Love the Ordinary
“Anyone can love a rose, but it takes a lot to love a leaf. It’s ordinary to love the beautiful, but it’s beautiful to love the ordinary.”
Continue reading →Category Archives: The Book of Taunt
Gaining Hope
“People gain so much hope when they know they are not experiencing something alone.” – Joyce Rupp
Continue reading →Fully Alive During My Time
“Help me to be less fearful of the measure of time, and more fully alive in the time that simply is. Help me to live time, not just to simply use it; to breathe it in, and return it in … Continue reading →
Guard Your Spare Moments
“Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Continue reading →The Power of Gratitude
“Gratitude is the capacity to stare doubt, loss, chaos and despair right in the eye and say, ‘I am still here.’” – Diana Butler Bass
Continue reading →Add Humor to Your Workplace
“Add more therapeutic humor to your workplace. Watch a funny video during lunchtime at least once a week. Ask people to bring in their favorites. A study has shown that people who watched funny videos before taking a creativity test … Continue reading →
When the Mind Goes Blank
“If your mind goes blank, don’t forget to turn off the sound.”
Continue reading →Being Successful
“You can’t help but be successful when you’re surrounded by successful people.” – Lori Mueller
Continue reading →Define Yourself
“Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life, but define yourself.” – Harvey S. Firestone
Continue reading →Choose Well
“You are the product of your choices. We can’t grow by repeatedly following prescriptions. We can grow only by making new choices. We are the sum total of the choices we have made in the past. We can change what … Continue reading →