Author Archives: Markus

Instead of asking …“What do I want from life?”…a more powerful question is “What does life want from me?””— Eckhart Tolle

“A day wasted on others is not wasted on one’s self.”– Charles Dickens, “A Tale of Two Cities”

“The Music Department is an alternate universe where pupils are often unrecognizable from who they are outside of it. The shy become confident. The agitated become calm. The lonely become included. The quiet become heard. And the lost become found. Music reveals the real child.” — Vaughan Fleischfresser

These hard times, this pain, these lessons…one day they’ll be your strength, your awareness, your blessings. Stop expecting honestoy from people who lie to themselves. You’ll never look good trying to make someone look bad. Save your explanation for those that are determined to understand you…and give your silence to those that are determined to …

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“To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don’t grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float.” – Alan Watts

We should plant trees under who’s shade we do not plan to sit.

Choosing to do the hard things, makes life easier.Choosing to only do easy things, makes life harder.The clock is ticking! https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/05/life-weeks.html