{"author":"B.G. Bowers","author_id":"B.G.+Bowers","total_quotes":14,"quotes":[{"text":"Death is the great disruptor; it thrusts us opposite life’s mirror, invites our truthful exploration, and reveals the naked truth; from which rebirth is possible and we are free to reinvent ourselves anew.","author":"B.G. Bowers","tags":["change","death","exploration","life","life-journey","rebirth","transformation"],"id":14077,"author_id":"B.G.+Bowers"},{"text":"Change blows through the branches of our existence. It fortifies the roots on which we stand, infuses crimson experience with autumn hues, dismantles Winter’s brittle leaves, and ushers Spring into our fertile environments. Seeds of evolution burst from their pod cocoons and teardrop buds blossom into Summer flowers. Change releases its redolent scent, attracting the buzz of honey bees and the adoration of discerning butterflies.","author":"B.G. Bowers","tags":["change","evolution","life","personal-development","philosophy","philosophy-of-life","rebirth","regeneration","transformation"],"id":19086,"author_id":"B.G.+Bowers"},{"text":"When the door to suicide opens it becomes a viable option that you never considered before, but, once ajar, it initiates an invasion strategy. Day by day thoughts blacken under the occupation of the new inhabitant. It becomes an all-consuming addiction that makes its home in your head and heart and, before you know it, the whole neighbourhood is talking and thinking about suicide. Eventually, the mind is overwhelmed by the conspiracy of its own darkness and begins to wage war against the body. At this point, the body is powerless.","author":"B.G. Bowers","tags":["addiction","depression","suicide"],"id":47583,"author_id":"B.G.+Bowers"},{"text":"I have forsaken her for a place I will never belong, but will always remain under her spell, forever to be, a child of my motherland.","author":"B.G. Bowers","tags":["africa","exile","extradition","identity","motherland","outsider"],"id":87109,"author_id":"B.G.+Bowers"},{"text":"I sometimes marvel at how far I’ve come - blissful, even, in the knowledge that I am slowly becoming a well-evolved human being - only to have the illusion shattered by an episode of bad behaviour that contradicts the new and reinforces the old. At these junctures of self-reflection, I ask the question: “are all my years of hard work unraveling before my eyes, or am I just having an episode?” For the sake of personal growth and the pursuit of equanimity, I choose the latter and accept that, on this journey of evolution, I may not encounter just one bad day, but a group of many.","author":"B.G. Bowers","tags":["equanimity","journey","personal-development","recovery","self-discovery"],"id":112106,"author_id":"B.G.+Bowers"},{"text":"My hand-stitched wings itchto take flightto test the winds of changethat inevitably blow at the end of a cycle.","author":"B.G. Bowers","tags":["change","cycles","dreams","evolution","inspirational","journey","journey-of-life","personal-development","recovery","survivor"],"id":163086,"author_id":"B.G.+Bowers"},{"text":"Life was a bloody battlefield until I conquered the enemy and won the war. Now, life is a journey, and I am a warrior. Prepared for anything and weakened by nothing. There are hills and dales, mountains and plateaus, blind spots and brilliant vistas, but none of that matters. All that matters is my second chance, and the only thing capable of disrupting my path, is myself.","author":"B.G. Bowers","tags":["death","experience","learning-from-mistakes","life","personal-development","personal-journey","philosophy-of-life","second-chance","success","trials","tribulations","victims","warrior"],"id":216345,"author_id":"B.G.+Bowers"},{"text":"The loss of innocence is inevitable, but the death of innocence disturbs the natural order. The death of innocence causes an imbalance and initiates an internal war that manifests differently in each individual, but almost always includes anger, withdrawal and severe depression.","author":"B.G. Bowers","tags":["anger","death","depression","innocence-lost","withdrawal"],"id":261367,"author_id":"B.G.+Bowers"},{"text":"Sometimes you have to cross the boundaries of Death in order to discover the meaning of Life.","author":"B.G. Bowers","tags":["death","depression","life","meaning-of-life","recovery","suicide"],"id":298467,"author_id":"B.G.+Bowers"},{"text":"There are those whose love awakens our own and those whose love undermines. As long as we are blind to this fact, true love will elude us.","author":"B.G. Bowers","tags":["love","relationships","unrequited-love"],"id":342264,"author_id":"B.G.+Bowers"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":14,"pages":2,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}