It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.
- Edmund Hillary
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
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear,
but the triumph over it.
The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid,
but he who conquers that fear.
- Nelson Mandela
I believe that anyone can conquer fear
by doing the things he fears to do,
provided he keeps doing them until he gets
a record of successful experience behind him.
- Eleanor Roosevelt
Further reading: Balance Caution With Courage
Don't Try to Please Everyone
Play to win, but be a good loser
May the world be kind to you, and may your own thoughts be gentle upon yourself. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Saturday, June 7, 2025
Courage is to Act When One is Afraid
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Appreciate the Simple Joys
Most of the luxuries, and many of the so-called comforts of life
are not only not indispensable,
but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind.
- Henry David Thoreau
The essence of life is not in
the great victories and grand failures,
but in the simple joys.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.
- Henry David Thoreau
The greatest wealth is to live content with little.
- Plato
Further reading: Life Really Is Good
Choose Joy Anyway
Calm During Storms
Radiate Light and Love
Friday, June 7, 2024
Conquer Yourself
It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.
- Edmund Hillary
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
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear,
but the triumph over it.
The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid,
but he who conquers that fear.
- Nelson Mandela
I believe that anyone can conquer fear
by doing the things he fears to do,
provided he keeps doing them until he gets
a record of successful experience behind him.
- Eleanor Roosevelt
Further reading: Balance Caution With Courage
Don't Try to Please Everyone
Play to win, but be a good loser
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Appreciate Life's Simple Joys
Most of the luxuries, and many of the so-called comforts of life
are not only not indispensable,
but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind.
- Henry David Thoreau
The essence of life is not in
the great victories and grand failures,
but in the simple joys.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.
- Henry David Thoreau
The greatest wealth is to live content with little.
- Plato
Further reading: Life Really Is Good
Choose Joy Anyway
Calm During Storms
Radiate Light and Love
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Mastery of Thyself
It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.
- Edmund Hillary
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
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear,
but the triumph over it.
The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid,
but he who conquers that fear.
- Nelson Mandela
I believe that anyone can conquer fear
by doing the things he fears to do,
provided he keeps doing them until he gets
a record of successful experience behind him.
- Eleanor Roosevelt
Further reading: Balance Caution With Courage
Don't Try to Please Everyone
Play to win, but be a good loser
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Cherish Life's Simple Joys
Most of the luxuries, and many of the so-called comforts of life
are not only not indispensable,
but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind.
- Henry David Thoreau
The essence of life is not in
the great victories and grand failures,
but in the simple joys.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.
- Henry David Thoreau
The greatest wealth is to live content with little.
- Plato
Further reading: Life Really Is Good
Choose Joy Anyway
Calm During Storms
Radiate Light and Love
Monday, May 23, 2022
Conquer Thyself
It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.
- Edmund Hillary
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
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear,
but the triumph over it.
The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid,
but he who conquers that fear.
- Nelson Mandela
I believe that anyone can conquer fear
by doing the things he fears to do,
provided he keeps doing them until he gets
a record of successful experience behind him.
- Eleanor Roosevelt
Further reading: Balance Caution With Courage
Don't Try to Please Everyone
Play to win, but be a good loser
Monday, January 3, 2022
The Simple Joys
Most of the luxuries, and many of the so-called comforts of life
are not only not indispensable,
but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind.
- Henry David Thoreau
The essence of life is not in
the great victories and grand failures,
but in the simple joys.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.
- Henry David Thoreau
The greatest wealth is to live content with little.
- Plato
Further reading: Life Really Is Good
Choose Joy Anyway
Calm During Storms
Radiate Light and Love
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
First Master Yourself
It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.
- Edmund Hillary
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
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear,
but the triumph over it.
The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid,
but he who conquers that fear.
- Nelson Mandela
I believe that anyone can conquer fear
by doing the things he fears to do,
provided he keeps doing them until he gets
a record of successful experience behind him.
- Eleanor Roosevelt
Further reading: Balance Caution With Courage
Don't Try to Please Everyone
Play to win, but be a good loser
Over 30 and Not Married
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
The Essence of Life: the Simple Joys
Most of the luxuries, and many of the so-called comforts of life
are not only not indispensable,
but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind.
- Henry David Thoreau
The essence of life is not in
the great victories and grand failures,
but in the simple joys.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.
- Henry David Thoreau
The greatest wealth is to live content with little.
- Plato
Further reading: Life Really Is Good
Choose Joy Anyway
Calm During Storms
Radiate Light and Love
Saturday, May 30, 2020
Master of Your Own Life

It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.
- Edmund Hillary
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
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear,
but the triumph over it.
The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid,
but he who conquers that fear.
- Nelson Mandela
I believe that anyone can conquer fear
by doing the things he fears to do,
provided he keeps doing them until he gets
a record of successful experience behind him.
- Eleanor Roosevelt
Further reading: Balance Caution With Courage
Don't Try to Please Everyone
Play to win, but be a good loser
Over 30 and Not Married
Friday, January 10, 2020
In the Simple Joys
The essence of life is not in
the great victories and grand failures,
but in the simple joys.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
The greatest wealth is to live content with little.
- Plato
Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.
- Henry David Thoreau
Most of the luxuries, and many of the so-called comforts of life
are not only not indispensable,
but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind.
- Henry David Thoreau
Further reading: Choose Joy Anyway
Radiating Light and Love
Calm During Storms
Life Really Is Good
Friday, July 19, 2019
Master Your Own Self

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
It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.
- Edmund Hillary
I believe that anyone can conquer fear
by doing the things he fears to do,
provided he keeps doing them until he gets
a record of successful experience behind him.
- Eleanor Roosevelt
Further reading: Don't Try to Please Everyone
Play to win, but be a good loser
Over 30 and Not Married
Monday, May 22, 2017
Content with Simple Joys
The essence of life is not in
the great victories and grand failures,
but in the simple joys.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Most of the luxuries, and many of the so-called comforts of life
are not only not indispensable,
but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind.
- Henry David Thoreau
The greatest wealth is to live content with little.
- Plato
Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.
- Henry David Thoreau
Further reading: Choose Joy Anyway
Calm During Storms
Radiating Light and Love
Life Really Is Good
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Conquering Yourself

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
I believe that anyone can conquer fear
by doing the things he fears to do,
provided he keeps doing them until he gets
a record of successful experience behind him.
- Eleanor Roosevelt
It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.
- Edmund Hillary
Further reading: Play to win, but be a good loser
Pleasing Everyone
Over 30 and Not Married
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Confidence is Half of Victory
If you don't have confidence, you'll always find a way not to win.
- Carl Lewis
Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.
- Samuel Johnson
If you have no confidence in self,
you are twice defeated in the race of life.
With confidence, you have won even before you have started.
- Marcus Tullius Cicero
With realization of one's own potential and
self-confidence in one's ability,
one can build a better world.
- Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama
Confidence is half of victory.
- Yiddish Proverb
Further reading: Believe In Yourself
Making Dreams Come True
Ignore Your Critics
My Wish