“ Hope floats but effort propels.” ~ Rob Liano How do you get in gear? Do you have a secret for staying in motion? Why is it so important to maintain momentum? Name practically anything in your life, and you’ll see that it requires some sustained energy to keep it going. The question [...]
“ Flying starts from the ground.The more grounded you are,the higher you fly.” ~ J.R. Rim What do you do to feel grounded? Why is it so important to connect with the earth? And how often do you make an effort to keep that connection alive? It’s no secret that in today’s world [...]
“ The best way out is always through.” ~ Robert Frost How are your powers of observation? Is there truly power in the act of observation? Paying attention is the cornerstone of our existence, and if we are blessed with the gift of sight, we are peeking, peering, and poring over things all [...]
“ It's the job that's never started that takes longest to finish..” ~ J. R. R. Tolkien Are you close to the finish line? Does it seem like the closer you get the further away it is? Will you know for sure when you’ve crossed it? Goals can resemble a receding horizon. Without [...]
“ Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow.” ~ Mary Tyler Moore How often do you goof up? It happens, right? What’s your reaction to it? We all make mistakes. Some of us make them more often than others. But there’s a difference between being disaster-prone or error-ridden and simply stretching yourself. [...]
“ In the presence of eternity,the mountains are as transient as the clouds.” ~ Robert Green Ingersoll Where do you find your silver linings? Every cloud has one, or so the saying goes. It’s almost like a law of nature. Events and actions and circumstances beyond our control might present themselves as either [...]
“ Never waste a yawn.” ~ Wyatt Pringle, Jr. OK, here’s your word for the day: “Pandiculate” That’s a big one, sure to earn you a lot of points if you’re a Scrabble player. Keep it in your back pocket, it might come in handy. I’m not sure why that word comes to [...]
“ There are two great days in a person's life - the day we are born and the day we discover why.” ~ William Barclay What color is your day? For that matter, what’s the texture? The tone? Or even the flavor? Think about it, every day starts out with a particular essence [...]
“ I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.” ~ Oscar Wilde Just what the heck is intelligence anyway? It’s one thing to recognize intelligence, it’s another to spot when it’s fake. Is there more than one kind of intelligence? Well, that would seem [...]
“ Happiness is not a goal... it's a by-product of a life well lived.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt Everybody has goals, right? What is a goal anyway? Boil it down to its essence and you have something that you want to make happen in the future. It could be an object or position you [...]
