You shall, I question not, find a way to the top if you diligently seek for it; for nature hath placed nothing so high that it is out of the reach of industry and valor.
—Alexander the Great (356-323 BC, Public domain)
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Maintain Control Over Your States of Mind
Don’t give up emotional power to circumstances outside of your control; retain the ability to move into a mental state of your own choosing. —Mike Hazell (Image Licensed) I recall being at a...
Humor Friday
I tell you, I get no respect. My uncle’s dying wish – he wanted me on his lap. He was in the electric chair. —Rodney Dangerfield (Public Domain)
True Personal Strength Comes from a Combination of Clarity and Fortitude
The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it. —Thucydides (Greek philosopher, 460 bc – 400...
Virgil on Acceptance & Happiness
Happy the soul who has learned the cause of things and has put under their feet all fear, inexorable fate, and the noisy strife of the hell of greed. —Virgil (Public Domain)
da Vinci on Clarity
There are three classes of people: those who see, those who see when they are shown, those who do not see. —Leonardo da Vinci (attrib to Francesco Melzi, student of da Vinci; Public Domain)...
Complaint Never Paved a Road to Happiness or Success
The tendency to whining and complaining may be taken as the surest sign symptom of little souls and inferior intellects. —Lord Francis Jeffrey (1840, by sculptor Patric Park; Creative Commons)...
Humor Friday
Be thankful we’re not getting all the government we’re paying for. —Will Rogers (Public Domain) Advertisements
Occupy Your Mind with Lofty Thoughts, not Irrelevant Chaff
Those who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness. —François de La Rochefoucauld (Public Domain) Advertisements
When Two Souls Connect
The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed. —Carl Jung (Public Domain) Advertisements
Epictetus on Self Discipline and Humility
In general, any methods of discipline applied to the body which tend to modify its desires or repulsions, are good—for ascetic ends. But if done for display, they betray at once a man who keeps an...
Forget the rest of the week, embrace today—own it.
There is only one day left, always starting over: it is given to us at dawn and taken away from us at dusk. —Jean-Paul Sartre (Image Licensed) Advertisements
Humour Friday: Brexit Edition
If one could only teach the English how to talk, and the Irish how to listen, society here would be quite civilized. —Oscar Wilde (1889, by Napoleon Sarony; Public Domain) Advertisements
Don’t Ponder Your Words; Take Stock of Your Deeds
“One does nothing who tries to console a despondent person with word. A friend is one who aids with deeds at a critical time when deeds are called for.” —Euripides (Public Domain) Advertisements
How to Turn Negative Urges into Positive Actions — Dr. Eric Perry, PhD
Written by Dr. Perry, PhD Image Credit: Pixabay “Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one.” ~Hans Selye Sublimation is a subconscious psychological defense...
Work Constantly to Achieve Your Objectives
“All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.” —Calvin Coolidge (1919, by Notman Photo Co.; Public Domain)...
Plan. Believe. Act.
“Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.” —Pablo Picasso (Image...
Whatever it takes, find this inspiration in your life; it will change everything
When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds. —Patanjali (Image Licensed) Advertisements
Channing on Adversity
Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict. —William Ellery Channing (by Oswald Chambers; Public Domain) Advertisements
The Happiness of Pursuit
It is not in the pursuit of happiness that we find fulfillment, it is in the happiness of pursuit. —Denis Waitley (Image Licensed) When we are in the grinding drudgery of training, of taking the...
Keller on Boldness