Archives
May 16, 2012
“We too should make ourselves empty, that the great soul of the universe may fill us with its breath.” Lawrence Binyon
May 15, 2012
“Smile, breathe and go slowly.” Thich Nhat Hanh
May 14, 2012
“To draw, you must close your eyes and sing.” Pablo Picasso
May 13, 2012
“If you wish to experience peace, provide peace for another. If you wish to know that you are safe, cause another to know that they are safe. If you wish to better understand seemingly incomprehensible things, help another to better understand. If you wish to heal your own sadness or anger, seek to heal the sadness or anger of another.” Dalai Lama
May 12, 2012
“Creativity is thinking up new things. Innovation is doing new things.” Theodore Levitt
May 11, 2012
“The world is but a canvas to the imagination.” Henry David Thoreau
May 10, 2012
“What is an artist? A provincial who finds himself somewhere between a physical reality and a metaphysical one…. It’s this in-between that I’m calling a province, this frontier country between the tangible world and the intangible one—which is really the realm of the artist.” Federico Fellini
May 9, 2012
“Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world. For, indeed, that’s all who ever have.” Margaret Mead
May 8, 2012
Meditate.
Live purely. Be quiet.
Do your work with mastery.
Like the moon, come out
from behind the clouds!
Shine.
~Buddha
May 7, 2012
“Every moment you get is a gift. Spend it on things that matter. Don’t spend it by dwelling on unhappy things.” Celestine Chua
May 6, 2012
The Voice
There is a voice inside of you
That whispers all day long,
“I feel this is right for me,
I know that this is wrong.”
No teacher, preacher, parent, friend
Or wise man can decide
What’s right for you–just listen to
The voice that speaks inside.
~Shel Silverstein
May 5, 2012
“I am always doing things I can’t do. That is how I get to do them.” Pablo Picasso
May 4, 2012
“Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.” Lao Tzu
May 3, 2012
“Defeat is not defeat unless accepted as a reality-in your own mind.” Bruce Lee
May 2, 2012
“I never perfected an invention that I did not think about in terms of the service it might give others… I find out what the world needs, then I proceed to invent.” Thomas Edison
May 1, 2012
“Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.” Jim Rohn
April 30, 2012
“Reputation is for time; character is for eternity.” John Bartholomew Gough
April 29, 2012
“We all hope. It’s what keeps us alive.” David Mamet
April 28, 2012
“Just remember… when you think all is lost, the future remains.” Bob Goddard
April 27, 2012
“See how nature – trees, flowers, grass – grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence… we need silence to be able to touch souls.” Mother Teresa
April 26, 2012
“Men’s best successes come after their disappointments.” Henry Ward Beecher
April 25, 2012
“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” Henry David Thoreau
April 24, 2012
“Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.” Samuel Smiles
April 23, 2012
“He that plants trees loves others besides himself.” Thomas Fuller
April 22, 2012
“True love cannot be found where it truly does not exist, nor can it be hidden where it truly does.” William Shakespeare
April 21, 2012
“I am not afraid… I was born to do this.” Joan of Arc
April 20, 2012
“An effort made for the happiness of others lifts us above ourselves.” Lydia M. Child
April 19, 2012
“Happiness is like a butterfly. The more you chase it, the more it eludes you. But if you turn your attention to other things, it comes and sits softly on your shoulder.” Henry David Thoreau
April 18, 2012
“Go out there and do something remarkable.” Wendy Wasserstein
April 17, 2012
“I have found that if you love life, life will love you back.” Arthur Rubinstein
April 16, 2012
“I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest.” Dalai Lama
April 15, 2012
“Change your thoughts and you change your world.” Norman Vincent Peale
April 14, 2012
“If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.” Confucius
April 13, 2012
“Beware the barrenness of a busy life.” Socrates
April 12, 2012
“A joke is a very serious thing.” Winston Churchill
April 11, 2012
“Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential.” Winston Churchill
April 10, 2012
“Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.” George Washington
April 9, 2012
“You’ve been walking in circles, searching. Don’t drink by the water’s edge. Throw yourself in. Become the water. Only then will your thirst end.” Jeanette Berson
April 8, 2012
“Give light and people will find the way.” Ella Baker
April 7, 2012
“Into the house where joy lives, happiness will gladly come.” Japanese Proverb
April 6, 2012
“Joy is the feeling of grinning inside.” Melba Colgrove
April 5, 2012
“Never giving up and pushing forward will unlock all the potential we are capable of.” Christy Borgeld
April 4, 2012
“What’s meant to be will always find a way.” Trisha Yearwood
April 3, 2012
“Wherever I go, I meet myself.” Tozan
April 2, 2012
“Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success. Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream.” Lao Tzu
April 1, 2012
“What I must do is all that concerns me, not what other people think.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
March 31, 2012
“The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.” Paul Valery
March 30, 2012
“Insist on yourself. Never imitate.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
March 29, 2012
“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” Henry David Thoreau
March 28, 2012
“Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal.” Pamela Vaull Starr
March 27, 2012
“Commitment leads to action. Action brings your dream closer.” Marcia Wieder
March 26, 2012
“We do not remember days, we remember moments.” Cesare Pavese
March 25, 2012
“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” Milton Berle
March 24, 2012
“All our dreams can come true – if we have the courage to pursue them.” Walt Disney
March 23, 2012
“The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts; therefore guard accordingly.” Marcus Aurelius
March 22, 2012
“Smile, breathe and go slowly.” Thich Nhat Hanh
March 21, 2012
“What the mind can conceive, it can achieve.” Napoleon Hill
March 20, 2012
“The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny.” Albert Ellis
March 19, 2012
“With love, truly nothing is impossible.” John Randolph Price
March 18, 2012
“May you always have… Walls for the winds, A roof for the rain, Tea beside the fire, Laughter to cheer you, Those you love near you, And all your heart might desire.” Irish Blessing
March 17, 2012
“For the truly faithful, no miracle is necessary. For those who doubt, no miracle is sufficient.” Nancy Gibbs
March 16, 2012
“Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work.” Rita Mae Brown
March 15, 2012
“Be present – it is the only moment that matters.” Peaceful Warrior
March 14, 2012
“There is always, always, always something to be thankful for.” Unknown
March 13, 2012
“Your work is to discover your work and then, with all your heart, to give yourself to it.” Buddha
March 12, 2012
“What you are is what you have been. What you’ll be is what you do now.” Buddha
March 11, 2012
“If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” Mother Theresa
March 10, 2012
“Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother.” Khalil Gibran
March 9, 2012
“We don’t see things the way they are. We see them the way we are.” Talmud
March 8, 2012
“The soul should always stand ajar. Ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.” Emily Dickinson
March 7, 2012
“Every experience I have is perfect for my growth.” Louise Hay
March 6, 2012
“There is no remedy for love but to love more.” Thoreau
March 5, 2012
“Faith makes all things possible…. love makes all things easy.” Dwight Moody
March 4, 2012
“There is no such thing in anyone’s life as an unimportant day.” Alexander Woollcott
March 3, 2012
“When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.” Cherokee Expression
March 2, 2012
“There is no remedy for love but to love more.” Thoreau
March, 1, 2012
“When the world says, ‘Give up,’ hope whispers, ‘Try it one more time.’” Unknown
February 29, 2012
“Without faith a man can do nothing; with it all things are possible.” Sir William Osler
February 28, 2012
“Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won’t come in.” Isaac Asimov
February 27, 2012
“Hope is not a dream, but a way of making dreams become reality.” Unknown
February 26, 2012
“Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but rather we have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” Aristotle
February 25, 2012
“In all things it is better to hope than to despair.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
February 24, 2012
“Time spent laughing is spent with the gods.” Japanese Proverb
February 23, 2012
“Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” Archbishop Desmond Tutu
February 22, 2012
Difference between and obstacle and opportunity: “Every opportunity has a difficulty, and every difficulty has an opportunity.” J Sidlow Baxter
February 21, 2012
“We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.” Buddha
February 20, 2012
“Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
February 19, 2012
“Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
February 18, 2012
“Continuous effort — not strength or intelligence — is the key to unlocking our potential.” Winston Churchill
February 17, 2012
“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” The Dalai Lama
February 16, 2012
“Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.” Buddha
February 15, 2012
“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.” Lao Tzu
February 14, 2012
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.” Helen Keller
February 13, 2012
“Our own life is the instrument with which we experiment with the truth.” Thich Nhat Hanh
February 12, 2012
“Practice hope. As hopefulness becomes a habit, you can achieve a permanently happy spirit.” Norman Vincent Peale
February 11, 2012
“Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.” Denis Waitley
February 10, 2012
“To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to do.” Kahlil Gibran
February 9, 2012
“Your resources are always far greater than you imagine them to be. Never ask, ‘Can I do this?’ Ask instead, ‘How can I do this?’” Dan Zadra
February 8, 2012
“We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” Albert Einstein
February 7, 2012
“The best thing about the future is that is comes only one day at a time.” Abraham Lincoln
February 6, 2012
“A man’s true state of power and riches is to be in himself.” Henry Ward Beecher
February 5, 2012
“Faith goes up the stairs love has built and looks out the window which hope has opened…” Charles Spurgeon
February 4, 2012
“If you reveal your secrets to the wind you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees.” Kahlil Gibran
February 3, 2012
“We have a world to conquer…one person at a time… starting with ourselves.” Nikki Giovanni
February 2, 2012
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement.” Helen Keller
February 1, 2012
“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
January 31, 2012
“One person with a belief is equal to a force of ninety-nine who have only interests.” John Stuart Mill
January 30, 2012
“Enthusiasm is nothing more or less than faith in action.” Henry Chester
January 29, 2012
“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” Albert Einstein
January 28, 2012
“Some see a hopeless end, while others see an endless hope.” ~Unknown
January 27, 2012
“Everyday in every way I create my own reality. So what is that I choose to create today?” Gabriella Goddard
January 26, 2012
“It is never too late to become what you might have been.” George Eliot
January 25, 2012
“If ever there is tomorrow when we’re not together.. there is something you must always remember. you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. but the most important thing is, even if we’re apart… I’ll always be with you.” Winnie the Pooh, AA Milne, writer
January 24, 2012
“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” Zig Ziglar
January 23, 2012
“Educate the heart.” Hiram Powers
January 22, 2012
“The journey of thousand miles starts with a single step.” Chinese Proverb
January 21, 2012
“Faith is a passionate intuition.” William Wordsworth
January 20, 2012
“With our thoughts we make the world.” Buddha
January 19, 2012
“Optimism is the father that leads to achievement.” Helen Keller
January 18, 2012
“A man of courage is also full of faith.” Marcus Tullius Cicero
January 17, 2012
“I am an open channel for creative ideas.” Louise Hay
January 16, 2012
“Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.” Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 15, 2012
“One can never consent to creep when one feels the impulse to soar.” Helen Keller
January 14, 2012
“Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.” Buddha
January 13, 2012
“One joy scatters a hundred griefs.” Chinese Proverb
January 12, 2012
“In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can.” Michael Korda
January 11, 2012
“Faith is a sounder guide than reason. Reason can only go so far, but faith has no limits.” Blaise Pascal
January 10, 2012
“Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.” Henry David Thoreau
January 9, 2012
“Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.” Dale Carnegie
January 8, 2012
“Argue for your limitations and, sure enough, they’re yours.” Richard Bach
January 7, 2012
“I prefer you to make mistakes in kindness than work miracles in unkindness.” Mother Teresa of Calcutta
January 6, 2012
“In our imaginations we believe that love is apart from us. Actually there is nothing but love, once we are ready to accept it. When you truly find love, you find yourself.” Deepak Chopra
January 5, 2012
“Where hope grows, miracles blossom.” Elna Rae
January 4, 2012
“Culture of the mind must be subservient to the heart.” Mohandas Gandhi
January 3, 2012
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” Albert Einstein
January 2, 2012
“Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you greater than any obstacle.” Christian D. Larson
January 1, 2012
“The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.” Norman Vincent Peale
December 31, 2011
“One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this: To rise above the little things.” John Burroughs
December 30, 2011
“Where hope grows, miracles blossom.” Elna Rae
December 29, 2011
“If you believe in yourself… as I believe in you.” The Wiz
December 28, 2011
“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.” Anaïs Nin
December 27, 2011
“Happiness doesn’t depend upon who you are or what you have, it depends upon what you think.” Dale Carnegie
December 26, 2011
“Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.” Napoleon Hill
December 25, 2011
“To celebrate the heart of Christmas is to forget ourselves in the service of others.” Henry C. Link
December 24, 2011
“Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.” Plato
December 23, 2011
“Always picture yourself successful. Visualize the person you desire to become.” Mary Kay Ash
December 22, 2011
“How long should you try? Until.” Jim Rohn
December 21, 2011
“As your faith is strengthened you will find that there is no longer the need to have a sense of control, that things will flow as they will, and that you will flow with them, to your great delight and benefit.” Emmanuel Teney
December 20, 2011
“Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail.” Charles F. Kettering”Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail.” Charles F. Kettering
December 19, 2011
“Love knows no limit to its endurance, no end to its trust, no fading of its hope; it can outlast anything. It is, in fact, the one thing that still stands when all else has fallen.” John Randolph Price
December 18, 2011
“Believe deep down in your heart that you’re destined to do great things.” Joe Paterno
December 17, 2011
“The glue that holds all relationships together — including the relationship between the leader and the led — is trust, and trust is based on integrity.” Brian Tracy
December 16, 2011
“Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” Francis of Assisi
December 15, 2011
“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” George Bernard Shaw
December 14, 2011
“Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.” Norman Vincent Peale
December 13, 2011
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
December 12, 2011
“Some things have to be believed to be seen.” Ralph Hodgson
December 11, 2011
“A man of courage is also full of faith.” Cicero
December 10, 2011
“Forgiveness is the release of all hope for a better past.” Alexa Young
December 9, 2011
“To live for results would be to sentence myself to continuous frustration. My only sure reward is in my actions and not from them.” Hugh Prather
December 8, 2011
“Every time we open our mouths, men look into our minds.” Anonymous
December 7, 2011
“Thinking too well of people often allows them to be better than they otherwise would be.” Nelson Mandela
December 6, 2011
“Life mirrors my every thought. As I keep my thoughts positive, life brings me only good experiences.” Louise Hay
December 5, 2011
“First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.” Epictetus
December 4, 2011
“Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.” Marianne Williamson
December 3, 2011
“Storms make oaks take roots.” Proverb
December 2, 2011
“Someone’s opinion of you does not have to become your reality.” Les Brown
December 1, 2011
“In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.” Deepak Chopra
November 30, 2011
“Limitations live only in our minds.” Jamie Paolinetti
November 29, 2011
“It’s the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.” Claude Bristol
November 28, 2011
“If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path.” Buddhist saying
November 27, 2011
“Your tomorrow depends upon your choices today.” Jack Addington
November 26, 2011
“When I find harmony and balance in my mind, I find it in my life.” Louise Hay
November 25, 2011
“Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless.” Jamie Paolinetti
November 24, 2011
“If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, ‘thank you,’ that would suffice.” Meister Eckhart
November 23, 2011
“Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.” Mother Teresa
November 22, 2011
“Persist in spite of obstacles and difficulties.” Dr. Stuart Grayson
November 21, 2011
“Genius is 99 percent perspiration and 1 percent inspiration.” Thomas Edison
November 20, 2011
“Imagination is the highest kite one can fly.” Lauren Bacall
November 19, 2011
“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” Aristotle
November 18, 2011
“A goal is a dream with a deadline.” Napoleon Hill
November 17, 2011
“Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.” Henry David Thoreau
November 16, 2011
“To succeed, we must first believe that we can.” Michael Korda
November 15, 2011
“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” The Dalai Lama
November 14, 2011
“Changes can begin in this moment.” Louise Hay
November 13, 2011
“Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed.” Mohandas Gandhi
November 12, 2011
“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” AA Milne, writer of Winnie the Pooh
November 11, 2011
“Inspiration and genius — one and the same.” Victor Hugo
November 10, 2011
“One joy scatters a hundred griefs.” Chinese Proverb
November 9, 2011
“Until you make peace with who you are, you’ll never be content with what you have.” Doris Mortman
November 8, 2011
“The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.” Paul Valery
November 7, 2011
“Four things for success: work and pray, think and believe.” Norman Vincent Peale
November 6, 2011
“You’ll see it when you believe it.” Wayne W. Dyer
November 5, 2011
“When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionably.” Walt Disney
November 4, 2011
“The greatest part of our happiness depends on our dispositions, not our circumstances.” Martha Washington
November 3, 2011
“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
November 2, 2011
“Today tell yourself everything is possible, no matter what.” Deepak Chopra
November 1, 2011
“It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.” Aristotle Onassis
October 31, 2011
“It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you stumble, there lies your treasure.” Joseph Campbell
October 30, 2011
“And no, we don’t know where it will lead. We just know there’s something much bigger than any of us here.” Steve Jobs
October 29, 2011
“Aim for the highest.” Andrew Carnegie
October 28, 2011
“Be prepared and be honest.” John Wooden
October 27, 2011
“Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.” Dalai Lama
October 26, 2011
“Hitch your wagon to a star.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
October 25, 2011
“Try not to become a man of success but a man of value.” Albert Einstein
October 24, 2011
“The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.” Steven Covey
October 23, 2011
“When you see a man of worth, think of how you may emulate him. When you see one who is unworthy, examine yourself.” Confucius
October 22, 2011
“Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential.” Winston Churchill
October 21, 2011
“Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.” Dalai Lama XIV
October 20, 2011
“Momentum solves 80% of your problems.” John Maxwell
October 19, 2011
“Insist on yourself; never imitate.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
October 18, 2011
“Aim high in your career but stay humble in your heart.” Korean Proverb
October 17, 2011
“He is most powerful who has power over himself.” Seneca
October 16, 2011
“Adversity causes some men to break, and others to break records.” Unknown
October 15, 2011
“Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.” Jim Rohn
October 14, 2011
“Every moment you get is a gift. Spend it on things that matter. Don’t spend it by dwelling on unhappy things.” Unknown
October 13, 2011
“Too many people overvalue what they are not, and undervalue what they are.” Malcolm Forbes