Thoughts for 1/23/2012
- “Good thoughts are no better than good dreams, unless they be executed.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson, was a Transcendal man!
- But not everything costs an arm and a leg. The best things in life are free is an overused platitude; but the nice thing about platitudes is they’re often true—they are often maxims by which we could improve our lives if we didn’t dismiss them as overly trite or vapid. Thus, the best things in life are, in fact, free. Love. Relationships. Health. Personal growth. Contribution. Six-pack abs. But we’d like to posit to you that nearly everything you need to enjoy your life is free as well. Sure you need money to pay for certain necessities, but most aspects of your life have the potential to cost you nothing—the system is already set up to make your most enjoyable experiences free.
- “To hear complaints is wearisome alike to the wretched and the happy.” — Samuel Johnson
- “Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go much further than people with vastly superior talent.” - Sophia Loren, is an iconic Italian actress.
- “Our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world as being able to remake ourselves.” ~Gandhi
- Can you SEE that the world is less how you see it and that YOU are more how you see the world? Do you see an enemy or someone who deep down is requesting Love? Is the economy holding you back? Or is it the story about the economy that is holding you back? Can you get past the fear and choose your MINDSET over the market?
- “When you discover your mission, you will feel its demand. It will fill you with enthusiasm and a burning desire to get to work on it.” - W. Clement Stone, was a businessman, philanthropist and self-help book author.
- As you go through your life, let there be at least one human being in the world who knows the inside truth about you, who has stood by and listened to your tale without judgment, who has stood as a witness to you and your development as a human being. May you be so humble as to ask the Uni-verse for such a person to come into your life and may you be so fortunate to find one.
- * A brilliant one-line post from Seth Godin’s blog: “Once the water is deep enough that you must swim to stay afloat, does it really matter how deep the pool is?” Very thought-provoking.
