The Only Way We See

Sometimes, something – a possibility, a glimmer of something that could be – pops up and we make it into what we want it to be, what, perhaps we need it to be. But things aren’t what we wish they were. They are what they are. Sometimes, what we want and what something is the same. Great….

Don’t be afraid to go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is. – H. Jackson Brown, Jr. What stops you from doing something different? Something “scary?” I’m not talking about stupid risks that don’t have any personal meaning, but those things that you know will help you to learn, grow and prosper. What is…

“Do not be critics, you people, I beg you. I was a critic and I wish I could take it all back because it came from a smelly and ignorant place in me, and spoke with a voice that was all rage and envy. Do not dismiss a book until you have written one, and…

The beginning is the most important part of the work. – Plato Why? Because without the beginning there is no in-between and no ending. So often the hardest thing is to begin. But there’s magic in starting. How? Because it’s always easy to do a little more (once you’ve started . . . ). It…

Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it. – Helen Keller It all depends on where you look, and what you’re focused on. Look for the bad and you’ll no doubt find it. (and feel accordingly.) Look for the good and you’ll find that as well (and…

Watch your habits; they become character. – Lao Tzu Watch your habits of thinking, acting, eating, speaking, drinking, moving, . . . you become that.