Each day life asks us a question: Do you dare to live? Or, will you choose to simply exist? Our answer each day charts our destiny. When we choose to dare to live, we embrace all that life has to offer. We don’t run away from love because we may be hurt. We dare to love. We don’t run away from trying something new because we me might fail. We dare to try. We don’t believe we’re too old for adventure. We choose to be adventurous. It’s always a choice and it’s a choice we make each day. Dare to live.
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Know Who You Are
“Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.” ~ Jane Austen
Loving Oneself Is the First Step
“We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.” ~ Dalai Lama
What Is To Come ~ A Poem by William Ernest Henley
What Is To Come
William Ernest Henley
What is to come we know not. But we know
That what has been was good–was good to show,
Better to hide, and best of all to bear.
We are the masters of the days that were:
We have lived, we have loved, we have suffered . . . even so.
Shall we not take the ebb who had the flow?
Life was our friend. Now, if it be our foe –
Dear, though it spoil and break us!–need we care
What is to come?
Let the great winds their worst and wildest blow,
Or the gold weather round us mellow slow:
We have fulfilled ourselves, and we can dare
And we can conquer, though we may not share
In the rich quiet of the afterglow
What is to come.
Take Control of Your Anger
“Never respond to an angry person with a fiery comeback, even if he deserves it…Don’t allow his anger to become your anger.” ~ Bohdi Sanders
Love Always is Reaching Out
“Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.” ~ Robert A. Heinlein
Health Tip: Don’t Laugh at Positive Thinkers, They Live Longer
You may be surprised that your outlook on life can contribute to longevity. Two recent studies found that optimism is linked to a longer lifespan in women from diverse racial and ethnic groups, and to better emotional health in older men. These studies suggest that positive thinking may have powerful benefits. Source: Harvard Medical School
Something to Think About
I read the following quote by the protagonist in a novel by Terry Hayes. It gave me a chuckle and it made me think, “There’s some truth to that.” Here’s the quote: “If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people He gave it to.”
Focus On What You Can Do
“Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create.” ~ Roy T. Bennett
Reflection: It Takes Heaps of Courage
“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.” ~ Joseph Campbell
