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PURPOSE
The
human race may be compared to a writer. At the outset
a writer has often only a vague general notion of
the plan of his work, and of the thought he intends
to elaborate. As he proceeds, penetrating his material,
laboring to express himself fitly, he lays a firmer
grasp on his thought; he finds himself. So the human
race is writing its story, finding itself, discovering
its own underlying purpose, revising, recasting a
tale pathetic often, yet none the less sublime.
-- Felix
Adler
“In
the 21st century, I believe the mission of the United
Nations will be defined by a new, more profound awareness
of the sanctity and dignity of every human life, regardless
of race or religion.”
-- Kofi
Annan
*
Since the beginning, Native Peoples lived a life of
being in harmony with all that surrounds us. It is a
belief that all humankind are related to each other.
Each has a purpose, spirit and sacredness. It is an
understanding with the Great Spirit or Creator that
we will follow these ways. And in this understanding
we believe we are related to all other living species...
-- Dennis
Banks
*
"...our
lives are all that really belong to us. So it is how
we use our lives that determines the kind of men we
are."
--
Cesar
Chavez
*
Our
mission in this new century is clear. For good or
ill, we live in an interdependent world. We can't
escape each other. Therefore, we have to spend our
lives building a global community of shared responsibilities,
shared values, shared benefits.
~ Bill
Clinton
*
Our
prime purpose in this life is to help others. And
if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.
-- The
Dalai Lama
"The
secret of success is constancy to purpose." - Benjamin Disraeli
*
"Service
is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose
of life and not something you do in your spare time."
-- Marian
Wright Edelman
*
"Service
is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose
of life and not something you do in your spare time."
-- Marian
Wright Edelman
*
“Only
one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole
strength and soul can be a true master. For this reason
mastery demands all of a person.”
-- Albert
Einstein
Each
man has his own vocation; his talent is his call.
There is one direction in which all space is open
to him.
-- Ralph
Waldo Emerson
*
"The
purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful,
to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make
some difference that you have lived and lived well."
-- Ralph
Waldo Emerson
*
Start
by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible;
and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
-- Saint
Francis of Assisi
*
"Every
life needs a purpose to which it can give the energies
of its mind and the enthusiasm of its heart. Start
by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible
and suddenly you are doing the impossible."
-- Saint
Francis of Assisi
My
life is an indivisible whole, and all my attitudes
run into one another; and they all have their rise
in my insatiable love for mankind.
-- Mohandas
K. Gandhi
*
Creativity
and artistic endeavors have a mission that goes far
beyond just making music for the sake of music.
-- Herbie
Hancock
Someone
who does not draw strength from himself and who is incapable
of finding the meaning of his life within himself will...seek
the map to his own orientation somewhere outside himself--in
some ideology, organization, or society, and then, however
active he may appear to be, he is merely waiting, depending.
He waits to see what others will do, or what roles they
will assign to him, and he depends on them--and if they
don't do anything or if they botch things, he succumbs
to disillusion, despair, and ultimately, resignation.
-- Vaclav
Havel
*
In the next 30 years we can destroy our world. With
the very same powers — spiritual, social, scientific
— we can evolve our world. Our mission is to serve as
catalysts for a planetary awakening in our lifetime,
to take a non-violent path to the next stage of our
evolution.
-- Barbara
Marx Hubbard
*
"Many
persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true
happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification,
but through fidelity to a worthy purpose."
-- Helen
Keller
*
“I
believe in human dignity as the source of national
purpose, human liberty as the source of national action,
the human heart as the source of national compassion,
and in the human mind as the source of our invention
and our ideas”
-- John
F. Kennedy
*
Peace
is not just the absence of war, it is the active presence
of a capacity for love and compassion, and reciprocity.
It is an awareness that our lives are not to be lived
simply for ourselves through expressing our individuality,
but we confirm the purpose of our lives through the
work of expressing our shared sense of community in
a purposeful and practical way; to sustain our own
lives we sustain the lives of others - in family,
in a community of neighborhoods called a city, and
in a community of nations called the world.
-- Dennis
Kucinich
*
If
you want to get peace, you can get it as soon as
you like if we all pull together. ... Think peace,
live peace, and breathe peace and you'll get it
as soon as you like. -- John
Lennon
If
you want to get peace, you can get it as soon as
you like if we all pull together. You're all geniuses
and you're all beautiful. You don't need anybody
to tell you who you are or what you are. You are
what you are. Get out there and get peace. Think
peace, live peace, and breathe peace and you'll
get it as soon as you like. -- John
Lennon
Keep
your eyes up on the horizon...Look to the stars...
Always know that you are loved and you have a higher
purpose.
You are unique and we need you to live your purpose.
Be on purpose and know that you are here In the Universe
To Show Love, To Be Love, To Know Love.
-- Cheryl
Melody
Keep
your eyes up on the horizon...Look to the stars...
Always know that you are loved and you have a higher
purpose.
You are unique and we need you to live your purpose.
Be on purpose and know that you are here In the Universe
To Show Love, To Be Love, To Know Love.
-- Cheryl
Melody
Follow
your heart. Follow your heart.
What does your heart ache for? Long for?
What do you really want to do? Really want to be?
What does your heart want? Listen and follow your
heart.
-- Cheryl
Melody
Follow
your heart. Follow your heart.
What does your heart ache for? Long for?
What do you really want to do? Really want to be?
What does your heart want? Listen and follow your
heart.
-- Cheryl
Melody
Follow
your heart. Follow your heart.
What does your heart ache for? Long for?
What do you really want to do? Really want to be?
What does your heart want? Listen and follow your
heart.
-- Cheryl
Melody
“As
you grow older the call comes from your intuition
and your deepest sense of self to search for a spiritual
identity and find meaning in life.”
-- Lynne
Namka (AngriesOut.com)
“As
you grow older the call comes from your intuition
and your deepest sense of self to search for a spiritual
identity and find meaning in life.”
-- Lynne
Namka (AngriesOut.com)
*
Focusing
your life solely on making a buck shows a poverty
of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. And it
will leave you unfulfilled.
-- Barack
Obama
*
"The
purpose of life, after all, is to live it, to taste
experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and
without fear for newer and richer experience."
-- Eleanor
Roosevelt
“I
know that the purpose of life is to understand and be in
the present moment with the people you love. It’s just that
simple.” - Jane Seymour
*
Striving
to manifest the dream of a better world is my mission
and purpose and the source of my strength.
--
Robert
Alan Silverstein
We
refocus and rededicate our lives by allowing ourselves
to feel inner peace so that we can once again see
our greater purpose and know that our lives as peacebuilders
are making a difference. We are part of a movement
that has worked throughout history towards humanity's
greatest goal - creating a culture of peace.
--
Robert
Alan Silverstein
*
When
you find yourself swimming against the tide, you'll
discover the inner strength to persevere, if you're
working for your higher purpose.
-- Robert
Alan Silverstein
I'll
keep on striving to be the me I am inside, even if the
world doesn't yet see and accept me for that person
I want to be on the outside.
--
Robert
Alan Silverstein
Whenever
we feel overwhelmed by the amount that needs to be
done, or caught up in a moment of anger, we need to
take time out for peace of mind.
For some, prayer or meditation will be the way to
refocus and remember our higher purpose. Simply stopping
for a moment and taking a deep breath and counting
to ten, is sometimes all that we need to pull us out
of a situation so that we can pause, and refocus and
restore the balance of purpose and direction.
--
Robert
Alan Silverstein
I
have to keep trying to manifest actions and deeds that reflect
the real me, even if the world doesn't yet see me the way
I know I am inside, because I know who I am.
--
Robert
Alan Silverstein
Many
are now discovering that 'spirituality' -- a deep connection
to a greater purpose for humanity -- is an important driving
force in their lives, even if they aren't religious.
-- Robert
Alan Silverstein
"The
purpose of human life is to serve and show compassion
and the will to help others."
-- Albert
Schweitzer
"This
is the true joy in life...being used for a purpose
recognized by yourself as a mighty one.
-- George
Bernard Shaw
*
Pursue
some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you
can walk with love and reverence.
-- Henry
David Thoreau
“Whenever
you become anxious or stressed, outer purpose has taken
over, and you lost sight of your inner purpose. You have
forgotten that your state of consciousness is primary, all
else secondary.” — Eckhart Tolle
*
I
think my mission is to become the greatest human I
can. I know that sounds pompous, but what else do
we have?
-- Kathleen
Turner
*
Love
is what we are born with. Fear is what we learn. The
spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and prejudices
and the acceptance of love back in our hearts. Love
is the essential reality and our purpose on earth.
To be consciously aware of it, to experience love
in ourselves and others, is the meaning of life. Meaning
does not lie in things. Meaning lies in us.
-- Marianne
Williamson
*
Love
is what we are born with. Fear is what we learn. The
spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and prejudices
and the acceptance of love back in our hearts. Love
is the essential reality and our purpose on earth.
-- Marianne
Williamson
*
“I've
come to believe that each of us has a personal calling
that's as unique as a fingerprint - and that the best
way to succeed is to discover what you love and then
find a way to offer it to others in the form of service,
working hard, and also allowing the energy of the
universe to lead you. ”
-- Oprah
Winfrey
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