People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, born 8 July 1926, Sun and Moon in Cancer, Ascendant in Pisces.
To do service, you don’t have to be a doctor working in the slums for free, or become a social worker. Your position in life and what you do doesn’t matter as much as how you do what you do.
It is difficult to accept death in this society because it is unfamiliar. In spite of the fact that it happens all the time, we never see it.
Other personalities born today:
Fritz Perls, born 8 July 1893, Sun in Cancer, Moon in Taurus, Ascendant in Leo.
I do my thing and you do your thing.
I am not in this world to live up to your expectations,
And you are not in this world to live up to mine.
You are you, and I am I, and if by chance we find each other, it’s beautiful.
If not, it can’t be helped.
Marianne Williamson, born 8 July 1952, Sun in Cancer, Moon in Capricorn, Ascendant in Gemini.
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
Love is what we are born with. Fear is what we learn. The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and prejudices and the acceptance of love back in our hearts. Love is the essential reality and our purpose on earth. To be consciously aware of it, to experience love in ourselves and others, is the meaning of life. Meaning does not lie in things. Meaning lies in us.
And no one will listen to us until we listen to ourselves.
Muhammad Hashmi Miyan, born 8 July 1947.
Rosemary Ellen Guiley (born July 8, 1950) American writer on topics related to spirituality, the occult, and the paranormal, radio show host, board director of the “National Museum of Mysteries and Research” and the “Foundation for Research into Extraterrestrial Encounters”.