Not Defeated
“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.” – Maya Angelou
Continue reading →Tag Archives: Mind and Attitude
Answering Email is Not Our Work
“Email should be something that helps our work, rather than a tool that controls us. I don’t want my tombstone to say: ‘Here lies Jocelyn K. Glei, she checked all her emails.’ It sounds a bit underwhelming doesn’t it?” – … Continue reading →
Stranded on Someday I’ll
“Many of our personal goals are stranded on a little island called the “Someday I’ll.” – Roger von Oech
Continue reading →A Good Combination
“A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.” – Nelson Mandela
Continue reading →Be Content With Slow Steps
“Be content to progress in slow steps until you have legs to run and wings with which to fly.” – Padre Pio
Continue reading →The Task of Peacemaking
“Only if we become calm as earth, fluid as water, and blazing as fire will we able to rise to the task of peacemaking.” – David Steindl-Rast
Continue reading →Build the Foundation
“If you have built castles in the air your work need not be lost. That is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.” – Henry David Thoreau
Continue reading →Smiles are Like Parties for the Brain
“A smile activates mirror neurons… special signals that fire when we act and when we observe others acting… making grins literally contagious. Smiles are like parties for the brain. They activate neuropeptides that work to reduce stress and spread happy … Continue reading →
A Single Step
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” – Lao Tzu
Continue reading →Choose Gratitude
“Gratitude as a discipline involves a conscious choice. I can choose to be grateful even when my emotions and feelings are still steeped in hurt and resentment. It is amazing how many occasions present themselves in which I can choose … Continue reading →