Listen to your being. It is continuously giving you hints; it is a still, small voice. It does not shout at you, that is true. And if you are a little silent you will start feeling your way. Be the person you are. Never try to be another, and you will become mature. Maturity is accepting the responsibility of being oneself, whatsoever the cost. Risking all to be oneself, that’s what maturity is all about. ~Osho

To survive, every bird must eat at least half its own weight in food each day. A bird’s heart beats 400 times per minute while they are resting. Larger parrots such as the macaws and cockatoos live more than 75 years. Source: Veterinary Pet Insurance

Sadness gives depth. Happiness gives height. Sadness gives roots. Happiness gives branches. Happiness is like a tree going into the sky, and sadness is like the roots going down into the womb of the earth. Both are needed, and the higher a tree goes, the deeper it goes, simultaneously. The bigger the tree, the bigger will be its roots. In fact, it is always in proportion. That’s its balance. ~Osho

Experience life in all possible ways —
good-bad, bitter-sweet, dark-light,
summer-winter. Experience all the dualities.
Don’t be afraid of experience, because
the more experience you have, the more
mature you become. ~Osho

If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light.
Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness,
selfishness, and fears. ~ Glenn Clark

Ice Cave. Maple Red. Photo credit: Randy Neufeldt

An adult cat can run about 12 miles per hour, and can sprint at nearly thirty miles per hour. A cat’s tongue is scratchy because it’s lined with papillae—tiny elevated backwards hooks that help to hold prey in place. Source: Veterinary Pet Insurance

Sometimes were so busy waiting for someone to love us
that we forgot about the one person we need to love first, ourselves. 
~Rashida Rowe

You may look in the mirror and feel like you are not as good but someone on this Earth is waiting for someone just like you to be their soul mate. All you have to do is have faith and believe. ~Unknown