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May the world be kind to you, and may your own thoughts be gentle upon yourself. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie
May the world be kind to you, and may your own thoughts be gentle upon yourself. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie
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Showing posts with label begin. Show all posts
Saturday, September 12, 2026
The most difficult thing is the decision to act
Those who believe they can do something
and those who believe they can't
are both right.
- Henry Ford
The most difficult thing is the decision to act,
the rest is merely tenacity.
The fears are paper tigers.
You can do anything you decide to do.
You can act to change and control your life;
and the procedure, the process is its own reward.
- Amelia Earhart
The only way to discover the limits of the possible
is to go beyond them into the impossible.
- Arthur C. Clarke
Whether the challenge is reaching the moon, sailing around the world, hitting a home run, acing a job interview, or walking again after a stroke, we can usually accomplish what we believe we can. But once we doubt ourselves, success slips beyond our grasp.
Today's affirmation:
I believe in myself.
I am unstoppable.
Further reading: Power of Thought
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing
Monday, August 17, 2026
Seek Balance In All Things
To everything there is a season,
and a time to every purpose under heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die.
- Ecclesiastes 3:1-2
We have an obligation to live in harmony with God's creation.
- Bruce Babbitt
One has to find a balance between
what people need from you
and what you need for yourself.
- Jessye Norman
A time for everything: a time to relax and a time to be busy,
a time to frolic and a time to lay up food for the winter,
a time to receive and a time to give,
a time to begin and a time to finish.
A time for work, a time for play -
balance in all things.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Change must always be balanced with some degree of consistency.
- Ron D. Burton
The ending of a job or a relationship
may appear as the darkest night,
but it is merely the Winter season -
the time of renewal and rebirth
that precedes the new planting -
the beginning of the next great cycle.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: Balance vs. Moderation: Eight Ways to Balance Your Life
Live in Harmony
Creating Balance
Renew Yourself
A List of Gratitudes
Yin-Yang
Labels:
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Bible,
Bruce Babbitt,
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Jessye Norman,
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relax,
renewal,
Ron D. Burton,
season,
seasons,
work
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Begin, Take Action
Today... maybe I can take one step
on that profoundly complex path to peace.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
- Lao Tzu (Chinese Proverb)
The first step towards the solution
of any problem is optimism.
- John Baines
A little simplification would be
the first step toward rational living.
- Eleanor Roosevelt
Believe in yourself,
in your vision for your future
and in your ability to take a small step
each day toward achieving your vision.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: The Edge of All You Know
The Jump is So Frightening - Mary Anne Radmacher
How to Create a Great Future
Boldly Sail the Storms of Life
Labels:
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beginning,
Chinese proverb,
Eleanor Roosevelt,
first things,
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John Baines,
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Lao Tzu,
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mary anne radmacher,
optimism,
path,
simplicity,
step,
vision
Saturday, May 23, 2026
Do What You Can
If you don't like the way the world is,
you change it.
You have an obligation to change it.
You just do it one step at a time.
- Marian Wright Edelman
Do what you can,
with what you have,
where you are.
- Theodore Roosevelt
Sometimes you get the results you wanted,
sometimes you don't.
What matters is that you did your best.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Whatever your life's work is, do it well.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
- John Wooden
Further reading: Simply Do Your Best
Step Up to the Plate
Take Charge of Your Life
How to Feel Good About Yourself
Friday, March 20, 2026
Live Life Full Out - Begin Today
A good character is the best tombstone.
Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember
you when forget-me-nots have withered.
Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.
- Charles Spurgeon
What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us;
what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.
- Albert Pike
What do you want written on your tombstone?
It won't be there if you haven't done it.
If you want "never missed a day of work," go for it,
but if you want it said that you radiated happiness to all around -
put a smile on every face - inspired us all to be the best we could be,
was a good friend, perhaps a loving spouse and parent,
you might want to start today to lighten up, and start to put happiness -
yours, your family's, and your friends -
ahead of material success or "achievement."
If you want to do it, do it - TODAY.
What you do TODAY is what others will remember. Make today count.
How do you want to be remembered? Live life full out - Begin today.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: To Do That Which Will Endure
Legacy to Future Generations
Seeds You Plant
Monday, October 20, 2025
Take the Initiative, Take Action
Begin today. Act on your vision. Do your best.
If you take action, you may succeed or you may fail,
but if you do nothing, the only possible outcome is failure.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
You can't let praise or criticism get to you.
It's a weakness to get caught up in either one.
- John Wooden
It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles.
Then the victory is yours
It cannot be taken from you,
not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.
- The Buddha
Take the initiative - don't wait for life to come to you.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
If you wait to do everything until you're sure it's right,
you'll probably never do much of anything.
- Win Borden
Today is your day to Spread Wing and Soar.
Fly Life on Free Wings, and Sing to its Glory.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: New Strength
Let Go and Begin Anew
Another Door Opens
Build Self Confidence
Labels:
action,
begin,
bold,
fly,
follow your dreams,
glory,
John Wooden,
new beginnings,
self confidence,
sing,
soar,
The Buddha,
vision,
Win Borden
Friday, September 12, 2025
To Succeed, Believe, and Begin!
Those who believe they can do something
and those who believe they can't
are both right.
- Henry Ford
The most difficult thing is the decision to act,
the rest is merely tenacity.
The fears are paper tigers.
You can do anything you decide to do.
You can act to change and control your life;
and the procedure, the process is its own reward.
- Amelia Earhart
The only way to discover the limits of the possible
is to go beyond them into the impossible.
- Arthur C. Clarke
Whether the challenge is reaching the moon, sailing around the world, hitting a home run, acing a job interview, or walking again after a stroke, we can usually accomplish what we believe we can. But once we doubt ourselves, success slips beyond our grasp.
Today's affirmation:
I believe in myself.
I am unstoppable.
Further reading: Power of Thought
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing
Sunday, August 17, 2025
Balance in All Things
To everything there is a season,
and a time to every purpose under heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die.
- Ecclesiastes 3:1-2
We have an obligation to live in harmony with God's creation.
- Bruce Babbitt
One has to find a balance between
what people need from you
and what you need for yourself.
- Jessye Norman
A time for everything: a time to relax and a time to be busy,
a time to frolic and a time to lay up food for the winter,
a time to receive and a time to give,
a time to begin and a time to finish.
A time for work, a time for play -
balance in all things.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Change must always be balanced with some degree of consistency.
- Ron D. Burton
The ending of a job or a relationship
may appear as the darkest night,
but it is merely the Winter season -
the time of renewal and rebirth
that precedes the new planting -
the beginning of the next great cycle.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: Balance vs. Moderation: Eight Ways to Balance Your Life
Live in Harmony
Creating Balance
Renew Yourself
A List of Gratitudes
Yin-Yang
Labels:
action,
balance,
begin,
Bible,
Bruce Babbitt,
change,
consistency,
give,
God,
harmony,
Jessye Norman,
play,
purpose,
receive,
relax,
renewal,
Ron D. Burton,
season,
seasons,
work
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Take the First Step
Today... maybe I can take one step
on that profoundly complex path to peace.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
- Lao Tzu (Chinese Proverb)
The first step towards the solution
of any problem is optimism.
- John Baines
A little simplification would be
the first step toward rational living.
- Eleanor Roosevelt
Believe in yourself,
in your vision for your future
and in your ability to take a small step
each day toward achieving your vision.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: The Edge of All You Know
The Jump is So Frightening - Mary Anne Radmacher
How to Create a Great Future
Boldly Sail the Storms of Life
Labels:
action,
begin,
beginning,
Chinese proverb,
Eleanor Roosevelt,
first things,
goals,
John Baines,
journey,
Lao Tzu,
logic,
mary anne radmacher,
optimism,
path,
simplicity,
step,
vision
Friday, May 23, 2025
Just Take One Step at a Time
If you don't like the way the world is,
you change it.
You have an obligation to change it.
You just do it one step at a time.
- Marian Wright Edelman
Do what you can,
with what you have,
where you are.
- Theodore Roosevelt
Sometimes you get the results you wanted,
sometimes you don't.
What matters is that you did your best.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Whatever your life's work is, do it well.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
- John Wooden
Further reading: Simply Do Your Best
Step Up to the Plate
Take Charge of Your Life
How to Feel Good About Yourself
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Carve your name on hearts, not on marble
A good character is the best tombstone.
Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember
you when forget-me-nots have withered.
Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.
- Charles Spurgeon
What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us;
what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.
- Albert Pike
What do you want written on your tombstone?
It won't be there if you haven't done it.
If you want "never missed a day of work," go for it,
but if you want it said that you radiated happiness to all around -
put a smile on every face - inspired us all to be the best we could be,
was a good friend, perhaps a loving spouse and parent,
you might want to start today to lighten up, and start to put happiness -
yours, your family's, and your friends -
ahead of material success or "achievement."
If you want to do it, do it - TODAY.
What you do TODAY is what others will remember. Make today count.
How do you want to be remembered? Live life full out - Begin today.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: To Do That Which Will Endure
Legacy to Future Generations
Seeds You Plant
Sunday, October 20, 2024
Begin Today, Act on Your Vision
Begin today. Act on your vision. Do your best.
If you take action, you may succeed or you may fail,
but if you do nothing, the only possible outcome is failure.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
You can't let praise or criticism get to you.
It's a weakness to get caught up in either one.
- John Wooden
It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles.
Then the victory is yours
It cannot be taken from you,
not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.
- The Buddha
Take the initiative - don't wait for life to come to you.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
If you wait to do everything until you're sure it's right,
you'll probably never do much of anything.
- Win Borden
Today is your day to Spread Wing and Soar.
Fly Life on Free Wings, and Sing to its Glory.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: New Strength
Let Go and Begin Anew
Another Door Opens
Build Self Confidence
Labels:
action,
begin,
bold,
fly,
follow your dreams,
glory,
John Wooden,
new beginnings,
self confidence,
sing,
soar,
The Buddha,
vision,
Win Borden
Thursday, September 12, 2024
Once we doubt ourselves, success slips beyond our grasp
Those who believe they can do something
and those who believe they can't
are both right.
- Henry Ford
The most difficult thing is the decision to act,
the rest is merely tenacity.
The fears are paper tigers.
You can do anything you decide to do.
You can act to change and control your life;
and the procedure, the process is its own reward.
- Amelia Earhart
The only way to discover the limits of the possible
is to go beyond them into the impossible.
- Arthur C. Clarke
Whether the challenge is reaching the moon, sailing around the world, hitting a home run, acing a job interview, or walking again after a stroke, we can usually accomplish what we believe we can. But once we doubt ourselves, success slips beyond our grasp.
Today's affirmation:
I believe in myself.
I am unstoppable.
Further reading: Power of Thought
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing
Saturday, August 17, 2024
Everything in Its Own Time
To everything there is a season,
and a time to every purpose under heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die.
- Ecclesiastes 3:1-2
We have an obligation to live in harmony with God's creation.
- Bruce Babbitt
One has to find a balance between
what people need from you
and what you need for yourself.
- Jessye Norman
A time for everything: a time to relax and a time to be busy,
a time to frolic and a time to lay up food for the winter,
a time to receive and a time to give,
a time to begin and a time to finish.
A time for work, a time for play -
balance in all things.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Change must always be balanced with some degree of consistency.
- Ron D. Burton
The ending of a job or a relationship
may appear as the darkest night,
but it is merely the Winter season -
the time of renewal and rebirth
that precedes the new planting -
the beginning of the next great cycle.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: Balance vs. Moderation: Eight Ways to Balance Your Life
Live in Harmony
Creating Balance
Renew Yourself
A List of Gratitudes
Yin-Yang
Labels:
action,
balance,
begin,
Bible,
Bruce Babbitt,
change,
consistency,
give,
God,
harmony,
Jessye Norman,
play,
purpose,
receive,
relax,
renewal,
Ron D. Burton,
season,
seasons,
work
Monday, July 29, 2024
The First Step
Today... maybe I can take one step
on that profoundly complex path to peace.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
- Lao Tzu (Chinese Proverb)
The first step towards the solution
of any problem is optimism.
- John Baines
A little simplification would be
the first step toward rational living.
- Eleanor Roosevelt
Believe in yourself,
in your vision for your future
and in your ability to take a small step
each day toward achieving your vision.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: The Edge of All You Know
The Jump is So Frightening - Mary Anne Radmacher
How to Create a Great Future
Boldly Sail the Storms of Life
Labels:
action,
begin,
beginning,
Chinese proverb,
Eleanor Roosevelt,
first things,
goals,
John Baines,
journey,
Lao Tzu,
logic,
mary anne radmacher,
optimism,
path,
simplicity,
step,
vision
Thursday, May 23, 2024
Do Your Best
If you don't like the way the world is,
you change it.
You have an obligation to change it.
You just do it one step at a time.
- Marian Wright Edelman
Do what you can,
with what you have,
where you are.
- Theodore Roosevelt
Sometimes you get the results you wanted,
sometimes you don't.
What matters is that you did your best.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Whatever your life's work is, do it well.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
- John Wooden
Further reading: Simply Do Your Best
Step Up to the Plate
Take Charge of Your Life
How to Feel Good About Yourself
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
How do you want to be remembered?
A good character is the best tombstone.
Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember
you when forget-me-nots have withered.
Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.
- Charles Spurgeon
What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us;
what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.
- Albert Pike
What do you want written on your tombstone?
It won't be there if you haven't done it.
If you want "never missed a day of work," go for it,
but if you want it said that you radiated happiness to all around -
put a smile on every face - inspired us all to be the best we could be,
was a good friend, perhaps a loving spouse and parent,
you might want to start today to lighten up, and start to put happiness -
yours, your family's, and your friends -
ahead of material success or "achievement."
If you want to do it, do it - TODAY.
What you do TODAY is what others will remember. Make today count.
How do you want to be remembered? Live life full out - Begin today.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: To Do That Which Will Endure
Legacy to Future Generations
Seeds You Plant
Friday, October 20, 2023
Spread Wing and Soar
Begin today. Act on your vision. Do your best.
If you take action, you may succeed or you may fail,
but if you do nothing, the only possible outcome is failure.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
You can't let praise or criticism get to you.
It's a weakness to get caught up in either one.
- John Wooden
It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles.
Then the victory is yours
It cannot be taken from you,
not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.
- The Buddha
Take the initiative - don't wait for life to come to you.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
If you wait to do everything until you're sure it's right,
you'll probably never do much of anything.
- Win Borden
Today is your day to Spread Wing and Soar.
Fly Life on Free Wings, and Sing to its Glory.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: New Strength
Let Go and Begin Anew
Another Door Opens
Build Self Confidence
Labels:
action,
begin,
bold,
fly,
follow your dreams,
glory,
John Wooden,
new beginnings,
self confidence,
sing,
soar,
The Buddha,
vision,
Win Borden
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Believe, Then Do It
Those who believe they can do something
and those who believe they can't
are both right.
- Henry Ford
The most difficult thing is the decision to act,
the rest is merely tenacity.
The fears are paper tigers.
You can do anything you decide to do.
You can act to change and control your life;
and the procedure, the process is its own reward.
- Amelia Earhart
The only way to discover the limits of the possible
is to go beyond them into the impossible.
- Arthur C. Clarke
Whether the challenge is reaching the moon, sailing around the world, hitting a home run, acing a job interview, or walking again after a stroke, we can usually accomplish what we believe we can. But once we doubt ourselves, success slips beyond our grasp.
Today's affirmation:
I believe in myself.
I am unstoppable.
Further reading: Power of Thought
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing
Thursday, August 17, 2023
Seek Balance in All Things
To everything there is a season,
and a time to every purpose under heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die.
- Ecclesiastes 3:1-2
We have an obligation to live in harmony with God's creation.
- Bruce Babbitt
One has to find a balance between
what people need from you
and what you need for yourself.
- Jessye Norman
A time for everything: a time to relax and a time to be busy,
a time to frolic and a time to lay up food for the winter,
a time to receive and a time to give,
a time to begin and a time to finish.
A time for work, a time for play -
balance in all things.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Change must always be balanced with some degree of consistency.
- Ron D. Burton
The ending of a job or a relationship
may appear as the darkest night,
but it is merely the Winter season -
the time of renewal and rebirth
that precedes the new planting -
the beginning of the next great cycle.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: Balance vs. Moderation: Eight Ways to Balance Your Life
Live in Harmony
Creating Balance
Renew Yourself
A List of Gratitudes
Yin-Yang
Labels:
action,
balance,
begin,
Bible,
Bruce Babbitt,
change,
consistency,
give,
God,
harmony,
Jessye Norman,
play,
purpose,
receive,
relax,
renewal,
Ron D. Burton,
season,
seasons,
work
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