There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living. ~ Nelson Mandela
attitude
What a Way to Start the Day
“Hello, sun in my face. Hello you who made the morning and spread it over the fields…Watch, now, how I start the day in happiness, in kindness.” ~ Mary Oliver
You Know What You Want to Do – Do It
“Let yourself be drawn by the stronger pull of that which you truly love.” ~ Rumi
Do You Dare Live Your Own Myth?
“Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.” ~ Rumi
Choose to be Free
“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.” ~ Charlotte Brontë,
Create Your Own Path
How often have you had someone tell you, “You should do this? Or, “You shouldn’t do that?” Did you listen to them? I think it’s wise to ask other people about their insights into problems we face. I don’t think it’s wise to hand over our decision making to them. When we take ownership of our decisions we become the creators of our life. Yes, we may make wrong decisions, in our errors, we learn valuable truths. We also develop a sense of independence that is essential to self confidence. Fyodor Dostoevsky wrote, “To go wrong in one’s own way is better than to go right in someone else’s.”
What You Are Searching for May be Close By
“She had blue skin,
And so did he.
He kept it hid
And so did she.
They searched for blue
Their whole life through,
Then passed right by-
And never knew.”
― Shel Silverstein
There is Always Hope
Always try to keep a patch of sky above your life.”― Marcel Proust
It’s Time for a Great Day
Number one on my to-do list today is to have a great day. Here are three things I’m going to do and I think everything else will fall into place and I’ll go to sleep tonight with a smile on my face and peaceful heart. 1) I am going to start the day being grateful. I’ll give thanks for a hot shower, clean water, hot coffee, oatmeal, blueberries, and good health. I’ll keep the grateful ball rolling throughout the day. 2) I am not going to think about “what I have to do” I’m just going to focus on what I am currently doing. 3) I’m going to focus on what I can control and watch the rest of the stuff drift on by. Yes, I am going to have a great day. I’m excited to get started. I hope you have a great day as well and make tomorrow even better.
You Have the Heart of a Lion, Stand Firm
“Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless in facing them. Let me not beg for the stilling of my pain, but for the heart to conquer it.” ~ Rabindranath Tagore
