Forgive & Forget!

When we forgive and forget...

that

 is

getting even.

~Kim Franklin-Magana

REVENGE is a kind of wild justice...

“A man’s wisdom  gives him patience;  it is to his glory  to overlook an  offense."

(Proverbs 19:11)

Francis Bacon. (1561–1626).  Essays Civil and Moral. The Harvard Classics.  1909–14. IV Of Revenge

REVENGE is a kind of wild justice; which the more man’s nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out. For as for the first wrong, it doth but offend the law; but the revenge of that wrong putteth the law out of office. Certainly, in taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior; for it is a prince’s part to pardon. And Solomon, I am sure, saith, It is the glory of a man to pass by an offence. That which is past is gone, and irrevocable; and wise men have enough to do with things present and to come; therefore they do but trifle with themselves, that labor in past matters. There is no man doth a wrong for the wrong’s sake; but thereby to purchase himself profit, or pleasure, or honor, or the like. Therefore why should I be angry with a man for loving himself better than me? And if any man should do wrong merely out of ill-nature, why, yet it is but like the thorn or briar, which prick and scratch, because they can do no other. The most tolerable sort of revenge is for those wrongs which there is no law to remedy; but then let a man take heed the revenge be such as there is no law to punish; else a man’s enemy is still before hand, and it is two for one. Some, when they take revenge, are desirous the party should know whence it cometh. This is the more generous. For the delight seemeth to be not so much in doing the hurt as in making the party repent. But base and crafty cowards are like the arrow that flieth in the dark. Cosmus, duke of Florence, had a desperate saying against perfidious or neglecting friends, as if those wrongs were unpardonable; You shall read (saith he) that we are commanded to forgive our enemies; but you never read that we are commanded to forgive our friends. But yet the spirit of Job was in a better tune: Shall we (saith he) take good at God’s hands, and not be content to take evil also? And so of friends in a proportion. This is certain, that a man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well. Public revenges are for the most part fortunate; as that for the death of Cæsar; for the death of Pertinax; for the death of Henry the Third of France; and many more. But in private revenges it is not so. Nay rather, vindictive persons live the life of witches; who, as they are mischievous, so end they unfortunate.

Listen to your Inner Wisdom...

~WISDOM~

We can fill ourselves up with knowledge

and 

not be any closer to

hearing the wisdom

of our OWN Soul.

~ Jeanette Amlie

~~~~

a wise man once said...

“I have never let my schooling 

interfere with my education.”

~Mark Twain

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To learn more about Jeanette Amlie, please visit:  http://www.blueearthawakening.com/

Y O U are the Ocean!

You are not a drop in the ocean.

You are the entire ocean, in a drop.

~Rumi

Discover Wisdom. Enjoy the journey!

“We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves 

after a journey 

that no one can take for us 

or spare us.” 

~Marcel Proust

Search Inside Yourself, and You Will Find the Answers...

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I've found that the most difficult experiences 

of my life 

have given me the most beauty 

in the end.

~ Olivia Newton-John

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Listen to this beautiful & timeless song 

Have You Never Been Mellow (lyrics):

http://youtu.be/avxBf5IMGJw

Hope is that Tiny Spark of Light...

Hope

Hope is that tiny spark of light 

that can ignite and burn brightly, 

once again!

~Kim Franklin-Magana

When should you, "hold your tongue"?

“Learning to hold your tongue at the right moment,

at the right time, in the right place, could be the very thing that saves a meaningful relationship!

Most of the time—the thing that you'd like
to say about or to that person...

they already know!

LOL!

This is not easy,

but patience is a fruit

of the spirit.”

~Richmond Kodua

Pain is an Opportunity to Learn!

There is Wisdom and Power in Pain

Pain teaches you many things about yourself.  

It shows you just what you are made of and how to overcome obstacles.  

It becomes an opportunity to view the world and other people through a completely new set of eyes.

  Pain allows us to grow, to reach, and to achieve a higher awareness of self.

Pain is an opportunity to learn.

~Kim Franklin-Magana 

Attaining Knowledge and Wisdom!

------  +/-  ------ = Balance 

 “To attain knowledge, 

add things everyday. 

To attain wisdom, 

remove things every day.” 

~ Lao Tzu

(Old Master)
Chinese Taoist Philosopher, c. 600 B.C.E.His specific date of birth is unknown...http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/96jun/laotzu.htmlHow do you maintain balance in your life?  Do you have a few tips that could be helpful to others?  If so, please share your thoughts below in the comments box.

What is happiness?

“Happiness is not a station you arrive at, 

but a manner of traveling.”

~ Margaret Lee Runbeck

Margaret Lee Runbeck (U.S. author, 1905-1956) 
Born in Des Moines, Iowa, Margaret Lee Runbeck first appeared in print a few weeks before her thirteenth birthday.  

For more reading, please visit:  http://runbeck.org/content/quotes-margaret-lee-runbeck

Actions DO speak louder!

A man shall lead with his actions, 

not with his words.  

~Kim Franklin-Magana

WISDOM & POWER

WISDPOWERM

The attempt to combine 

wisdom and power 

has only 

rarely been successful 

and then 

only 

for a short while. 

~Albert Einstein

Born March 14, 1879, in Ulm, Germany, Albert Einstein became an independent scholar of physics after his formal education. In the early 1900s he developed the special and general theories of relativity. He went on to win the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921 for his explanation of the photoelectric effect. Einstein is still generally considered the most influential physicist of the 20th century. 

READ MORE HERE:  http://www.biography.com/people/albert-einstein-9285408

Are you ready?

The future has a way of arriving unannounced.

~George F. Will

Knowledge vs. Wisdom

Knowledge talks, wisdom listens.
- Jimi Hendrix


An American guitarist and singer-songwriter

• SINGLES/SONGS:  "Hey Joe"
 
• "Purple Haze"
 
• "The Wind Cries Mary"
 
• "Burning of the Midnight Lamp"
 
• "Foxy Lady"
 
• "Up from the Skies"
 
• "All Along the Watchtower"
 
• "Crosstown Traffic"
 
• "Stone Free"
 
• "Fire"
• "Stepping Stone"
 
• "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)"
 
• "No Such Animal"
 
• "Freedom"
 
• "Angel"
 
• "Gypsy Eyes"
 
• "Dolly Dagger"
 
• "Johnny B. Goode" (live)
 
• "Hear My Train a Comin'"
 
• "Day Tripper"
• "Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?"
 
• "Valleys of Neptune"
 
• "Bleeding Heart"
 
• "Love or Confusion"
 
• "Fire"
 
• "Like a Rolling Stone"  

• 
  

• TO LEARN MORE, PLEASE VISIT:  
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix_discography

The thing is...

“The thing

that’s important to know

is that you never know.

You’re always sort of

feeling your way.”

~Diane Arbus



HAVE AN ADVENTURE!

“An adventure 
is only 
an inconvenience 
rightly considered. 

An inconvenience 
is only 
an adventure 
wrongly considered.”

~G.K Chesterton



Change...

“If you change the way you look at things,

the things you look at change.”

~Dr. Wayne Dyer

SUCCESS vs. FAILURE

I don't know the key to success,

but the key to failure 
is trying to please everybody. 
~Bill Cosby

Tranquility...

The more tranquil a man becomes, 
the greater is his success, 
his influence, 
his power for good.

Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom.

~James Allen