a positive outlook
“Most people seem to believe that if a relationship doesn’t last until death, it’s a failure. But the only relationship that’s truly a failure is one that lasts longer than it should. The success of a relationship should be measured by it’s depth, not by its length.”
– Neil Strauss
“I am learning every day to allow the space between where I am and where I want to be to inspire me and not terrify me.”
– Tracee Ellis Ross
“Whatever the problem, be part of the solution. Don’t just sit around raising questions and pointing out obstacles.”
– Tina Fey
Hike from Maloja to Grevasalvas.
“The quality of our relationships determines the quality of our lives.”
– Esther Perel, psychologist
“Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.”
– Simone Weil
“Humility is attentive patience.”
– Simone Weil
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“All people want to be treated with dignity and respect.
All people want to be asked rather than told to do something.
All people want to be informed as to why they are being asked or ordered to do something.
All people want to be given options rather than threats.
All people want a second chance when they make a mistake.”
– Police officer George Thompson
“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”
– Nelson Mandela
“The problems we feel most alone with are, by definition, a shared reality with millions of others, separated by shame and shyness.”
– Alain de Botton
Lake Superior, MI.
“Ein Miteinander zweier Menschen ist eine Unmöglichkeit und, wo es doch vorhanden scheint, eine Beschränkung, eine gegenseitige Übereinkunft, welchen einen Teil oder beide Teile ihrer vollsten Freiheit und Entwicklung beraubt. Aber, das Bewusstsein vorausgesetzt, dass auch zwischen den nächsten Menschen unendliche Fernen bestehen bleiben, kann ihnen ein wundervolles Nebeneinanderwohnen erwachsen, wenn es ihnen gelingt, die Weite zwischen sich zu lieben, die ihnen die Möglichkeit gibt, einander immer in ganzer Gestalt und vor einem großen Himmel zu sehen!”
Rainer Maria Rilke in einem Brief an Emanuel von Bodman, 1901