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.
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Where are you going?
Do you know?
Do you have a plan for your life?
If you don’t, who knows where you’ll end up?
Sometimes your only available transportation is a leap of faith. – Margaret Shepherd Where do you want to be? Who do you want to be? To get there, or be that person, you must be willing to let go of the comfort and security of the known. But . . . I’m not suggesting facing-the-fear-and-doing-it…
The root of all health is in the brain. The trunk of it is in emotion. The branches and leaves are the body. The flower of health blooms when all parts work together. – Kurdish saying Your thoughts create your emotions and your emotions fuel your actions. Good health begins with healthy thoughts. What do…
Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude. – Emerson On the heels of yesterday’s post, let me ask: What are you rejecting? What do you wish…
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….
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we do. – Confucius People confuse glory, and success, with never failing. Quite the contrary. Success, and glory, consists of getting back up each time you get knocked down. Of learning from non-desired outcomes and beginning again, with wisdom and humility….
In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm… in the real world all rests on perseverance. – Goethe When you’re dreaming, musing, formulating the future, choosing from amazing possibility . . . be enthusiastic. Let your imagination run wild. Many have said there is nothing you can conceive that you can’t achieve. It’s true….