“Too late for second-guessing / Too late to go back to sleep / It’s time to trust my instincts / Close my eyes and leap.” — Stephen Schwartz
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Today’s Quote: You’ve Got the Right Stuff
“Believe in yourself and go for it.” —Emma Watson
Today’s Quote: Be Your Best
Anyone could become a star, but everyone must be a human being. ~ Rafael Nadal
Today’s Quote: Prayer for Today
Lord, help me to live this day, quietly, easily. To lean upon Thy great strength, trustfully, restfully. To wait for the unfolding of Thy will, patiently, serenely. To meet others, peacefully, joyously. To face tomorrow, confidently, courageously. ~ St. Francis of Assisi
Today’s Thought: Is It Time to Take the Leap?
Plan, plan, and plan. If planning is all we’re doing, we’re not doing much. We’re a lot like a gerbil running as fast as he can on his gerbil wheel. Whatever it is that we want we have to take a leap away from planning. Whatever we choose to do, it’s not going to be perfect, there will be challenges and setbacks. Those are wonderful gifts, they make us stronger, they sharpen our minds, they increase our vision. Is it time to say, “Enough with the planning. It’s time to leap.” Trust yourself. Trust that you are able to adapt to the challenges. Give it your best and place the outcome in God’s hands. You’ll surprise yourself.
Today’s Quote: Never Quit – Never Give Up!
Night never had the last word. The dawn is always invincible. ~ Hugh B. Brown
Today’s Poem: Courage by George Chapman
Courage
George Chapman
Give me a spirit that on this life’s rough sea
Loves to have his sails filled with a lusty wind
Even till his sailyards tremble, his masts crack,
And his rapt ship runs on her side so low
That she drinks water, and her keel ploughs air;
There is no danger to a man that knows
What life and death is, – there is no law
Exceeds his knowledge: neither is it lawful
That he should stoop to any other law.
Today’s Quote: Our Attitude Determines Our Altitude
Are you going to let the obstacles in your life be stumbling blocks or stepping stones? Choose the positive. You are the master of your attitude. ~ Bruce Lee
Today’s Poem: Here’s Hopin’ by Francis Lebby Stanton
Here’s Hopin’
Francis Lebby Stanton
Year ain’t been the very best;—
Purty hard by trouble pressed;
But the rough way leads to rest,—
Here’s hopin’!
Maybe craps way short; the rills
Couldn’t turn the silent mills;
But the light’s behind the hills,—
Here’s hopin’!
Where we planted roses sweet
Thorns come up an’ pricked the feet;
But this old world’s hard to beat,—
Here’s hopin’!
P’r’aps the buildin’ that we planned
‘Gainst the cyclone couldn’t stand;
But, thank God we’ve got the land,—
Here’s hopin’!
Maybe flowers we hoped to save
Have been scattered on a grave;
But the heart’s still beatin’ brave,—
Here’s hopin’!
That we’ll see the mornin’ light—
That the very darkest night
Can’t hide heaven from our sight,—
Here’s hopin’!
Today’s Quote: Go With Confidence
A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms against himself. ~ Alexandre Dumas
