Present ~ Oct. 7, 2011

Quotes

. . . all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon – instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today. ~ Dale Carnegie

You and I are standing this very second at the meeting place of two eternities: the vast past that has endured forever, and the future that is plunging on to the last syllable of recorded time. We can’t possible live in either of those eternities – no, not even for a split second. But, by trying to do so, we can wreck both our bodies and our minds. So let’s be content to live the only time we can possible live: from now until bedtime. ~ Dale Carnegie

Nothing ever happened in the past that can prevent you from being present now; and if the past cannot prevent you from being present now, what power does it have? ~ Eckhart Tolle

Blog Posts

Are You Building Something That Matters ~ I can't tell you how many posts in my blog feed were about Steve Jobs yesterday. I think this is one of the best that I saw. 

Tiny Wisdom: Stumbling on Unexpected Joy ~ “Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.” ~ Henri Nouwen

July 11, 2011

Quotes

Waves of a serene life pass over us from time to time, like flakes of sunlight over the fields in cloudy weather. ~ Henry David Thoreau

Good humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keeps friends. It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and contentment. ~ Grenville Kleiser

Cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity. ~ Joseph Addison

Blog Posts

Waiting for the fear to subside ~ "By the time the fear subsides, it will be too late." ~ Seth Godin


You'll Never Be Ready ~ "We’ll never be ready if we keep waiting for the perfect time to come." ~ Mat Kearney