21 posts tagged “inspiration”

 What do we live for; if it is not to make life less difficult for each other? 

— George Eliot

There is just one life for each of us: our own.

— Euripides

The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it. -- W.M. Lewis

It is never too late to be what you might have been. ~ George Eliot

We're always getting ready to live, but never living.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson, writer

OK, but what is living and how is it different from what I am doing now?

Prayer is not asking for what you think you want, but asking to be changed in ways you can't imagine.

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

Theodore Roosevelt

Today, I am on vacation, so I am inspired to do some shopping and have a nice, leisurely lunch!

Plant seeds of expectation in your mind; cultivate thoughts that anticipate achievement. Believe in yourself as being capable of overcoming all obstacles and weaknesses.

- Norman Vincent Peale

Something we were withholding made us weak, until we found it was ourselves. - Robert Frost

Imagine someone regularly tying small weights around your ankles as you try to climb a mountain. Doesn't sound fair, does it? But that's exactly what you can do to yourself, a little bit at a time, if you don't watch out. When you think of who and what is standing in the way of your dreams, it's easy to forget your own responsibility. Even the best of us can be guilty of unknowingly hurting our own progress. Procrastination, lateness, being disorganized, pessimism, not being honest with yourself, severe self-criticism, downplaying achievements, focusing only on weaknesses while ignoring strengths, keeping goals a secret, demanding perfection, giving up after a small setback—these are all ways you can make it tough to be (and do) your best. Smart systems, the right attitude, and a promise to keep going no matter what will make a world of difference.

I subscribe to several daily e-letters from SparkPeople. Almost every day it's a message like this one that makes me think about my life.