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“A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery while on a detour.”
Life has many detours. There are times things don’t “go our way.” So we have to go in a different direction with the hope of getting back on track. This quote (author unclear) reminds us that when things aren’t going as planned, we can either be miserable about it or…
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“A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are for.”
“There is no such thing as a ‘self-made’ man. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed for us, or spoken one word of encouragement to us, has entered into the make-up of our character and of our thoughts, as well as our success.”
“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing [themself].”
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“Who will go far must go slow.”
Quite often, the winners of marathons are not the runners who sprint out of the starting line for an early lead. The eventual winners are typically further behind. They conserve their energy. They run at a moderate but steady pace. And at just the right moment, they emerge from the…
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“If you’re doing something outside of dominant culture, there’s not an easy place for you. You will have to do it yourself.”
“To be successful you must accept all challenges that come your way. You can’t just accept the ones you like.”
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.”
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“Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forward.”
This quote, by Soren Kierkegaard, explains that life is best understood backwards–in hindsight. But the trouble is that we must live it forward. We must live it in that unsettling space that falls between a confounding present and an uncertain future. As such, we often don’t understand why things are…
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“A comfort zone is a beautiful place, but nothing ever grows there.”
“The secret to getting ahead is getting started.”
“How different our lives are when we really know what is deeply important to us, and keeping that picture in mind, we manage ourselves each day to be and to do what really matters most.”
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Living Life Poetically: Unanswered Prayers
Reflect on all the things you’ve prayed for that never came to pass–those prayers that seem to have gone unanswered. It’s natural to feel disappointed and unheard. The poem “Unanswered Prayers” addresses those prayers that seem to fall on deaf ears. Unanswered Prayers We don’t always get what we want.Our…
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“Be grateful for what you already have while you pursue your goals. If you aren’t grateful for what you already have, what makes you think you would be happy with more.”
The time it takes to achieve certain goals can often create a feeling of discontentment, especially when it’s been a while and/or there is no guarantee in reaching them. But there’s hope when you find yourself in such situations. It’s all about having the right mindset. The right mindset can…
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“To be successful you must accept all challenges that come your way. You can’t just accept the ones you like.”
“Sometimes when you’re in a dark place you think you’ve been buried, but you’ve actually been planted.”
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands, but in seeing with new eyes.”
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“The best way to ensure success is to never lose energy because things aren’t going as fast as you want them to.”
Whether you’re trying to get healthier, advance your career, or hit a new milestone, it’s easy to get impatient. Things may not happen as quickly as you hope. And as you grow impatient, your motivation tends to wane. When you lack motivation, your goals take even longer to accomplish. And…
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“A tiny change today brings a dramatically different tomorrow.”
This quote, by Richard Bach, is a great reminder that change doesn’t have to be big in order for it to have an impact. Even the smallest change can bend our path and steer us in a different direction. And this can be both positive and negative. For instance, a…
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“There is more to life than simply increasing its speed.”
Being fast and doing the most in the least time is something we’ve come to praise and idolize as a society. Games, sports, and competitions of mental aptitude are often won by whoever is fastest. There is no reward for the slowest person to win a race, the last person…
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“No great thing is created suddenly.”
Sometimes the best things in life take the most time. Unless genies in the bottle are real, great things usually don’t happen suddenly or even over night. This quote, by the philosopher Epictetus, is about acknowledging this fact. So big dreams–big goals–they may take time, and that’s okay.
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“Becoming is better than being.”
A common question during a job interview or performance review is “Where do you see yourself in five years?” But we seldom get asked how we’ll get there. The focus is more on being there. This quote, from the book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck, is…
