>> the worst thing is to be
>afraid....
Fear is an insidious virus. Given
a breeding place in our minds...
it will eat away our spirit and
block the forward path of our endeavors. --James F. Bell
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of
fear - not absence of fear. --Mark Twain
RISK
To laugh is to risk appearing the fool.
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.
To reach out for another is to risk exposing your true self.
To place your ideas, your dreams before the crowd is to risk
their loss.
To love is to risk not being loved in return.
To live is to risk dying.
To hope is to risk despair.
To try is to risk failure.
But, risks must be taken, because
The greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.
The person who risks nothing, has nothing,
is nothing, does nothing.
They may avoid suffering and sorrow,
but simply cannot grow, love... Live!
Chained by attitudes, we become slaves,
forfeit freedom.
Only the person who takes risks is Free. --Unknown
"The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher
demonstrates. The great teacher inspires." submitted by Katy
"The dream begins, most of the time, with a teacher who believes in you, who
tugs and pushes and leads you on to the next plateau, sometimes poking you
with a sharp stick called truth." submitted by Katy
"My favorite thing is to go where I've never been."
- Diane Arbus
"Do not go where the path may
lead, go instead where there
is no path and leave a trail." --Ralph Waldo Emerson
ACTIONS
Be sincere and true to your word, serious and
careful in your actions; and you will get along
even among barbarians. But if you are not
sincere and trustworthy in your speech,
frivolous and careless in your actions, how
will you get along even among your own
neighbors? When you stand, see these principles
in front of you; in your carriage see them on
the yoke. Then you may be sure to get along. --Confucius
When you get in a tight place and everything goes
against you, till it seems as though you could not
hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for
that is just the place and time that the tide will
turn. --Harriet Beecher Stowe
"Whoever first coined the phrase 'you're the wind beneath my wings' most
assuredly was reflecting on the sublime influence of a very special teacher." submitted by Katy
BEING
Your life emphasis should not be possessing but on becoming.
You should concentrate not on how you can have more, but on
how you can be more. The greatest power is your power to be.
To be more loving. To be more courageous. To be more joyous.
To be more friendly. To be more sensitive. To be more aware.
To be more forgiving. To be more tolerant. To be more humble.
To be more patient. To be more helpful........... To be a
greater human being. --WILFERD A. PETERSON
We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your
brothers, the school, the teachers - you can blame anyone but
never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's always
your fault, because if you wanted to change, you're the one
who has got to change. It's as simple as that, isn't it? --Katherine Hepburn
Instead of being aggressive toward a difficulty, be
quiet before it, and notice the new feeling. --Vernon Howard
Life has no other discipline to impose, if we would
but realize it, than to accept life unquestioningly.
Everything we shut our eyes to, everything we run away
from, everything we deny, denigrate or despise, serves
to defeat us in the end. What seems nasty, painful,
evil, can become a source of beauty, joy and strength,
if faced with an open mind. Every moment is a golden
one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such. --Henry Miller
A CONTRARY VIEW
I don't see what you see
in shades of black and white.
You don't see what I see
in endless hues of light.
I see nature dancing;
you see rocks and trees.
I see winds a-changing;
you see a dangerous breeze.
I see a radiant face;
you see the wrinkles it bears.
I see a soul at play;
you see the body it wears.
I see neighbors gathered;
you see a block in your view.
I see a one-world family;
you see a chosen few.
I see beauty within myself
and beauty inside of you.
I pray one day you'll close your eyes
and see that beauty too.
I don't believe in failure. It is not failure
if you enjoyed the process. --Oprah Winfrey
Some people say I have attitude - maybe I do... but
I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself
when no one else does - that makes you a winner right
there. --Venus Williams
Rather than denying problems, focus inventively,
intentionally on what solutions might look or
feel like... Our mind is meant to generate ideas
that help us escape circumstantial traps - if we
trust it to do so. --Marsha Sinetar
Once you make a decision, the universe
conspires to make it happen. --Ralph Waldo Emerson
The most important thing about a man is what he believes
in the depth of his being. This is the thing that makes
him what he is, the thing that organizes him and feeds
him; the thing that keeps him going in the face of untoward
circumstances; the thing that gives him resistance and
drive. --Hugh Stevenson Tigner
The most important thing about a man is what he believes
in the depth of his being. This is the thing that makes
him what he is, the thing that organizes him and feeds
him; the thing that keeps him going in the face of untoward
circumstances; the thing that gives him resistance and
drive. --Hugh Stevenson Tigner
We can secure other people's approval, if we do
it right and try hard; but our own is worth a
hundred of it. --Mark Twain
Dream big, plan well, work hard, smile
always and good things will happen. --Sally Huss
It is not the weight of the future or the past that is
pressing upon you, but ever that of the present alone.
Remember that the sole life which a man can lose is that
which he is living at the moment. --Marcus Antonin
From a little spark may burst a mighty flame. --Dante Alighieri
Life is not always what one wants it
to be, but to make the best of it, as
it is, is the only way of being happy. --Jennie Jerome Churchill
Today I forgive all those who have
ever offended me. I give my love
to all thirsty hearts, both to those
who love me and to those who do not
love me. --Paramahansa Yogananda
People only see what they are prepared to see. --Ralph Waldo Emerson
Act the way you'd like to be and soon you'll
be the way you act. --George W. Crane
Your thoughts are the architects of your destiny. --David O. McKay
Hope is the companion of power, and mother of
success; for who so hopes strongly has within him
the gift of miracles. --Samuel Smiles
Sooner or later we all discover that the important
moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the
birthdays, the graduations, the weddings, not the great
goals achieved. The real milestones are less prepossessing.
They come to the door of memory unannounced, stray dogs
that amble in, sniff around a bit and simply never leave. Our
lives are measured by these. --Susan B. Anthony
Those who must have fully recognized themselves, in
a sense that can be recognized by the human mind even
though it cannot be clearly defined, have done so in the
service of a human purpose larger than themselves. --Betty Friedan
Never assume you know who I am or what I'm doing,
ask me a question instead. --Carol Neilson
Everything has its wonders, even darkness and
silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be
in, therein to be content. --Helen Keller
You can't fly a kite unless you go against the
wind and have a weight to keep it from turning
somersaults. The same with man. No man will
succeed unless he is ready to face and overcome
difficulties and is prepared to assume
responsibilities. --William J. H. Boetcker
The fact is, that to do anything in the world
worth doing, we must not stand back shivering
and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump
in and scramble through as well as we can. --Richard Cushing
One must learn by doing the thing, for
though you think you know it, you have
no certainty until you try. Aristotle
Undertake something that is difficult; it will
do you good. Unless you try to do something
beyond what you have already mastered, you
will never grow. --Ronald E. Osborn
When looking back, usually I'm more sorry
for the things I didn't do than for the
things I shouldn't have done. --Malcolm Forbes
The real you is not your body or your mind, not
your ego or any localized experience you can have.
Nor are you all these things lumped together.
What is the real you, then? To find out is a great
challenge, because we are all deeply convinced that
the passing show of emotions, thoughts, drives,
desires and bodily sensations is the real us. --Deepak Chopra
When it is time to die, let us not discover
that we have never lived. --Henry David Thoreau
When looking back, usually I'm more sorry
for the things I didn't do than for the
things I shouldn't have done. --Malcolm Forbes
When you approach a problem, strip yourself
of preconceived opinions and prejudice,
assemble and learn the facts of the situation,
make the decision which seems to you to be the
most honest, then stick to it. --Chester Bowles
I have to be wrong a certain number of times
in order to be right a certain number of times.
However, in order to be either, I must first
make a decision. --Frank N. Giampietro
Your morning thoughts may determine your conduct
for the day. Optimistic thoughts will make your
day bright and productive, while pessimistic
thinking will make it dull and wasteful. Face
each day cheerfully, smilingly and courageously,
and it will naturally follow that your work will
be a real pleasure and progress will be a delightful
accomplishment. --William M. Peck
If you don't go after what you want, you'll
never have it. If you don't ask, the answer's
always no. If you don't step forward, you're
always in the same place. --Nora Roberts
Forget past mistakes. Forget failures.
Forget everything except what you're
going to do now and do it. --William Durant
It is a good rule to face difficulties at the
time they arise and not allow them to
increase unacknowledged. --Edward W. Zieglar
I've never known a man worth his salt who in the long
run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind,
the discipline... I firmly believe that any man's finest
hour - this greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear - is
that moment when he has worked his heart out in a
good cause and lies exhausted on the field of
battle victorious. --Vince Lombardi
What lies before us and what lies behind
us are tiny matters compared to what lies
within us. --Oliver Wendell Holmes
You will find, as you look back upon your life,
that the moments when you have really lived
were the moments when you have done things
in the spirit of love. --Henry Drummond
There is no such thing as can't, only won't. If you're
qualified, all it takes is a burning desire to accomplish,
to make a change. Go forward, go backward. Whatever it
takes! But you can't blame other people or society in
general. It all comes from your mind. When we do the
impossible we realize we are special people. --Jan Ashford
When you have decided what you believe, what
you feel must be done, have the courage to
stand alone and be counted. --Eleanor Roosevelt
Continuing to cling to the patterns you know
inhibits your ability to discover what you
don't know. --Eric Allenbaugh
I have always been delighted at the prospect of
a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with
perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind
the morning. --J. B. Priestly
What we see depends mainly on what we look for. --John Lubbock
Progress always involves risks. You can't
steal second base and keep your foot on first. --Frederick B Wilcox
Did you ever see an unhappy horse? Did you ever see a
bird that had the blues? One reason why birds and horses
are not unhappy is because they are not trying to impress
other birds and horses. --Dale Carnegie
Yesterday I dared to struggle. Today I dare to win. --Bernadette Devlin
To be happy, drop the words "if only"
and substitute instead the words "next time." --Smiley Blanton, M.D.
Many risks fail because they were not taken in time.
Too many risks are postponed until unnecessarily
elaborate preparations are made. This does not mean
that one should say, "Damn the torpedoes, full speed
ahead!" That is foolish and self-destructive. . . .
But don't sit back waiting for the perfect moment.
It almost never comes. --David Viscott
Persistent people begin their success
where others end in failure. --Edward Eggleston
Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse
sense and persistence, is the quality that
most frequently makes for success. --Dale Carnegie
The time when you need to do something is when
no one else is willing to do it; when people
are saying it can't be done. --Mary Francis Berry
A SMILE COSTS NOTHING, but gives much. It enriches those who
receive, without making poorer those who give. It takes but
a moment, but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever. None
is so rich or mighty that he can get along without it, and
none is so poor but he can be made rich by it.
A smile creates happiness in the home, fosters goodwill in
business, and is the countersign of friendship. It brings
rest to the weary, cheer to the discouraged, sunshine to
the sad, and it is natures' best antidote for trouble. Yet
it cannot be bought, begged, borrowed or stolen, for it is
something that it is of no value to anyone until it is given
away. --Anonymous
Make it a rule of life never to regret and never look back.
We all live in suspense, from day to day, from hour to hour;
in other words, we are the hero of our own story. --Mary McCarthy
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant:
if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity
would not be so welcome. --Anne Bradstreet
Flatter me, and I may not believe you.
Criticize me, and I may not like you.
Ignore me, and I may not forgive you.
Encourage me, and I may not forget you. --William Arthur
What the caterpillar calls the end of the world,
the master calls a butterfly. --Richard Bach
Dare to be what you ought to be;
dare to be what you dream to be;
dare to be the finest you can be.
The more you dare, the surer you
will be of gaining just what you
dare! --Norman Vincent Peale