Several things struck me and came together this morning. The first was this, “Bravery is being the only one who knows you’re afraid,” Franklin P. Jones. This quote is great, but it also made me think about why are we often seen as ‘brave’ when we are sacrificing for the sake of others, and why are we seen […]
Want A Great Story?
“Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth” ~Pema Chödrön Want your life to be great? What is the measuring stick you have used in determining others’ great stories? Most likely the stories of those you admire most include some adversity. Even Cinderella had to work through some stuff. This is not […]
Less Talk More Action
“A little less conversation, a little more action please” song lyrics written by Mac Davis and Billy Strange, sung by Elvis Every single morning when you wake up you have a clean fresh slate. You can do anything you want and change course in any direction you desire. Knowing that why do we not do […]
Your Greatness
“You were born with wings. Why prefer to crawl through life?” ~Rumi
Keep Trying
Having a bad day???? Maybe that is a good thing… “The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching […]
A Little Help From Our Friends
Even Albert Schweitzer must have had off days if he had the insight to the following: “At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.” ~ Albert Schweitzer
Watch Your Mouth
Have you ever noticed we are a society of people who speak in the negative? We say things like “wrecker” instead of “tow truck”, “stop light” instead of “go light.” A UCLA survey from a few years ago reported that the average one year old child hears the word, “no”, more than 400 times a […]
Perspective
While easier said then done, it is worth noting… “Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.” ~Art Linkletter
Excuses vs. Action
Interesting thought… “There are two kinds of people in the world: those who make excuses and those who get results. An excuse person will find any excuse for why a job was not done, and a results person will find any reason why it can be done. Be a creator, not a reactor.” ~Alan Cohen