Jose N. Harris Quotes & Sayings

10 SUGGESTIONS FOR LIVING A MORE MEANINGFUL LIFE
1. Be honest with everyone.
2. Change before you have to.
3. Control your own destiny or someone else will.
4. Face reality as it is, not as it was ... or as you wish it to be.
5. Instill in others- faith, hope and self-confidence.
6. If you can't develop a competitive attitude or have a competitive advantage, don't try to compete. You'll lose.
7. Don't waste your time always looking for shortcuts.
8. Man-up when necessary.
9. Never lose faith in God.
10. Love. — Jose N. Harris

Last night I had a nightmare. That me and someone I cared a lot about were playing a game in a pool. We'd take turns submerging ourselves under the water while the other person kept time.
At one point it felt like the other person might be drowning, so I jumped in to pull her up. She smiled and laughed and pushed me away. Then she turned blue and died. I could not resuciate her.
I woke up at 3, sweating, in shock and pain. Frightened. But then I realized it was only a dream. But then I realized it was just like real life ...
Sometimes people we care about play risky games and then don't want our help. There is nothing we can do for them, no matter how much we care ... — Jose N. Harris

I am a Veteran, as are most of my personal friends. A Veteran is someone, who at one point in their life, wrote a blank check payable to the United States of America for an amount up to, and including, their life. Regardless of personal or political views, there are way too many people in this country who no longer remember that fact ... — Jose N. Harris

We all fail at times or make huge mistakes. I was among the worst. It can hurt. It can crush your spirit.
To move on, we need to learn to sincerely forgive ourselves... again and again and again and again.
As many times as necessary - so we can be able to feel the peace we need in our souls to keep living. Not just to be alive, but to live.
Of course it also helps to forgive others when we are ready and able to, but its crucial that we need to learn to forgive ourselves too. — Jose N. Harris

I may not be there yet, but I'm closer than I was yesterday. — Jose N. Harris

Instead, I remembered that in the Bible, Jesus promised his followers that they would be provided with everything they needed, everything they "needed," but not necessarily everything they wanted. — Jose N. Harris

God does most of his works nowadays thru people. So does Satan.
For a good part of my life I was an agent of darkness- committing a multitude of sins listed in the Bible ... and perhaps a few that aren't even listed.
Fortunately, at any given moment we are able to make a choice- and choose who we are going to be from this moment forward.
We can leave the darkness behind and try to shed light on th
ose who are lost in the darkness. I am the same person I have always been. At times I struggle to keep both my composure and my integrity. It can be hard, as we live in a world that is rich in hate, greed and selfishness. I am that same sinner, but every morning I get to choose to leave my old ways behind.
I thank God that this morning, once again, I am strong enough to choose kindness. Its not an easy choice. But I've tried everything else. Kindness is the only choice I have left. And for that, I am grateful. — Jose N. Harris

Some of us lived different lives, during a different time, in a different universe. We did it on this planet,
though. You may have been watching Miami Vice or something else on TV at the time, so you didn't
notice what was happening. You would not recognize us among you. We
look, walk and talk the same and we can tell funny jokes. But we are
different and will never be the same again. — Jose N. Harris

I'm not very good at making new friends.
I'd rather use my time and energy,
looking after the one's I already have! — Jose N. Harris

Even when I have bad manners... I'm still polite! — Jose N. Harris

Amputees suffer itches, cramps and even severe pains in a leg that is no longer there. It can be the same with love ... — Jose N. Harris

Plant seeds.
Don't be stupid.
God's not sending anyone else.
He sent you.
To Save yourself.
Be smart.
Plant as many seeds as you can,
for as long as you can.
You never know...
Plant good seeds everwhere.
Plant seeds of love.
Plant seeds of kindness.
Plant seeds of friendship.
Plant seeds of hope. — Jose N. Harris

The fastest runners don't always win the race and the greatest heroes don't always win the battles. But just keep running and fighting if that's all you can do. Never lose faith. And one day, you just might attain all that you hoped for and ... more. — Jose N. Harris

The sad truth is that... many people are, in fact- stupid; given proper motivation, almost anyone will believe almost anything. Because they are stupid, they will believe a lie because they want to believe it's true, or because they are afraid it might be true. Some people's heads are full of knowledge, facts, and beliefs, and most of it is false, yet they think it all true. — Jose N. Harris

Victim, volunteer or survivor... Which you are you? Its truly your choice! — Jose N. Harris

In Japanese culture it is said that if a vase is accidently broken and then glued back together, it becomes even more beautiful... regardless of its defects. It can be the same with people. — Jose N. Harris

Most men like "no."
We tend to like "yes" a whole lot better,
But frequently we are happy enough with just a clear "no! — Jose N. Harris

Today might be the best day of my life! — Jose N. Harris

Don't let your plans or goals become more important than yourself, or the ones you care about! — Jose N. Harris

While it might seem like a great idea at first,
You really can't save that much money
By ... living in the past. — Jose N. Harris

If only for a day, I got to be "Dr. Harris, Neuroscientist" again ... It felt nice. — Jose N. Harris

During my most difficult days, I text message God. I know I can just say a prayer and He'll hear me, but just in case He's really busy ... He can read my message later! — Jose N. Harris

Most people do not know how to love anymore. They don't know how to give it, or worse, even how to receive it. They have been so hurt, that they have put up walls to protect themselves, but at the same time, these walls have shut out the people that love them. Our most basic need is that we all want and need to be loved. Love comes from God. God is love. — Jose N. Harris

Sometimes it pours
and sometimes ...
I just set fire to the rain. — Jose N. Harris

Everyone is going through tough times. The irony in it is that everyone thinks what they're going through is harder than what you are. Life isn't about surviving these things, it's about understanding this- We are all struggling. — Jose N. Harris

You can't get rid of your heart
Just as you can't get rid of your head
So, you might as well get used to listening to it — Jose N. Harris

For years now, I have waited to grow up. The truth, that I've learned, is that age has no reality except in the physical world. Our essence, of being human, is resistant to the passage of time. Our core and inner selves can remain eternal. Which is to say that our spirits remain as youthful and vigorous as when we thought we were in full bloom. As for me, I'm still quite a child inside.. — Jose N. Harris

Tears shed for another person are not a sign of weakness. They are a sign of a pure heart. — Jose N. Harris

A man lives by thinking about action. A warrior lives by taking action. — Jose N. Harris

Avoiding moments of disillusionment ...
I don't want dates on my calendar ...
If it comes to love.
I do not want to hear any more cute songs.
I do not want to see or send any flowers.
Tell love not to touch my door.
I'm not home.
And please don't come back tomorrow.
I'm on vacation, a vacation away from love.
Say goodbye for me.
Love knows my reasons ... — Jose N. Harris

My witness is the wind, which has gone on and on, and will continue on and on. And it will carry forward my hopes and dreams for you ... and for us. — Jose N. Harris

Q. What's the secret shortcut to being succesful in life?
A. Stop looking for shortcuts. — Jose N. Harris

Never let anyone tell you that you are too old to accomplish something ...
An old 'Gator will take just as big a bite out of you, as a young one! — Jose N. Harris

I am a kind of paranoid in reverse.
I suspect people of having good intentions. — Jose N. Harris

The difference between wisdom and foolishness lies within our dreams. To spend all day dreaming, instead of working to reach our dreams is pointless. — Jose N. Harris

When we stop thinking primarily about ourselves, of our wants, our image and our own self-preservation, we undergo a transformation of truly heroic proportions. — Jose N. Harris

Taking on too much of other people's drama is just a poor excuse for not taking ownership and control over your own life. — Jose N. Harris

Sometimes you wake up from a dream.
Sometimes you wake up from a dream.
Sometimes you wake up from a dream.
And sometimes, if you are very lucky, you wake up and it's real ... — Jose N. Harris

Waiting hurts. Forgetting hurts. But not knowing which decision to take can sometimes be the most painful ... — Jose N. Harris

In the end, when they are unsure of what is going on-
I always tell my daughters the same thing.
That for the most part ...
People wo care, act like they care.
And people who don't care, act like they don't care. — Jose N. Harris

Most people know that when we are faced with an immediate perceived "threat," adrenaline kicks in and we experience the "fight or flight syndrome".
Well, the brain also works the same at higher levels of processing. When we perceive a "crisis", even if we have time to think about it, our brain will perceive it as a "danger" or as an "opportunity". And ... we will act accordingly. And ... we will have an outcome based on that perception- danger or opportunity. I try to choose "opportunity" every time. — Jose N. Harris

Trust me, I'm an SF medic.
This won't hurt ... me.
'You?'
I'm not so sure, it'll probably hurt a lot. — Jose N. Harris

CHARACTER... demonstrate it. — Jose N. Harris

Out of the blue, someone can just walk into your life, and make you realize why things never worked out with anyone else. And this is the person you were meant to be with ... forever. — Jose N. Harris

Love can be a small oasis in the middle of a dry, heartless world. — Jose N. Harris

We draw our strength from the pains and despairs in which we have been forced to endure. But because of that strength, we shall endure. — Jose N. Harris

I'm dying.
But its ok.
God's not doing this to me.
It's the World.
So I'm not upset.
He's not even sending an Angel to save me.
But that's cool.
I'm still not upset.
For you see, I took God's workshop- "How to Be an Angel" and then I took man's (the special forces medical sergeant's course).
And I studied really hard.
I took the lessons seriously.
I was a very good student.
And so, I'm going to save myself.
I didn't take the Cherub classes. I'm not all cute and chubby with rosy cheeks. I don't know how to play the harp.
I took the Serafin classes to learn how to be a guardian, a protector, a warrior.
I learned how to sneak up on badness, on evil. To get as close as I can to it. Then destroy it.
Trust me. This is gonna be good!

You darn Skippy, if I'm not going to do just that! — Jose N. Harris

Not all scars are visible. Regardless, they are usually painful when you first get them. But with time they might fade or they can remain and become a beautiful reminder ... that you survived. — Jose N. Harris

Would you save my soul tonight? — Jose N. Harris

Some people live in a bitter, angry, hate-filled world.
Some people living in a friendly, caring, love-filled world.
Same world ... — Jose N. Harris

When I was growing up, every Mexican boy dreamed of being a famous Lucha Libre wrestler or a Mariachi or a bull fighter.
I dreamt of being all three. — Jose N. Harris

Maybe some love is guaranteed? Maybe if it fits snugly and perfectly inside you and around you? Like your skin and bones ... — Jose N. Harris

I'm slowly losing faith in humanity, one idiot at a time ... — Jose N. Harris

I AM my Brother's Keeper! — Jose N. Harris

Top Secret: I am not really a writer, I'm a magician (I'm a hustla'). While I wave my words with one hand in an attempt to distract you, I'm slowly and quietly reaching inside of you, to try to pull out your deepest emotions related to love ...
Be it a smile or a sigh.
There, did it work?
Did you forget I was writing?
Did you forget it was a magic act?
Did I succeed?
Did you smile?
I did.
There, now you did!
See ... — Jose N. Harris

Amateurs train until they get it right.
Professionals train until they cannot get it wrong. — Jose N. Harris

We each have a spark of life inside of us, that can start a fire. You can choose to burn down a room or to brighten it with light. — Jose N. Harris

It's not about our struggles ...
It's about how we overcome them. — Jose N. Harris

There comes a time in your life, when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it. You surround yourself with people who make you laugh. Forget the bad and focus on the good. Love the people who treat you right, pray for the ones who do not. Life is too short to be anything but happy. Falling down is a part of life, getting back up is living. — Jose N. Harris

Our main problem is deciding how to spend this one and only precious life that we have been gifted...
Shall we spend it trying to look good - trying to create the illusion of being better, stronger or smarter than others, or of having power and control over people and life's circumstances?
Or shall we let go and humble ourselves - so we can truly taste life, enjoy it, share it, own it and fully appreciate it?
Its a very personal choice. Let's choose wisely! — Jose N. Harris

This world has turned into a place where you can get stabbed in the back for trying climbing a ladder. — Jose N. Harris

If you love someone, tell them.
Tell them now.
Because two hearts can easily be broken
By 3 small words that are left unspoken. — Jose N. Harris

If you saw a dog that was hit by a car in the street, lying there, hurt, in pain, broken ... would you pick it up? Caress it? Reassure it? Then just throw it back in the street? Some people do that, just in different ways ... to other people.
Whis is worse? The one who causes the intial pain and suffering without stopping or the one who intentionally gives false hope, then injures more, and then just abandons? — Jose N. Harris

I want to get rich through hard work ...
As long as it is not mine! — Jose N. Harris

I'd rather get sick from eating too many doggie treats,
than get sick from eating none at all.
-Kilo (my dog) — Jose N. Harris

Make a wish,
Open your eyes,
Live your dream... — Jose N. Harris

I have reached the point in my life where I let my heart choose which paths to follow. I don't do this blindly. I take the time to think about it; about whether the path itself has a heart. Is it a good heart? Is it one of God's paths? If not, the path is of no use to me. But if it is a good path with a good heart, I will follow it to its end... excited, in awe, breathless. — Jose N. Harris

Be wary of liars. For, a liar can be your worst kind of thief. They can steal your hopes and dreams ... — Jose N. Harris

With enough tears, that knife that you feel stabbed through your chest, and aching in your heart, will disappear one day. And then, your personal sun will reappear. Trust me! — Jose N. Harris

Pizza... It's what America's having for dinner! — Jose N. Harris

We will all die one day,
but if we live our lives to our full potentials,
we can live forever..
In the consciences of others. — Jose N. Harris

Pooh leaned back against the tree, thinking to himself, "Hmm ... I wonder if there's any hunny left in the hunny pot?" As he slowly switched the clacker's safety to the "off" position.
Piglet had just finished inserting the blasting cap into the claymore. "What?" said Piglet, with a jump. And then, to show that he
hadn't been frightened, he jumped up and down once or twice more in an
exercising sort of way. — Jose N. Harris

Sometimes it takes a period of deep darkness, before we end up seeing the brightest stars ... — Jose N. Harris

In Juan Aldama, Zacatecas, no one had ever seen a "real" Jew before. Certainly not a living one! They were thought to be mythical like unicorns or gremlins or... La Llorona! Kids would poke and curse me. They would feel the top of my head... to see if I was sprouting horns... like Satan... like the Devil. Didn't they know? I was the new Jesus! — Jose N. Harris

One of the things I learned firsthand as a child, growing up in Zacatecas, Mexico was ...
that when you fight with a pig,
you both get dirty,
but the pig likes it. — Jose N. Harris

The Bible talks primarily of two kinds of angels- Cherubim and Seraphim. But there is a third kind of angel. If you ever find yourself troubled, suffering or in despair, God may send you this third type of angel. These angels are called ... 'friends. — Jose N. Harris

I promise I shall never give up, and that I'll die sharing my stories and laughing with you and until then, I'll run around this world ... Confessing my stories and making everyone else, confess their's to me. — Jose N. Harris

The secret to life is to be a balloon
And fly.
Fly very high
Out of the range of needles and pins
Out of the range of BB guns rifles
FLY
Fly very very high, my Friends
And never stop soaring — Jose N. Harris

Sometimes, we just have to be our own hero! — Jose N. Harris

Look at me
It really was not easy
But I can breathe
And I'm so grateful because I can see
I am free
To do exactly what I please
So come with me
To a place where we can be — Jose N. Harris

I am
and
You are,
because...
He IS! — Jose N. Harris

If you want to see if you can swim, you have to have enough faith and be willing to get your feet wet first ... — Jose N. Harris

Sometimes, we do not believe in ourselves until someone else reveals that, deep inside of us, something is valuable, worth listening to, worthy of our trust, sacred to our touch. Once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder, love, or any other experience that reveals our human spirit. — Jose N. Harris

In order to be able to accomplish anything new, the first thing we need to do is to teach ourselves... not to be so afraid. — Jose N. Harris

Think of yourself, during your earliest childhood memory.
As a teenager.
The first time you fell in love.
Your first job.
Your finest moment.
Your most painful moment.
Your last day at work.
Yesterday.
Today.
Now.
Thru all of this- You are still the same person. No EVENT or PERSON can change the core of who you are. You are still the same person; wiser, much stronger and more beautiful than you imagine ... — Jose N. Harris

My words and my stories are merely just memories that already lie, dormant, in your mind. It is my sole purpose to awaken them; to bring them back to life, for you to feel and to taste them once again. But they are already inside you... And always have been. — Jose N. Harris

I don't really think of myself as an inspirational person.
Instead, I tend to think of myself as being more like one of those guys standing on a busy street corner, twirling a a big pointed arrow.
Except that my sign points toward Heaven. — Jose N. Harris

For just as I am certain of God and His existence, I am equally certain that one day we will meet... or meet again. And that will be a wonderful day! — Jose N. Harris

I almost died, this past June.
But I didn't.
End of story. — Jose N. Harris

There is no substitute for hard work and taking responsibility for own own lives. And there is no substitute for love, patience, kindness and acceptance. — Jose N. Harris

I want that perfect ending. But I've learned the hard way, that some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle and end. My life has not been about knowing or figuring everything out. It's been about having to deal with change, about taking a moment and making the best of it, even if I knew I'd have to take a big risk. Life is really about trying to move forward without knowing exactly what is going to happen next. — Jose N. Harris

Recognizing our own craziness is, of course, the first step towards true sanity, Its the beginning our healing, peace, happiness and transcendence.
Therefore ... I'm crazy and I know it! Your turn ... — Jose N. Harris

When you find your path, you must ignore fear. You need to have the courage to risk mistakes. But once you are on that road ... run, run, run, and don't stop til you've reached its end. — Jose N. Harris

If you want to freak someone out, don't ask them ... What's the least you can do?
Instead ask them ... What's the most you can do? — Jose N. Harris

We are born into this world with a life-long hunger for food ...
We are born into this world with a life-long hunger for love ... — Jose N. Harris

I've never told my daughters how to live.
I just lived and let them watch me. — Jose N. Harris

What does it mean if we're afraid? Does it mean something bad is going to happen to us? No, it doesn't mean something bad is going to happen. It just means that we have the chance to be brave! — Jose N. Harris

Victim" and "Volunteer" can often be the two sides of the same coin. — Jose N. Harris

Never apologize for showing your feelings. When you do, you are apologizing for the truth. — Jose N. Harris

When you are struggling with something, look around at everyone else and realize that every single person you see is struggling with something, and to them, it's just as hard as what you're going through. We are all struggling. — Jose N. Harris