Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

"To tell your soul that you love it, is like remembering who you are after being in a coma for a hundred years. Your face will beam the light of a hundred galaxies."

"If you hold a candle close to you, its flame rises. And if you hold it away from you, its flame shrinks. The same way you hold a candle close to you, keep all your plans, aspirations, projects, and dreams close to you too. Do not share your plans or goals until you complete them, because as you hold your candle away from you, your goals can shrink from the envious eyes of others. Animosity, jealousy and resentment can put out your flame before it grows."

"The more light in your composition, the more generous you are. That is the first sign of a true light warrior. They give without waiting for you to ask. They give without expecting to be repaid. They give to strangers and even offer help to enemies. And sadly, because their light is so bright, they also attract tons of bugs and flies their way."

"THE MOTH AND THE BUTTERFLYWhen the sun rises over the horizon,the butterfly emerges to dance in its brilliant light. It flickers its colorful wings with euphoria,To celebrate all the beauty foundin the majestic garden of life. When the moon arrives in the darkness,The moth appears at the disappearance of sunlight. It flickers its pale wings as it shakes from its deep slumber,To go search for food To carry it through the night. The moth prefers the moon and detests the sun,while the butterfly loves the sun and hides from the moon. Every living creature responds to light,But depending on the amount of light you have inside,Determines which lamp in the sky Your heart will swoon. Poetry by Suzy Kassem"

"God is closer than you think. In your heart, is his truth and light."

"A beetle will chase after an opening of light, while a cockroach will scatter at a crack of it. How are we different from insects? Nobody is purely good or purely evil. Most of us are in-between. There are moths that explore the day and butterflies that play at night. Polarity is an integral part of nature — human or not human."

"Everybody has a little bit of the sun and moon in them. Everybody has a little bit of man, woman, and animal in them. Darks and lights in them. Everyone is part of a connected cosmic system. Part earth and sea, wind and fire, with some salt and dust swimming in them. We have a universe within ourselves that mimics the universe outside. None of us are just black or white, or never wrong and always right. No one. No one exists without polarities. Everybody has good and bad forces working with them, against them, and within them. PART SUN AND MOON by Suzy Kassem"

"A wealth of knowledge is openly accessible in nature. Our ancestors knew this and embraced the natural cures found in the bosoms of the earth. Their classroom was nature. They studied the lessons to be learned from animals, knowing that much of human behavior can be explained by watching the wild beasts around us. Animals are constantly teaching us things about ourselves and the way of the universe, but most people are too blind to watch and listen."

"You are never too old to learn something new, or too young to learn too much."

"Language is still separating us even though technology is bringing us closer together."

"Never trust the translation or interpretation of something without first trusting its interpreter. One word absent from a sentence can drastically change the true intended meaning of the entire sentence. For instance, if the word love is intentionally or accidentally replaced with hate in a sentence, its effect could trigger a war or false dogma."

"There is a vibrational effect in every action, just as there is vibration that rings from every letter in every word."

"Without words meaning anything, we stop meaning anything. It's getting to the point where nobody means what they say or says what they really mean."

"Sometimes we have to soak ourselves in the tears and fears of the past to water our future gardens. Wisdom grows not by sitting in peace and solitude in meditation, but by confronting the storms of the past, and studying what triggered them so that we can prevent them from happening again."

"Today's partners can be your competitors tomorrow. And today's competitors can be your partners tomorrow."

"In the short run, technology many be more efficient than man, but it will never be perfect. Every piece of equipment will eventually reveal an error code. In the long run, man will never be perfect, but prove to be more reliable than technology."

"In another thirty to fifty years, the demand for cheap labor will have produced even more machines over the employment of actual humans. And in that time frame, humans will have lost their voice, their power, all freedoms, and all worth. It is inevitable that machines will one day become the ultimate enemies of mankind. We are not evolving or progressing with our technology, only regressing. Technology is our friend today, but will be our enemy in the future."

"Like the weather or bonds between lovers, transformations cannot always be predicted. All energy transmutes one day or another, in one way or another. Either in its form or composition, or in its position or disposition."

"Like the weather or bonds between lovers,transformations can never be predicted. All energy transmutes one day or another,in one way or another. Either in its form or composition. Or in its position or disposition."

"Faith keeps our ships moving, while empathy and the memories of our experiences guide us to wisdom."