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“Light tomorrow with today.”
If we look hard enough, we can usually find a life lesson or something positive in each day. Unfortunately, these lessons and positives often go unnoticed. And when they are acknowledged, it may only be for that day. Therefore, they remain in the past. This quote, by the poet Elizabeth…
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“Everything you do, every thought you have, every word you say creates a memory that you will hold in your body. It’s imprinted on you and affects you in subtle ways – ways you are not always aware of. With that in mind, be very conscious and selective.”
“Do something today that your future self will thank you for.”
“What we do today, right now, will have an accumulated effect on all our tomorrows.”
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“The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it.”
This quote is not to be taken literally. It’s from the classic children’s story, Peter Pan, by J.M. Barrie. In the story, Peter Pan’s ability to fly is significantly influenced by his belief that he can without any second thought or hesitation. While the story is made-up, the core principle…
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“Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new.”
Anyone who considers themself a student cannot say they know everything. Otherwise, they won’t be called a student. When it comes to life, we’re all students–because none of us truly knows everything; and life continues to teach us lessons whether inside or outside the classroom. This quote, by Augustine “Og”…
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“Nothing in the universe can stop you from letting go and starting over.”
When an artist paints a picture, they are constantly working through mistakes. They might realize a color is slightly off, a brush stroke is too thick or in the wrong direction, or an object in the painting isn’t where they want it to be. So they adjust things–and it’s all…
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“You never fail until you stop trying.”
This anonymous quote forces us to ask ourselves at which point we can legitimately say we failed at something. The simple answer? We can only say we’ve failed when we’ve stopped working at it. When we stop trying, we put and end–a full stop–to whatever it is we’re trying to…
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“You’ll have bad times, but it’ll always wake you up to the good stuff you weren’t paying attention to.”
“Your Monday morning thoughts set the tone for your whole week. See yourself getting stronger, and living a fulfilling, happier, and healthier life.”
“If you talk about it, it’s a dream, if you envision it, it’s possible, but if you schedule it, it’s real.”
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“Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.”
Sometimes the best lessons we learn in life come from the worst experiences. Unfortunately, the experiences come first–the lessons later. This makes experience a hard teacher. However, it’s the best teacher. This quote, by Vernon Sanders Law (aka Vern Law), reminds us to try to find the lessons inside the…
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“To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone, and a funny bone.”
“Everything you do, every thought you have, every word you say creates a memory that you will hold in your body. It’s imprinted on you and affects you in subtle ways – ways you are not always aware of. With that in mind, be very conscious and selective.”
Security is mostly a superstition. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.
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“Have enough courage to start and enough heart to finish.”
Starting something–especially starting something new–takes courage. It’s not easy to venture into the unknown or do something that you don’t know what will be the outcome. This quote, by Jessica N.S. Yourko, reminds us that starting something can be a courageous act. But it’s only the first step. Once we…
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“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’.”
This quote, by Eleanor Roosevelt, is simple. It’s about the strength, courage, and confidence we gain whenever we face our fears. Each time we face our fears, we are emboldened to face the next one because we aren’t the same person we were. Something in us changes, and we face…
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“Failure is success in progress.”
Imagine if how far we’ve gotten on achieving success on an endeavor was measured through a progress bar. Based on this quote by Albert Einstein, that progress bar would be filled with the word “failure”. Meaning, the more there is failure, the more we load up to success. Our failures…
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“We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”
This quote, by Joseph Campbell, talks about being willing to let go of the life you planned. This is not to say you give up easily when things don’t go according to plan or you don’t plan things out at all. There’s nothing wrong with persevering or planning your future…
