May the world be kind to you, and may your own thoughts be gentle upon yourself. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Stay Flexible, Stay Joyful
Life is not always as it seems.
What you have wished for is not always best.
What you have feared may become a blessing.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
- Lao Tzu
Change always comes bearing gifts.
- Price Pritchett
Zig as Life Zigs and Zag as Life Zags.
Stay Adaptable, Stay Joyful
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Change of any sort requires courage.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
Today's affirmation:
I choose to adapt to the circumstances in which I find myself.
I choose to be flexible in my dealings with those around me.
I understand that my way is not the only way -
that inner peace comes from respecting the ways of others,
and that, if I am open, I may gain great insights and happiness
from the ideas and traditions of others.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: Go With the Flow
Be Flexible
There is a Way
Enjoy the Journey
Saturday, August 29, 2026
Consider Trying a New Approach
Sometimes success requires persistence and hard work. Sometimes an ingenious new approach is needed. Or it may be time for a whole new beginning. Think, and choose wisely whether to try harder or to try something new.
The very nature of the world is constant change. You set a goal and create a plan to achieve it; then the assumptions on which you based your plan change - they always do. The challenge is to retain your goals while adapting your tactics. Relax and stay flexible in order to reach your goals and maintain your happiness.
The phrase "tilting at windmills" (from the fictional character Don Quixote - shown in today's picture) epitomizes the hopelessness of a determined but inflexible approach. Far better to change your tactics than to fail - however nobly.
Persistence only takes you so far.
Then you need to try a different approach.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Stay committed to your decisions,
but stay flexible in your approach.
- Tony Robbins
Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory.
Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.
- Sun Tzu
Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.
- Stephen Hawking
Further reading: Stay Adaptable
Learn to Surmount Obstacles
Begin Anew Today
Multiple Ways to Your Goal
Monday, September 1, 2025
Stay Adaptable, Stay Joyful
Life is not always as it seems.
What you have wished for is not always best.
What you have feared may become a blessing.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
- Lao Tzu
Change always comes bearing gifts.
- Price Pritchett
Zig as Life Zigs and Zag as Life Zags.
Stay Adaptable, Stay Joyful
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Change of any sort requires courage.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
Today's affirmation:
I choose to adapt to the circumstances in which I find myself.
I choose to be flexible in my dealings with those around me.
I understand that my way is not the only way -
that inner peace comes from respecting the ways of others,
and that, if I am open, I may gain great insights and happiness
from the ideas and traditions of others.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: Go With the Flow
Friday, August 29, 2025
Adopt Flexible Tactics
Sometimes success requires persistence and hard work. Sometimes an ingenious new approach is needed. Or it may be time for a whole new beginning. Think, and choose wisely whether to try harder or to try something new.
The very nature of the world is constant change. You set a goal and create a plan to achieve it; then the assumptions on which you based your plan change - they always do. The challenge is to retain your goals while adapting your tactics. Relax and stay flexible in order to reach your goals and maintain your happiness.
The phrase "tilting at windmills" (from the fictional character Don Quixote - shown in today's picture) epitomizes the hopelessness of a determined but inflexible approach. Far better to change your tactics than to fail - however nobly.
Persistence only takes you so far.
Then you need to try a different approach.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Stay committed to your decisions,
but stay flexible in your approach.
- Tony Robbins
Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory.
Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.
- Sun Tzu
Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.
- Stephen Hawking
Further reading: Stay Adaptable
Learn to Surmount Obstacles
Begin Anew Today
Multiple Ways to Your Goal
Sunday, September 1, 2024
Stay Flexible and Enjoy the Journey
Life is not always as it seems.
What you have wished for is not always best.
What you have feared may become a blessing.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
- Lao Tzu
Change always comes bearing gifts.
- Price Pritchett
Zig as Life Zigs and Zag as Life Zags.
Stay Adaptable, Stay Joyful
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Change of any sort requires courage.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
Today's affirmation:
I choose to adapt to the circumstances in which I find myself.
I choose to be flexible in my dealings with those around me.
I understand that my way is not the only way -
that inner peace comes from respecting the ways of others,
and that, if I am open, I may gain great insights and happiness
from the ideas and traditions of others.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: Go With the Flow
Thursday, August 29, 2024
Try Again - In a Different Way
Sometimes success requires persistence and hard work. Sometimes an ingenious new approach is needed. Or it may be time for a whole new beginning. Think, and choose wisely whether to try harder or to try something new.
The very nature of the world is constant change. You set a goal and create a plan to achieve it; then the assumptions on which you based your plan change - they always do. The challenge is to retain your goals while adapting your tactics. Relax and stay flexible in order to reach your goals and maintain your happiness.
The phrase "tilting at windmills" (from the fictional character Don Quixote - shown in today's picture) epitomizes the hopelessness of a determined but inflexible approach. Far better to change your tactics than to fail - however nobly.
Persistence only takes you so far.
Then you need to try a different approach.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Stay committed to your decisions,
but stay flexible in your approach.
- Tony Robbins
Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory.
Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.
- Sun Tzu
Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.
- Stephen Hawking
Further reading: Stay Adaptable
Learn to Surmount Obstacles
Begin Anew Today
Multiple Ways to Your Goal
Friday, September 1, 2023
Stay Adaptable and Joyful
Life is not always as it seems.
What you have wished for is not always best.
What you have feared may become a blessing.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
- Lao Tzu
Change always comes bearing gifts.
- Price Pritchett
Zig as Life Zigs and Zag as Life Zags.
Stay Adaptable, Stay Joyful
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Change of any sort requires courage.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
Today's affirmation:
I choose to adapt to the circumstances in which I find myself.
I choose to be flexible in my dealings with those around me.
I understand that my way is not the only way -
that inner peace comes from respecting the ways of others,
and that, if I am open, I may gain great insights and happiness
from the ideas and traditions of others.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Enjoy the Journey
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Be Willing to Try a Different Approach
Persistence only takes you so far.
Then you need to try a different approach.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Sometimes success requires persistence and hard work. Sometimes an ingenious new approach is needed. Or it may be time for a whole new beginning. Think, and choose wisely whether to try harder or to try something new.
The very nature of the world is constant change. You set a goal and create a plan to achieve it; then the assumptions on which you based your plan change - they always do. The challenge is to retain your goals while adapting your tactics. Relax and stay flexible in order to reach your goals and maintain your happiness.
but stay flexible in your approach.
- Tony Robbins
Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory.
- Sun Tzu
- Stephen Hawking
Begin Anew Today
Multiple Ways to Your Goal
Thursday, August 18, 2022
Stay Adaptable, Stay Joyful
Life is not always as it seems.
What you have wished for is not always best.
What you have feared may become a blessing.
- Lao Tzu
Change always comes bearing gifts.
- Price Pritchett
Zig as Life Zigs and Zag as Life Zags.
Stay Adaptable, Stay Joyful
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Change of any sort requires courage.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
Today's affirmation:
I choose to adapt to the circumstances in which I find myself.
I choose to be flexible in my dealings with those around me.
I understand that my way is not the only way -
that inner peace comes from respecting the ways of others,
and that, if I am open, I may gain great insights and happiness
from the ideas and traditions of others.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Enjoy the Journey
Monday, August 15, 2022
Is it Time to Try a Different Approach?
Persistence only takes you so far.
Then you need to try a different approach.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Sometimes success requires persistence and hard work. Sometimes an ingenious new approach is needed. Or it may be time for a whole new beginning. Think, and choose wisely whether to try harder or to try something new.
The very nature of the world is constant change. You set a goal and create a plan to achieve it; then the assumptions on which you based your plan change - they always do. The challenge is to retain your goals while adapting your tactics. Relax and stay flexible in order to reach your goals and maintain your happiness.
but stay flexible in your approach.
- Tony Robbins
Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory.
- Sun Tzu
- Stephen Hawking
Begin Anew Today
Multiple Ways to Your Goal
Friday, August 27, 2021
Stay Adaptable, Stay Flexible
Life is not always as it seems.
What you have wished for is not always best.
What you have feared may become a blessing.
- Lao Tzu
Change always comes bearing gifts.
- Price Pritchett
Zig as Life Zigs and Zag as Life Zags.
Stay Adaptable, Stay Joyful
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Change of any sort requires courage.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
Today's affirmation:
I choose to adapt to the circumstances in which I find myself.
I choose to be flexible in my dealings with those around me.
I understand that my way is not the only way -
that inner peace comes from respecting the ways of others,
and that, if I am open, I may gain great insights and happiness
from the ideas and traditions of others.
Enjoy the Journey
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
Stop "Tilting at Windmills"
Persistence only takes you so far.
Then you need to try a different approach.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Sometimes success requires persistence and hard work. Sometimes an ingenious new approach is needed. Or it may be time for a whole new beginning. Think, and choose wisely whether to try harder or to try something new.
The very nature of the world is constant change. You set a goal and create a plan to achieve it; then the assumptions on which you based your plan change - they always do. The challenge is to retain your goals while adapting your tactics. Relax and stay flexible in order to reach your goals and maintain your happiness.
but stay flexible in your approach.
- Tony Robbins
Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory.
- Sun Tzu
- Stephen Hawking
Begin Anew Today
Multiple Ways to Your Goal
Monday, August 31, 2020
If I am Open, I May Gain Great Insights and Happiness
Life is not always as it seems.
What you have wished for is not always best.
What you have feared may become a blessing.
- Lao Tzu
Change always comes bearing gifts.
- Price Pritchett
Zig as Life Zigs and Zag as Life Zags.
Stay Adaptable, Stay Joyful
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Change of any sort requires courage.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
Today's affirmation:
I choose to adapt to the circumstances in which I find myself.
I choose to be flexible in my dealings with those around me.
I understand that my way is not the only way -
that inner peace comes from respecting the ways of others,
and that, if I am open, I may gain great insights and happiness
from the ideas and traditions of others.
Enjoy the Journey
Friday, August 28, 2020
Try a Different Approach to Reach Your Goal
Then you need to try a different approach.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Sometimes success requires persistence and hard work. Sometimes an ingenious new approach is needed. Or it may be time for a whole new beginning. Think, and choose wisely whether to try harder or to try something new.
The very nature of the world is constant change. You set a goal and create a plan to achieve it; then the assumptions on which you based your plan change - they always do. The challenge is to retain your goals while adapting your tactics. Relax and stay flexible in order to reach your goals and maintain your happiness.
but stay flexible in your approach.
- Tony Robbins
Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory.
- Sun Tzu
- Stephen Hawking
Begin Anew Today
Multiple Ways to Your Goal
Saturday, October 5, 2019
Change Your Tactics, Not Your Goals
but stay flexible in your approach.
- Tony Robbins
Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.
- Stephen Hawking
Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.
- Sun Tzu
Persistence only takes you so far.
Then you need to try a different approach.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Sometimes success requires persistence and hard work. Sometimes an ingenious new approach is needed. Or it may be time for a whole new beginning. Think, and choose wisely whether to try harder or to try something new.
The very nature of the world is constant change. You set a goal and create a plan to achieve it; then the assumptions on which you based your plan change - they always do. The challenge is to retain your goals while adapting your tactics. Relax and stay flexible in order to reach your goals and maintain your happiness.
The phrase "tilting at windmills" (from the fictional character Don Quixote - shown in today's picture) epitomizes the hopelessness of a determined but inflexible approach. Far better to change your tactics than to fail - however nobly.
Further reading: Stay Adaptable
Multiple Ways to Your Goal
Begin Anew Today
How to Surmount Obstacles
Saturday, March 9, 2019
There Are No Straight Paths In Life
Life is not always as it seems.
What you have wished for is not always best.
What you have feared may become a blessing.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Change of any sort requires courage.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
Zig as Life Zigs and Zag as Life Zags.
Stay Adaptable, Stay Joyful
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Change always comes bearing gifts.
- Price Pritchett
A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
- Lao Tzu
Today's affirmation:
I choose to adapt to the circumstances in which I find myself.
I choose to be flexible in my dealings with those around me.
I understand that my way is not the only way -
that inner peace comes from respecting the ways of others,
and that, if I am open, I may gain great insights and happiness
from the ideas and traditions of others.
Further reading: There is a Way
Be Flexible
Enjoy the Journey
Go With the Flow
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
Try a Different Approach
but stay flexible in your approach.
- Tony Robbins
Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.
- Sun Tzu
Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.
- Stephen Hawking
Persistence only takes you so far.
Then you need to try a different approach.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Sometimes success requires persistence and hard work. Sometimes an ingenious new approach is needed. Or it may be time for a whole new beginning. Think, and choose wisely whether to try harder or to try something new.
The very nature of the world is constant change. You set a goal and create a plan to achieve it; then the assumptions on which you based your plan change - they always do. The challenge is to retain your goals while adapting your tactics. Relax and stay flexible in order to reach your goals and maintain your happiness.
The phrase "tilting at windmills" (from the fictional character Don Quixote - shown in today's picture) epitomizes the hopelessness of a determined but inflexible approach. Far better to change your tactics than to fail - however nobly.
Further reading: Multiple Ways to Your Goal
Surmounting Obstacles
Begin Anew Today
Stay Adaptable
Saturday, February 18, 2017
There's a Time to Plan and a Time to Flow
A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
- Lao Tzu
Life is not always as it seems.
What you have wished for is not always best.
What you have feared may become a blessing.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Change always comes bearing gifts.
- Price Pritchett
Zig as Life Zigs and Zag as Life Zags.
Stay Adaptable, Stay Joyful
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Change of any sort requires courage.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
Today's affirmation:
I choose to adapt to the circumstances in which I find myself.
I choose to be flexible in my dealings with those around me.
I understand that my way is not the only way -
that inner peace comes from respecting the ways of others,
and that, if I am open, I may gain great insights and happiness
from the ideas and traditions of others.
Further reading: Be Flexible
Go With the Flow
There is a Way
Enjoy the Journey
Monday, June 30, 2014
There is a Way
Where there's a will, there's a way.
- old English proverb
Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution.
If you don't have any problems, you don't get any seeds.
- Norman Vincent Peale
If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up.
Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.
- Michael Jordan
The less I take the difficulties of my life as personal affront,
and the more I use them as an opportunity to learn and grow...
the easier I sleep at night.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
Be resolute in your goals,
but flexible in your tactics.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
In their own way, problems can be blessings. They can be the prod to get us out of our complacency and into action.
Problems create an opportunity for us to exercise our ingenuity, to plan, to persevere, to interact with our social network, and to feel a sense of accomplishment when we finally overcome the unexpected roadblock.
Further reading: Problem-Solving Abilities
Ask Better Questions
Overcoming Obstacles
When Life Kicks You
Adapt to Circumstances
Be Flexible
Friday, June 20, 2014
Adaptability
A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
- Lao Tzu
It is better to travel well than to arrive.
- The Buddha
Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
- Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama
The words of truth are always paradoxical.
- Lao Tzu
When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor.
It's to enjoy each step along the way.
- Wayne Dyer
Life is not always as it seems.
What you have wished for is not always best.
What you have feared may become a blessing.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: Go With the Flow
Enjoy the Journey
Be Flexible
Do What You Can Do
Flexibility
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