Category Archives: Thoughts

“Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life. “ — The Dalai Lama — 

“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.” — Ambrose Redmoon —

If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too: If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or, being lied about, don’t deal in lies, Or beingContinue reading “Post # 22 – IF”

” There is a cloud shedding its rain on all fields alike. But it is only the field that is well cultivated, which gets the advantage of shower; another field, which has not been tilled or taken care of cannot get that advantage. It is not the fault of the cloud. The mercy of GodContinue reading “Post # 20 – Perspective”

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan, ‘Press on,’ has solved and alwaysContinue reading “Post # 19 – Push”

“Generally speaking, the most miserable people I know are those who are obsessed with themselves; the happiest people I know are those who lose themselves in the service of others…By and large, I have come to see that if we complain about life, it is because we are thinking only of ourselves.” — Gordon HinckleyContinue reading “Post # 14 – Happiness”

A man is a fool not to put everything he has, at any given moment, into what he is creating. You’re there now doing the thing on paper. You’re not killing the goose, you’re just producing an egg. So I don’t worry about inspiration, or anything like that. It’s a matter of just sitting downContinue reading “Post # 12 – Just Do It”

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.  — Dale Carnegie —

“Hard work is painful when life is devoid of purpose. But when you live for something greater than yourself and the gratification of your own ego, then hard work becomes a labor of love.” — Steve Pavlina —

“There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.”  — Ella Wheeler Wilcox —