There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
William Shakespeare
Source: Words, Words, Words on facebook
It's all in the journey and it's an imperfect world. Do your best to make sense. Think critically. Decide if it's fact or belief. Respond don't react. And, whether it's the road less traveled or the main drag, chances are good someone along the way has made an observation that might help you. Why reinvent the wheel when you can learn from the stumbling, imperfect experiences of those who have traveled before - or are traveling with - us?
Saturday, March 29, 2014
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Proverb Wisdom
A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures for anything.
Irish Proverb
Source: Peaceful Daily on facebook
Irish Proverb
Source: Peaceful Daily on facebook
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Animal Wisdom
In their eyes, we are
more than physical form. We are intention, emotion, energy, and spirit.
They see who we are. They gaze into our very soul.
Sadly, No Attribution Could Be Found.
Source: Distant Reiki Animal Healing and National Equine Resource Network on facebook
Sadly, No Attribution Could Be Found.
Source: Distant Reiki Animal Healing and National Equine Resource Network on facebook
Dale Partridge on Resonating
You were born with the ability to change someone's life, don't ever waste it.
Dale Partridge
Source: Your Pit Bull and You on facebook
Dale Partridge
Source: Your Pit Bull and You on facebook
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Barbara Marciniak on Love
The most difficult thing for most of you is making the commitment to believe you deserve love. No one else has to love you. You are not here to go around gathering love from other people to convince yourself that you are worth it.
By committing to love yourself and making this commitment the number-one step from which you operate everyday, everything falls into place. You become whole and complete.
Barbara Marciniak
Source: mysticmamma.com
By committing to love yourself and making this commitment the number-one step from which you operate everyday, everything falls into place. You become whole and complete.
Barbara Marciniak
Source: mysticmamma.com
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Brian Tracy on Free Will
You can only grow if you’re willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you
try something new.
Brian Tracy
Source: tinybuddha.com
Brian Tracy
Source: tinybuddha.com
Saturday, March 8, 2014
Muhammad Ali on Definition
Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.
Muhammad Ali
Source: goodreads.com
Muhammad Ali
Source: goodreads.com
Nicholas Sparks on Real Life
It happens to everyone as they grow up. You find out who you are and
what you want, and then you realize that people you've known forever
don't see things the way you do. So you keep the wonderful memories, but
find yourself moving on.
Nicholas Sparks
Source: goodreads.com
Nicholas Sparks
Source: goodreads.com
Tupac Shakour on Letting Go
You can spend minutes, hours, days, weeks, or even months over-analyzing
a situation; trying to put the pieces together, justifying what
could've, would've happened... or you can just leave the pieces on the
floor and move the fuck on.
Tupac Shakur
Source: goodreads.com
Tupac Shakur
Source: goodreads.com
Friday, March 7, 2014
Steve Maraboli on Living With Purpose
You were put on this earth to achieve your greatest self, to live out your purpose, and to do it courageously.
Steve Maraboli
Life, the Truth, and Being Free
Source: goodreads.com
Steve Maraboli
Life, the Truth, and Being Free
Source: goodreads.com
Rollo May on Commitment
The relationship between commitment and doubt is by no means an
antagonistic one. Commitment is healthiest when it is not without doubt
but in spite of doubt.
Rollo May
Source: entheos.com
Rollo May
Source: entheos.com
Zen Wisdom: Ten to Zen
Ten to Zen
Let go of comparing.
Let go of competing.
Let go of judgments.
Let go of anger.
Let go of regrets.
Let go of worrying.
Let go of blame.
Let go of guilt.
Let go of fear.
Have a proper belly laugh at least once a day (especially if it's about your inability to let go of any or all of the above).
Source: ind5.com Daily Pictures
Let go of comparing.
Let go of competing.
Let go of judgments.
Let go of anger.
Let go of regrets.
Let go of worrying.
Let go of blame.
Let go of guilt.
Let go of fear.
Have a proper belly laugh at least once a day (especially if it's about your inability to let go of any or all of the above).
Source: ind5.com Daily Pictures
Susan Polis Schutz on Free Will
This life is yours. Take the power to choose what you want to do and do
it well. Take the power to love what you want in life and love it
honestly. Take the power to walk in the forest and be a part of nature.
Take the power to control your own life. No one else can do it for you.
Take the power to make your life happy.
Susan Polis Schutz
Source: goodreads.com
Susan Polis Schutz
Source: goodreads.com
The Dalai Lama on Embracing Life
18 Rules For Living
1. Take into account that great love and
great achievements involve great risk.
2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
3. Follow the three Rs: Respect for self, Respect for others,
Responsibility for all your actions.
4. Remember that not getting what you want
is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
6. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
7. When you realize you have made a mistake, take
immediate steps to correct it.
8. Spend some time alone every day.
9. Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.
10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
11. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older
and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.
12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation
for your life.
13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the
current situation. Don’t bring up the past
14. Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality.
15. Be gentle with the earth.
16. Once a year, go someplace you have never been before.
17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your
love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
The Dalai Lama, XIV
Source: peacefuldaily.com
1. Take into account that great love and
great achievements involve great risk.
2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
3. Follow the three Rs: Respect for self, Respect for others,
Responsibility for all your actions.
4. Remember that not getting what you want
is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
6. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
7. When you realize you have made a mistake, take
immediate steps to correct it.
8. Spend some time alone every day.
9. Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.
10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
11. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older
and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.
12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation
for your life.
13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the
current situation. Don’t bring up the past
14. Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality.
15. Be gentle with the earth.
16. Once a year, go someplace you have never been before.
17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your
love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
The Dalai Lama, XIV
Source: peacefuldaily.com
Fred Rogers on Authenticity
When I say it's you I like, I'm talking about that part of you that
knows that life is far more than anything you can ever see or hear or
touch. That deep part of you that allows you to stand for those things
without which humankind cannot survive. Love that conquers hate, peace
that rises triumphant over war, and justice that proves more powerful
than greed.
Fred Rogers
of Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood
Source: Jenny Griffin/The Power of Change on facebook.
Fred Rogers
of Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood
Source: Jenny Griffin/The Power of Change on facebook.
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Song Lyric Wisdom: Raging Fire
Raging Fire
We are dead to rights morning ray
We are thick and thin 'til our last day
So hold me close and I'll surrender to your heart
You know how to give and how to take
You see every hope I locked away
So pull me close and surrender to my heart
Before the flame goes out tonight
Yeah, we'll live until we die
So c'mon c'mon c'mon
Won't you turn my soul into a raging fire?
C'mon c'mon c'mon
'Til we lose control into a raging fire
Into a raging fire
C'mon c'mon c'mon
Won't you turn my soul into a raging fire?
You know time will give and time will take
All the memories made will wash away
Even though we've changed, I'm still here with you
If you listen close, you'll hear the sound
Of all the ghosts that bring us down
Hold on to what makes you feel
Don't let go, it's what makes you real
If the flame goes out tonight
Yeah, we'll live until we die
So c'mon c'mon c'mon
Won't you turn my soul into a raging fire?
C'mon c'mon c'mon
'Til we lose control into a raging fire
Into a raging fire
C'mon c'mon c'mon
Won't you turn my soul into a raging fire?
Let the world leave us behind,
Let your heart be next to mine
Before the flame goes out tonight,
We can live until we die
C'mon c'mon c'mon
Won't you turn my soul into a raging fire?
C'mon c'mon c'mon
Won't you turn my soul into a raging fire?
C'mon c'mon c'mon
'Til we lose control into a raging fire
Into a raging fire
Phillip Phillips, Todd Clark, Derek Fuhrmann, Gregg Wattenberg
Words and Music
2014, Wind Up Songs
Source: metrolyrics.com
We are dead to rights morning ray
We are thick and thin 'til our last day
So hold me close and I'll surrender to your heart
You know how to give and how to take
You see every hope I locked away
So pull me close and surrender to my heart
Before the flame goes out tonight
Yeah, we'll live until we die
So c'mon c'mon c'mon
Won't you turn my soul into a raging fire?
C'mon c'mon c'mon
'Til we lose control into a raging fire
Into a raging fire
C'mon c'mon c'mon
Won't you turn my soul into a raging fire?
You know time will give and time will take
All the memories made will wash away
Even though we've changed, I'm still here with you
If you listen close, you'll hear the sound
Of all the ghosts that bring us down
Hold on to what makes you feel
Don't let go, it's what makes you real
If the flame goes out tonight
Yeah, we'll live until we die
So c'mon c'mon c'mon
Won't you turn my soul into a raging fire?
C'mon c'mon c'mon
'Til we lose control into a raging fire
Into a raging fire
C'mon c'mon c'mon
Won't you turn my soul into a raging fire?
Let the world leave us behind,
Let your heart be next to mine
Before the flame goes out tonight,
We can live until we die
C'mon c'mon c'mon
Won't you turn my soul into a raging fire?
C'mon c'mon c'mon
Won't you turn my soul into a raging fire?
C'mon c'mon c'mon
'Til we lose control into a raging fire
Into a raging fire
Phillip Phillips, Todd Clark, Derek Fuhrmann, Gregg Wattenberg
Words and Music
2014, Wind Up Songs
Source: metrolyrics.com
J.K. Rowling on Resilience
Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.
J.K. Rowling
Source: Freelancers Union on facebook.
J.K. Rowling
Source: Freelancers Union on facebook.
Ana Brett on the Power of Thought
Worrying is actually praying for what you don't want to have happen!
Ana Brett
Contributor to peacefuldaily.com
Source: peacefuldaily.com
Ana Brett
Contributor to peacefuldaily.com
Source: peacefuldaily.com
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Dogington Post on Dogs
Sometimes we put our great treasures in museums. Other times we take them for walks.
Dogington Post
Source: Dogington Post
Dogington Post
Source: Dogington Post
Monday, March 3, 2014
Leo Buscaglia on Self-Determination
The easiest thing to be in the world is you. The most difficult thing to
be is what other people want you to be. Don't let them put you in that
position.
Leo Buscaglia
Source: goodreads.com
Leo Buscaglia
Source: goodreads.com
Myles Eckert on Honor
Dear Soldier, my dad was a soldier. He’s in heaven now. I found this $20
in the parking lot when we got here. We like to pay it forward in my
family. It’s your lucky day! Thank you for your service. Myles Eckert, a
gold star kid.
Myles Eckert
Myles is an 8-year-old whose father, Army Sergeant Gary "Andy" Eckert, was killed in Iraq in 2005, when Myles was 5-weeks-old. Myles found a $20 bill in the parking lot of a Toledo, Ohio Cracker Barrel and decided to pay it forward to another soldier to honor his Dad.
Thank you, to Miles' Mom for helping him to know his Dad and to be such an incredible person.
To learn more about Myles act of kindness, click here to see Steve Hartman's On the Road installment for CBS News.
To see Steve Hartman's follow-up that aired March 28, 2014, click here.
Source: huffingtonpost.com
Myles Eckert
This photograph was taken by Miles' Mom, Tiffany Eckert. |
Thank you, to Miles' Mom for helping him to know his Dad and to be such an incredible person.
To learn more about Myles act of kindness, click here to see Steve Hartman's On the Road installment for CBS News.
To see Steve Hartman's follow-up that aired March 28, 2014, click here.
Source: huffingtonpost.com
Neil deGrasse Tyson on Critical Thought
To be scientifically literate is to empower yourself to know when someone else is full of bullshit.
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Source: Neil deGrasse Tyson on facebook
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Source: Neil deGrasse Tyson on facebook
Robert Tew on Empowerment
Sometimes walking away has nothing to do with weakness, and
everything to do with strength. We walk away not because we want others
to realize our worth and value, but because we finally realize our own.
Robert Tew
Source: ilovelifequotes.com
Robert Tew
Source: ilovelifequotes.com
Sean McCabe on Rapport
The right client respects your process and trusts you.
Sean McCabe
Hand Lettering Artist
Source: Freelancers Union on facebook
Sean McCabe
Hand Lettering Artist
Source: Freelancers Union on facebook
Song Lyric Wisdom: Crystal Blue Persuasion
Cyrstal Blue Persuasion
Look over yonder
What do you see?
The sun is a'rising
Most definitely
A new day is coming
People are changing
Ain't it beautiful
Crystal blue persuasion
Better get ready
To see the light
Love, love is the answer
And that's all right
So don't you give up now
So easy to find
Just look to your soul
And open your mind
Crystal blue persuasion
It's a new vibration
Crystal blue persuasion
Crystal blue persuasion
Maybe tomorrow
When he looks down
On every green field
And every town
All of his children
And every nation
There'll be peace and good brotherhood
Crystal blue persuasion, yeah
Crystal blue persuasion, aha
Crystal blue persuasion, aha
Crystal blue persuasion, aha
Tommy James, Mike Vale, Eddie Morely Gray
Words and Music
1969, EMI Music Publishing
on Tommy James and the Shondells, Crimson and Clover
Source: musicnotes.com and metrolyrics.com
Look over yonder
What do you see?
The sun is a'rising
Most definitely
A new day is coming
People are changing
Ain't it beautiful
Crystal blue persuasion
Better get ready
To see the light
Love, love is the answer
And that's all right
So don't you give up now
So easy to find
Just look to your soul
And open your mind
Crystal blue persuasion
It's a new vibration
Crystal blue persuasion
Crystal blue persuasion
Maybe tomorrow
When he looks down
On every green field
And every town
All of his children
And every nation
There'll be peace and good brotherhood
Crystal blue persuasion, yeah
Crystal blue persuasion, aha
Crystal blue persuasion, aha
Crystal blue persuasion, aha
Tommy James, Mike Vale, Eddie Morely Gray
Words and Music
1969, EMI Music Publishing
on Tommy James and the Shondells, Crimson and Clover
Source: musicnotes.com and metrolyrics.com
Jared Leto on Compassion
To all the dreamers out there around the world watching this tonight in
places like the Ukraine and Venezuela, I want to say we are here and as
you struggle to… to make your dreams happen, to live the impossible…
We’re thinking of you tonight.... And this for the 36 million people who have lost the battle to AIDS
and to those of you out there who have ever felt injustice because of
who you are or who you love, tonight I stand here in front of the world
with you and for you.
Jared Leto
Best Supporting Actor Oscar Acceptance Speech
2014 Oscars
Source: euronews.com
Jared Leto
Best Supporting Actor Oscar Acceptance Speech
2014 Oscars
Source: euronews.com
Saturday, March 1, 2014
Erica Jong on Responsibilty
Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.
Erica Jong
Source: quotegarden.com
Erica Jong
Source: quotegarden.com
TV Wisdom: The Rifleman
It weren't hate, boy. I mean, least-wise I don't think it was... pride maybe. Sometimes a body's got nothing' left 'cept pride. And, they fight unfair to keep it. And, I'd like to think it was pride and not hatin' people.
To Mark McCain (Johnny Crawford) who confronted Ma Boyle (Dee J. Thompson), matriarch of an unsocialized mountain family, about her hatred-driven actions, as she tried to order her reluctant youngest son to shoot Mark's Dad, Lucas McCain (Chuck Connors).
The Rifleman
Woman from Hog Ridge, 1960
Written by Calvin Clements, Sr.
Four Star Productions
To Mark McCain (Johnny Crawford) who confronted Ma Boyle (Dee J. Thompson), matriarch of an unsocialized mountain family, about her hatred-driven actions, as she tried to order her reluctant youngest son to shoot Mark's Dad, Lucas McCain (Chuck Connors).
The Rifleman
Woman from Hog Ridge, 1960
Written by Calvin Clements, Sr.
Four Star Productions
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