Desire & Work

If you want light to come into your life, you need to stand where it is shining. – Guy Finley Literally and figuratively. Where do you stand? *  *  * In terms of the literal bit, where are you? Are you doing work you care about? In a place and with people that connect you…

Today’s quote reminds us that there is no shame in falling, only in staying down. “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius Where do you pick yourself up each time you fall? Give yourself some credit — you deserve it. Where do you stay down? What…

Without courage, all other virtues lose their meaning. – Winston Churchill Courage isn’t the absence of fear, it’s acting anyway. Where are you afraid, where you could act anyway? Which of your fears are just excuses?

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” – Martin Luther King *  *  * “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” – Mahatma Gandhi *  *  * “Forgiveness is the final form of love.” – Reinhold Niebuhr…

In a way, life – and success – is simple. When you’re clear about what you want – and it’s what you deeply, truly, authentically, want – and you have a flexible, iterative and properly supported learning process for moving towards your goals* all you need do is the work. The day-in/day-out work. And that is easy enough if…

Yielding is sometimes the best way of succeeding. – Anonymous Sometimes the effort and energy expended in fighting and resisting is best spent accepting and forgiving. Sometimes it’s best to let the storm pass and learn what you can.