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Rediscovering the Motivation to Continue: Remembering Your “Why” and Leaning on a Firm Foundation
It takes a lot for me to contemplate giving up on a long-held goal. However, a few days ago, that very thought crept into my mind. Naturally, I’ve been trying to make it go away. I’ve been fighting the urge to stop caring about something I deeply care about. As…
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“You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.”
Imagine swimming in the middle of the ocean with nothing but water around you. There is no shoreline in sight. If you’re not a great swimmer or can’t swim at all, this is a terrifying thought. But even the world’s best swimmer might have a twinge of anxiety in such…
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“Courage is fear that has said its prayers.”
Fear all by itself can be very frightening. Without anything for fear to lean on, it can consume us and make our lives downright miserable. This quote, by actress Dorothy Bernard, reminds us that fear without faith leaves only fear. We can summon a great deal of courage when we…
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“The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.”
When you begin to perceive that nothing is as ordinary as it seems, the whole world suddenly opens up. You see, even the tiniest object is made up of millions of atoms. Furthermore, everything is made up of elements on the periodic table, and there are countless life forms only…
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“Try a thing you haven’t done three times. Once, to get over the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn how to do it. And a third time to figure out whether you like it or not.”
“If you are working on something exciting that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls you.”
“Loneliness is and always has been the central and inevitable experience of every man.”
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“No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.”
This quote is pulled from a longer quote by Maya Angelou where she lists some of the things she’s learned in life. She starts by saying, “I’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow”. The…
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“Follow your dreams. They know the way.”
A lot of people are lost in life simply because they’re not following their dreams. This quote, by Kobi Yamada, reminds us that our dreams are there for a reason. And when we don’t know what to do or where to turn, our dreams are silently beckoning us to go…
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“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”
“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along’.”
“Learn from others, as you would learn from your own mistakes.”
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“You’ll never find rainbows if you’re looking down.”
This is a great quote from the song, “Swing Little Girl” sung by Charlie Chaplin in the 1969 film, The Circus. The quote is more powerful when one considers the rainbow as a symbol of hope, faith, and trust. It means you can never find hope, faith, and trust if…
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“Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations.”
Some of the most beautiful locations on earth are not easy to get to. Getting to them may require getting on a plane, rowing across a rapid, or hiking up a rocky or overgrown path. Perhaps it’s a smooth terrain, but the distance between point A to point B is…
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“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.”
Our emotions dictate so much of our achievement. But we tend to immediately focus on our efforts. However, this quote, by Helen Keller, illustrates critical emotional connections that lead to achievement. First, it shows a link between optimism and faith. Faith is having complete trust in a thing or person.…
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“A river cuts through a rock not because of its power, but its persistence.”
“To be successful you must accept all challenges that come your way. You can’t just accept the ones you like.”
“Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.”
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PositLive Music: You Raise Me Up
“You Raise Me Up” Written by: Brendan Graham, with Composer, Rolf Løvland Released: 2003, by Josh Groban Wow, it’s been, ahem, quite a while since our last addition to the PositLive music playlist. Without further ado, let’s discuss “You Raise Me Up.” Many associate this song with Josh Groban. However,…
