"It is not good for all our wishes to be filled; through sickness we recognize the value of health; through evil, the value of good; through hunger, the value of food; through exertion, the value of rest." -Greek saying
"Load the ship and set out. No one knows for certain whether the vessel will sink or reach the harbor. Cautious people say, 'I'll do nothing until I can be sure'. Merchants know better. If you do nothing, you lose. Don't be one of those merchants who wont risk the ocean." ~Rumi
"Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything." – George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish Dramatist and Nobel Peace Prïze Winner
"What you thought before has led to every choice you have made, and this adds up to you at this moment. If you want to change who you are physically, mentally, a spiritually, you will have to change what you think." –Dr. Patrick Gentempo
"Be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. Talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet. Make all your friends feel there is something special in them. Look on the sunny side of everything. Think only of the best, work only for the best, and expect only the best. Be as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own. Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. Give everyone you meet a smile. Spend so much time improving yourself that you have no time left to criticize others. Be too big for worry and to noble for anger." ~Christian D. Larsen (also recognized as The Optimist Creed)
"May the sun bring you new energy by day... May the moon softly restore you by night... May the rain wash away your worries... And the breeze blow new strength into your being... And all of the days of your life may you walk... Gently through the world and know its beauty." Happy New Year!!!
"The concept of total wellness recognizes that our every thought, word, and behavior affects our greater health and wellbeing. And we, in turn, are affected not only emotionally but also physically and spiritually." –Greg Anderson, author of "The 22 Non-Negotiable Laws of Wellness" What thoughts, words and behaviors are affecting your health and wellbeing these days?
"I've continued to recognize the power individuals have to change virtually anything and everything in their lives in an instant. I've learned that the resources we need to turn our dreams into reality are within us, merely waiting for the day when we decide to wake up and claim our birthright." ~Anthony Robbins If you could change one thing about yourself right now, what would it be?
"The first step towards change is acceptance. Once you accept yourself, you open the door to change. That's all you have to do. Change is not something you do. It's something you allow." –Will Garcia For some reason this quote makes me think about dealing with fear. My belief is that you can do things to reduce your fears and while it is possible to eliminate fears completely that is unusual. I think more often people find new ways to cope or deal with their fears rather than overcoming them completely. For me what works when dealing with my fears is that I have to get to a point where I accept them. I acknowledge them. "Hello, Fear. I see you standing in the shadows of my life." Then I have to get a little frustrated by my fears. I have to recognize that they are holding me back in their shadows and not allowing me to step out into the sunlight. "Yo, Fear, you bastard. I'm getting damn tired of standing in your cold, dark shadows." From ...
"You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working, and just so you learn to love, by loving. All those who think to learn in other ways deceive themselves." ~Saint Francis de Sales
"Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him." ~Epictetus How do you deal with people that anger you?
"I wanna be dancing with my magic If thats not asking too much Cause life is so much sweeter When its got that magic touch And the angels clear the path Through the underbrush" ~Bonnie Wren, My Magic