"Living in the past is a conscious or an unconscious choice made through a connection to the past."

Reflection, Past, Memory, Awareness, Truth

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"When we feel lost in time, with only shadows of the past living in our mind; when the moment, which "was", no longer "is and when only silence remains, loads of questions arise. We can cry a river or we may wonder: "What went wrong?"

Erik Pevernagie, Belgian Author

Reflection, Time, Memory, Loss

"What could a child know of the darkness of God's plan? Or how flesh is so frail it is hardly more than a dream."

Cormac McCarthy, American Writer

Reflection, Darkness, Fate, Sensitivity, Dream

"The skeletons of the past must not hold back the dream of a new life, even though fear and regret, guilt and remorse may unsettle us during the effort to give our future a new home. ['Into a new life']"

Erik Pevernagie, Belgian Author

Reflection, Past, Fear, Regret, Guilt

"I meant to write about death, only life came breaking in as usual."

Virginia Woolf, British Author

Reflection, Death, Life, Surprise, Inspirational

"If Shakespeare had never existed, he asked, would the world have differed much from what it is today? Does the progress of civilization depend upon great men? Is the lot of the average human being better now that in the time of the Pharaohs?"

Virginia Woolf, British Author

Reflection, Shakespeare, Civilization, Progress, Philosophy

"We are only lightly covered with buttoned cloth; and beneath these pavements are shells, bones and silence."

Virginia Woolf, British Author

Reflection, Mortality, Life, Silence, Existence

"She seemed to be occupied with of inner chamber of ideas and to have slight need for visible objects."

Thomas Hardy, English Novelist

Reflection, Mind, Idea, Imagination, Introspection

"Maybe we feel empty because we spend so much of our own time watching other people live their lives, chase their dreams, express their love, and navigate their relationships. And when we turn off our TV or put down our phone... We've nourished nothing of our own."

Steve Maraboli, American Author

Reflection, Empty, Time, Watching, Others

"There is always a zone where somebody is nobody, there is always a zone where somebody is somebody and there is always a zone where nobody is nobody."

Ernest Agyemang Yeboah, Ghanaian Author

Reflection, Zone, Existence, Identity, Life

"To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals."

Benjamin Franklin, American Politician

Reflection, Life

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"Children who are resilient often have an appearance of a Teflon coating: nothing seems to faze these children."

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"Trauma can have a masking effect."

Psychology

"I have frequently thought to myself, 'If I can teach my daughter one thing, it will be the love of self unconditionally.' Unconditional love and peace are obtainable, but they are only obtainable if I can learn to move beyond the conditions that I placed on my life. When conditions are placed on my life and on the lives of others, they ensure that I will never experience the depths of love and happiness."

Self-Love

"Spanking a child is about the parent not the child. The child will learn more from positive correction than physical manipulation."

Parenting

"Always make your familial environment a safe and inviting place."

Family

"Perfectionists are not all negative, miserable, unhappy and over controlling individuals."

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"When we feel lost in time, with only shadows of the past living in our mind; when the moment, which "was", no longer "is and when only silence remains, loads of questions arise. We can cry a river or we may wonder: "What went wrong?"

"What could a child know of the darkness of God's plan? Or how flesh is so frail it is hardly more than a dream."

"The skeletons of the past must not hold back the dream of a new life, even though fear and regret, guilt and remorse may unsettle us during the effort to give our future a new home. ['Into a new life']"

"I meant to write about death, only life came breaking in as usual."

"If Shakespeare had never existed, he asked, would the world have differed much from what it is today? Does the progress of civilization depend upon great men? Is the lot of the average human being better now that in the time of the Pharaohs?"

"We are only lightly covered with buttoned cloth; and beneath these pavements are shells, bones and silence."

"She seemed to be occupied with of inner chamber of ideas and to have slight need for visible objects."

"Maybe we feel empty because we spend so much of our own time watching other people live their lives, chase their dreams, express their love, and navigate their relationships. And when we turn off our TV or put down our phone... We've nourished nothing of our own."

"There is always a zone where somebody is nobody, there is always a zone where somebody is somebody and there is always a zone where nobody is nobody."

"To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals."

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"Children who are resilient often have an appearance of a Teflon coating: nothing seems to faze these children."

"Trauma can have a masking effect."

"Happiness is not giddiness or some overly inflated sense of being."

"Shame and blame should have no place in our body, mind, or spirit."

"Be an informed advocate and support."

"Living in the past is like choosing to cling to a chronic illness."

"Spanking a child is about the parent not the child. The child will learn more from positive correction than physical manipulation."

"Always make your familial environment a safe and inviting place."

"Perfectionists are not all negative, miserable, unhappy and over controlling individuals."