Live Your Dreams

You can do anything once you stop trying to do everything. – Eric Barker Why would anyone try to everything anyways? One possibility: to please. Trying to please others. Trying to please the idea we have in our heads about what people want from us. Trying to do enough and make people happy. Why? Because…

This above all – to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as night follows day, thou canst not then be false to any man. – William Shakespeare We’ve all heard the first part of this quote, but rarely is the rest of it mentioned. Pity. Because as important as it is to be…

“In preparing for battle, I have found that planning is essential, but plans are useless.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower The true magic of Ike’s words are that they describe who we become by planning. I consider planning a way of honoring our potential and effort. Sometimes, it is best to be spontaneous, to let things go…

In Life there’s what we (really) want and what we do to keep it out of our lives. Yes, you read that correctly. We keep what we want out of our lives by what we do. And what we have in our lives is a perfect reflection of what we’ve done. *  *  * It’s…

Far too many people are looking for the right person, instead of trying to be the right person. – Gloria Steinem I’m single and looking. Or at least I used to be. A very good friend of mine has long advocated that the best way to find a compatible, and quality, mate is do the things…

Doing what you like is freedom.  Liking what you do is happiness. – Frank Tyger They are both important. Are you doing both? Either?