Raindrops

"Raindrops in Paradise, CA" Russ Curtis Photography

Raindrops are the bravest thing
ever created by God.

Want to know why?

Because they are
never afraid of falling.

Women

Women are like teabags.
You don't know how strong they are
until you put them in hot water.

Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)

Finished

A man is not finished when he is defeated,

he is finished when he quits.

~ RICHARD M. NIXON ~

They Will

But those who hope in the Lord

will renew their strength.

They will soar on wings like eagles;

they will run and not grow weary,

they will walk and not be faint.

Isaiah 40:31

Time Changes

 

They always say time changes things, 

but you actually have to change them yourself.

- Andy Warhol

Choosing

WAYS TO CHOOSE
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Optimists are right.
So are pessimists.
It's up to you to choose 
which you will be.

- Harvey Mackay

Building Confidence

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"Confidence is contagious.
So is lack of confidence"

-Vince Lombardi


"The best way to gain self-confidence
is to do what you are afraid to do."

-Author Unknown

CONFIDENCE © Linnea | Dreamstime.com

"Life is not easy for any of us.
But what of that?
We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves.
We must believe that we are gifted for something
and that this thing must be attained."

-Marie Curie


"Whether you think you can or think you can't
- you are right."

-Henry Ford

CONFIDENCE © Deepfrog17 | Dreamstime.com

"It is not the mountain we conquer
but ourselves."

-Edmund Hillary



"Knock the 't' off the 'can't.'"

-Samuel Johnson

YOUTHFUL CONFIDENCE © Crystalcra... | Dreamstime.com

"Confidence comes not from always being right
but from not fearing to be wrong."

-Peter T. Mcintyre

Education

Royalty Free Stock Images: HIGHLIGHT EDUCATION by Plasticrobot

An education isn't how much
you have committed to memory.
It is being able to differentiate between
what you do know and what you don't.


-- Anatole France

Breathing

BREATHING EXERCISES © Aniram | Dreamstime.com

"A lifetime is not what is between
the moments of birth and death.
A lifetime is one moment
Between my two little breaths.
The present, the here, the now,
That's all the life I get.
I live each moment in full,
In kindness, in peace, without regret."

Chade Meng, Taoist poet

Helen Keller

If I am happy in spite of my deprivations,
if my happiness is so deep that it is a faith,
so thoughtful that it becomes a philosophy of life,
— if, in short, I am an optimist,
my testimony to the creed of optimism 
is worth hearing.

A happy life consists not in the absence, 
 but in the mastery of hardships.

Educated Mind

LET'S THINK
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It is the mark of an educated mind
to be able to entertain a thought
without accepting it.

Aristotle (384-322 BCE)

Speak and Listen

TREE LISTENING

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You should be able to voice your opinion and
respect the voice of the other side.
You should be willing to educate yourself
and know what it is your dealing with.

- Steve Nash

Hope

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Don't ever, ever quit.
Recognize that stopping now,
regrouping to try a new approach isn't quitting.
If you quit you'll regret it forever.


- Rudy Ruettiger

Humility and Confidence

CONFIDENCE IN FUTURE © Petro Dreamstime.com

It is important that you strive for humility,
but not humiliation;
for a cool, level-headed confidence,
not a stiff, delusional arrogance.

-- Michael Johnson

In Loving

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Giving someone all your love
is never an assurance that they’ll love you back.

Don’t expect love in return.

Just wait for it to grow in their hearts
but if it doesn’t,
be content it grew in yours.

Cause of Happiness

HAPPY GUYS AND GIRLS EXPRESSING HAPPINESS
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Some cause happiness wherever they go;
others, whenever they go.


Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)

Fingers Crossed

GOOD LUCK © Tmcnem | Dreamstime.com

I've found that luck is quite predictable.
If you want more luck, take more chances.
Be more active.
Show up more often.


-- Brian Tracy

Mediocrity

MINER HANDS ROUGH DIAMOND

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People who are unable to motivate themselves
must be content with mediocrity,
no matter how impressive their talents are.

-- Andrew Carnegie

Objectives and Goals

SUNSET HIGHWAY
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Objectives are not fate; they are direction.
They are not commands; they are commitments.
They do not determine the future;
they are means to mobilize the resources and energies
of the individual for the making of the future.

- Peter Drucker

Optimism

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement;
nothing can be done without hope.

Helen Keller