"Experience is not what happens to you..."

Experience is not what happens to you;
it's what you do with what happens to you."

 - Aldous Huxley

Be aware of what is in you...

Be aware of what is in you.
Announce it, pronounce it, produce it and give birth to it.

- Meister Eckhart

“Happiness is not so much in having as sharing..."

“Happiness is not so much in having as sharing.
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”

~Norman MacEwan, 1881-1953, Senior Commander-Royal Air Force

“Into each day, put in about one teaspoonful of good spirits..."

“Into each day, put in about one teaspoonful of good spirits, a dash of fun, a pinch of folly, a sprinkling of play, and a heaping cupful of good humor!”

~H.M.S

“Our deepest fear is not..."

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us most.
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?
Actually who are you not to be?
You are a child of the universe.
You were born to manifest the glory of the universe that is within us.
It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone.”

~Marianne Williamson, born 1952, author, lecturer

"Faith is an oasis in the heart..."

"Faith is an oasis in the heart which can never be reached by the caravan of thinking."

- Kahlil Gibran

"As a rule, we find what we look for..."

"As a rule, we find what we look for; we achieve what we get ready for."

-James Cash Penney

"Ask anyone how many teeth they are missing...

"Ask anyone how many teeth they are missing, how many cavities or root canals they have and they usually can tell you. Ask someone 'how many good teeth do you have?' Usually people don't know. They have never counted them. It is a natural tendency to magnify the negative and minimize the positive."

~"Wings Over The Mountains of Life"
www.MountainWings.com

“Great ideas...come into the world as gently as doves...if we listen attentively, we shall hear..."

“Great ideas...come into the world as gently as doves...if we listen attentively, we shall hear, amid the uproar...a faint flutter of wings, the gentle stirring of life and hope. ”

~Albert Camus, 1913-1960, author and philosopher

"“Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and..."

“Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.”

~Guillaume Apollinaire, 1880-1918, poet, playwright, art critic

“Go into the world and do well. But more importantly..."

“Go into the world and do well.
But more importantly, go into the world and do good. ”

~Minor Myers Jr., 1942-2003, Author-Scholar-Composer

"Develop success from failures...."

"Develop success from failures. 

Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success."

-Dale Carnegie

"You're writing the story of your life one moment at a time."

"You're writing the story of your life one moment at a time."

~Doc Childre and Howard Martin

"The greatest motivational act one can do for another is..."

The greatest motivational act one can do for another is to listen.

- Roy E. Moody

And I believe it is the most loving act as well. ~RB

“Real strength is not just a condition of one's muscle..."

“Real strength is not just a condition of one's muscle, but a tenderness in one's spirit.”

~McCallister Dodds

"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet..."

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet.
Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.

- Helen Keller

"When [all of] our eyes are opened and our hearts are purified..."

When [all of] our eyes are opened and our hearts are purified, the work of the same divine influence unfolding the same divinity in every human heart will become manifest.

- Swami Vivekananda

"When one door closes..."

"When one door closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door we do not see the one that has opened for us."

- Helen Keller

"Reflection is one of the most underused yet powerful tools for success."

"Reflection is one of the most underused yet powerful tools for success."

~Richard Carlson

"Every day, in every way, we have the opportunity to make the world a better place..."

"Every day, in every way, we have the opportunity to make the world a better place by working to make ourselves a better person."

~RB Redmond

"The first duty of love is to listen."

The first duty of love is to listen.

-Paul Tillich

“Happiness is like a butterfly..."

“Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.”

 
~Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1804-1864, writer

“In moments of discouragement, defeat, or even despair..."

“In moments of discouragement, defeat, or even despair, there are always certain things to cling to.
Little things usually: Remembered laughter, the face of a sleeping child, a tree in the wind - in fact, any reminder of something deeply felt or dearly loved.
No man is so poor as not to have many of these small candles.
When they are lighted, darkness goes away - and a touch of wonder remains.”

 
~These Small Candles - tombstone inscription in Britain

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by..."

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did.
So throw off the bowlines.
Sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore.
Dream.
Discover.” 

~Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), 1835-1910, author, humorist

“Keep on beginning and failing..."

“Keep on beginning and failing. Each time you fail, start all over again, and you will grow stronger until you have accomplished a purpose ... not the one you began with perhaps, but one you'll be glad to remember.”

~Anne Sullivan Macy, 1866-1936, teacher

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters..."

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson