jbmany's Journal

The opposite of lonliness, its not togetherness. It's intimacy".

"If we must lose a wife or husband when we live to our highest right, we lose only an unhappy marriage, and we gain ourselves".

"Shop for security over happiness and we buy it at that price".

" Don't be dismayed by goodbyes.  A farewell is necessary before you can meet again.  And meeting again after moments or lifetimes is certain for friends".  

 "Don’t turn away from possible futures before you’re certain you don’t have anything to learn from them".  

"Every person, all the events of your life, are there because you have drawn them there.  What you choose to do with them is up to you".

"You are never given a wish...or a dream without also being given the power to make it true. You may, however, have to work for it"

"Your only obligation in this lifetime is to be true to yourself. Being true to anyone or anything else is not only impossible, but the mark of a true messiah".

 "Bad things arent the worst that can happen to us...Nothing is the worst that can happen to us".

"Not being known does not stop the truth from being true".

 "Next to God, love is the word most mangled in every language. The highest form of regard between two people is friendhsip, and when love enters, friendship dies".

 "There are no mistakes. The events we bring upon ourselves, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn what we need to learn; whatever steps we take, they're necessary to reach the places we've chosen to go".

 "The only thing that shatters dreams is compromise".