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“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses.”
Most of us are familiar with the saying about looking at the glass half full or half empty. This anonymous quote is similar in its underlying message. The point is that we can take any event or circumstance and either see the positive or negative. We can complain about everything…
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“The soul is stronger than its surroundings.”
Think about your soul. It’s the part of you that is YOU at the core–your essence. It is there on good days and bad days. It is there no matter where you go. And it is there no matter how you look on the outside. This quote, by psychologist and…
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“God has perfect timing; never early, never late. It takes a little patience and it takes a lot of faith, but it’s worth the wait.”
“When you stop chasing the wrong things, you give the right things a chance to catch you.”
“So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.”
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“Know that when the world knocks you down, the best revenge is to get up and continue forging ahead. ”
Continuing to move ahead after being knocked down by a setback or disappointment is not easy. However, we do this all the time, often without recognizing our own outstanding display of perseverance. So give yourself some credit for all the times you forge ahead. This quote, by Nancy Arroyo Ruffin,…
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“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”
“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.”
“The person who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The person who walks alone is likely to find himself in places no one has ever seen before.”
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“If you are working on something exciting that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls you.”
Being fully motivated all the time is actually not normal; and constantly being on overdrive can be mentally and physically draining, leading to burnout. Motivation naturally ebbs and flows. There will be days when it’s lacking and days when we feel highly energized–unstoppable. So occasionally feeling unmotivated is nothing to…
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“Being deeply loved gives you strength, while loving deeply gives you courage.”
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.
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“Failure is a bruise, not a tattoo.”
This quote, by poet and writer John Sinclair, reminds us that failure may hurt for a little bit. However, whatever pain or disappointment we feel is not meant to last forever, like a tattoo. Rather, like a bruise, the pain and disappointment goes away. Also like a bruise that heals,…
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“The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.”
“Happiness consists more in small conveniences or pleasures that occur every day than in great pieces of good fortune that happen but seldom to a man in the course of his life.”
“Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.”
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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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“If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we aren’t really living.”
We know a plant is still alive when we observe visible changes to it from time to time. Perhaps a new bloom, a new leaf, or it’s an inch or two taller. Its changes are a sign of growth, and its growth is a sign of life. Usually, a plant…
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“When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love.”
“The holiest of holidays are those kept by ourselves in silence and apart; the anniversaries of the heart.”
“If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake.”
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“Not all storms come to disrupt your life, some come to clear your path.”
There are different kinds of storms that vary in intensity. What you see following a day of thunder, lightning and rain is far better than what you see after a hurricane or tornado. Some storms leave destruction at their wake while some restore the earth. The same applies to life.…
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“I’m not going to continue knocking that old door that doesn’t open for me. I’m going to create my own door and walk through that.”
This quote comes from director, producer, and filmmaker Ava DuVernay. It reminds us that not all doors are meant for everyone to walk through. We’re not all meant to follow the same path because we all have different personalities, goals, strengths, and priorities. However we assume there’s a set path…
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“The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remain as your legacy.”
This quote, by Kalu Ndukwe Kalu, puts into perspective what we do during our time on this earth. When we’re gone, we don’t take any of our physical possessions with us. Nor do we take our accomplishments and accolades. So what are all our efforts for when it’s all said…
