The most valuable thing we can do for the psyche, occasionally, is to let it rest, wander, live in the changing light of room, not try to be or do anything whatever.

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"It has been stupidly difficult to let go, but that is what has been needed. I had allowed myself to get overanxious, clutching at what seemed sure to pass, and clutching is the surest way to murder love."

- May Sarton

Love

"There is a wilder solitude in winter, / When every sense is pricked alive and keen."

- May Sarton

Awareness

"Loneliness is the poverty of self. Solitude is the richness of self."

- May Sarton

Self-awareness

"Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self."

- May Sarton

Personal Growth

"We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be."

- May Sarton

Belief in Self

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"There is beauty in the Beast, just as there is darkness in the most perfect human."

- Beauty and the Beast

Balance

"When you leave work on Friday, leave work. Don’t let technology follow you throughout your weekend (answering text messages and emails). Take a break. You will be more refreshed to begin the workweek if you have had a break."

- Catherine Pulsifer

Balance

"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."

- Albert Einstein

Balance

"Make your Tuesday as productive as possible, but don’t forget to enjoy the journey."

Balance

"You can’t always hold on to the things that are important. By letting them go we gain something else."

- Kunio Yaobi

Balance