“Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.” ― William James
attitude
Are You Ready To Make This Discovery?
“The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human can alter his life by altering his attitude.” ― William James
What Are You Waiting For?
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
We Have a Choice
“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” ~ Maya Angelou
Beauty ~ It Surrounds Us
Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old. ~ Franz Kafka
The Welcome Man ~ A Poem by Walt Mason
The Welcome Man
Walt Mason
There’s a man in the world who is never turned down,
Wherever he chances to stray;
he gets the glad hand in the populous town,
or out where the farmers make hay;
he’s greeted with pleasure on deserts of sand,
and deep in the aisles of the woods;
wherever he goes there’s the welcoming hand
—he’s The Man Who Delivers the Goods.
The failures of life sit around and complain;
the gods haven’t treated them white;
they’ve lost their umbrellas whenever there’s rain,
and they haven’t their lanterns at night;
men tire of the failures who fill with their sighs
the air of their own neighborhoods;
there’s one who is greeted with love-lighted eyes
—he’s The Man Who Delivers the Goods.
One fellow is lazy, and watches the clock,
and waits for the whistle to blow;
and one has a hammer, with which he will knock,
and one tells a story of woe;
and one, if requested to travel a mile,
will measure the perches and roods;
but one does his stunt with a whistle or smile
—he’s The Man Who Delivers the Goods.
One man is afraid that he’ll labor too hard—
The world isn’t yearning for such;
and one man is always alert, on his guard,
lest he put in a minute too much;
and one has a grouch or a temper that’s bad,
and one is a creature of moods;
so it’s hey for the joyous and rollicking lad
— for the One Who Delivers the Goods!
You Can See a Lot More by Standing Out on the Edge
I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all the kinds of things you can’t see from the center. ~ Kurt Vonnegut
There’s a Way Through
Have you ever taken a new position and realized once you started you were in over your head? Man, I can tell you stories. I’ve done it more than once. There was no turning back. I was married and had five young children. That was motivation enough for me. I did the only thing I knew how to do, I worked hard. When working hard wasn’t working, I worked even harder. There were times when I accused myself of making a bad decision, but I worked on. Eventually, I started to see progress. I began to understand the work culture and figure out the important parts of my new job. I never complained publicly but my sainted wife caught an earful. God bless her. When you can’t look back, the only direction you can go is forward. When times like this hit, work hard. You’ll hit and miss. Keep working at it. You’ll get it right. And, you’ll understand what author Paulo Coelho meant when he wrote, “You drown not by falling into a river, but by staying submerged in it.”
3 Powerful Resources Always Available
Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness. ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
A Characteristic of an Emotionally Healthy Person
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. ~ Mahatma Gandhi
