What If Everything Was Something For Your Benefit?

I recently read a post on Johnny B. Truant’s blog that really hit home. So much so that I wanted to do two things: share it with my readers and 2) think on and write about each piece of his post. The post is “20 Truths About Life No One Wants To Believe” and the next one…

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” – Martin Luther King *  *  * “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” – Mahatma Gandhi *  *  * “Forgiveness is the final form of love.” – Reinhold Niebuhr…

“I really do think that any deep crisis is an opportunity to make your life extraordinary in some way.” – Martha Beck A crisis is an opportunity. It is a wake-up call. It is a clear signal that what one has been doing will no longer work. It is a chance to begin anew, with…

The worst thing one can do is not to try, to be aware of what one wants and not give in to it, to spend years in silent hurt wondering if something could have materialized – never knowing. – Jim Rohn The things your heart yearns for, the things you know you were made for, must…

If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not trying hard enough. – Vince Lombardi If you’re not making mistakes: you’re playing it safe; you’re playing small; you’re not using all your talents and abilities; you’re wasting the gift that is your life; you’re living in a way that you’ll feel guilty about later; you’re . ….

Hope isn’t a strategy, but it is an awfully good tactic. – Seth Godin The above is from a short, but sweet, blog post. So many people think that because most of the things that are achieved are small, that small goals are the only ones that are realistic – the only ones worth pursuing. Wrong. That’s…