will be the end." ~Michel Foucault

"Truth is undoubtedly the sort of error that cannot be refuted because it was hardened into an unalterable form in the long baking process of history." ~Michel Foucault>]

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