Novalis

Wow. Novalis is just short and sweet and gets right to the point. He is very poetic in his writings, some about religion, some about life in general.
"We are close to waking up when we dream that we are dreaming." I liked this quote, because most of us has experienced this feeling. To be dreaming you have to be completely consumed by your dream, otherwise it's not a true dream. There's day dreaming I guess... but it's a different form of dreaming. I love that feeling when you just begin to discover that you are dreaming, and you can control certain aspects of what's happening, like flying, changing your settings, or just changing the direction the dream was taking. It is interesting to see where your dreams may go when you just let them wander freely. Have you ever had a dream with people you haven't seen since you were young? Or dreams that allow you to fly? Or dreams where you are dating a famous actor or something? Interesting what goes on in your mind.
"We are alone with everything we love." This was a very materialistic approach to life. In America, we live very comfortable lives, and are surrounded with all kinds of stuff. Honestly it's all just junk, and most of it we will get rid of in a few years time. So I guess, according to this, you are never truly alone, you have all of your loves right there: Mr. T.v., Mrs. laptop, and little miss ipod. Enjoy!
"There is only one temple in the world and that is the human body." Very different approach than being surrounded with everything we love. Temples are sacred, respected, and holy. If you view your body that way, you will have more respect for it and take better care of it. Maybe some of us should have that approach. It's love your body week, and almost every booth that I saw today had to do with respecting your body. Some talked about gender expectations, sexual orientation, media images, staying healthy, and eating disorders. Hey, you're stuck with your body for the rest of your life, take care of it and hopefully it will take care of you.
"When you understand how to love one thing- then you also understand how best to love everything." I liked this quote. Learning to love someone unconditionally is very hard. Once you truly understand it, you should be able to learn how to love others who need it. Sounds simple enough, yet very hard to do. Loving takes so much effort!