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Wednesday, January 4, 2023

One can never consent to creep when one feels the impulse to soar. - Helen Keller Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great ones make you feel that you, too, can become great. - Mark Twain There is an eagle in me that wants to soar,... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses. - Carl Jung Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence. - Napoleon The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. - Carl Rogers Any fool can... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, January 2, 2023

I'm not afraid of storms for I'm learning how to sail my ship. - Louisa May Alcott Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow. - Anthony J. D'Angelo If you put yourself in a position where you have to stretch outside your comfort zone, then you are forced to expand your... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 1, 2023

This bright new year is given me to live each day with zest - to daily grow and try to be my highest and my best. - William Arthur Ward Don't wait! Start on your dreams, your impulses, your longings, your special occasions today, because this is your moment. - Mary Anne Radmacher You are never too... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, December 31, 2022

At the end of a matter ask, "What will I learn from this to make me better?" - Mary Anne Radmacher It's your life. Live it with people who are alive. It tends to be contagious. - Peter McWilliams Happiness is like a kiss. You must share it to enjoy it. - Bernard Meltzer Remember that happiness is as... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, December 30, 2022

To know yet to think that one does not know is best; Not to know yet to think that one knows will lead to difficulty. - Lao Tzu The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge. - Daniel J. Boorstin Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, December 29, 2022

Write your Sad times in Sand, Write your Good times in Stone. - George Bernard Shaw Instead of dwelling on negative thoughts, cause your mind to dwell on peace and joy. - Ernest Holmes If only the people who worry about their liabilities would think about the riches they do possess, they would stop... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, December 28, 2022

When you follow your bliss, doors will open for you that wouldn't have opened for anyone else. - Joseph Campbell I celebrate myself, and sing myself. - Walt Whitman Everyone should carefully observe which way his heart draws him, and then choose that way with all his strength. - Hasidic Proverb If... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, December 27, 2022

We can only be said to be truly alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. - Thornton Wilder Even from the darkest night, songs of beauty can be born. - Mary Anne Radmacher Beauty is whatever gives joy. - Edna St. Vincent Millay We live in a wonderful world that is full... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, December 26, 2022

I am the owner of my choices. I am the source for the perspectives I choose to hold, regardless of how aware I am of why or how I come to possess that particular perspective. It takes courage to look into the mirror of our souls, absent excuses. I will look into that mirror little bits at a time.... Sign in to see full entry.

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