Life is like.....

Life is like the dice that, falling, still show a different face.
So life, though it remains the same, is always presenting different aspects.
Alexis

Dare....

All glory comes from daring to begin.
Eugene F. Ware

photograph by Marc Isolda

A little kinder....

Shall we make a new rule of life from tonight - always try to be a little kinder than is necessary.
Sir James M. Barrie

True Family

The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life.
Rarely do members of one family grow up under the same roof.
Richard Bach

Never Give Up.....

Persistence

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 always will solve the problems of the human race.
Calvin Coolidge

You are....

Be Thyself....

"Resolve to be thyself; and know that he who finds himself loses his misery."
Matthew Arnold

What is Genius?

What is genius but the power of expressing a new individuality?
Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Originality...

"Originality is unexplored territory.
You get there by carrying a canoe -- you can't take a taxi."
Alan Alda

Life is.....

Kind Words.....

Kind words will unlock an iron door.
Turkish Proverb

If you must....

If you must speak ill of another, do not speak it - write it in the sand near the water's edge.
Napoleon Hill

A New Canvas

Each day is a new canvas to paint upon.
Make sure your picture is full of life and happiness,
and at the end of the day you don't look at it
and wish you had painted something different.
Author Unknown

painting is titled RENEWED by European Artist T. White

Determination

It is the size of one's will which determines success.

Your Mind

"It is your mind that creates this world."
Buddha

Kindness......

At the end....

At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict, or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a friend, a child, or a parent.
Barbara Bush

Each Morning.....

Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself:
I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today.
I can choose which it shall be.
Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet.
I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it.
Groucho Marx

He who waits......

He who waits to do a great deal of good at once, will never do anything.
Samuel Johnson

Pass it on.....

Cultivate Kindness

To cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life.
Samuel Johnson

Road Trip....

Run...

Appreciate....

One Earth.....

Be firm like a rock, deep and serious like the sea.
Think of the Earth as a Mother. This is one Earth.
Don't be divided by thinking of yourself as belonging to different countries.
This is one Earth.

Try?

Try not. Do or do not, there is no try.
Yoda

A Spark...

At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person.
Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.
Albert Schweitzer

Sing Your Song

"Find out what you really like if you can.
Find out what is really important to you.
Then sing your song.
You will have something to sing about and your whole heart will be in the singing."
Robert Henri, The Art Spirit

What You Can Do

Kindness....

Love Wholeheartedly....

A Thankful Heart....

A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue,
but the parent of all other virtues.
Cicero

What you expect.....

Remember, you will only receive what you truly expect, not what you only wish for.
Bob Proctor

Giving Thanks.....

You simply will not be the same person two months from now after consciously giving thanks each day for the abundance that exists in your life.
And you will have set in motion an ancient spiritual law: the more you have and are grateful for, the more will be given you.
Sarah Ban Breathnach

Begin....

All glory comes from daring to begin.
Eugene F. Ware

A Game of Cards.....

Life is like a game of cards.
The hand that is dealt you represents determinism; the way you play it is free will.
Jawaharal Nehru

picture found at PollockGallery.com.au

Life is......

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.
Helen Keller

Find a Rainbow.....

Find a rainbow and live your world of dreams.
Always remember life is better than it seems.

Hope, Compassion......

If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps life moving, you lose that courage to be, that quality that helps you go on in spite of it all.
And so today I still have a dream.
Martin Luther King, Jr

Appreciate.....

Make every day count.
Appreciate every moment and take from it everything that you possibly can, for you may never be able to experience it again.

Every Moment......

Focus more....

"Focus more on your desire than on your doubt, and the dream will take care of itself.
You may be surprised at how easily this happens.
Your doubts are not as powerful as your desires, unless you make them so."
Marcia Wieder

You May Say I'm a Dreamer.....

Squandering Time.....

Dost thou love life, then do not squander time,
for that's the stuff life is made of.
Benjamin Franklin

Enthusiam

"Every memorable act in the history of the world is a triumph of enthusiasm.
Nothing great was ever achieved without it because it gives any challenge or any occupation, no matter how frightening or difficult, a new meaning.
Without enthusiasm you are doomed to a life of mediocrity but with it you can accomplish miracles."
Og Mandino

"Throughout all history, the great wise men and teachers, philosophers, and prophets have disagreed with one another on many different things.
It is only on this one point that they are in complete and unanimous agreement.
- We become what we think about."
Earl Nightingale

Picture found at Art by Netiva Caftori

Your Life.....

You can make of your life anything you wish.
Create your own life and then go out and live it.

Talk to People.....

Talk to people you have never talked to before,
and actually listen.

Hold your head up because you have every right to.

Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself,
for if you don't believe in yourself, no one else will believe in you either.

One Day at a Time....

"One day at a time - this is enough.
Do not look back and grieve over the past, for it is gone: and do not be troubled about the future, for it has not yet come.
Live in the present, and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering."
Ida Scott Taylor