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Only when life is difficult, are we challenged to become our greatest selves. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie Fall seven times, stand up eight. - Japanese Proverb It is not because life is difficult that we do not dare. Life is difficult because we do not dare. - Seneca All things at first appear difficult. - Chinese proverb Difficulties show men what they are. In case of any difficulty, remember that…
God looks at the clean hands, not the full ones. - Publilius Syrus You can learn a lot from people who view the world differently than you do. - Anthony J. D'Angelo Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world. - George Bernard Shaw Today's affirmation: I approach life with an Open Mind, Clean Hands, and a Loving Heart. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie…
Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable. - George S. Patton Life only appears complicated when one is worrying. Relax, and life becomes simple again. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie The contradictions are what make human behavior so maddening and yet so fascinating, all at the same time. - Joan D. Vinge The curious paradox is that…
To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die. - Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 We have an obligation to live in harmony with God's creation. - Bruce Babbitt One has to find a balance between what people need from you and what you need for yourself. - Jessye Norman A time for everything: a time to relax and a time to be busy, a time to frolic…
Make your work to be in keeping with your purpose. - Leonardo da Vinci All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence. - Martin Luther King, Jr. The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of tiny pushes of each honest worker. - Helen Keller Everything that is really great and…
He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe. - Marcus Aurelius What is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads? - Albert Camus Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony. - Thomas Merton The ground we walk on, the plants and creatures, the clouds above constantly dissolving into new formations - each…
What is my purpose in sending these Daily Quotes and Inspirations, as I have been doing since 2008? Some of these messages are intended to provide a small measure of comfort, but most of these messages are intended to challenge my readers to deeper thinking. Short quotations/aphorisms are by their nature incomplete, and almost always present only one side of an issue. Long-time readers will also…
Let no one think that flexibility and a predisposition to compromise is a sign of weakness or a sell-out. - Paul Kagame The boldness of asking deep questions may require unforeseen flexibility if we are to accept the answers. - Brian Greene Those who can see value only in tradition,... deny man's ability to adapt to changing circumstances. - Stephen Bayley In science the important thing is to…
Willingly accept the complexity and the contradictions of life. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie You didn't get stamped out of a mold. You aren't a "black person" or a "white person," a "fat person" or a "skinny person," a "bad person" or a "good person." You are a highly complex human being with emotions, beliefs, capabilities. Each day you face challenges to your health, relationships, finances, and…
Is today the day to stop doing what doesn't inspire you, but has become a habit? Is today the day to begin new projects and a new way of life that truly inspires you? Are your habits moving you toward your life goals? Or are they keeping you stuck in place? - Jonathan Lockwood Huie Your life is the sum result of all the choices you make, both consciously and unconsciously. If you can control the…
