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People without curiosity are like houses without books: there's something unsettling about them.
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You don't dare to think ahead too much, for you don't want this melted under the heat of your attention, don't want it gone from your life.
Nikki Gemmell
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Remember that the sudden decision to stop fighting, and just go with the flow, can be incredibly releasing. Resistance is just so draining. There is a beauty to gracious acceptance, an energy that leads to peace.
Nikki Gemmell -
Our natural and happiest life is when we lose ourselves in the exquisite absorption of home.
Nikki Gemmell -
Suffering should always open the door to wisdom.
Nikki Gemmell -
The world is crammed with delightful things. I think young people make such a mistake about that - not letting themselves be happy. I sometimes think that happiness is the only thing that counts.
Nikki Gemmell -
Have faith in the wisdom of that we call change.
Nikki Gemmell -
Alone you're refinding a glittering, a clarity, you're finding your distilled self. ...You think of the two types of aloneness you've known recently: this wonderful, sparkly, soul-refreshing type, and the despairing loneliness that sucks the breath from your life.
Nikki Gemmell