Habits

Our self image and our habits tend to go together.

Change one and you automatically change the other.

~ Maxwell Maltz ~

What We Believe

We are what we believe we are.

~ C. S. Lewis ~

Columbus

If Columbus had an advisory committee

he would probably still be at the dock.

~ Arthur Goldberg ~

Opportunity

If opportunity doesn’t knock, 

build a door. 

~ Milton Berle ~

The Load

It's not the load that breaks you;

it's the way that you carry it.

Hard to Change

Think about how hard it is to change yourself.

Then you will understand how hard it is to change others.

The Two Frogs

The Two Frogs

Two frogs fell into a deep cream bowl...

One was an optimistic soul,

But the other took the gloomy view.

"We shall drown!" he cried, without more ado.

So with the last despairing cry,

He flung up his legs and said, "Goodbye!"

Quoth the other frog with a merry grin,

"I can't get out, but I won't give in!"

"I'll just swim around 'til my strength is spent,

And then when I die, I'll be more content."

Bravely he swam until it seemed

That the struggle had begun to stir the cream.

On top of the butter at last he stopped,

And out of the bowl he gaily hopped.

What is the moral? 'Tis easily found:

If you can't hop out, keep swimming around!

~ Author Unknown ~

Grief

Grief is never something you get over.

You don't wake up one morning and say,

"I've conquered that; now I'm moving on."

It's something that walks beside you every day.

And if you learn how to manage it and honor

the person that you miss, you can take something

that is incredibly sad and have some form of positivity.

~ Terri Irwin ~

Resentment

Resentment is like drinking poison and

waiting for the other person to die.

~ Carrie Fisher ~

Today

Today is a brand new day, and it is yours.

~ Zig Ziglar ~

The Edge Of All The Light

When you come to the edge of all the light you have,

and must take a step into the darkness of the unknown,

believe that one of two things will happen.

Either there will be something solid for you to stand on -

or you will be taught how to fly.

~ Patrick Overton ~

Moving Forward

It's hard to move forward when you can't stop looking back.

     I am sure you would agree that it is difficult to drive a car if you are trying to move forward and the ONLY place you are looking is in the rear-view mirrors.  The same is true in life.  Many people spend enormous amounts of time and energy reliving the events of their past and worrying about these experiences.  In so doing, they reduce the energy required to move their lives forward.  We all have bumpy roads in our past and dwelling on them will not make our future roads any smoother.  Looking at where we've been instead of where we are going often causes us to hit head-on, those obstacles that are in our way.  Indeed, the best way to ensure a smoother ride is to concentrate on the road ahead and avoid the obstacles as they appear.

     One of the best ways to keep looking forward is to have goals and objectives.  These are the best road maps we can have to help us reach our destination.  Living in the past isn't living...it's remembering!  It's not a bad thing to have memories (good or bad).  In fact, remembering our past POSITIVE experiences are helpful in giving us confidence to tackle even more challenging objectives.  Just remember, however, that memories are our rear-view mirrors and constantly "looking" at them makes it very difficult to move our lives forward.

Make this a great life!

Shortcuts

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

~ Beverly Sills ~

Finding a Way

If you really want to do something,

you'll find a way.  If you don't,

you'll find an excuse.

Over the Hill

Just remember, once you are over the hill

you begin to pick up speed.

~ Arthur Schopenhauer ~

Peace

You can find peace amidst

the storms that threaten you.

~ Joseph B. Wirthlin ~

Pleasures

We tire of those pleasures we take,

but never of those we give.

~ John Petit-Senn ~

Forgiveness

When you forgive, you in no way change the past -

but you sure do change the future.

~ Bernard Meltzer ~

Reading

To read without reflecting is like

eating without digesting.

~ Edmund Burke ~

Angry

When I am angry at myself,

I criticize others.

~ Ed Howe ~

Riding a Bicycle

Life is like riding a bicycle. 

 To keep your balance, you must keep moving.

~ Albert Einstein ~

Patriotic

The first time I realized I was patriotic

was after September 11th.

~ Claire Danes ~

We Remember

Joy

Find a place inside where there's joy,

and the joy will burn out the pain.

~ Joseph Campbell ~

Marriage

Marriage is about the most expensive way

for the average man to get laundry done.

~ Burt Reynolds ~

R.I.P.

Our Destiny

It is not in the stars to hold our destiny

but in ourselves.

~ William Shakespeare ~