You Have to Win the Prize
“Without ambition, one starts nothing. Without work, one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Thermostats and Thermometers
“Are you a thermometer or a thermostat? A thermometer only reflects the temperature in its environment, adjusting to the situation. But, a thermostat initiates action to change the temperature in its environment.” – Nido Qubein
Continue reading →Cracking the Heart
“In truth, the heart must crack open if the soul is to become free. And you simply cannot think your way into that.” – Terry Patten
Continue reading →Explore, Dream, Discover
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do, so throw off the bowlines, sail away from safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. … Continue reading →
The Life That is Waiting for Us
“We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” – Joseph Campbell
Continue reading →Enlighten Everyone
“Enlighten everyone you meet in your journey of life with the light of your love and kindness.” – Debasish Mridha
Continue reading →Fly Bites
“A few fly bites cannot stop a spirited horse.” – Mark Twain
Continue reading →I Used Everything You Gave Me
“When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, ‘I used everything you gave me.’” – Erma Bombeck
Continue reading →Making a Lie Work
“It takes two people to make a lie work: the person who tells it, and the one who believes it.” – Jodi Picoult
Continue reading →Thanksgiving is the Greatest Gift
“The greatest gift one can give is thanksgiving. In giving gifts, we give what we can spare, but in giving thanks we give ourselves.” – David Steindl-Rast
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