Quotes from Me: “How do you respond to how you feel? That is your level of emotional intelligence.” “It is not, ‘I would feel better if…’ but instead, ‘I feel better when…’” “Live deliberately.” Quotes from Others: “There is not greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” – Maya Angelou “To do the useful thing, to say the courageous thing, to contemplate the beautiful thing: that is enough for one man’s life.” – T.S. Elliot “It is all…
Quotes from Me: “Carry the spirit of a child into the oldest age possible.” “The more observation, the more learning.” “You’ve got to ride the waves. Quotes from Others: “Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” – Seneca “A problem well stated is half solved.” – John Dewey “Sunshine all the time creates a desert.” – Arab Proverb Quick Optimism: Surfing theme: Life will be a series of waves and you will ride each one differently. Question of…
Quotes from Me: “I haven’t been to a concert in way too long. So, I bought some tickets to a show.” “If your habits don’t change, your new year won’t feel very new.” “This little quote is just another reminder that listening is usually more important than talking.” Quotes from Others: “You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don’t ever count on having both at once.” – Robert A. Heinlin “One ought, every day at least, to hear…
Quotes from Me: “Life is too short to be at war with yourself.” “Implementable generosity most often begins with a question about the needs of others.” “Even the people we know best, the ones we interact with most, face challenges invisible to us.” Quotes from Others: “I dream. Sometimes I think that’s the only right thing to do.” – Haruki Murakami “And now we welcome the new year, full of things that have never been.” – Rilke “Resist much, obey…
Quotes from Me: “Keep digging, keep doing research until you get enough details to make a well-informed decision.” “Curiosity is highly underrated.” “Focus on results.” Quotes from Others: “Everything you can imagine is real.” – Pablo Picasso “You do not understand even life. How can you understand death?” – Confucius “When we enhance someone’s quality of life and sense of purpose, we enhance these attributes in our own life.” – Mary Osborne Quick Optimism: If you don’t know what to…
Quotes from Me: “The need to be right comes at way too high a cost.” “Give everything you have.” “There is too much waiting around for life to happen.” Quotes from Others: “What I learned on my own, I still remember.” – Nassim Taleb “Practice even what seems impossible.” – Marcus Aurelius “A person who never made a mi stake, never tried anything new.” – Albert Einstein Quick Optimism: You owe it to yourself to create wealth. That’s health, love,…
Quotes from Me: “Don’t leave anything for later, for later life goes by.” “Too many people mistake surviving for living.” “The challenge will always be the escape.” Quotes from Others: “The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet.” – James Oppenheim “This hard place in which you, perhaps, find yourself, is the very place in which God is giving your opportunity to look only to Him.” -Elisabeth Elliot “People who say it cannot…
Quotes of the Week from Me: “A lot can happen in a week. Practicing optimism can make “a lot” feel better.” “Every day, in every way, show up and help out.” “External approval is always fleeting. There is always more external; more people and things that command our thoughts and aspirations. Aspire to be your best, that is what you can define, and control.” Quotes of the Week from Others: “Do you think that I count the days? There is…
Quotes from Me: “How much is too much to manage?” “You are the only one responsible for your emotional reactions.” “Do what you can to embrace life’s impermanence.” Quotes from Others: “A seed fears neither light nor darkness, but uses both to grow.” – Mathshona Dhilwayo “Do what you can, when you can, with as much love and honesty as you can, and when you can’t, rest.” – Nanea Hoffman “Before you speak, let your words pass through three gates:…
Quotes from Me: “There are very simple ways to show people they are worth your time. Put in the effort.” “I feel grateful for so many things.” “A fitness influencer, whatever that title means, won’t tell you that sometimes a 5:00am workout alarm still means unplanned bonding with your kids.” Quotes from Others: “Deep conversations with the right people are priceless.” – Unknown (Remember how much I love quoting Mr./Ms./Mrs. Unknown? I love it.) “When something is truly right for…