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“These are the intensities that one cannot live with, that he has to outgrow if he wants to survive. But who can help grieving for them? If the blood vessels could hold them, how much better to keep those early loves wit...

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“Pause you who read this, and think for a moment of the long chain of iron or gold, of thorns or flowers, that would never have bound you, but for the formation of the first link on one memorable day.” —Great Expectation...

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“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” –Marcel Proust

","url":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/returning","title":"Returning","summary":"“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” –Marcel Proust","date_modified":"2026-07-24T17:52:01Z"},{"id":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/the-dog-days-of-summer","html_content":"

“Summertime is always the best of what might be.” ―Charles Bowden

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“It’s always summer somewhere.” —Lilly Pulitzer

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\"We can't go over it. We can't go under it. Oh no! We've got to go through it!\" — Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt.

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“Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.” —St. Augustine

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\"If you accomplish something good with hard work, the labor passes quickly, but the good endures. If you do something shameful in pursuit of pleasure, the pleasure passes quickly, but the shame endures.\" —Musonius Rufus,...

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“We must overcome the notion that we must be regular... it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre.” —Uta Hagen

","url":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/extraordinary","title":"(Extra)ordinary","summary":"“We must overcome the notion that we must be regular... it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre.” —Uta Hagen","date_modified":"2026-04-07T10:28:25Z"},{"id":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/think-for-yourself","html_content":"

“If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.” — Jim Rohn

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“Enjoy and be grateful for the little things in life, for one day you will look back and realize they were the big things.” — Unknown

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“It’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.” — Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

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“There are three responses to a piece of design—yes, no, and WOW! Wow is the one to aim for.” —Unknown

","url":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/%E2%80%9Cwow%E2%80%9D-is-the-one-to-aim-for","title":"“Wow!” Is the One to Aim For","summary":"“There are three responses to a piece of design—yes, no, and WOW! Wow is the one to aim for.” —Unknown","date_modified":"2026-04-01T09:54:51Z"},{"id":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/true-north","html_content":"

“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” Eleanor Roosevelt said.

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Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see. Hebrews 11:1

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“Good design is making something intelligible and memorable. Great design is making something memorable and meaningful.” — Dieter Rams

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“Don’t think about what can happen in a month. Don’t think about what can happen in a year. Just focus on the 24 hours in front of you and do what you can to get closer to where you want to be.” —Eric Thomas

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“The only people who get upset when you set boundaries are the ones who benefited from you having none.” —Unknown

","url":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/setting-boundaries","title":"The Hidden Strength in Setting Boundaries","summary":"“The only people who get upset when you set boundaries are the ones who benefited from you having none.” —Unknown","date_modified":"2026-03-25T08:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/courage-moving-forward-despite-fear","html_content":"

“There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. True courage is in facing danger when you are afraid.” — L. Frank Baum, The Wizard of Oz

","url":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/courage-moving-forward-despite-fear","title":"The Kind of Courage No One Claps For","summary":"“There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. True courage is in facing danger when you are afraid.” — L. Frank Baum, The Wizard of Oz","date_modified":"2026-03-24T08:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/crossing-the-threshold-to-a-better-life","html_content":"

“The call is to leave a certain social situation, move into your own loneliness and find the jewel, the center that’s impossible to find when you’re socially engaged. You are thrown off-center, and when you feel off-cent...

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“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” —Robert Louis Stevenson

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“You are the sky. Everything else—it’s just the weather.” —Pema Chödrön

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“If you become a bird and fly away from me, I will be a tree that you come home to.” The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown

","url":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/finding-home","title":"Finding Your Way Home","summary":"“If you become a bird and fly away from me, I will be a tree that you come home to.” The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown","date_modified":"2026-03-18T07:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/irish-blessings","html_content":"

“May your days be many and your troubles be few. May all God’s blessings descend upon you. May peace be within you. May your heart be strong. May you find what you’re seeking wherever you roam.”

","url":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/irish-blessings","title":"Irish Blessings","summary":"“May your days be many and your troubles be few. May all God’s blessings descend upon you. May peace be within you. May your heart be strong. May you find what you’re seeking wherever you roam.”","date_modified":"2026-03-17T07:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/imagination-is-a-blessing","html_content":"

“The mind that thought of light, heavy, grey, yellow, still, swift also conceived of magic that would make heavy things light and able to fly, turn grey lead into yellow gold, and the still rock into a swift water. If it...

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“Everything is a dream until you decide to make it real.” —Unknown

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“All you need is the plan, the road map and the courage to press on to your destination.” — Earl Nightingale

","url":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/maps","title":"Draw Your Own Map","summary":"“All you need is the plan, the road map and the courage to press on to your destination.” — Earl Nightingale","date_modified":"2026-03-12T12:03:14Z"},{"id":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/repetition","html_content":"

“We become what we repeatedly do.” — Sean Covey

","url":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/repetition","title":"Repetition","summary":"“We become what we repeatedly do.” — Sean Covey","date_modified":"2026-03-11T10:26:59Z"},{"id":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/finding-purpose","html_content":"

“Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart.” – Rumi.

","url":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/finding-purpose","title":"Finding Purpose","summary":"“Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart.” – Rumi.","date_modified":"2026-03-10T12:41:11Z"},{"id":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/warm-winter-moments","html_content":"

“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” —John Steinbeck

","url":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/warm-winter-moments","title":"The Making of a Warm Winter","summary":"“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” —John Steinbeck","date_modified":"2026-03-09T15:58:11Z"},{"id":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/love-and-gratitude","html_content":"

In everything give thanks. 1 Thessalonians 5:18.

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“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.” —Roald Dahl

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\"For whoever has entered God’s rest has also rested from his works as God did from his.\" Hebrews 4:10

","url":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/love-yourself-first","title":"Love Yourself, First","summary":"\"For whoever has entered God’s rest has also rested from his works as God did from his.\" Hebrews 4:10","date_modified":"2026-03-04T10:30:43Z"},{"id":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/the-light-in-the-lamp-post","html_content":"

‘This is the land of Narnia,' said the Faun, 'where we are now; all that lies between the lamp-post and the great castle of Cair Paravel on the eastern sea.’ The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis.

","url":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/the-light-in-the-lamp-post","title":"The Light in the Lamp-post","summary":"‘This is the land of Narnia,' said the Faun, 'where we are now; all that lies between the lamp-post and the great castle of Cair Paravel on the eastern sea.’ The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis.","date_modified":"2026-03-03T10:04:16Z"},{"id":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/we-cannot-go-back-to-yesterday","html_content":"

\"It's no use to go back to yesterday because I was a different person then.\"\n— Lewis Carroll, from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

","url":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/we-cannot-go-back-to-yesterday","title":"We Cannot Go Back toYesterday","summary":"\"It's no use to go back to yesterday because I was a different person then.\"\n— Lewis Carroll, from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland","date_modified":"2026-03-02T09:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/finding-god-in-space","html_content":"

\"He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent.\" —Psalm 104:2

","url":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/finding-god-in-space","title":"Finding God in Space","summary":"\"He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent.\" —Psalm 104:2","date_modified":"2026-02-27T09:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/onward","html_content":"

“We all want progress. But progress means getting nearer to the place where you want to be. And if you have taken a wrong turning then to go forward does not get you any nearer. If you are on the wrong road progress mean...

","url":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/onward","title":"Onward","summary":"“We all want progress. But progress means getting nearer to the place where you want to be. And if you have taken a wrong turning then to go forward does not get you any nearer. If you are on the wrong road progress mean...","date_modified":"2026-02-26T10:17:36Z"},{"id":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/time-traveler","html_content":"

“Some people live more in twenty years than others do in eighty. It’s not the time that matters, it’s the person.” Doctor Who (The 10th Doctor).

","url":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/time-traveler","title":"Time Traveler","summary":"“Some people live more in twenty years than others do in eighty. It’s not the time that matters, it’s the person.” Doctor Who (The 10th Doctor).","date_modified":"2026-02-25T11:46:25Z"},{"id":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/windows","html_content":"

“Keep yourself clean and bright. You are the window through which you must see the world.” —George Bernard Shaw.

","url":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/windows","title":"Windows","summary":"“Keep yourself clean and bright. You are the window through which you must see the world.” —George Bernard Shaw.","date_modified":"2026-02-24T11:01:01Z"},{"id":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/recharge","html_content":"

“If you neglect to recharge a battery, it dies. And if you run full speed ahead without stopping for water, you lose momentum to finish the race.” ―Oprah Winfrey.

","url":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/recharge","title":"Recharge","summary":"“If you neglect to recharge a battery, it dies. And if you run full speed ahead without stopping for water, you lose momentum to finish the race.” ―Oprah Winfrey.","date_modified":"2026-02-23T10:17:55Z"},{"id":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/reset-1","html_content":"

“You are the only one who can change yourself.” —Ichiro Kishimi

","url":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/reset-1","title":"Reset","summary":"“You are the only one who can change yourself.” —Ichiro Kishimi","date_modified":"2026-02-20T13:39:34Z"},{"id":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/dream-unrealistically","html_content":"

“There is something in every one of you that waits and listens for the sound of the genuine in yourself. It is the only true guide you will ever have. And if you cannot hear it, you will all of your life spend your days...

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“Everything is possible for one who believes.” —Mark 9:23.

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\"Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.” —Marie Curie.

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“It’s not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful” —Brother David Steind-Rast

","url":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/a-grateful-heart","title":"A Grateful Heart","summary":"“It’s not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful” —Brother David Steind-Rast","date_modified":"2026-02-16T10:38:44Z"},{"id":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/love-is-kind","html_content":"

Love is always patient and kind. It is never jealous. Love is never boastful or conceited. It is never rude or selfish. It does not take offense and is not resentful. Love takes no pleasure in other people's sins, but de...

","url":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/love-is-kind","title":"Love is Kind","summary":"Love is always patient and kind. It is never jealous. Love is never boastful or conceited. It is never rude or selfish. It does not take offense and is not resentful. Love takes no pleasure in other people's sins, but de...","date_modified":"2026-02-13T13:14:40Z"},{"id":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/planned-obsolescence","html_content":"

\"The future is but the obsolete in reverse.\" —Vladimir Nabokov.

","url":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/planned-obsolescence","title":"Planned Obsolescence","summary":"\"The future is but the obsolete in reverse.\" —Vladimir Nabokov. ","date_modified":"2026-02-12T10:44:38Z"},{"id":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/the-power-of-advertising","html_content":"

\"A man who stops advertising to save money is like a man who stops the clock to save time.” —Henry Ford.

","url":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/the-power-of-advertising","title":"The Power of Advertising","summary":"\"A man who stops advertising to save money is like a man who stops the clock to save time.” —Henry Ford. ","date_modified":"2026-02-11T10:28:21Z"},{"id":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/the-fire-within","html_content":"

\"Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire.\" —Unknown

","url":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/the-fire-within","title":"The Fire Within","summary":"\"Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire.\" —Unknown","date_modified":"2026-02-10T10:35:04Z"},{"id":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/a-purpose-filled-life","html_content":"

“Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it.” — Buddha.

","url":"https://sunblinked.com/short-essays/f/a-purpose-filled-life","title":"A Purpose-filled Life","summary":"“Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it.” — Buddha. ","date_modified":"2026-02-09T13:06:37Z"}]}