“Nothing really worth having is easy to get. The hard-fought battles, the goals won with sacrifice, are the ones that matter.” ~ Aisha Tyler
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Longevity Tip: Who Says You’re Too Old
Louisiana native Julia “Hurricane” Hawkins, 103, will shock you with her athletic ability. “At 100, I started running. I thought it would be neat to run at 100 and do the 100-yard dash in less than a minute!” Hawkins said. She ran the 100-meter dash at the National Senior Games in 46.07 seconds, winning the gold medal. Her story is gaining so much national attention that everyone wants a picture with the gold medalist. “I hope I’m inspiring them to be healthy and realize you can still be doing it at this kind of an age if you keep yourself busy and active through your life,” Hawkins said.
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Today’s Reflection ~ Dreams
I have a dream that I will fulfill. And nothing else will distract me from my path. Lu Xun
Quote on Inpiration and Destiny by Jack London
I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.
Jack London
Today’s Quote on Mental Attitude
Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.
Thomas Jefferson
Today’s Quote by Michalangelo
The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.
Michelangelo
Quote for Today – December 17, 2017
If you have any notion of where you are going, you will never get anywhere. – Joan Miro
What Takes Your Attention?
What we seek, we usually find. Psychologists tell us where we place our attention becomes our reality. If you and I could focus our attention on our dreams and block out as many distractions as possible, we have a chance of catching our dream. The power of attention is within us. We have to decide what is important in our lives and measure it against the distractions. Are we giving our distractions power over our dreams? Perhaps it is time to take control of our attention. Enjoy the following entertaining YouTube video on attention.
Advice To Reach Impossible Goals
How do you and I accomplish a goal? What separates the people who seem to reach impossible goals from those who don’t? Elmore Leonard, the famous mystery fiction writer, gives us a clue. His simple message can be applied to any aspect of life as well as writing. His fantastic advice is offered in under 2 minutes on this YouTube video.
Commit To Pursuing The Dream
It’s time to take the dream off the shelf and set in front of us. It time to set aside everything that’s kept us from going after the dream we’ve talked about, dreamt about, and desired. It time to make the commitment to hold nothing back and to rest only when we have achieved our dream. Get Inspired with this YouTube video.
