LOVE/RELATIONSHIPS:
Love does not dominate; it cultivates.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
LEADERSHIP/SUCCESS:
Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure
are two of the surest stepping stones to success.
Dale Carnegie
MOTIVATION/INSPIRATION:
All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers.
Orison Swett Marden
Thursday, March 30, 2006
DAILY POSITIVE THOUGHTS
LOVE/RELATIONSHIPS:
Love does not dominate; it cultivates.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
LEADERSHIP/SUCCESS:
Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure
are two of the surest stepping stones to success.
Dale Carnegie
MOTIVATION/INSPIRATION:
All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers.
Orison Swett Marden
Love does not dominate; it cultivates.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
LEADERSHIP/SUCCESS:
Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure
are two of the surest stepping stones to success.
Dale Carnegie
MOTIVATION/INSPIRATION:
All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers.
Orison Swett Marden
DAILY POSITIVE THOUGHTS
Do all things with love.
Og Mandino
LEADERSHIP/SUCCESS:
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed
is more important than any other.
Abraham Lincoln
MOTIVATION/INSPIRATION:
Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at
earth and you get neither.
C. S. Lewis
Og Mandino
LEADERSHIP/SUCCESS:
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed
is more important than any other.
Abraham Lincoln
MOTIVATION/INSPIRATION:
Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at
earth and you get neither.
C. S. Lewis
DAILY POSITIVE THOUGHTS
LOVE/RELATIONSHIPS:
There is always a Higher and Lower Way,
your Choice is Your Way!
LEADERSHIP/SUCCESS:
Twenty years from now, you will be more
disappointed by the things you did NOT do
than by the things you did.
So, throw off the bowlines...
Sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore...Dream...Discover.
--Mark Twain
There is always a Higher and Lower Way,
your Choice is Your Way!
LEADERSHIP/SUCCESS:
Twenty years from now, you will be more
disappointed by the things you did NOT do
than by the things you did.
So, throw off the bowlines...
Sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore...Dream...Discover.
--Mark Twain
DAILY POSITIVE THOUGHTS
LOVE/RELATIONSHIPS:
Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much
the heart can hold. --Zelda Fitzgerald
LEADERSHIP/SUCCESS:
Time is at once the most valuable and the most perishable
of all our possessions. --John Randolph
MOTIVATION/INSPIRATION:
Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the
whole staircase. --Martin Luther King, Jr.
Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much
the heart can hold. --Zelda Fitzgerald
LEADERSHIP/SUCCESS:
Time is at once the most valuable and the most perishable
of all our possessions. --John Randolph
MOTIVATION/INSPIRATION:
Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the
whole staircase. --Martin Luther King, Jr.
Saturday, March 25, 2006
FULLFILL YOUR GOAL
The more intensely we feel about an idea or a goal,
the more assuredly the idea,
buried deep in our subconscious,
will direct us along the path to its fulfillment.
Earl Nightingale
the more assuredly the idea,
buried deep in our subconscious,
will direct us along the path to its fulfillment.
Earl Nightingale
ATTITUDE
There is a little difference in people,
but that little difference makes a big difference.
That little difference is attitude.
The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.
W. Clement Stone
but that little difference makes a big difference.
That little difference is attitude.
The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.
W. Clement Stone
Friday, March 24, 2006
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
The Thread of a Dream By Denis Waitley
When I was researching the history of the building of the Brooklyn Bridge
as a major illustration for the ideas of success and motivation, I became
engrossed with the story of how the first bridge was built over Niagara Falls.
You see, to build a bridge over a giant gorge, first you have to get a line
over the canyon, from one side to the other. Easier said than done at
Niagara Falls.
The engineers couldn't cross the falls in a boat to take the line from one
side to the other because the boat would go over the falls. And the airplane
hadn't been invented yet. The distance was also way beyond the bow-and-arrow
range, which had been a common method at the time of getting the first
line across to build a bridge.
The designing engineer, Charles Ellet, pondered the question until he came
up with a revolutionary idea. He decided that, while solving the problem,
he would also have some fun and generate some publicity for the project.
Ellet sponsored a kite flying contest and offered five dollars to the first person
who could fly a kite across the gorge and let it go low enough to the ground
for someone to be able to grab the string.
In 1849, five dollars was a prize similar to a small lottery today. The boy who
won the prize relished his accomplishment until his death, nearly 80 years later.
It all began with an idea and one thin kite string. The kite string was used to
pull a cord across, then a line, then a rope. Next came an iron-wire cable
and then steel cables, until a structure strong enough to build a suspension
bridge was in place.
I'm struck by how that string is like a single thought. The more vivid and
clear the thought, and the more you come back to it, the stronger it
becomes - like the string to the rope to a cable. Each time you rethink it,
dwell on it, or layer it with other thoughts, you are strengthening the
structure on which to build your idea, like building a bridge over Niagara Falls.
But unlike a kite, there is no string attached to how high and how far your
goals may take you. They are limited only by the power of your imagination .
and the strength of your desire.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Denis Waitley is one of America's most respected authors, keynote lecturers
and productivity consultants on high performance human achievement. Visit
his website at www.deniswaitley.com, tell him Mr. Positive sent you!
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
as a major illustration for the ideas of success and motivation, I became
engrossed with the story of how the first bridge was built over Niagara Falls.
You see, to build a bridge over a giant gorge, first you have to get a line
over the canyon, from one side to the other. Easier said than done at
Niagara Falls.
The engineers couldn't cross the falls in a boat to take the line from one
side to the other because the boat would go over the falls. And the airplane
hadn't been invented yet. The distance was also way beyond the bow-and-arrow
range, which had been a common method at the time of getting the first
line across to build a bridge.
The designing engineer, Charles Ellet, pondered the question until he came
up with a revolutionary idea. He decided that, while solving the problem,
he would also have some fun and generate some publicity for the project.
Ellet sponsored a kite flying contest and offered five dollars to the first person
who could fly a kite across the gorge and let it go low enough to the ground
for someone to be able to grab the string.
In 1849, five dollars was a prize similar to a small lottery today. The boy who
won the prize relished his accomplishment until his death, nearly 80 years later.
It all began with an idea and one thin kite string. The kite string was used to
pull a cord across, then a line, then a rope. Next came an iron-wire cable
and then steel cables, until a structure strong enough to build a suspension
bridge was in place.
I'm struck by how that string is like a single thought. The more vivid and
clear the thought, and the more you come back to it, the stronger it
becomes - like the string to the rope to a cable. Each time you rethink it,
dwell on it, or layer it with other thoughts, you are strengthening the
structure on which to build your idea, like building a bridge over Niagara Falls.
But unlike a kite, there is no string attached to how high and how far your
goals may take you. They are limited only by the power of your imagination .
and the strength of your desire.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Denis Waitley is one of America's most respected authors, keynote lecturers
and productivity consultants on high performance human achievement. Visit
his website at www.deniswaitley.com, tell him Mr. Positive sent you!
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Positive Thoughts for Today
LOVE/RELATIONSHIPS:
There can be no friendship when there is no
freedom. Friendship loves the free air, and
will not be fenced up in straight and narrow
enclosures. --William Penn
LEADERSHIP/SUCCESS:
I don't know the key to success, but the key
to failure is trying to please everybody.
--Bill Cosby
MOTIVATION/INSPIRATION:
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement.
Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
--Helen Keller
There can be no friendship when there is no
freedom. Friendship loves the free air, and
will not be fenced up in straight and narrow
enclosures. --William Penn
LEADERSHIP/SUCCESS:
I don't know the key to success, but the key
to failure is trying to please everybody.
--Bill Cosby
MOTIVATION/INSPIRATION:
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement.
Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
--Helen Keller
Saturday, March 18, 2006
DAILY DOSE OF POSITIVITY
LOVE/RELATIONSHIPS:
The language of friendship is not words
but meanings. --Henry David Thoreau
LEADERSHIP/SUCCESS:
How can they say my life is not a success?
Have I not for more than sixty years got
enough to eat and escaped being eaten?
--Logan P. Smith
MOTIVATION/INSPIRATION:
Things do not change; we change.
--Henry David Thoreau
The language of friendship is not words
but meanings. --Henry David Thoreau
LEADERSHIP/SUCCESS:
How can they say my life is not a success?
Have I not for more than sixty years got
enough to eat and escaped being eaten?
--Logan P. Smith
MOTIVATION/INSPIRATION:
Things do not change; we change.
--Henry David Thoreau
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
The Daffodil Principle
Plant One Today...
by Jaroldeen Asplund Edwards -
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Several times my daughter had telephoned to say, "Mother, you must come to see the daffodils before they are over."
I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from Laguna to Lake Arrowhead "I will come next Tuesday", I promised a little reluctantly on her third call.
Next Tuesday dawned cold and rainy. Still, I had promised, and reluctantly I drove there. When I finally walked into Carolyn's house I was welcomed by the joyful sounds of happy children. I delightedly hugged and greeted my grandchildren.
"Forget the daffodils, Carolyn! The road is invisible in these clouds and fog, and there is nothing in the world except you and these children that I want to see badly enough to drive another inch!"
My daughter smiled calmly and said, "We drive in this all the time, Mother."
"Well, you won't get me back on the road until it clears, and then I'm heading for home!" I assured her.
"I was hoping you'd take me over to the garage to pick up my car."
"How far will we have to drive?"
"Oh...just a few blocks," Carolyn said. "But I'll drive. I'm used to this."
After several minutes, I had to ask, "Where are we going? This isn't the way to the garage!"
"We're going to my garage the long way," Carolyn smiled, "by way of the daffodils."
"Carolyn," I said sternly, "please turn around."
"It's all right, Mother, I promise. You will never forgive yourself if you miss this experience."
After about twenty minutes, we turned onto a small gravel road and I saw a small church. On the far side of the church, I saw a hand lettered sign with an arrow that read, "Daffodil Garden." We got out of the car, each took a child's hand, and I followed Carolyn down the path. Then, as we turned a corner, I looked up and gasped...
Before me lay the most glorious sight. It looked as though someone had taken a great vat of gold and poured it over the mountain peak and it's surrounding slopes. The flowers were planted in majestic, swirling patterns, great ribbons and swaths of deep orange, creamy white, lemon yellow, salmon pink, and saffron and butter yellow. Each different-colored variety was planted in large groups so that it swirled and flowed like its own river with its own unique hue.
There were five acres of flowers.
"Who did this?" I asked Carolyn.
"Just one woman," Carolyn answered. "She lives on the property. That's her home."
Carolyn pointed to a well kept A-frame house, small and modestly sitting in the midst of all that glory. We walked up to the house.
On the patio, we saw a poster. "Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking" was the headline. The first answer was a simple one. "50,000 bulbs," it read. The second answer was, "One at a time, by one woman. Two hands, two feet, and one brain." The third answer was, "Began in 1958."
For me, that moment was a life-changing experience. I thought of this woman whom I had never met, who, more than forty years before, had begun, one bulb at a time, to bring her vision of beauty and joy to an obscure mountaintop.
Planting one bulb at a time, year after year, this unknown woman had forever changed the world in which she lived. One day at a time, she had created something of extraordinary magnificence, beauty, and inspiration.
The principle her daffodil garden taught is one of the greatest principles of celebration. That is, learning to move toward our goals and desires one step at a time -- often just one baby-step at time -- and learning to love the doing, learning to use the accumulation of time. When we multiply tiny pieces of time with small increments of daily effort, we too will find we can accomplish magnificent things. We can change the world.
"It makes me sad in a way," I admitted to Carolyn. "What might I have accomplished if I had thought of a wonderful goal thirty-five or forty years ago and had worked away at it 'one bulb at a time' through all those years? Just think what I might have been able to achieve!"
My daughter summed up the message of the day in her usual direct way.
"Start tomorrow," she said.
She was right. It's so pointless to think of the lost hours of yesterdays. The way to make learning a lesson of celebration instead of a cause for regret is to only ask, "How can I put this to use today?"
by Jaroldeen Asplund Edwards -
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Several times my daughter had telephoned to say, "Mother, you must come to see the daffodils before they are over."
I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from Laguna to Lake Arrowhead "I will come next Tuesday", I promised a little reluctantly on her third call.
Next Tuesday dawned cold and rainy. Still, I had promised, and reluctantly I drove there. When I finally walked into Carolyn's house I was welcomed by the joyful sounds of happy children. I delightedly hugged and greeted my grandchildren.
"Forget the daffodils, Carolyn! The road is invisible in these clouds and fog, and there is nothing in the world except you and these children that I want to see badly enough to drive another inch!"
My daughter smiled calmly and said, "We drive in this all the time, Mother."
"Well, you won't get me back on the road until it clears, and then I'm heading for home!" I assured her.
"I was hoping you'd take me over to the garage to pick up my car."
"How far will we have to drive?"
"Oh...just a few blocks," Carolyn said. "But I'll drive. I'm used to this."
After several minutes, I had to ask, "Where are we going? This isn't the way to the garage!"
"We're going to my garage the long way," Carolyn smiled, "by way of the daffodils."
"Carolyn," I said sternly, "please turn around."
"It's all right, Mother, I promise. You will never forgive yourself if you miss this experience."
After about twenty minutes, we turned onto a small gravel road and I saw a small church. On the far side of the church, I saw a hand lettered sign with an arrow that read, "Daffodil Garden." We got out of the car, each took a child's hand, and I followed Carolyn down the path. Then, as we turned a corner, I looked up and gasped...
Before me lay the most glorious sight. It looked as though someone had taken a great vat of gold and poured it over the mountain peak and it's surrounding slopes. The flowers were planted in majestic, swirling patterns, great ribbons and swaths of deep orange, creamy white, lemon yellow, salmon pink, and saffron and butter yellow. Each different-colored variety was planted in large groups so that it swirled and flowed like its own river with its own unique hue.
There were five acres of flowers.
"Who did this?" I asked Carolyn.
"Just one woman," Carolyn answered. "She lives on the property. That's her home."
Carolyn pointed to a well kept A-frame house, small and modestly sitting in the midst of all that glory. We walked up to the house.
On the patio, we saw a poster. "Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking" was the headline. The first answer was a simple one. "50,000 bulbs," it read. The second answer was, "One at a time, by one woman. Two hands, two feet, and one brain." The third answer was, "Began in 1958."
For me, that moment was a life-changing experience. I thought of this woman whom I had never met, who, more than forty years before, had begun, one bulb at a time, to bring her vision of beauty and joy to an obscure mountaintop.
Planting one bulb at a time, year after year, this unknown woman had forever changed the world in which she lived. One day at a time, she had created something of extraordinary magnificence, beauty, and inspiration.
The principle her daffodil garden taught is one of the greatest principles of celebration. That is, learning to move toward our goals and desires one step at a time -- often just one baby-step at time -- and learning to love the doing, learning to use the accumulation of time. When we multiply tiny pieces of time with small increments of daily effort, we too will find we can accomplish magnificent things. We can change the world.
"It makes me sad in a way," I admitted to Carolyn. "What might I have accomplished if I had thought of a wonderful goal thirty-five or forty years ago and had worked away at it 'one bulb at a time' through all those years? Just think what I might have been able to achieve!"
My daughter summed up the message of the day in her usual direct way.
"Start tomorrow," she said.
She was right. It's so pointless to think of the lost hours of yesterdays. The way to make learning a lesson of celebration instead of a cause for regret is to only ask, "How can I put this to use today?"
DAILY POSITIVE DOSE
LOVE/RELATIONSHIPS:
Friendship... is not something you learn
in school. But if you haven't learned the
meaning of friendship, you really haven't
learned anything. --Muhammad Ali
LEADERSHIP/SUCCESS:
It's easy to make a buck. It's a
lot tougher to make a difference.
--Tom Brokaw
MOTIVATION/INSPIRATION:
Life belongs to the living, and he
who lives must be prepared for changes.
--Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Friendship... is not something you learn
in school. But if you haven't learned the
meaning of friendship, you really haven't
learned anything. --Muhammad Ali
LEADERSHIP/SUCCESS:
It's easy to make a buck. It's a
lot tougher to make a difference.
--Tom Brokaw
MOTIVATION/INSPIRATION:
Life belongs to the living, and he
who lives must be prepared for changes.
--Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
DAILY POSITIVE DOSE
LOVE/RELATIONSHIPS:
Friendship... is not something you learn
in school. But if you haven't learned the
meaning of friendship, you really haven't
learned anything. --Muhammad Ali
LEADERSHIP/SUCCESS:
It's easy to make a buck. It's a
lot tougher to make a difference.
--Tom Brokaw
MOTIVATION/INSPIRATION:
Life belongs to the living, and he
who lives must be prepared for changes.
--Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Friendship... is not something you learn
in school. But if you haven't learned the
meaning of friendship, you really haven't
learned anything. --Muhammad Ali
LEADERSHIP/SUCCESS:
It's easy to make a buck. It's a
lot tougher to make a difference.
--Tom Brokaw
MOTIVATION/INSPIRATION:
Life belongs to the living, and he
who lives must be prepared for changes.
--Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
good food for thoughts
In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.
— Albert Schweitzer
Inspirational Quote from Inspiration Line 7/18/05
There's no thrill in easy sailing ... but there IS satisfaction that's mighty sweet to take, when you reach a destination that you thought you'd never make.
— Spirella
Inspirational Quote from Inspiration Line 10/18/04
When you come to the edge of all the light you know, and are about to step off into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing one of two things will happen: There will be something solid to stand on, or you will be taught how to fly.
— Patrick Overton Educator, Poet, Playwright, Author, and Speaker
Inspirational Quote from Inspiration Line 8/2/04
The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.
— Oprah Winfrey, Motivational TV Talkshow Host
Inspirational Quote from Inspiration Line 1/19/04
When our Hope, Faith and Belief transcend into clear KNOWINGNESS ... we are then truly awake to experience all that Beingness can offer.
— Chelle Thompson, Editor of Inspiration Line
Inspirational Quote from Inspiration Line 11/10//03
An affirmation is a strong, positive statement that something is already so.
— Shakti Gawain, Personal Growth Author and Motivational Speaker
Inspirational Quote from Inspiration Line 7/21/03
For yesterday I hold no apologies, For tomorrow I hold no answers, today is a gift and I will honor it by fully living in it.
— Maryanne Radmacher-Hershey, Contemporary American Writer
Inspirational Quote from Inspiration Line 7/7/03
Each choice we make causes a ripple effect in our lives. When things happen to us, it is the reaction we choose that can create the difference between the sorrows of our past and the joy in our future.
— Chelle Thompson, Editor of Inspiration Line
© 2003 Inspiration Line
The greatest motivational act one person can do for another is to listen.
— Roy E. Moody
Walking your talk is a great way to motivate yourself. No one likes to live a lie. Be honest with yourself, and you will find the motivation to do what you advise others to do.
— Vince Poscente (Invincible Principles)
When people are highly motivated, it's easy to accomplish the impossible. And when they're not, it's impossible to accomplish the easy.
— Bob Collings
If you tell people where to go, but not how to get there, you'll be amazed at the results.
— Gen. George Patton
Praise does wonders for the sense of hearing.
— Unknown
Appreciation can make a day — even change a life, Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.
— Margaret Cousins
In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.
— Albert Schweitzer
May you find serenity and tranquility in a world you may not always understand. May the pain you have known and the conflict you have experienced give you the strength to walk through life facing each new situation with courage and optimism. Always know that there are those whose love and understanding will always be there, even when you feel most alone. May you discover enough goodness in others to believe in a world of peace. May a kind word, a reassuring touch, and a warm smile be yours every day of your life, and may you give these gifts as well as receive them. Remember the sunshine when the storm seems unending.
— Unknown
When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.
— Alexander Graham Bell
When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds; your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be.
— Patanjali (c. 1st to 3rd century BC)
Correction does much, but encouragement does more.
— Goethe
Die when I may, I want it said of me that I plucked a weed and planted a flower where ever I thought a flower would grow.
— Abraham Lincoln
Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible.
— Virginia Satir
The greatest gift we can give one another is rapt attention to one another's existence.
— Sue Atchley Ebaugh
If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man or woman, I shall feel that I have worked with God.
— G. K. Chesterton
If someone listens, or stretches out a hand, or whispers a word of encouragement, or attempts to understand a lonely person, extraordinary things begin to happen.
— Loretta Girzartis
If your treat an individual ... as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought to be and could be.
— Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
The eternal beginning in you always existed, it exists now, and it will always exist; its time will never end.
— Brahmin Wisdom
No matter what our achievements might be, we think well of ourselves only in rare moments. We need people to bear witness against our inner judge, who keeps book on our shortcomings and transgressions. We need people to convince us that we are not as bad as we think we are.
— Eric Hoffer
There are high spots in all of our lives and most of them have come about through encouragement from someone else. I don't care how great, how famous or successful a man or woman may be, each hungers for applause.
— George Matthew Adams
Those who are lifting the world upward and onward are those who encourage more than criticize.
— Elizabeth Harrison
You need to be aware of what others are doing, applaud their efforts, acknowledge their successes, and encourage them in their pursuits. When we all help one another, everybody wins.
— Jim Stovall (Success Secrets of Super Achievers)
What would you attempt to do if you knew you would not fail?
— Dr. Robert Schuller
— Albert Schweitzer
Inspirational Quote from Inspiration Line 7/18/05
There's no thrill in easy sailing ... but there IS satisfaction that's mighty sweet to take, when you reach a destination that you thought you'd never make.
— Spirella
Inspirational Quote from Inspiration Line 10/18/04
When you come to the edge of all the light you know, and are about to step off into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing one of two things will happen: There will be something solid to stand on, or you will be taught how to fly.
— Patrick Overton Educator, Poet, Playwright, Author, and Speaker
Inspirational Quote from Inspiration Line 8/2/04
The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.
— Oprah Winfrey, Motivational TV Talkshow Host
Inspirational Quote from Inspiration Line 1/19/04
When our Hope, Faith and Belief transcend into clear KNOWINGNESS ... we are then truly awake to experience all that Beingness can offer.
— Chelle Thompson, Editor of Inspiration Line
Inspirational Quote from Inspiration Line 11/10//03
An affirmation is a strong, positive statement that something is already so.
— Shakti Gawain, Personal Growth Author and Motivational Speaker
Inspirational Quote from Inspiration Line 7/21/03
For yesterday I hold no apologies, For tomorrow I hold no answers, today is a gift and I will honor it by fully living in it.
— Maryanne Radmacher-Hershey, Contemporary American Writer
Inspirational Quote from Inspiration Line 7/7/03
Each choice we make causes a ripple effect in our lives. When things happen to us, it is the reaction we choose that can create the difference between the sorrows of our past and the joy in our future.
— Chelle Thompson, Editor of Inspiration Line
© 2003 Inspiration Line
The greatest motivational act one person can do for another is to listen.
— Roy E. Moody
Walking your talk is a great way to motivate yourself. No one likes to live a lie. Be honest with yourself, and you will find the motivation to do what you advise others to do.
— Vince Poscente (Invincible Principles)
When people are highly motivated, it's easy to accomplish the impossible. And when they're not, it's impossible to accomplish the easy.
— Bob Collings
If you tell people where to go, but not how to get there, you'll be amazed at the results.
— Gen. George Patton
Praise does wonders for the sense of hearing.
— Unknown
Appreciation can make a day — even change a life, Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.
— Margaret Cousins
In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.
— Albert Schweitzer
May you find serenity and tranquility in a world you may not always understand. May the pain you have known and the conflict you have experienced give you the strength to walk through life facing each new situation with courage and optimism. Always know that there are those whose love and understanding will always be there, even when you feel most alone. May you discover enough goodness in others to believe in a world of peace. May a kind word, a reassuring touch, and a warm smile be yours every day of your life, and may you give these gifts as well as receive them. Remember the sunshine when the storm seems unending.
— Unknown
When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.
— Alexander Graham Bell
When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds; your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be.
— Patanjali (c. 1st to 3rd century BC)
Correction does much, but encouragement does more.
— Goethe
Die when I may, I want it said of me that I plucked a weed and planted a flower where ever I thought a flower would grow.
— Abraham Lincoln
Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible.
— Virginia Satir
The greatest gift we can give one another is rapt attention to one another's existence.
— Sue Atchley Ebaugh
If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man or woman, I shall feel that I have worked with God.
— G. K. Chesterton
If someone listens, or stretches out a hand, or whispers a word of encouragement, or attempts to understand a lonely person, extraordinary things begin to happen.
— Loretta Girzartis
If your treat an individual ... as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought to be and could be.
— Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
The eternal beginning in you always existed, it exists now, and it will always exist; its time will never end.
— Brahmin Wisdom
No matter what our achievements might be, we think well of ourselves only in rare moments. We need people to bear witness against our inner judge, who keeps book on our shortcomings and transgressions. We need people to convince us that we are not as bad as we think we are.
— Eric Hoffer
There are high spots in all of our lives and most of them have come about through encouragement from someone else. I don't care how great, how famous or successful a man or woman may be, each hungers for applause.
— George Matthew Adams
Those who are lifting the world upward and onward are those who encourage more than criticize.
— Elizabeth Harrison
You need to be aware of what others are doing, applaud their efforts, acknowledge their successes, and encourage them in their pursuits. When we all help one another, everybody wins.
— Jim Stovall (Success Secrets of Super Achievers)
What would you attempt to do if you knew you would not fail?
— Dr. Robert Schuller
LOVE/RELATIONSHIPS:
A loving heart is the beginning of
all knowledge. -Thomas Carlyle
LEADERSHIP/SUCCESS:
Failure is success if we learn from it.
-Malcolm Forbes
MOTIVATION/INSPIRATION:
The man who has no imagination has no wings.
-Muhammad Ali
all knowledge. -Thomas Carlyle
LEADERSHIP/SUCCESS:
Failure is success if we learn from it.
-Malcolm Forbes
MOTIVATION/INSPIRATION:
The man who has no imagination has no wings.
-Muhammad Ali
Monday, March 06, 2006
Sunday, March 05, 2006
Saturday, March 04, 2006
BELIEVE WHO YOU ARE
by: Gary Barnes, Source Unknown
Once upon a time, there was a large mountainside, where an eagle's nest rested.
The eagle's nest contained four large eagle eggs.
One day an earthquake rocked the mountain causing one of the eggs to roll down the mountain, to a chicken farm, located in the valley below.
The chickens knew that they must protect and care for the eagle's egg, so an old hen volunteered to nurture and raise the large egg.
One day, the egg hatched and a beautiful eagle was born.
Sadly, however, the eagle was raised to be a chicken.
Soon, the eagle believed he was nothing more than a chicken.
The eagle loved his home and family, but his spirit cried out for more.
While playing a game on the farm one day, the eagle looked to the skies above and noticed a group of mighty eagles soaring in the skies.
"Oh," the eagle cried, "I wish I could soar like those birds."
The chickens roared with laughter, "You cannot soar with those birds.
You are a chicken and chickens do not soar."
The eagle continued staring, at his real family up above, dreaming that he could be with them.
Each time the eagle would let his dreams be known, he was told it couldn't be done. That is what the eagle learned to believe.
The eagle, after time, stopped dreaming and continued to live his life like a chicken.
Finally, after a long life as a chicken, the eagle passed away.
The moral of the story:
You become what you believe you are;
so if you ever dream to become an eagle follow your dreams,
not the words of a chicken.
Once upon a time, there was a large mountainside, where an eagle's nest rested.
The eagle's nest contained four large eagle eggs.
One day an earthquake rocked the mountain causing one of the eggs to roll down the mountain, to a chicken farm, located in the valley below.
The chickens knew that they must protect and care for the eagle's egg, so an old hen volunteered to nurture and raise the large egg.
One day, the egg hatched and a beautiful eagle was born.
Sadly, however, the eagle was raised to be a chicken.
Soon, the eagle believed he was nothing more than a chicken.
The eagle loved his home and family, but his spirit cried out for more.
While playing a game on the farm one day, the eagle looked to the skies above and noticed a group of mighty eagles soaring in the skies.
"Oh," the eagle cried, "I wish I could soar like those birds."
The chickens roared with laughter, "You cannot soar with those birds.
You are a chicken and chickens do not soar."
The eagle continued staring, at his real family up above, dreaming that he could be with them.
Each time the eagle would let his dreams be known, he was told it couldn't be done. That is what the eagle learned to believe.
The eagle, after time, stopped dreaming and continued to live his life like a chicken.
Finally, after a long life as a chicken, the eagle passed away.
The moral of the story:
You become what you believe you are;
so if you ever dream to become an eagle follow your dreams,
not the words of a chicken.
FRUIT FOR THOUGHT
"When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce.
You look for reasons it is not doing well.
It may need fertilizer, or more water, or less sun.
You never blame the lettuce.
Yet if we have problems with our friends or family, we blame the other person.
But if we know how to take care of them, they will grow well, like the lettuce. Blaming has no positive effect at all, nor does trying to persuade using reason and argument.
That is my experience.
No blame, no reasoning, no argument, just understanding.
If you understand, and you show that you understand, you can love, and the situation will change."
Thich Nhat Hanh
You look for reasons it is not doing well.
It may need fertilizer, or more water, or less sun.
You never blame the lettuce.
Yet if we have problems with our friends or family, we blame the other person.
But if we know how to take care of them, they will grow well, like the lettuce. Blaming has no positive effect at all, nor does trying to persuade using reason and argument.
That is my experience.
No blame, no reasoning, no argument, just understanding.
If you understand, and you show that you understand, you can love, and the situation will change."
Thich Nhat Hanh
AN ACT OF LOVE
An act of love need not be a gesture great or grand…
A smile can work a miracle and show you understand.
Being there in time of need transcends the spoken word;
A helping hand is simply grand when hearts begin to bleed.
A prayer is nothing till it’s heard beyond the highest leaf,
But when it’s answered, oh my friend,
how strong is our belief!
An act of love may simply be a smile, a hug, a kiss…
But it’s a joy for all to see when troubles come like this...
Author Clay Harris
A smile can work a miracle and show you understand.
Being there in time of need transcends the spoken word;
A helping hand is simply grand when hearts begin to bleed.
A prayer is nothing till it’s heard beyond the highest leaf,
But when it’s answered, oh my friend,
how strong is our belief!
An act of love may simply be a smile, a hug, a kiss…
But it’s a joy for all to see when troubles come like this...
Author Clay Harris
Nice Lessons From Your Loyal Companion THE DOG
Laughing It Off
IF THE DOG WAS YOUR TEACHER
You would learn stuff like this:
1)When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.
2)Take naps and stretch before rising. Run, romp, and play daily.
3)Thrive on attention and let people touch you.
4)Avoid biting, when a simple growl will do.
5)On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass.
6)On hot days, drink lots of water and lay under a shady tree.
7)Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.
8)Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy.
9)When it's in your best interest - practice obedience.
10)Let others know when they've invaded your territory.
11)When you're happy, dance around and wiggle your entire body.
12No matter how often you're scolded, don't buy into the guilt thing and pout -run right back and make friends.
13)Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.
14)Eat with gusto and enthusiasm.
15)Stop when you have had enough.
16)Be loyal.
17)Never pretend to be something you're not.
18)If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.
19)When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.
~Contributed by Bruce in Santa Fe, New Mexico
IF THE DOG WAS YOUR TEACHER
You would learn stuff like this:
1)When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.
2)Take naps and stretch before rising. Run, romp, and play daily.
3)Thrive on attention and let people touch you.
4)Avoid biting, when a simple growl will do.
5)On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass.
6)On hot days, drink lots of water and lay under a shady tree.
7)Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.
8)Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy.
9)When it's in your best interest - practice obedience.
10)Let others know when they've invaded your territory.
11)When you're happy, dance around and wiggle your entire body.
12No matter how often you're scolded, don't buy into the guilt thing and pout -run right back and make friends.
13)Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.
14)Eat with gusto and enthusiasm.
15)Stop when you have had enough.
16)Be loyal.
17)Never pretend to be something you're not.
18)If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.
19)When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.
~Contributed by Bruce in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Thursday, March 02, 2006
daily thoughts from positive news network
LOVE/RELATIONSHIPS:
Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies. -Mother Teresa
LEADERSHIP/SUCCESS:
A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds. -Mark Twain
MOTIVATION/INSPIRATION:
There is a wisdom of the head, and a wisdom of the heart. -Charles Dickens
Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies. -Mother Teresa
LEADERSHIP/SUCCESS:
A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds. -Mark Twain
MOTIVATION/INSPIRATION:
There is a wisdom of the head, and a wisdom of the heart. -Charles Dickens
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