Musings
March 13, 2023
“I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse.” –Florence Nightingale
March 12, 2023
“Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence
of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion:
The potential for greatness lives within each of us.” — Wilma Rudolph
March 11, 2023
“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice
at the end of the day that says I’ll try again tomorrow.” –Mary Anne Radmacher
March 10, 2023
“Life is short, and it is up to you to make it sweet.” – Sarah Louise Delany
March 9, 2023
“The most difficult thing is the decision to act,
the rest is merely tenacity.” — Amelia Earhart
March 8, 2023
“Women belong in all places where decisions are being made.
It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.” — Ruth Bader Ginsburg
March 7, 2023
“You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.” — Rosa Parks
March 6, 2023
“If you don’t see a clear path for what you want,
sometimes you have to make it yourself.” — Mindy Kaling
March 5, 2023
“Women’s History Month pays homage to the trailblazers before us,
builds hope and inspiration to us, and offers an example of pride
and excellence for younger generations.” — Kron Moore
March 4, 2023
”Women should be celebrated every day, but a month dedicated to female empowerment
is extremely special. It doesn’t just honor the iconic women who have changed history,
but encourages new generations to dream big and know that anything is possible.”— Molly McCook,
March 3, 2023
“If you’re comfortable with yourself and know yourself, you’re going
to shine and radiate and other people are going to be drawn to you.” — Dolly Parton
March 2, 2023
“If you truly pour your heart into what you believe in, even if it makes
you vulnerable, amazing things can and will happen.” — Emma Watson
March 1, 2023
“As women achieve power, the barriers will fall. As society sees what women can do,
as women see what women can do, there will be more women out there
doing things, and we’ll all be better off for it.” — Ruth Bader Ginsburg
February 28, 2023
“You may not always have a comfortable life. And you will not always be able to solve all the world’s problems at once. But don’t ever underestimate the impact you can have, because history has shown us that courage can be contagious, and hope can take on a life of its own.” – Michelle Obama
February 27, 2023
“Life has two rules: number 1, never quit!
Number 2, always remember rule number one.” —Duke Ellington
February 26, 2023
“I always believed that when you follow your heart or your gut when you really follow the
things that feel great to you, you can never lose, because settling is the worst feeling in the world.” – Rihanna
February 25, 2023
“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.” – Muhammad Ali
February 24, 2023
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength,
the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” – Harriet Tubman
February 23, 2023
” For there is always light if only we are brave enough to see it
if only we are brave enough to be it” – Amanda Gorman
February 22, 2023
“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of
strength that will endure as long as life lasts” – Rachel Carson
February 21, 2023
“There can be no rainbow without a cloud and a storm.” – John Heyl Vincent
February 20, 2023
“”Just don’t give up on what you are trying to do.
Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.” Ella Fitzgerald
February 19, 2023
“It’s better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life” – Elizabeth Kenny
February 18, 2023
“A positive attitude turns I can’t and I won’t into I have and I will” – Mandy Hale
February 17, 2023
“To measure the man, measure his heart.” – Malcome Forbes
February 16, 2023
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt
February 15, 2023
“Being happy never goes out of style” – Lilly Pulitzer
February 14, 2023
“Find what brings you joy and go there.” – Jan Phillips
February 13, 2023
“It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.” – Walt Disney
February 12, 2023
“Always be an optimist.”
February 11, 2023
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step” -Lao Tzu
February 11, 2023
“Nothing can dim the light which shines from within” – Maya Angelou
February 10, 2023
“Good things come to those who hustle” – Unknown
February 9, 2023
“You must be the change you want to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi
February 8, 2023
“Do small things with great love” – Unknown
February 7, 2023
“Stay true to yourself. People respond to authenticity” – Barbra Streisand
February 6, 2023
“Beautiful minds inspire others” ” – Unknown
February 5, 2023
“Every single day, do something that makes your heart sing.” – Marcia Wieder
February 4, 2023
“A winner is a dreamer who never gives up.” -Nelson Mandela
February 3, 2023
Inspiration is everywhere
February 2, 2023
“You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.” – Opan Winfrey
February 1, 2023
“In a world full of trends, I want to remain a classic.” – Anonymous
June 5, 2021
“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but
anybody can start today and make a new ending.” – Maria Robinson
June 3, 2021
“Live in the present, remember the past, and fear not the future, for
it doesn’t exist and never shall. There is only now.” – Christopher Paolini
June 2, 2021
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment
that something else is more important than fear.” – Ambrose Redmoon
June 1, 2021
“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” – Henry David Thoreau
May 30, 2021
“We meet no ordinary people in our lives.” – C.S. Lewis
May 26, 2021
“Change is the friction that makes you grow.” – Anonymous
May 25, 2021
“Never get tired of doing little things for others, sometimes
those little things occupy the biggest parts of their hearts.” – Unknown
May 24, 2021
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” – Plato
May 22, 2021
“It is not the fear or desire thought that’s the problem – its the
inability to control your reaction to that thought that may create a problem.” – Harp, David
May 21, 2021
“Let your unique awesomeness and positive
energy inspire confidence in others.” – Anonymous
May 20, 2021
“The difference between ordinary and extraordinary
is that little extra.” – Jimmy Johnson
May 19, 2021
“The way I see it, if you want the rainbow,
you gotta put up with the rain.” – Dolly Parton
May 18, 2021
“Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know.” – Pema Chodron
April 23, 2021
April 22, 2021
“You can’t put a limit on anything.
The more you dream, the further you get.” – Michael Phelps
April 18, 2021
“You don’t drown by falling in water; you drown by staying there.”– Robert Collier
April 15, 2021
“The difference between the impossible and the possible
lies in a person’s determination.”– Tommy Lasorda
April 10, 2021
“Just when the caterpillar thought the world was ending, he turned into a butterfly.”– Proverb
April 5, 2021
“You may only succeed if you desire to succeed;
you may only fail if you do not mind failing.”– Philippos
March 28, 2021
“You may only succeed if you desire succeeding; you may
only fail if you do not mind failing.”– Philippos
March 24, 2021
“More powerful than the will to win is the courage to begin.” – Orrin Woodward
March 21, 2021
“There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes.
But with hard work, there are no limits.”– Michael Phelps
March 19, 2021
“Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.” -Babe Ruth
March 15, 2021
“The tragedy in life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal.
The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach.” – Benjamin Mays
March 10, 2021
“Enthusiasm moves the world.”– Arthur Balfour
March 4, 2021
“Find a victory in every defeat to remain hopeful, and find a
defeat in every victory to remain humble.”– Orrin Woodward
February 24, 2021
“All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.”– Michael John Bobak
February 20, 2021
“Make sure your worst enemy doesn’t live between your own two ears.”– Laird Hamilton
February 17, 2021
“I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can
adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” – Jimmy Dean
February 14, 2021
“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.”– Henry David Thoreau
February 8, 2021
“Every now and then it’s good to stop climbing
and appreciate the view from right where you are.”– Lori Deschene
February 2, 2021
“Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”– Lolly Daskal
January 28, 2021
“Whether you think you can, or you can’t – either way you’re right.” – Henry Ford
January 25, 2021
“There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can hinder
or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.”– Ella Wheeler Wilcox
January 21, 2021
“You can never cross the ocean until you have
the courage to lose sight of the shore.” – Christopher Columbus
January 18, 2021
“The difference between a stumbling block and a
stepping stone is how high you raise your foot.”– Benny Lewis
January 16, 2021
“Don’t wait for your feelings to change to take the action.
Take the action and your feelings will change.”– Barbara Baron
January 10, 2021
“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” – Jim Ryun
January 5, 2021
“Either you run the day, or the day runs you.” – Jim Rohn
January 2, 2021
“Life has two rules: #1 Never quit #2 Always remember rule # 1.” – Unknown
December 18, 2020
“Whoever loves much, performs much, and can accomplish much,
and what is done in love is done well.” – Vincent Van Gogh
December 13, 2020
“Challenges are what make life interesting and
overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” – Joshua J. Marine
December 10, 2020
“It is not enough to aim, you must hit.”– Italian Proverb
December 3, 2020
“The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by
going beyond them into the impossible.”– Arthur C. Clarke
November 24, 2020
“Though no one can go back and make a brand-new start,
anyone can start from now and make a brand-new ending.”– Carl Bard
November 20, 2020
“Don’t worry about failures, worry about the chances
you miss when you don’t even try.”– Jack Canfield
November 12, 2020
“The great thing in this world is not so much where you stand,
as in what direction you are moving.”– Oliver Wendell Holmes
November 3, 2020
“Look at the sparrows; they do not know what they will do in the next moment.
Let us literally live from moment to moment.”– Mahatma Gandhi
November 1. 2020
“Nurture your mind with great thoughts.
To believe in the heroic makes heroes.”– Benjamin Disraeli
October 28, 2020
“Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.”– Will Rogers
October 15, 2020
“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but
by the seeds that you plant.” –Robert Louis Stevenson
October 4, 2020
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” –Dr. Seuss
October 2, 2020
“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how
close they were to success when they gave up.” –Thomas A. Edison
September 28, 2020
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there
is no path and leave a trail.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
September 20, 2020
“It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.” -Aristotle
September 18, 2020
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or
even touched – they must be felt with the heart.” -Helen Keller
September 15, 2020
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember.
Involve me and I learn.” -Benjamin Franklin
September 12, 2020
“The future belongs to those who believe in
the beauty of their dreams.” -Eleanor Roosevelt
September 9, 2020
“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you
reap but by the seeds that you plant.” -Robert Louis Stevenson
September 6, 2020
“When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.” -Franklin D. Roosevelt
September 4, 2020
“Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.” -Mother Teresa
September 1, 2020
“There is no traffic jam along the extra mile.” -Roger Staubach
August 28, 2020
“The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.” -Bruce Lee
August 20, 2020
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” -Mark Twain
July 19, 2020
“If you’re going through hell keep going.” -Winston Churchill
July 4
“The American flag represents all of us and all the values we hold sacred.” – Adrian Cronauer
July 1, 2020
“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.” -Maya Angelou
May 18, 2020
“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does
bathing–that’s why we recommend it daily.” -Zig Ziglar
May 10, 2020
“If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today.
As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work.” -Thomas J. Watson
May 5, 2020
“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” -Steve Jobs
May 1, 2020
“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” -Albert Einstein
April 29, 2020
“The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success.” -Bruce Feirstein
April 27, 2020
“Opportunities don’t happen, you create them.” -Chris Grosser
April 24, 2020
“Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” -Winston Churchill
April 22, 2020
“All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.” -Walt Disney
April 17, 2020
“The starting point of all achievement is desire.” -Napoleon Hill
April 15, 2020
“When you arise in the morning, think of what precious privilege it is to
be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.” – Marcus Aurelius
April 14, 2020
“In any given moment we have two options: to step forward into growth
or to step back into safety.” – Abraham Maslow
April 12, 2020
“If we have no peace, it is because we have
forgotten that we belong to each other.” – Mother Teresa
April 10, 2020
“The greatest gift you can give someone is your time, your
attention, your love, your concern.” -Joel Osteen
April 8, 2020
“For myself, I am an optimist – it does not seem to
be much use to be anything else.” – Winston Churchill
April 4, 2020
There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that
is less than the one you are capable of living.” – Nelson Mandela
April 2, 2020
“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end
of the day that says I’ll try again tomorrow.” – Mary Anne Radmacher
March 30, 2020
“Happiness is not the absence of problems, it’s the ability to deal with them.” – Steve Maraboli
March 29, 2020
“Happiness isn’t about getting what you want all the time. It’s about
loving what you have and being grateful for it.” – Asher Roth
March 25, 2020
“Start before you’re ready.” – Steven Pressfield
March 23, 2020
My wish for you is that you continue to be who you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts
of kindness. Continue to allow humor to lighten the burden of your tender heart. – Maya Angelou
March 21, 2020
If you really want to make a friend, go to someone’s house and eat with them.
The people who give you their food give you their heart – Cesar Chavez
March 20, 2020
Be positive. Be kind, Be you – Shaka Johnson
March 19, 2020
The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra. – Jimmy Johnson
March 13, 2020
We are each gifted in a unique and important way. It is our privilege and our
adventure to discover our own special light. – Mary Dunbar
March 12, 2020
In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you. – Deepak Chopra
March 11, 2020
Be in love with your life. Every minute of it. – Jack Kerouac
November 23, 2018
“We’re all working together; that’s the secret.” – Sam Walton
February 14, 2020
Each display of love no matter how small is a powerful act of spiritual warfare that r
removes anxiety from the environment – unknown
November 22, 2018
“Life would be tragic if it weren’t funny.” – Stephen Hawking
November 20, 2018
“Have no fear of perfection, you’ll never reach it.” – Salvador Dali
November 19, 2018
“Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.” – Søren Kierkegaard
November 18, 2018
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” – Lao Tzu
November 17, 2018
“Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.” – Babe Ruth
November 16, 2018
“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were
to success when they gave up.” – Thomas A. Edison
November 15, 2018
“Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming
them is what makes life meaningful.” – Joshua J. Marine
November 13, 2018
“We all need people who will give us feedback. That’s how we improve.” – Bill Gates
November 12, 2018
“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” – Maya Angelou
November 11, 2018
“Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
November 10, 2018
“The secret to happiness is freedom… And
the secret to freedom is courage.” – Thucydides
November 8, 2018
“Great things in business are never done by one person.
They are done by a team of people.” – Steve Jobs
November 13, 2017
“Love what you do. Do what you love.” – Wayne Dyer
November 12, 2017
“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to
entertain a thought without accepting it.” – Aristotle
November 11, 2017
“It’s okay to be scared. It means you’re doing something that really matters.”
November 10, 2017
“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.” – Joseph Addison
November 9, 2017
“The best leader is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants to be done, and
the self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.” – Theodore Roosevelt
November 8, 2017
“True originality consists not in a new manner but in a new vision.” – Edith Wharton
November 7, 2017
“The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.” – e. e. cummings
November 6, 2017
“Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.” – Charles R. Swindoll
November 5, 2017
“You never change your life until you step out of your comfort zone; change begins at
the end of your comfort zone.” – Roy T. Bennett
November 4, 2017
“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” – Mahatma Gandhi
November 3, 2017
“A simple hello could lead to a million things.”
November 2, 2017
It’s not work, it’s pleasure. That’s why I feel so guilty. Everybody else does
work — I have too much fun.” – Bill Cunningham
November 1, 2017
“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.” – Anaïs Nin
October 31, 2017
“Halloween is an opportunity to be really creative.” – Judy Gold
October 30, 2017
“PERSIST. Because with an idea, determination, and the right tools, you can do great things.”
October 29, 2017
“Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it.” – Confucius
October 28, 2017
“The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.” – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
October 27, 2017
“Out of difficulties grow miracles.” – Jean de la Bruyere
October 26, 2017
“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” – John F. Kennedy
October 26, 2017
“Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, but it is also the
basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.” – John F. Kennedy
October 25, 2017
“You will never have this day again, so make it count.”
October 24, 2017
“Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly
you are doing the impossible.” -Francis of Assisi
October 23, 2017
“The most important thing is to enjoy your
life – to be happy – it’s all that matters.” -Audrey Hepburn
October 22, 2017
“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate
the mind on the present moment.” -Buddha
October 21, 2017
“There is nothing permanent except change.” -Heraclitus
October 20, 2017
“Never mind what others do; do better than yourself, beat your own record
from day today, and you are a success.” -William J.H. Boetcker
October 19, 2017
“If we would guide by the light of reason we must let our minds be bold.” -Louis D. Brandeis
October 18, 2017
“Stop chasing the money and start chasing the passion.” -Tony Hsieh
October 17, 2017
“The hardest thing in the world is to simplify your life. It’s so easy to make it complex.
What’s important is leading an examined life.” -Yvon Chouinard
October 16, 2017
“A little progress every day adds up to BIG results.” -Satya Nani
October 15, 2017
“Fall seven times and stand up eight.” -Japanese Proverb
October 14, 2017
“The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention.” -John Burroughs
October 13, 2017
“The only thing is, people have to develop courage. It is the most important of all virtues.
Because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtues consistently.” -Maya Angelou
October 12, 2017
“Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value.” -Albert Einstein
October 11, 2017
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement.
Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” -Helen Keller
October 10, 2017
“Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.” -Charles R. Swindoll
October 9, 2017
“At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can.” -Frida Kahlo
October 8, 2017
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” – Aesop
October 7, 2017
“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” – Milton Berle
October 6, 2017
“Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.” – Blaise Pascal
October 5, 2017
“If you have an opportunity to make things better and you don’t,
then you are wasting your time on Earth.” – Roberto Clemente
October 4, 2017
“I think self-awareness is probably the most important
thing toward being a champion.” – Billie Jean King
October 3, 2017
“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” – Anais Nin
October 2, 2017
“Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss
events; small minds discuss people.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
October 1, 2017
“Go after what you really love and find a way to make that work for
you, and then you’ll be a happy person.” – Tom Petty
September 15, 2017
“A satisfied customer is the best business strategy of all.” – Michael LeBoeuf
September 12, 2017
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela
September 10, 2017
“We rise by lifting others.”
September 7, 2017
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in
overalls and looks like work.” – Thomas A. Edison
September 1, 2017
“Any landscape is a condition of the spirit.” – Henri Frederic Amiel
August 31, 2017
“The words of kindness are more healing to a
drooping heart than balm or honey.” – Sarah Fielding
August 22, 2017
“Civility costs nothing, and buys everything.” – Maya Angelou
September 1, 2017
“Any landscape is a condition of the spirit.” – Henri Frederic Amiel
August 21, 2017
“People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did.
But people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Mary Wortley Montagu
August 12, 2017
“The trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your
life running up and down the field and never score. – Bill Copelan
August 5, 2017
“A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.” – Nelson Mandela
August 3, 2017
“The more informative your advertising, the more persuasive it will be.” – David Ogilvy
August 1, 2017
“Movement is life.”
July 27, 2017
“Happiness is the art of never holding in your mind the
memory of any unpleasant thing that has passed.”
July 26, 2017
“Less is more and no one cares as much as you.”
July 25, 2017
“Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.” – Albert Einstein
July 23, 2017
“Content builds relationships. Relationships are built on trust.
Trust drives revenue.” – Brenner Michael
July 21, 2017
“You cannot understand good design if you do not understand
people; design is made for people.” – Dieter Rams
July 20, 2017
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. – Winston Churchill
July 19, 2017
“Do one thing every day that scares you.”
July 18, 2017
“Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of riding a bike.” – John F Kennedy.
July 10, 2017
“If people are not laughing at your dreams, you’re
not dreaming big enough.” – Grayson Marshall
July 7, 2017
How many cares one loses when one decides not
to be something but to be someone. – Coco Chanel
July 4, 2017
America in one word: overabundance.
June 26, 2017
“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could.
Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in, forget them as soon as you can.
Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it well and serenely.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
June 22, 2017
“Dreams are the touchstones of our character.” – Henry David Thoreau
June 16, 2017
“Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, riches take
wing, and only character endures.” – Horace Greeley
June 19, 2017
Pause and consider. Spend money on things that
make your life better, not on things that make you feel good.