The most successful people in the most impossible situations are the ones that are sure they're gonna get out of it, and they go on thinking that, even if they die trying.
Like water poured from one vessel to another, metta flows freely, taking the shape of each situation without changing its essence.
It was no wonder my love life was so messed up when the most profound and intimate moments were always being interrupted by dire situations
It was an awkward moment. We were burning down our host's house, a situation which any guest seeks to avoid.
Even seasonal situations can bring with them lessons that last a lifetime. If the love doesn’t last, it prepares you for the one that will.
Depending on the situation, sometimes you can know a person better in ten minutes than someone you have crossed paths with all your life.
My discontent has accumulated over the past months, searching for a leak in the dam I’ve constructed to separate my true feelings from the situation closing in around me.
A modern definition of equanimity: cool. This refers to one whose mind remains stable & calm in all situations.
When you encounter unexpected situation, don’t panic. Close our eyes, take a deep breath and pray. It will relief you of any anxiety.
You have no control over what happens to you! You can only pray for grace and strength to endure any situation.
Life’s challenges are inevitable. We have to prepare mentally by renewing our mind with inspiration daily to be able to cope when the situation arise.
So to all who are situated as I am, I would say--Grow up as fast as you can.
The test of learning psychology is whether your understanding of situations you encounter has changed, not whether you have learned a new fact.
At the age of eleven or thereabouts women acquire a poise and an ability to handle difficult situations which a man, if he is lucky, manages to achieve somewhere in the later seventies.
Sometimes just the affirmation that a situation sucks can turn a mood around and inspire strength and optimism.
I saw leaving any situation where I was treated with disrespect as evidence of my courage. I wanted my daughters to learn that lesson of worth from me.
Ball teams do not always run true to form in a short series. In a season's campaign, class will tell; the best team will invariably win, unless disaster overtakes it. In a short series, some freak situation, same unusual play, may prove to be the tur...
There are times when it's absolutely appropriate to march up to someone, stick out your hand and introduce yourself, and times when it's best to let your male cameraman or producer do the talking and hang back until you've felt out the situation.
I was able to get operated on four days after I was diagnosed. It was just a matter of getting this baseball-sized tumor out of me. I reflect now on how lucky I was to be in the situation where I could get the best possible help and treatment.
I think my children know that Mother's priority is to be with them first. But I don't think it has to be an either/or situation. Work is very important to me, and it wouldn't be in the best interest of my children for me to stay home seven days a wee...
I try my best to confront situations because I know, at the end of the day, you can deal with it or it will deal with you. I've had enough experience to know that that's how it goes down. There's no going around it.
