Category: Thought For The Day

Today’s quotes follow up my Grateful Heart Monday entry yesterday that celebrated my 10-year anniversary with my partner Chris…

“Fall in love with someone who sees the wars within you and not only chooses to stay, but chooses to stand by your side and help you fight them.” (Unknown)

“Long-term relationships, the ones that matter, are all about weathering the peaks and the valleys.” (Nicholas Sparks)

“Love is a two-way street constantly under construction.” (Carroll Bryant)

“A true relationship is two imperfect people refusing to give up on each other.” (Unknown)

Peace, love, light, and joy,
Andrew Arthur Dawson

Today’s quotes surround yesterday’s article on the animal abuse and cruelty that took place in the recent film, “The Power of the Dog”. I feel very connected to the message of these quotes and pray one day that people will see that animals feel pain just like we do…

“Never believe that animals suffer less than humans. Pain is the same for them that it is for us. Even worse, because they cannot help themselves.” (Louis J. Camuti)

“Animals have hearts that feel, eyes that see, and families to care for, just like you and me.” (Anthony Douglas William)

“Compassion for animals is intimately connected with goodness of character; and it may be confidently asserted that he who is cruel to animals cannot be a good man.” (Arthur Schopenhauer)

“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” (Anatole France) 

Peace, love, light, and joy,
Andrew Arthur Dawson

Today’s quotes stem from yesterday’s article about an individual who lashed out at me and unleashed their anger during one of my 12 Step leads. The following quotes really helped me to work through that situation a lot.

“When others lash out at you in anger with words or actions, their battle is not with you but themselves.” (Abraham Hicks)

“You never know when someone is in crises. If someone ever lashes out at you in anger, consider where their angers comes from before responding. Often anger is a cover for fear or desperation.” (Dr. Linnaya Graf)

“If you carry around a lot of suppressed or repressed anger, you may lash out at people, blaming or punishing them for something someone else did a long time ago. Because you were unwilling or unable to express how you felt in the past, you may overreact in the present…” (Beverly Engel)

“The true mark of maturity is when somebody hurts you and you try to understand their situation instead of trying to hurt them back.” (Unknown)

Peace, love, light, and joy,
Andrew Arthur Dawson