Astound Yourself

Tuesday February 6, 2018 #941 “If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.” ~Thomas Edison Pause for a moment and dream a bit about what you can achieve if there were no obstacles, including your own self-constructed...

Dwelling on the Past

Thursday February 1, 2018 #940 “You can’t change the world from the rear-view mirror.” ~Anita Roddick Other than the wisdom that comes from studying history, our own and the world’s, there is nothing about the past that is helpful in our quest to create a more perfect...

Playing the Cards You've Been Dealt

Tuesday January 30, 2018 #939 “Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well.” ~Robert Louis Stevenson Most people are born without the family resources to avoid the hard work of getting an education, building skills, and overcome...

If You Want to Dance, Get On the Dance Floor

Thursday January 26, 2018 #938 “Opportunity dances with those who are ready on the dance floor.” ~H. Jackson Brown, Jr. It gets exhausting hearing people whine about how unfair it is that others have more than they do or that someone else is getting something that...

Inspiration

Wednesday January 24, 2018 #937 “Inspiration may be a form of super consciousness, or perhaps of subconsciousness—I wouldn’t know. But I am sure it is the antithesis of self-consciousness.” ~Aaron Copeland Inspiration is a critical ingredient, if not the critical...