Joan Marques

“Some people find comfort in the past. Others seek comfort in the future. Very few consider the most beautiful place and time: here and now.”

“Self-control is like quietly walking through the trees and calmly trying to find your way out of the forest. Self-mastery is like being okay in the forest.”

“We set rules in times when they make sense. Then the times change but the rules stay: they don't make sense anymore, but we still obey. Viva Humanity!”

“Whatever we embrace will embrace us back: misery or happiness, sadness or joy, guilt or virtue, regress or progress. We are what we choose to be.”

“Peace and happiness are not outside, at home, work, or among friends. They are where they always were: inside of us, waiting to be rediscovered.”

“The bright side of making many silly, stupid, heartbreaking, dreadful mistakes in life is, that when you start sharing the lessons you learned, some may call you 'wise”

“Everywhere you go you'll see highs and lowsThese things are just part of life and its flowsIt helps to understand that no place has it allSo we should cherish our blessings, large or small”

“When something in your life doesn't please youYou can decide to hang your head and feel blueOr you can use your powerful mind as a treasureTo convert your present pain into future pleasure”

“Life is a constant flux of ups and downsA chain of happy smiles and edgy frownsJust know that the purpose of each despairIs to cherish your next peak when it's there”

“Is every day an adventure with its own drive? Or an interlocked link in the chain of our life?Are we, then, the masters of our own milky way?Or just conductors, confined to the music of today?”

“Some people will fuzz about everythingOthers remain cool, then suddenly stingHuman psyche is unpredictable at timesNo need to find any reasons or rhymes”

“If our words cannot enhance the peaceWe should keep quiet and use our earsThe extent of our perception will increaseAs we'll be less to blame for others' tears”

“Life is like walking a tightrope:A balance between turning inward Often enough to find your happy coreAnd focusing outward Often enough to care a little more. Leaning too much inward May make you aloof and narcissisticLeaning too much outwardMay make you bitter and pessimistic.Keeping balance fuels life with hope.”

“He who tries to avoid every problem in life is very busy!”

“It's easier to take than to give. It's nobler to give than to take. The thrill of taking lasts a day. The thrill of giving lasts a lifetime.”

“When it rains it pours. Maybe the art of life is to convert tough times to great experiences: we can choose to hate the rain or dance in it.”

“Simple things bring infinite pleasure. Yet, it takes us a while to realize that. But once simple is in, complex it out - forever.”

“Work diligently. Work hard. Focus. Perform as if you are at the Olympics. One day, unexpectedly, it will start paying off.”

“Moments of splendor and moments of gloom – they help maintain life’s balance. One thought is key: they all pass...”