He who becomes the slave of habit, who follows the same routes every day, who never changes pace, who does not risk and change the color of his clothes, who does not speak and does not experience, dies slowly. He or she who shuns passion, who prefers black on white, dotting ones "it’s" rather than a bundle of emotions, the kind that make your eyes glimmer, that turn a yawn into a smile, that make the heart pound in the face of mistakes and feelings, dies slowly. He or she who does not turn things topsy-turvy, who is unhappy at work, who does not risk certainty for uncertainty, to thus follow a dream, those who do not forego sound advice at least once in their lives, die slowly. He who does not travel, who does not read, who does not listen to music, who does not find grace in himself, she who does not find grace in herself, dies slowly. He who slowly destroys his own self-esteem, who does not allow himself to be helped, who spends days on end complaining about his own bad luck, about the rain that never stops, dies slowly. He or she who abandon a project before starting it, who fail to ask questions on subjects he doesn't know, he or she who don't reply when they are asked something they do know, die slowly. Let's try and avoid death in small doses, reminding oneself that being alive requires an effort far greater than the simple fact of breathing. Only a burning patience will lead to the attainment of a splendid happiness.
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MARTHA MCSALLY I think that the lady who is waiting on me at the local diner, who has kids in school and the mouths... MARTHA STEWART Polite strangers often tell soothing lies about our physical appearance that prevent many of us from... MARTHA BECK In the developed world, hundreds of millions of us now face the bizarre problem of surfeit. Yet our ... MARTHA BECK Disco music in the '70s was just a call to go wild and party and dance with no thought or consci... MARTHA REEVES I can't choose one favorite place because all destinations have something different to offer. My... MARTHA HUNT The body is shaped, disciplined, honored, and in time, trusted. MARTHA GRAHAM Gradually I came to realize that people will more readily swallow lies than truth, as if the taste... MARTHA GELLHORN The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not our circumstances. ... MARTHA WASHINGTON The really potent part of love is that it allows you to carry around beliefs about yourself that mak... MARTHA BECK The power to bring me out of solitude - or to push me back into it - had never belonged to another p... MARTHA BECK Every instance of heartbreak can teach us powerful lessons about creating the kind of love we really... MARTHA BECK Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men. MARTHA GRAHAM Live up to your potential instead of imitating someone else's. MARTHA BURGESS When you helped somebody, right away you were responsible for that person. And things always followe... MARTHA BROOKS There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening, that is translated through you into acti... MARTHA GRAHAM I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may be; for I have also lear... MARTHA WASHINGTON Any transition serious enough to alter your definition of self will require not just small adjustmen... MARTHA BECK Life is too complicated not to be orderly. MARTHA STEWART