Greener Living by Marliese

18/04/2025

So true!

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24/03/2025

Profound. Thank you Natasha Ann ✨️👌🙏

1. You will always have problems. Learn to enjoy life while solving them.

2. People do not decide their futures; they decide their habits, and their habits decide their futures.

3. In life you are only in control of two things: your effort and your attitude.

4. Don't ask how to start. Start, then ask how you can improve it.

5. Happiness has less to do with pleasure and more with purpose.

6. Life is harder when you expect much from the world and little from yourself.

7. life is easier when you expect much from yourself and little from the world. High standards , low expectations

8. Half of your problems are your mind, which makes smaller things seem bigger things.

9. Don't look for secrets if all you need is repetition.

10. Don't let three things control you: people, money or past experiences.

11. In every challenge or even tragedy lies opportunity. And if you train yourself to look for opportunities, you can control the situation and even turn it into something positive. If it can't turn out into something good, at least something good can come out of it.

12. Give thanks every day, because even when you think you have no reason to give thanks, your "normal" day is someone else's dream..

*via Dead Poet

14/06/2024

Indeed.

We have zero control over other people in our lives but the good news is we have 100% control over how we will respond.
So stop evaluating, comparing, and judging others, don't waste your precious energy there. Instead spend your time learning from every experience you have and then use the teachings to reach the success and happiness you desire. This is where your time is well spent. Remember time is our most precious commodity, it's finite, you will never get it back, so think wisely before you waste it on activities that will never serve you. ~xoxo Michelle & Barb

31/05/2024

'The principle of balance-the ability to identify our various roles and to spend appropriate amounts of time in, and focus on, all on the important roles and dimensions of our lives. Success in one area of our life cannot compensate for neglect or failure in other areas of our life.' "Everyone has a house with four rooms: physical, mental, emotional, spiritual. Unless we go into every room every day, even if only to keep it aired, we are not a complete person" Rumer Godden

29/05/2024

Indeed. Learning and unlearning en-route

Happiness comes from us striving towards our potential. In every moment, there's always something we can be grateful for. Take a moment each day to appreciate how far you've come.

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29/05/2024

So needed this reminder

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29/05/2024

Always

We are never actually walking in each other's shoes. We can have empathy and always be kind but we don't know the pain and suffering from another brother or sister. be grounded in your integrity, and always be kind. ~xoxo Michelle & Barb

27/11/2023

"Action moves feelings" profound! 👌🙏👊

08/10/2023

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace
there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly
and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself
with others,
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater
and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well
as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery
But let this not blind you to what
virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity
and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.

And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life
keep peace with your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery,
and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy. ~Max Ehrmann

(Desiderata)

21/09/2023

"As you are shifting, you will begin to realise that you are not the same person you used to be. The things you used to tolerate become intolerable. When you once remained quiet, you are now speaking your truth. When you once battled and argued you are now choosing to remain silent. You are beginning to understand the value of your voice and there are some situations that no longer deserve your time, energy and focus. Nobody can trigger your emotions without your permission. Learn to be calm and centred no matter what’s happening outside of you. Have a great day ✨💛🙏🏼" thanks Gogz, so true and what I needed today ❤️👊

25/08/2023

True!

26/07/2023

"You think “problems” are roadblocks to achieving what you want,
when in reality they are pathways.
Marcus Aurelius sums this up well: “The impediment to action
advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.” Simply,
running into a “problem” forces you to take action to resolve it. That action will inevitably lead you to think differently, behave differently, and choose differently. The “problem” becomes a catalyst for you to actualize the life you always wanted. It pushes you from your comfort zone, that’s all."