Laughter Breaks Through
“When your laughter breaks through the rocks, somewhere, somehow, a bud begins to bloom.” – Jayita Bhattacharjee
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The Need to Be Normal
“The need to be normal is the predominant anxiety disorder in modern life.” – Thomas Moore
Continue reading →The Battles That Count
“The battles that count aren’t the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself … that’s where it’s at.” – Jesse Owens
Continue reading →Patience is Waiting
“Patience is waiting. Not passively waiting. That is laziness. But to keep going when the going is hard and slow – that is patience. The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.” – Leo Tolstoy
Continue reading →Better Habits
“No matter who you are, we’re creatures of habit. The better your habits are, the better they will be in pressure situations.” – Wayne Gretzky
Continue reading →Counting Errors
“Things could be worse. Suppose your errors were counted and published every day, like those of a baseball player.”
Continue reading →Victims of Our Own Talent and Shortcomings
“We are all the victims of our own talent and our own shortcomings sometimes, and we have to be aware of those things because they will trip us up and stop us from achieving what our aims are.” – Angela … Continue reading →
True Prayer
“True prayer is a way of life, not just for use in cases of emergency. Make it a habit, and when the need arises you will be in practice.” – Billy Graham
Continue reading →Disappointment and Hope
“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” – Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Continue reading →Trying Too Hard
“Many things—such as loving, going to sleep, or behaving unaffectedly—are done worst when we try hardest to do them.” – C. S. Lewis
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