Character Quotes

"If we didn’t give our parents a passing grade on raising us, does it mean that we ourselves fail in life? No it doesn't! We are responsible for our own life experience, our own happiness, our own mistakes, our own learning." ~ Chris W Metz

"Love and suffering are both created by the decision to experience them." ~ Chris W Metz

“Water is the softest thing, yet it can penetrate mountains and earth. This shows clearly the principle of softness overcoming hardness.” ~ Lao Tzu

"Life is a mirror of illusion, reflecting back every belief, fear and ideal a person uses as they look into it." ~ Chris W Metz

"When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a way that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice." ~ Native American Proverb

"Life is one of opposites and extremes, until such time we learn the are of balance." ~ Chris W Metz

"It's never to late to experience a happy past." ~ Chris W Metz

"You do not need to die and be revived to have a second chance at life. Every moment the part of us that lived in the moment before dies and the next moment is our second chance at life." ~ Chris W Metz

"Life can either be a thing that happens, or an adventure to be lived. It depends on what you choose to believe.” ~ Doe Zantamata

“In many ways we all go through life crossing one obstacle after another only to have brief moments of joy for having overcome the obstacle. These moments pass and then we find ourselves once again absorbed with the mundane repetitions of life and the associated obstacles. Void of any real obstacles we try to manufacture the feeling of joy through the satisfaction of the body or the acquisition of material goods. For some this becomes an insatiable preoccupation that has no end. At this point we have detoured off the path and experience life as an endless circle of recycled experiences.” ~ Chris W Metz, The Road Out Of The Abyss

“If you were to ask me whether it is more important to die a rich man or die with a wealth of loving relationships, I would choose the latter every time. Only one is taken with us on the journey forward.” ~ Chris W Metz

“What seems like a journey at its beginning, is in reality only an awakening at its end.” ~ Chris W Metz

"For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, or a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life." ~ Alfred D. Souza

“The adventures in life can only be experienced if we are willing to leave the comfort of our current path.” ~ Chris W Metz

“The life I touch for good or ill will touch another life, and in turn another, until who knows where the trembling stops or in what far place my touch will be felt.” ~ Frederick Buechner, The Hungering Dark

“When you remember me, it means you have carried something of who I am with you, that I have left some mark of who I am on who you are. It means that you can summon me back to your mind even though countless years and miles may stand between us. It means that if we meet again, you will know me. It means that even after I die, you can still see my face and hear my voice and speak to me in your heart.” ~ Frederick Buechner

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you DIDN’T do than by the ones you DID do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. explore - dream - discover." ~ Mark Twain

“If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine, it is lethal.” ~ Paulo Coelho

“It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you stumble, there lies your treasure.” ~ Joseph Campbell

Life is too short to wake up with regrets. Love the people who treat you right. Forget about the ones who don’t. Believe everything happens for a reason. If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy. They just promised it would be worth it. ~ Unknown

“How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and the strong; because someday in life you will have been all of these.” ~ George Washington Carver

“The new shift in thinking is the gateway to human transformation. And because of the sheer number of people involved in this shift, and the growing magnitude of the crises that are driving us to change the way we think, we are standing on the threshold of human transformation at a level unlike anything ever before known on Earth.” ~ Gregg Braden

“When you make a decision to change your life for the better, not everyone’s going to be supportive. A lot of people don’t like change, even if it’s really good. Big changes involve breaking of habits, routines, and often require lots of work. These things all go against security, familiarity, and the comfort of knowing. Don’t get discouraged. Inspire them instead.” ~ Doe Zantamata

Stop trying to leave, and you will arrive. Stop seeking, and you will see. Stop running away, and you will be found. ~ Lao Tzu

"The deepest secret is that life is not a process of discovery, but a process of creation. You are not discovering yourself, but creating yourself anew. Seek therefore, not to find out who you are, but seek to determine who you want to be." ~ Neale Donald Walsch

LIFE GOES ON... Whether you choose to move on and take a chance in the unknown. Or stay behind, locked in the past, thinking of what could have been. ~ Unknown

"The great challenges of life appear to us when, and only when, we have everything we need to survive and heal from the experience." ~ Gregg Braden

“Life is too short to let a hurt ego and fear rule your decisions. You should never hesitate to express gratitude, affection, appreciation, and remorse. That’s the only way to cut down on the “What ifs,” knowing you did all you could to put aside your ego and extend an open heart. You won’t always get the answer you seek, but trust me when I say, you won’t lose a thing by trying.” ~ Berrak Sarikaya

"Life is only an idea, Each one experiences it based on their idea of what life is." ~ Chris W Metz

“A beautiful life doesn’t just happen, it is built daily by prayer, humility, sacrifice and love. May that beautiful life be yours always.” ~ Dennis Castillo

"As a white canvas is undefined until it is painted upon, so too is each moment of our life undefined. The very act of bringing meaning to any moment is what defines it for us. We define whether each moment of now is stressful, happy, sad or loving. No one can define that moment for us, we alone paint all the meaning it will ever have." ~ Chris W Metz