“I then remembered why I avoid the ‘news,’ if that’s what you want to call it. Our ‘news’ is a misnomer, and it’s more like ‘the ongoing train wreck you can tune in to at any time when you want to divert yourself from your purpose and your happiness… lose your faith in humanity… and …
Best Quotes
“Negativity and headwinds grab your attention, while positivity and tailwinds quietly go about making things better for you without necessarily drawing your attention.” — William DeFoore “Believe in the goodness of life. Believe in the power of time to heal and to renew. Believe in the power of forgiveness and gratitude. Believe in the gift …
“We had to learn ourselves, and furthermore we had to teach the despairing men, that it did not matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life but instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life, …
” “Beginner Mind” is a Zen Buddhist term that describes moving past our assumptions of the nature of our life, and really SEEING our surroundings – especially the people we interact with – with new eyes.” — Jonathan Lockwood Huie “I know that it can be a challenge at times to hold the positive focus …
“I always wondered why somebody didn’t do something about that; then I realized that I am somebody.” -— Unknown “Every exit is an entry somewhere else.” — Tom Stoppard “One of the surest ways to achieve success is to observe the actions of successful people, determine what principles they regularly employ, and then use them …
“It’s common knowledge that the person who knows the most about how to improve the productivity of any job is the person who holds that job. Why is it, then, that we are often reluctant to offer suggestions for improvement? Perhaps we’ve seen too many layoffs and reorganizations to trust the cracker-barrel wisdom that our …
“We say ‘things will turn out’, but no. It’s what we do that actually creates the future.” -— Mae Jemison “What is this self inside us, this silent observer, Severe and speechless critic, who can terrorize us, And urge us on to futile activity, And in the end, judge us still more severely, For the …
“Be an Over-Believer today! Believe in yourself and believe in others. It’s amazing what your team will accomplish when you believe in them.” — Jon Gordon “If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down.” — Roy T. Bennett “Psychologists who study human behavior have concluded that we are happiest …
“You can’t do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth.” — Evan Esar “When one tugs at a single thing in nature, one finds it attached to the rest of the world.” -— John Muir “We may undergo many trials and tribulations, but at some …
“You are free to believe what you choose and what you do attests to what you believe.” — A Course of Miracles “Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can.” — Richard Bach “Reflection is one of the most underused yet powerful tools for success.” — Richard Carlson “Follow effective action …