Wisdom

"keep it light"

A positive context and philosophy for life that is protective of the mind spiraling into dark thoughts and moods, it is a way of being consistent with the spiritual admonition "don't go there" regarding under-200 subjective realities.

"Right is right even if no one is doing it..."

"Wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it" -- St. Augustine.

"Faith without reason leads to superstition..."

"...Reason without faith leads to nihilism and relativism" -- Pope John Paul II in his encyclical Fides et ratio (Faith and Reason). Priority request.

"Every end is a new beginning"

Level at which this is experientially true and most relevant.

“If you have the choice between being right and being kind, choose being kind”

A quote attributed to Wayne Dyer.

"It doesn’t matter how you learn to do it, as long as you know how to do it"

Request: Heard this in a video and it helped lift me out of shame due to my lack of prestigious, socially recognised education degree in my field of work, despite over a decade of working experience in the field. Not implying that education is unimportant.

Falkland's Law

"If you don't have to make a decision about something, then don't decide" -- request.

how you judge others is how you will be judged

Which is why forgiveness is such a good idea.

"whatever a man sows, that shall he also reap"

Galatians 6:7, the "Law of Sowing and Reaping."

the past is in the past

Shortly after deciding not to be a victim, one is able to let the past be in the past.

rather than seeking to get, allow yourself to receive

Could be called a higher level of delayed gratification.

"If it wasn't perfect it wouldn't exist"

Request: Doc said something along the lines of everything is a perfect expression of itself at every given moment, so for something to not be perfect would mean it simply does not exist.

"What you love also loves you"

Priority request: Seems like wishful thinking to me, or a good way to get taken advantage of. But then, maybe it's a heart thing.

"Pray like it's all up to God, and work like it's all up to you"

Request: Just heard this on a podcast and I thought it's a really good combination of letting go and hard work.

"You catch a lot more flies with honey than you do with vinegar"

Request: A metaphor my great grandma used to say, suggesting people respond better to kindness and patience more than anger and force.