Setbacks happen. They happen to everyone. How we respond when we’re knocked down makes all the difference in our lives. Some people turn to anger, resentment, and revenge. Others remain frozen unable to come to grips with the reality that they failed. And others, shake it off, learn from the setback, and forge ahead never looking back. Motivational consultant Og Mandino wrote, “Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.” A setback gives us the opportunity to learn, rise after a fall, and to dig deep inside and move forward. Develop a never quit attitude. Always confidently move forward seizing every opportunity to do good and make a difference.
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Persevere, Never Quit
Destiny has a lot to do with it, but so do you. You have to persevere, you have to insist. ~ Andrea Bocelli
Be You – It’s Good Enough
Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it. ~ Bruce Lee
Me and the Mule ~ A Poem by Langston Hughes
Me and the Mule
Langston Hughes
My old mule,
He’s gota grin on his face.
He’s been a mule so long
He’s forgotten about his race.
I’m like that old mule —
Black — and don’t give a damn!
You got to take me
Like I am.
Going Forward Never Looking Back
Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose. ~ Lyndon B. Johnson
Fearlessly Face Today
We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us. ~ Charles Bukowski
Today’s Inspiring Quotation by J.R.R. Tolkien
“The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien
Light it Up
I love the dawn. The dawn holds the promise of a new day. It is offering me another chance. Yesterday is behind me and tomorrow is in front of me. If I look closely at each moment as my day unfolds, I know I can add kindness, optimism, and love to the moment. Suddenly, that moment explodes with enough power to light up my city. William James,known as the father of American psychology, said, “Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.” C’mon, light up the world.
Today’s Quote: It’s Time to Change the World
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world. ~ Jack Layton
Today’s Quote: Two Sides of the Same Coin
“Choose love and peace will follow. Choose peace and love will follow.” ~ Mary Helen Doyle
