What Life Always Gives Us

“Life always gives us exactly the teacher we need at every moment. 
  This includes 

             every mosquito, 

             every misfortune, 

             every red light, 

             every traffic jam, 

             every obnoxious supervisor (or employee), 

             every illness, 

             every loss, 

             every moment of joy or depression, 

             every addiction, 

             every piece of garbage, 

             every breath. 

  Every moment is the guru.”

by Charlotte Joko Beck

A Good Life

"A good life is when you smile often, dream big, laugh a lot, and you realize how blessed you are for what you have."

By James Donnelly

Marriage

"Ultimately, I think marriage is like two intertwined trees...

They balance and support each other while growing together. Each of the branches signifies your interests as individuals or things that you’re willing to compromise on; as such, they go off in different directions based on your own innate passions or by choice. 

However, living branches are always connected to their trunks, the trunk being the core of the individual and, when intertwined, of the relationship. If you can’t make things work at this fundamental level, then the other trunk is no longer a supporting double, it’s just suffocating."  

by Jessica Korteman

Language Learning

"If you talk to a man in a language he understands,
  that goes to his head,
  if you talk to him in his language,

  that goes to his heart."

by Nelson Mandela