Strength Comes from Struggle

Today's affirmation:
I gather strength from life's storms.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Strength comes from struggle.
When you learn to see your struggles as opportunities to become stronger, better, wiser,
then your thinking shifts from 'I can't do this' to 'I must do this.
- Toni Sorenson

Expect to have hope rekindled.
Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways.
The dry seasons in life do not last.
The spring rains will come again.
- Sarah Ban Breathnach

Being defeated is often a temporary condition.
Giving up is what makes it permanent.
- Marilyn vos Savant

We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself
the means of inspiration and survival.
- Winston Churchill

If I could tell the world just one thing
it would be we're all okay,
and not to worry cause worry is wasteful
and useless in times like these.
I won't be made useless.
I won't be idle with despair,
I will gather myself around my faith.
Light does the darkness most fear.
- Jewel

Further reading: Serenity Rather than Fear

Tested by Storms

Calm During Storms
      

Gather Strength from Life's Storms

 

Today's affirmation:
I gather strength from life's storms.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Expect to have hope rekindled.
Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways.
The dry seasons in life do not last.
The spring rains will come again.
- Sarah Ban Breathnach

Being defeated is often a temporary condition.
Giving up is what makes it permanent.
- Marilyn vos Savant

We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself
the means of inspiration and survival.
- Winston Churchill

If I could tell the world just one thing
it would be we're all okay,
and not to worry cause worry is wasteful
and useless in times like these.
I won't be made useless.
I won't be idle with despair,
I will gather myself around my faith.
Light does the darkness most fear.
- Jewel

Further reading: Serenity Rather than Fear

Tested by Storms

Calm During Storms
      

Weathering Adversity Builds Strength

Today's affirmation:
I gather strength from life's storms.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Expect to have hope rekindled.
Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways.
The dry seasons in life do not last.
The spring rains will come again.
- Sarah Ban Breathnach

Being defeated is often a temporary condition.
Giving up is what makes it permanent.
- Marilyn vos Savant

We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself
the means of inspiration and survival.
- Winston Churchill

If I could tell the world just one thing
it would be we're all okay,
and not to worry cause worry is wasteful
and useless in times like these.
I won't be made useless.
I won't be idle with despair,
I will gather myself around my faith.
Light does the darkness most fear.
- Jewel

Further reading: Serenity Rather than Fear

Tested by Storms

Calm During Storms
      

Gather Strength from Adversity

 

Today's affirmation:
I gather strength from life's storms.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Expect to have hope rekindled.
Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways.
The dry seasons in life do not last.
The spring rains will come again.
- Sarah Ban Breathnach

Being defeated is often a temporary condition.
Giving up is what makes it permanent.
- Marilyn vos Savant

We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself
the means of inspiration and survival.
- Winston Churchill

If I could tell the world just one thing
it would be we're all okay,
and not to worry cause worry is wasteful
and useless in times like these.
I won't be made useless.
I won't be idle with despair,
I will gather myself around my faith.
Light does the darkness most fear.
- Jewel

Further reading: Serenity Rather than Fear

Tested by Storms

Calm During Storms
      

Strength from Adversity

 

Today's affirmation:
I gather strength from life's storms.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Expect to have hope rekindled.
Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways.
The dry seasons in life do not last.
The spring rains will come again.
- Sarah Ban Breathnach

Being defeated is often a temporary condition.
Giving up is what makes it permanent.
- Marilyn vos Savant

We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself
the means of inspiration and survival.
- Winston Churchill

If I could tell the world just one thing
it would be we're all okay,
and not to worry cause worry is wasteful
and useless in times like these.
I won't be made useless.
I won't be idle with despair,
I will gather myself around my faith.
Light does the darkness most fear.
- Jewel

Further reading: Serenity Rather than Fear

Tested by Storms

Calm During Storms
      

Gather Strength from Adversity

Today's affirmation:
I gather strength from life's storms.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Expect to have hope rekindled.
Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways.
The dry seasons in life do not last.
The spring rains will come again.
- Sarah Ban Breathnach

Being defeated is often a temporary condition.
Giving up is what makes it permanent.
- Marilyn vos Savant

We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself
the means of inspiration and survival.
- Winston Churchill

If I could tell the world just one thing
it would be we're all okay,
and not to worry cause worry is wasteful
and useless in times like these.
I won't be made useless.
I won't be idle with despair,
I will gather myself around my faith.
Light does the darkness most fear.
- Jewel

Further reading: Serenity Rather than Fear

Tested by Storms

Calm During Storms
      

Gather Your Strength

Expect to have hope rekindled.
Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways.
The dry seasons in life do not last.
The spring rains will come again.
- Sarah Ban Breathnach

We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself
the means of inspiration and survival.
- Winston Churchill

Being defeated is often a temporary condition.
Giving up is what makes it permanent.
- Marilyn vos Savant

If I could tell the world just one thing
it would be we're all okay,
and not to worry cause worry is wasteful
and useless in times like these.
I won't be made useless.
I won't be idle with despair,
I will gather myself around my faith.
Light does the darkness most fear.
- Jewel

Today's affirmation:
I gather strength from life's storms.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Tested by Storms

Serenity Rather than Fear

Calm During Storms
      

Strength From Storms

Being defeated is often a temporary condition.
Giving up is what makes it permanent.
- Marilyn vos Savant

We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself
the means of inspiration and survival.
- Winston Churchill

If I could tell the world just one thing
it would be we're all okay,
and not to worry cause worry is wasteful
and useless in times like these.
I won't be made useless.
I won't be idle with despair,
I will gather myself around my faith.
Light does the darkness most fear.
- Jewel

Expect to have hope rekindled.
Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways.
The dry seasons in life do not last.
The spring rains will come again.
- Sarah Ban Breathnach

Today's affirmation:
I gather strength from life's storms.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Serenity Rather than Fear

Tested by Storms

Calm During Storms
      

Seek Out People Beyond Your Own Circles

To acquire knowledge, one must study;
but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.
- Marilyn vos Savant

I am not the same having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.
- Mary Anne Radmacher

Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness,
and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.
Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things
cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.
- Mark Twain

Travel teaches toleration.
- Benjamin Disraeli

Seek Out People Beyond Your Own Small Social, Political, Religious, and Geographical Circles.
 - Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Dare to dream of your great success

Boldly Sail the Storms of Life

One World

The World is My Family
      

Defeat as Education

What is defeat? Nothing but education.
Nothing but the first step to something better.
- Wendell Phillips

When you find your path, you must not be afraid.
You need to have sufficient courage to make mistakes.
Disappointment, defeat, and despair are
the tools God uses to show us the way.
- Paulo Coelho

Being defeated is often a temporary condition.
Giving up is what makes it permanent.
- Marilyn vos Savant

The greatest test of courage on earth
is to bear defeat without losing heart.
- Robert Ingersoll

Circumstances don't defeat you -
you defeat yourself when you give up.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Serenity in Times of Crisis

Overcoming Difficulties

Do not rail against life

Life's Storms
      

Drawing Inspiration Out Of Suffering

We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself
the means of inspiration and survival.
- Winston Churchill

Being defeated is often a temporary condition.
Giving up is what makes it permanent.
- Marilyn vos Savant

Expect to have hope rekindled.
Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways.
The dry seasons in life do not last.
The spring rains will come again.
- Sarah Ban Breathnach

If I could tell the world just one thing
it would be we're all okay,
and not to worry cause worry is wasteful
and useless in times like these.
I won't be made useless.
I won't be idle with despair,
I will gather myself around my faith.
Light does the darkness most fear.
- Jewel

Today's affirmation:
I gather strength from life's storms.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Tested by Storms

Serenity rather than Fear

Calm During Storms
      

To Appreciate People, Spend Time with Them

Travel teaches toleration.
- Benjamin Disraeli

To acquire knowledge, one must study;
but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.
- Marilyn vos Savant

Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness,
and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.
Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things
cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.
- Mark Twain

I am not the same having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.
- Mary Anne Radmacher


Further reading: Dare to dream of your great success

One World

Boldly Sail the Storms of Life

The World is My Family
      

Be an Observer of Life

Be an Observer of Life.
Gaining wisdom from carefully observing life
is not a substitute for action -
it is a prerequisite for informed action.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

To acquire knowledge, one must study;
but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.
- Marilyn vos Savant

Be aware of what is going on around you today - truly conscious.
Don't make assumptions. Focus on looking behind the obvious.

Today's Affirmation:
I am a Passionate Observer of Life.
I See the events, feel the emotions,
and recognize the difference.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: What You See

Lifelong Learning

New Eyes
      

Not Every "Crisis" is a Crisis

When life gives you lemons, Make Lemonade.
- Anonymous saying

Close scrutiny will show that most "crisis situations"
are opportunities to either advance,
or stay where you are.
- Maxwell Maltz

Being defeated is often a temporary condition.
Giving up is what makes it permanent.
- Marilyn vos Savant


Further reading: There is a Way

Boldly Sail the Storms of Life

Learning from Failure

How to Stay Positive Around Negative People
    

Observe

To acquire knowledge, one must study;
but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.
- Marilyn vos Savant

The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.
- Marcel Proust

The ultimate court of appeal is observation and experiment...
not authority.
- Thomas Huxley

A point of view can be a dangerous luxury when substituted for insight and understanding.
- Marshall McLuhan

Reason, observation, and experience; the holy trinity of science.
- Robert Green Ingersoll

Be an Observer of Life.
Gaining wisdom from carefully observing life is not a substitute for action -
it is a prerequisite for informed action.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Today's Affirmation:
I am a Passionate Observer of Life.
I See the events, feel the emotions,
and recognize the difference.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Life is All in the Perspective We Take on It

Pay Attention

Lifelong Learning

What You See

Travel Opens the Traveler

New Eyes

What is Defeat?

What is defeat? Nothing but education.
Nothing but the first step to something better.
- Wendell Phillips

Being defeated is often a temporary condition.
Giving up is what makes it permanent.
- Marilyn vos Savant

When you find your path, you must not be afraid.
You need to have sufficient courage to make mistakes.
Disappointment, defeat, and despair are
the tools God uses to show us the way.
- Paulo Coelho

Circumstances don't defeat you -
you defeat yourself when you give up.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

The greatest test of courage on earth
is to bear defeat without losing heart.
- Robert Ingersoll

Play to win, but be cheerful in defeat.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Overcoming Difficulties

Serenity in Times of Crisis

Do not rail against life

Strength In Hard Times

Life's Storms

A Hard Life

Never Give Up

Adversity

Crisis