âDonât be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.â ~Roy T. Bennett
When I was a college senior, God, or the voice of God (aka Morgan Freeman) came to my campus …
âSuccess is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.â ~Maya Angelou
Color within the lines. Math, physics and chemistryâthereâs absolutely no point in taking drama. A main meal of straight Aâs and a side order …
“The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.” ~William James
I’ll never forget the call.
It was 1989 and, like most college students, I spent winter break in Florida looking for some sun. …
âThere is nothing outside of yourself that can ever enable you to get better, stronger, richer, quicker, or smarter. Everything is within. Everything exists. Seek nothing outside of yourself.â ~Miyamoto Musashi
This post is about a code of life. There …
âI think something people need to understand is that others disliking you is not a bad thing. When you are embodying your true authentic self, it creates fear in people who still operate from the ego. If you want to …
âDonât let your fear paralyze you. The scariest paths often lead to the most exciting places.â ~Lori Deschene
I first learned about the concept of focus creating reality in 2004 when I was given William Whitecloudâs book The Magicianâs Way…
âIf you want something you’ve never had, you must be willing to do something you’ve never done.â ~Thomas Jefferson
To most people, redundancy is a dreaded word.
It conjures up thoughts of hardship, of scarcity, and of struggling to make …
âI wish for a world where everyone understands that discomfort is the price of legendary. And fear is just growth coming to get you.â ~Robin S. Sharma
For years, I felt like the most incredible dancer. Whenever I heard …
âItâs never too late for a new beginning in your life.â ~Joyce Meyer
I sat on the beach, watching the sandpipers skittering back and forth, pecking at the waterâs edge. A dead horseshoe crab washed back and forth in the …
“The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.” ~Henry David Thoreau
We all make trades in life.
We trade our time. We trade our energy. We trade our hard-earned money. We trade our attention.
Many …
âYou are very powerful provided you know how powerful you are.â ~Yogi Bhajan
For most of my life, I felt that life was happening to everyone else and I just got to watch.
Someone elseâs parents came to see their …
âEverything you ever wanted is one step outside your comfort zone.â ~Unknown
Weâve all seen this quote or similar ones. All the magic, growth, and transformation seem to happen there. Not everything that happens outside the comfort zone is magical …
“The master has failed more time than the apprentice has even attempted.” ~Proverb
There’s no prize for coming last. But that doesn’t mean it holds no value at all.
We’re so obsessed with not measuring up to expectations that we …
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âItâs not the events of our lives that shape us, but our beliefs as to what those events mean.â ~Tony Robbins …
One of my dadâs favorite stories to tell about me when I was a kid is when I played catcher in Little League. I was probably around seven years old, but I had (and still do have) an intensity that …
âTortoise was over the line. After that, Hare always reminded himself, âDon’t brag about your lightning pace, for Slow and Steady won the race!ââ ~The Tortoise and the Hare (Aesop’s Fables)
I was sitting in an introduction to calligraphy workshop …
The path IS the goal.
The process is more important than the result.
Life is a journey, not a destination.
There are three very common, some might say cheesy and clichĂŠd sayings you may hear when it comes to taking …
Many of us head into the New Year with big goals and ambitions. We think about everything that seems to be lacking in our lives and imagine ourselves far happier and more fulfilled on the other side of massive change.…
âYou were born to be among the advisors and thinkers, the spiritual and moral leaders for your society. There is every reason for pride.â ~Elaine N. Aron
Stop being so sensitive. Lighten up. Youâre oversensitive. Stop overthinking. Youâre weird.…
âI donât believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive.â ~Joseph Campbell
Do you ever feel like thereâs got to be more to life? More purpose, passion, …
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