{"quotes":[{"text":"Pressure makes diamonds - or not.","author":"Stefan Emunds","tags":["depression","depression","experience-inspiration","experience","inspirational","life","life-lessons","life","psychology","psychology","wisdom"],"id":82088,"author_id":"Stefan+Emunds"},{"text":"You know that feeling of invincibility you sometimes get, especially when young and testing yourself - well that could be because actually know deep down that we are indeed eternal. We come into this world to live a life, to experience it, from somewhere else, some other plane, but we are programmed by all around us to deny or forget this - until one day we may remember again. That feeling of blissful reconnection with our source can be invoked through nature, beautiful writing or art or music, any detailed craft or work of discovery or personal dedication, meditation or other mentally balancing practice, or even through religious experience if there is a pure communion (not a pretence of it). But we should not yearn to return too soon, we should accept that we have come here for the duration of each life, and revel in the chance to learn and grow on this splendid planet. We can draw a deep sense of being-ness. Peace, and love from this connection, which will sustain us through any trial. Once nurtured, this becomes stronger than any other connection, so of course our relationships here are most joyful when they allow us the personal freedom to spend time developing and celebrating that connection. Our deepest friendships form with those we can share such time and experiences with - discussing, meditating, immersing ourselves in nature, or creating our music, art, written or other works. Our journeys here are voyages of discovery, opening out the wonders within and all around. What better companions could we have than those who are able to fully share in such delights with us?","author":"Jay Woodman","tags":["art","balancing","being","blissful","celebrating","companion","connection","craft","creating","dedication","delight","discovery","eternal","experience","experience-inspiration","experience","freedom","invincibility","journey","life-lessons-life","life-philosophy","life","love","meditation","music","nature","peace","relationships","source","voyage","wonder","writing"],"id":88409,"author_id":"Jay+Woodman"},{"text":"You do not know a situation until you experience .","author":"AceQwetyu","tags":["experience-inspiration","facts-of-life","inspirational-life","loneliness"],"id":94822,"author_id":"AceQwetyu"},{"text":"I wait for what comes and experience the joy and delight of the unexpected.","author":"Diane L. Dunton","tags":["delight-and-surprise","experience-inspiration","experiences","happiness-positive-outlook","joy","let-go-of-attachment","patience","patience","surprise","surprised-by-joy","unfolding","waiting-on-god"],"id":138329,"author_id":"Diane+L.+Dunton"},{"text":"Age brings maturity, experience ripens it.","author":"Vimal Athithan","tags":["age","experience-inspiration","life","maturity"],"id":152651,"author_id":"Vimal+Athithan"},{"text":"The best advice comes from the one who has made more mistakes– they have learned great lessons! The one who always got it right has surely not lived through the entire experience.","author":"Chinonye J. Chidolue","tags":["advise","advise","experience","experience-inspiration","lessons","lessons-learned-in-life","lessons-learnt","life-lessons"],"id":170337,"author_id":"Chinonye+J.+Chidolue"},{"text":"If experience is the best teacher, there's nothing that comes close to the experience of life.","author":"Michael A. Singer","tags":["experience-inspiration","experience-mistakes-wisdom","experiences","growth","inspirational","life-lessons","that-make-sense"],"id":178796,"author_id":"Michael+A.+Singer"},{"text":"Sometimes I return back to the state of mind I had as a child when I believed nothing was impossible.","author":"Jonathan Harnisch","tags":["childhood","childhood-memories","childhood-memory","experience","experience-inspiration","experience","experiences","innocence","innocence-and-age","innocence-and-experience","innocence-lost","innocence-of-soul","life","life-and-living","life-changing","life-experience","life-lesson","life-philosophy","life","memories","memories-dreams-reflections","memories","memories-stay","memories-truth","reflection","reflection-of-the-universe","reflection-of-your-mind","reflection-on-happier-times","reflection-on-life","reflection","reflections","reflections-on-life","sad","sad-but-true","sadness","truth","truth-of-life"],"id":202791,"author_id":"Jonathan+Harnisch"},{"text":"Life gives us experiences for personal development. Appreciate the lessons and be a learner.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["appreciating-life","appreciating-yourself-and-others","appreciation","college-education","college-life","determination","educational-philosophy","educational","experience-inspiration","experiences-and-adventures","experiences-and-graces","experiences","failure-and-success","failure-hardwork","failure","fighting-battles","fighting-spirit","hardwork","inspirational","learners","learning-from-mistakes","learning-process","learning","lesson-for-life","lessons-from-failures","lessons-in-life","lessons-learned","life","life-experience","life-lesson","life","motivational","perseverance","personal-development","personal-growth","positive-outlook","positive-thinking","self-confidence","self-determination","self-help","self-improvement","self-motivation","self-realization","success","university","university-of-life","wisdom","wise","wise-words"],"id":204192,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"Everyone has that turning point in their life, whether you are going to make it or not it will come into your life nevertheless.","author":"Manula Withanage","tags":["experience-inspiration","life-lessons","life","motivational"],"id":224612,"author_id":"Manula+Withanage"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":26,"pages":3,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}