A Critic
“A critic is one who points out how imperfectly other people do what the critic does not do at all.”
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Accept Everything About Yourself
“Accept everything about yourself – I mean everything. You are you and that is the beginning and the end – no apologies, no regrets.” – Clark Moustakas
Continue reading →Needing More Knowledge
“No matter what you want to accomplish, you are going to need more knowledge than you have now.” – Brian Tracy
Continue reading →Have Patience With Yourself
“Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering you own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them – every day begin the task anew.” – Saint Francis de Sales
Continue reading →Be Honest With Yourself First
“The first thing is to be honest with yourself. You can never have an impact on society if you have not changed yourself … Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, and humility.” – Nelson Mandela
Continue reading →Prepare to be Wrong
“If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original.” – Sir Ken Robinson
Continue reading →Life is an Unanswered Question
“Life is an unanswered question, but let’s still believe in the dignity and importance of that question.” – Tennessee Williams
Continue reading →Urgent Things
“Our greatest danger in life is in permitting the urgent things to crowd out the important.” – Charles E. Hummel
Continue reading →Lawn Work
“Winterize your lawn,” the big sign outside the garden store commanded. I’ve fed it, watered it, mowed it, raked it and watched a lot of it die anyway. Now I’m supposed to winterize it? I hope it’s too late. Grass … Continue reading →
Relish Surprise
“Surprise is the seed of gratefulness. Become aware of surprises. Relish surprise as life’s gift.” – David Steindl-Rast
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