Tag: thoughts

  • Demand Change

    Too many times we have heard, Our thoughts and prayers go out to the xyz school community. So many times, that it no longer feels sincere. Our elected officials send their sympathy and condemn the tragedy, yet nothing changes. The public is horrified by yet another school shooting. On social media one trusted figure said that…

  • Seeds

    Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. Robert Louis Stevenson In the 21st century society worries so much about instantaneous results that we miss the trees for the forest. Life is lived with the expectation of a return in the short term. Today’s technology provides the…

  • Faster?

    If you have everything under control, you’re not moving fast enough. ~~Mario Andretti~~ The source of the quote makes me smile. Of course, a race car driver would believe that. Driving at 200 mph would put everything on the edge of control. EVERYTHING for me would be just a little too close to out of…

  • Mind Over Matter

    Change your thoughts and you change your world. ~~Norman Vincent Peale~~ The power of the mind is underestimated. The power of perception is incredible. What we perceive we believe. The temptation to accept the negativity around us as real is overwhelming. If we choose to see positive, we will find positive. The more we believe…

  • Choice

    The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate. ~Oprah Winfrey~ Gratitude is a choice. I am lucky to have so many things in my life. I have a roof over my head. I have family that loves me. I have friends who care and would do anything…

  • Dare

    The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. Eleanor Roosevelt Do we dare to dream? Who knows what reality we could create if we do? Oh, the beauty of the earth Brought forth by the belief in creation. Can we bear the responsibility Of creating the future of which we…

  • Trying

    You never fail until you stop trying. Albert Einstein Instant gratification rules the world we live in today. We look for results. If I need to contact you or want to hear from you, I can send you a message to your phone which you carry everywhere. So, we get our reply, quickly without waiting.…

  • Celebrate

    It isn’t what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it. Dale Carnegie The scale for happiness is so often placed on possessions. People believe they will be happy when they own the biggest house…

  • Believe You Are Happy

    It isn’t what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it. Dale Carnegie The scale for happiness is so often placed on possessions. People believe they will be happy when they own the biggest house…

  • Champion

    In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. Martin Luther King, Jr. Daily we encounter situations that disturb us in some way. It may be a personal affront or simply a story related to us via a friend, social media, or network news. It elicits…