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> [“But it happens, and I am thankful enough for that, for those fleeting, wakeful moments of beauty and truth. They are the real joy of being human, brief matches that flare in the dark.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-housden/but-it-happens-and-i-am-thankful-enough-for-that-for-those-fleeting/)

[Roger Housden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-housden/)

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## More by Roger Housden

> [When we fall utterly, something gathers us up. But our falling must be without reservation, without expectation, without hope, though not hopeless. You cant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-housden/when-we-fall-utterly-something-gathers-us-up-but-our-falling-must-be/)

[Roger Housden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-housden/)

> [Everything constantly changes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-housden/everything-constantly-changes/)

[Roger Housden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-housden/)

> [When we turn our gaze to the inside, it becomes difficult to locate this familiar sense of self. To overcome that fear we need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-housden/when-we-turn-our-gaze-to-the-inside-it-becomes-difficult-to-locate/)

[Roger Housden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-housden/)

> [People around us change and circumstances change. We can often find ourselves struggling against those things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-housden/people-around-us-change-and-circumstances-change-we-can-often-find/)

[Roger Housden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-housden/)

> [I bring my attention to my hands on the steering wheel and notice how the chatter in my mind begins to fall away as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-housden/i-bring-my-attention-to-my-hands-on-the-steering-wheel-and-notice-how/)

[Roger Housden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-housden/)

> [We live in an age of knowledge, with the great god Google, that we can refer to at any time on any subject.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-housden/we-live-in-an-age-of-knowledge-with-the-great-god-google-that-we-can/)

[Roger Housden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-housden/)

> [When we're fully engaged in the present moment, no matter what we're doing, the question of meaning never seems to arise. It's because we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-housden/when-we-re-fully-engaged-in-the-present-moment-no-matter-what-we-re/)

[Roger Housden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-housden/)

> [The natural wish and impetus to feel oneself to be an individual, to be special, includes standing out more than anyone else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-housden/the-natural-wish-and-impetus-to-feel-oneself-to-be-an-individual-to/)

[Roger Housden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-housden/)

> [Struggle has a natural place in our life, but the fight or flight syndrome is often false struggle. There are times for that but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-housden/struggle-has-a-natural-place-in-our-life-but-the-fight-or-flight/)

[Roger Housden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-housden/)

> [I live in California, where there's a lot of driving entailed. I'm usually going somewhere to be on time to meet someone so I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-housden/i-live-in-california-where-there-s-a-lot-of-driving-entailed-i-m/)

[Roger Housden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-housden/)

> [I don't think one can run out and try and chase love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-housden/i-don-t-think-one-can-run-out-and-try-and-chase-love/)

[Roger Housden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-housden/)

> [When the heart opens, we forget ourselves and the world pours in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-housden/when-the-heart-opens-we-forget-ourselves-and-the-world-pours-in/)

[Roger Housden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-housden/)

> [We have to be on time every day for one thing or another, so how can we be on time and yet not in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-housden/we-have-to-be-on-time-every-day-for-one-thing-or-another-so-how-can/)

[Roger Housden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-housden/)

> [Most of us make an effort to do and be the best we can be, which leads to a distinction we need to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-housden/most-of-us-make-an-effort-to-do-and-be-the-best-we-can-be-which-leads/)

[Roger Housden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-housden/)

> [The more we enter our own gifts, the more we feel that sense of proportion. In that sense, I think our life lies in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-housden/the-more-we-enter-our-own-gifts-the-more-we-feel-that-sense-of/)

[Roger Housden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-housden/)

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