“Learn To LOVE Yourself

And The Rest Will Fall Into Place!”

– Donna Abreu

Reflection Quotes

Lao Tzu:
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.


John Quincy Adams:
Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.

A battle lost or won is easily described, understood, and appreciated, but the moral growth of a great nation requires reflection, as well as observation, to appreciate it. Frederick Douglass

Confucius: By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.

A healthy social life is found only, when in the mirror of each soul the whole community finds its reflection, and when in the whole community the virtue of each one is living. Rudolf Steiner

“The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.” Thomas Merton

H. L. Mencken:
Conscience is the inner voice that warns us that someone might be looking

A circle is the reflection of eternity. It has no beginning and it has no end - and if you put several circles over each other, then you get a spiral. Maynard James Keenan

Michael Jackson Famous Quotes

We still remember many great works of Michael Jackson. We never forget his project in humanity such as “We are the World”. Today Michael Jackson is no more, but his profound quotations and dedication towards music will always inspire millions. A golden era of pop music ended with his death. But, he will always be alive in the hearts of millions of his fans through his irrevocable contribution to the world of music.

Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, was a self-oriented pop singer and dancer. He started his music career in early childhood. He developed his own style of singing and dancing. Due to his unique dance steps, especially in the 'Moonwalk', he was successful in attracting a huge crowd wherever he went. He won a Grammy for Someone in the Dark in the movie 'Extra Terrestrial'. Some of his famous albums are Thriller, Beat It, Bad, Black or White, Dangerous and HIStory.


Following are some Michael Jackson quotes that reveal his pure thoughts about life, love and relationship.

"My goal in life is to give to the world what I was lucky to receive... the ecstasy of divine union through my music and my dance."

"In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope. In a world filled with anger, we must still dare to comfort. In a world filled with despair, we must still dare to dream. And in a world filled with distrust, we must still dare to believe."

"The meaning of life is contained in every single expression of life. It is present in the infinity of forms and phenomena that exist in all of creation."

“People write negatives things, because they feel that’s what sells. Good news to them, doesn’t sell."


“I wanted to have a place that I could create everything that I never had as a child. So, you see rides. You see animals. There's a movie theatre. I was always on tour, travelling.”

Please read several quotes about Michael Jackson from other famous people in the world:

"There are certain people in our popular culture that just capture people's imaginations. And in death, they become even larger. Now, I have to admit that it's also fed by a 24/7 media that is insatiable." - President Barack Obama, who was asked about the outpouring of emotion related to Michael Jackson's death during an interview with CBS while he was in Moscow.

"When he did his iconic moonwalk, I was shocked. It was magic. Michael Jackson went into orbit and never came down. Though it ended way too soon, Michael's life was beautiful." - Motown Records founder Berry Gordy.

"This is a moment that I wish that I didn't live to see come. But as much as I can say that and mean it, I do know that God is good and I do know that as much as we may feel -- and we do -- that we need Michael here with us, God must have needed him far more." - Stevie Wonder.


"He was a true gift and there are very few that have come to the magnitude of influence that he had on the world." - Neil Portnow, president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.

You can find Michael Jackson quotes in previous posts in this blog.

Smile and Happiness

Are you happy? Did you smile yesterday? Do you smile today?

Will you smile tomorrow?

If you're not using your smile, you're like a man with a million dollars in the bank and no checkbook. * Les Giblin

The world always looks brighter from behind a smile. *Author Unknown

People seldom notice old clothes if you wear a big smile. *Lee Mildon

All men have sweetness in their life. That is what helps them go on. It is towards that they turn when they feel too worn out. *** Albert Camus


Start every day with a smile and get it over with. ~W.C. Fields

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. *** Albert Schweitzer.

Before you put on a frown, make absolutely sure there are no smiles available. ~Jim Beggs

Peace begins with a smile. Only God knows our true needs. *Mother Teresa


The Grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. ***Allan K. Chalmers.


~ All people smile in the same language. ~ Proverb


We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same. ***Anne Frank.

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy. ***Thich Nhat Hanh

Love

Do you believe in love?

"Love is a journey not a destination."

"In dreams and in love there are no impossibilities." --Janos Arnay

Love is a many splendid thing. Love lifts us up where we belong. All you need is love!
~ from the movie Moulin Rouge


"I love you, not only for what you are, But for what I am when I am with you."
--Roy Croft

To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven.
~ by Karen Sunde


When you love someone, all your saved-up wishes start coming out.
~ by Elizabeth Bowen (1899-1973)

"Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own."
--Robert Heinlein


You can give without loving, But you cannot love without giving.
~ by Amy Carmichael ~

Forgiveness

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. Mahatma Gandhi

“There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love.” Bryant H. McGill.

Forgiveness means that you've decided not to let it keep festering inside even if it only comes up once in awhile. Doc Childre and Howard Martin

“Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.” Oscar Wilde

Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.Mark Twain

Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast. ~Marlene Dietrich

"The difference between holding on to a hurt or releasing it with forgiveness is like the difference between laying your head down at night on a pillow filled with thorns or a pillow filled with rose petals."
---Loren Fischer

Happiness

May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy, and enough money to buy gifts!!


When one door of happiness closes, another opens but often we look so long at the closed door that we don't see the one which has been opened for us.
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2 Heaping cups of patience
1 Heart full of love
2 Hands full of generosity
Dash of laughter
1 Head full of understanding
Sprinkle generously with kindness
Add plenty of faith and mix well.
Spread over a period of a lifetime
And serve everyone you meet.

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"Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot about puppies."
-- Gene Hill


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Happiness lives for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those who tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives.

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.~~~~~

Happiness comes through doors you didn't even know you left open.
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