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Will Schwalbe Quotes

Everyone doesn't have to do everything,

You don’t have to have one emotion at a time Picture Quote #1

Evil almost always starts with small cruelties Picture Quote #1

The greatest gift you can give anyone is your undivided attention Picture Quote #1

Reading isn’t the opposite of doing, it’s the opposite of dying Picture Quote #1

Throughout her life, whenever Mom was sad or confuse or disoriented, she could never concentrate on television, she said, but always sought refuge in a book. Books focused her mind, calmed her, took her outside of herself; television jangled her nerves Picture Quote #1

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But it takes so little to help people, and people really do help each other, even people with very little themselves. And it's not just about second chances. Most people deserve an endless number of chances Picture Quote #1

... when you're with someone who is dying, you may need to celebrate the past, live the present, and mourn the future all at the same time Picture Quote #1

That's one of the things books do. They help us talk. But they also give us something we can all talk about when we don't want to talk about ourselves Picture Quote #1

Loneliness is the price we have to pay for being born in this modern world, so full of freedom, independence and our own egotistical selves Picture Quote #1

Mindfulness - it isn't a trick or a gimmick. It's being present in the moment. When I'm with you, I'm with you. Right now. That's all. No more and no less Picture Quote #1

For this day only is ours, we are dead to yesterday, and we are not yet born to the morrow Picture Quote #1

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If our family was an airline, Mom was the hub and we were the spokes. You rarely went anywhere nonstop; you went via Mom, who directed the traffic flow and determined the priorities: which family member was cleared for takeoff or landing. Even my father was not immune to Mom's scheduling, though he was given more leeway than the rest of us Picture Quote #1

Mom had always taught all of us to examine decisions by reversibility - that is, to hedge our bets. When you couldn't decide between two things, she suggested you choose the one that allowed you to change course if necessary. Not the road less traveled but the road with the exit ramp Picture Quote #1

We were terrified to stop, stop anything, and admit that something was wrong. Activity, frenzied activity, seemed to be the thing we all felt we needed. Only Dad slowed down, and that wasn't until he was trapped in a hospital getting intravenous antibiotics. Everything would be all right, everything would be possible, anything could be salvaged or averted, as long as we all kept running around Picture Quote #1

What I suddenly understood was that a thank-you note isn't the price you pay for receiving a gift, as so many children think it is, a kind of minimum tribute or toll, but an opportunity to count your blessings. And gratitude isn't what you give in exchange for something; it's what you feel when you are blessed - blessed to have family and friends who care about you, and who want to see you happy. Hence the joy from thanking Picture Quote #1

You should tell your family every day that you love them. And make sure they know that you're proud of them too Picture Quote #1

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Everyone doesn't have to do everything, " she told me. "People forget you can also express yourself by what you choose to admire and support. I've had so much pleasure from beautiful and challenging things created by other people, things I could never make or do. I wouldn't trade that for anything (Will Schwalbe Quotes) You don’t have to have one emotion at a time (Will Schwalbe Quotes) Evil almost always starts with small cruelties (Will Schwalbe Quotes) The greatest gift you can give anyone is your undivided attention (Will Schwalbe Quotes) Reading isn’t the opposite of doing, it’s the opposite of dying (Will Schwalbe Quotes) Throughout her life, whenever Mom was sad or confuse or disoriented, she could never concentrate on television, she said, but always sought refuge in a book. Books focused her mind, calmed her, took her outside of herself; television jangled her nerves (Will Schwalbe Quotes) But it takes so little to help people, and people really do help each other, even people with very little themselves. And it's not just about second chances. Most people deserve an endless number of chances (Will Schwalbe Quotes) ... when you're with someone who is dying, you may need to celebrate the past, live the present, and mourn the future all at the same time (Will Schwalbe Quotes) That's one of the things books do. They help us talk. But they also give us something we can all talk about when we don't want to talk about ourselves (Will Schwalbe Quotes) Loneliness is the price we have to pay for being born in this modern world, so full of freedom, independence and our own egotistical selves (Will Schwalbe Quotes) Mindfulness - it isn't a trick or a gimmick. It's being present in the moment. When I'm with you, I'm with you. Right now. That's all. No more and no less (Will Schwalbe Quotes) For this day only is ours, we are dead to yesterday, and we are not yet born to the morrow (Will Schwalbe Quotes) If our family was an airline, Mom was the hub and we were the spokes. You rarely went anywhere nonstop; you went via Mom, who directed the traffic flow and determined the priorities: which family member was cleared for takeoff or landing. Even my father was not immune to Mom's scheduling, though he was given more leeway than the rest of us (Will Schwalbe Quotes) Mom had always taught all of us to examine decisions by reversibility - that is, to hedge our bets. When you couldn't decide between two things, she suggested you choose the one that allowed you to change course if necessary. Not the road less traveled but the road with the exit ramp (Will Schwalbe Quotes) We were terrified to stop, stop anything, and admit that something was wrong. Activity, frenzied activity, seemed to be the thing we all felt we needed. Only Dad slowed down, and that wasn't until he was trapped in a hospital getting intravenous antibiotics. Everything would be all right, everything would be possible, anything could be salvaged or averted, as long as we all kept running around (Will Schwalbe Quotes) What I suddenly understood was that a thank-you note isn't the price you pay for receiving a gift, as so many children think it is, a kind of minimum tribute or toll, but an opportunity to count your blessings. And gratitude isn't what you give in exchange for something; it's what you feel when you are blessed - blessed to have family and friends who care about you, and who want to see you happy. Hence the joy from thanking (Will Schwalbe Quotes) You should tell your family every day that you love them. And make sure they know that you're proud of them too (Will Schwalbe Quotes)