Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. – Marcel Proust
Who reminds you of your the happiness within you?
Notice I took slight issue with Proust’s words and didn’t say “makes us happy?”
To really believe that is to give away your power.
The only person with the power to make you happy or sad is you.
Know that truth and let your Soul blossom.
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?
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. – Buddha This is an oldie, but a goodie. Take a minute to let this one sink in . . . . The next time you’re inclined to pick…
I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past. – Thomas Jefferson Yes, the past is a good teacher . . . just don’t spend all your time in that classroom.
The True Gentleman is the man whose conduct proceeds from good will and an acute sense of propriety, and whose self-control is equal to all emergencies; who does not make the poor man conscious of his poverty, the obscure man of his obscurity, or any man of his inferiority or deformity; who is himself humbled…
You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. – Khalil Gibran Today is Christmas here in the United States and I’d like to remind you what real giving is. It’s when you are truly present with someone and you give of yourself….
Character is much easier kept than recovered. – Thomas Paine Whatever it takes to earn the esteem and trust is but a fraction of what it takes to rebuild yourself in the eyes of others. And that’s assuming it’s even possible. Sometimes, once you lose the confidence of people it can be impossible to get…