Be The Light; Spread The Light

Weekends are meant for reading. And that's exactly what I did over these past three days.

 Although the weather was a little chilly, I didn't mind cuddling up on the couch devouring this new favorite read. Just the type of book I needed to lift the spirits.

Here are a few favorite quotes from Pablo that stuck with me. So much so that I felt the need to add them within my morning journalings:

- "Basically, there are two paths you can take: faith or fear."

- “Behind the mask of ice that people wear, there beats a heart of fire.”

- “In order to have faith in his own path, he does not need to prove that someone else's path is wrong.” 

- “I don’t know the secret of success - but the secret of failure is to always try to follow the will of others.”

- “Just as your hand has the power to hide the sun, mediocrity has the power to hide your inner light. Do not blame others for your own incompetence.”

- “Solitude is used to teach us how to live with other people. Rage is used to show us the infinite value of peace. Boredom is used to underline the importance of adventure & spontaneity. Silence is used to teach us to use words responsibly. Tiredness is used so that we can understand the value of waking up. Illness is used to underline the blessing of good health. Fire is used to teach us about water. Earth is used so that we can understand the value of air. Death is used to show us the importance of life.”

- “A Warrior knows that an angel and a devil are both competing for his sword hand.

The devil says: "You will weaken. You will not know exactly when. You are afraid." The angel says: "You will weaken. You will not know exactly when. You are afraid."

The Warrior is surprised. Both the angel and the devil have said the same thing.

The devil continues: "Let me help you." And the angel says: "I will help you."

At that moment the Warrior understands the difference. The words may be the same but these two allies are completely different.

And he chooses the angel's hand.”