I wanted to pass along a great opportunity to get a neat Kindle (or paperback) book and help save lives in Africa.
A few days ago I received an e-mail from Seth Godin about the Malaria No More project: I buy a Kindle book — with neat/cool/provocative/juicy/thought-provoking/useful/inspiring contributions from 61 authors — for $20 and $20 goes to the MNM project.
I bought my book, click here to buy yours.
Cheers!
Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip. – Winston Churchill Sure, this quote is dripping with sarcasm and is both clever and funny, but it raises an important point (by way of absurdity . . . ): How tactful are you?…
I believe that we are solely responsible for our choices, and we have to accept the consequences of every deed, word, and thought throughout our lifetime. – Elisabeth Kübler-Ross For so many of us, this concept is foreign. What’s more, for those folks to be confronted with this truth, great upset would likely ensue. But…
“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to a better understanding of ourselves.” – Carl Jung I love how this illustrates one of the things I like to say to myself when I’m annoyed by others: “what is it about me, that I don’t like about you.”
Watch your habits; they become character. – Lao Tzu Watch your habits of thinking, acting, eating, speaking, drinking, moving, . . . you become that.
If you want to be miserable, get yourself a future. – Byron Katie There’s a difference between dreaming, goal-setting and planning for the future and being stuck there.* Which are you doing? How’s it going? ***** * Nothing happens in the future, only in the Now.
“Begin – to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished.” – Marcus Aurelius As we wrap up this week of “labor” related quotes, let us pause to ponder the importance of starting. So often I learn new things, or new ways of doing things, only by starting…