Karma has been a pop culture term for ages. But really, what the heck is it? Karma is not an inviolate engine of cosmic punishment. Rather, it is a neutral sequence of acts, results, and consequences. Receiving misfortune does not necessarily indicate that one has committed evil. But it is a sufficient indicator of something else. And that something else can be anything, as long as it is a logical consequence of what has come before. Consider: if you fall into a well, you are not a bad person who deserves to suffer–you are merely someone who took a wrong step. Or someone who had one drink too many. Or got a head rush due to poor circulation. Or forgot to wear your glasses. Or–The reasons are plentiful, and all plausible. But the chain of cause and effect goes way, way back into the deepest hoariest recesses of your personal past. So never rule out retribution. But never expect it. Vera Nazarian
If you spend your time hoping someone will suffer the consequences for what they did to your heart, then you're allowing them to hurt you a second time in your mind.
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Shannon L. Alder
We all make choices, but in the end our choices make us.
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Ken Levine
We are the sum total of the decisions we have made.
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E.a. Bucchianeri
He spoke again as if he hadn’t just shattered his promise and her security. Her house of glass now lay in a pile of shards.
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Aleatha Romig
Be wise today so you don't cry tomorrow.
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E.a. Bucchianeri
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