when the student is ready, the teacher appears
Request: Thank you Lord.
Wisdom
"What we have is sufficient because God has judged it so"
Request: When I am in a good mood, this statement makes me feel content and willing to trust God will provide what I need without me even needing to think about it. Relationship, money, food, etc. When I am in a bad mood, this statement makes me feel resentful, abandoned, and forgotten.
"The more you think about yourself, the more unhappy you are"
Priority request: Quote from Jordan Peterson.
"The best fertilizer is the footsteps of the gardener"
Request: Studying permaculture I came upon this, which is cited as a Chinese proverb. Does it imply that success is gained through hard work, or is it hinting that presence and intention are the causal elements?
"What is meant for you will not pass you by"
Deep spiritual acceptance here.
"don't worry about it"
Valid advice or irresponsibility?
"You're only human"
Request: used to console someone who feels regret about an error.
"Gratitude don't pay the bills"
Request: Something my dad said. Seems kind of anti-spiritual but also kind of true?
"One is responsible for the effort but not the results"
Request: A useful reminder to release the desire to control the future.
"We'll see" (Chinese proverb)
Priority request: Equanimity as a way of being?
"If you can't beat them, join them"
Request: If someone is too strong for you to defeat, it is better to be on the same side as them.
"Do good things, good things happen to you. Do bad things, bad things happen to you"
Request: A very simplified, though possibly limited? Definition of karma.
"Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be"
Priority request: quote by Abraham Lincoln.
"all's fair in love and war"
used to describe a situation in which people do not follow the usual rules of behavior and do things that are normally considered unfair -- merriam-webster.com
“two wrongs don’t make a right”
Request: Something my father used to say. Now I find myself repeating it to my own children