Inspiration
It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn’t feel like a giant. I felt very, very small. – Neil Armstrong
Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised. Denis Waitley
The danger of the past was that men became slaves. The danger of the future is that men may become robots. Eric Fromm
There are people who put their dreams in a little box and say, Yes, I’ve got dreams, of course I’ve got dreams. Then they put the box away and bring it out once in awhile to look in it, and yep, they’re still there. Erma Louise Bombeck, 1927 – 1996
To create a garden is to search for a better world. In our effort to improve on nature, we are guided by a vision of paradise. Whether the result is a horticultural masterpiece or only a modest vegetable patch, it is based on the expectation of a glorious future. This hope for the future...
The difference between what the most and the least learned people know is inexpressibly trivial in relation to that which is unknown. Albert Einstein, 1879 – 1955
Life is the soul’s nursery – its training place for the destinies of eternity. William Makepeace Thackeray, 1811 – 1863, was born at Calcutta in 1811. His father worked there for the East India Company. After his father’s death, the family returned to England and William was educated at Charterhouse at London and Trinity...
Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate. Albert Schweitzer
1. Live with a light heart. The things that matter least are usually the things that are causing you the most grief. 2. Smile often, even if you don’t feel like it. The physical act of smiling releases those delightful endorphines and serotonins, neuro-chemicals you produce internally designed to elevate your mood and reduce...
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. Colin Powell
Freedom hath a thousand charms to show, That slaves however contented never know. – William Cowper, 1731 – 1800
There are two ways of spreading light; to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. – Edith Wharton, 1862 – 1937
Blessed is he who has learned to admire but not envy, to follow but not imitate, to praise but not flatter, and to lead but not manipulate. – William Arthur Ward, 1921 – 1994
How is it that we remember the least triviality that happens to us, and yet not remember how often we have recounted it to the same person? François, Duc de La Rochefoucauld, 1613 – 1680
People travel to wonder at the height of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars; and they pass by themselves without wondering. Augustine of Hippo, 354 – 430
There are people who put their dreams in a little box and say, Yes, I’ve got dreams, of course I’ve got dreams. Then they put the box away and bring it out once in awhile to look in it, and yep, they’re still there. Erma Louise Bombeck, 1927 – 1996
Every time I’ve done something that doesn’t feel right, it’s ended up not being right. Mario Cuomo
We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives … not looking for flaws, but for potential. – Ellen Goodman If you...
The danger of the past was that men became slaves. The danger of the future is that men may become robots. Eric Fromm May you live each day of this year full of conscious and vibrating joy, even in uncertain times With best wishes Ulla Sebastian
I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda...