Here’s a short, but oh so sweet, post from Seth Godin:
Hope is fuel, it moves us forward and it amplifies our best work.
Expectation is the killer of joy, the shortest route to disappointment. When we expect that something will happen, we can’t help but be let down…
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When we understand and respect the difference between hope and expectation, our work, and lives, transform.
Above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you, because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it. – Roald Dahl You must believe, first. And, to the extent you believe, you will have energy, purpose and staying power. But…
It isn’t where you came from; it’s where you’re going that counts. – Ella Fitzgerald The past is useful as a textbook. Something to review on occasion to learn and grow from, but it’s no where to live. It’s certainly no place to worry about. What matters is where you’re going. * * * Where are…
He who is outside his door has the hardest part of his journey behind him. – Dutch proverb The hardest thing about anything is starting. Not because the first step is the hardest of the steps, compared to the others. But because there is Safety and anything (and everything) else. It’s kinda like going swimming…
Are you a manager of your circumstances or a creator of your life? Do you (merely) react to what happens and “make the best of it?” Or are you clear about what you want your life to be about and are actively implementing a plan to create what you want? Are you a manager or…
If you want something you’ve never had, then you need to do something you’ve never done. – Ian Knabel This is true because what you’ve been “getting” is perfectly in-line with what you’ve been doing. Even if it’s just a slight tweak, you must adapt and learn and do new things if you want your…
I have been a seeker and I still am, but I stopped asking the books and the stars. I started listening to the teaching of my Soul. – Rumi Your true wisdom, the “teaching of your Soul” is sometimes difficult to hear, but always available. It is not what the media might try to tell you…