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Make The Most of Each Minute "In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life your years - Abraham Lincoln How do you begin each day? Do you start optimistically and full of life (after that first cup of coffee or tea, of course), or grumpily waiting for the next annoying thing to happen? Circumstances can seem to account for our outlook, but this is not true across the board, is it? Haven't we all noticed both miserable heiresses and happy-go-lucky t

Try It Again "It is difficulties that show what men are." - Epictetus How did you handle the most difficult time in your life? You could have handled it differently, right? Either you handled it with strength and courage when you could have dodged it, or you dodged it when you could have exhibited strength of character. Think of the scene in Les Miserables when Jean Valjean had a chance to let an innocent man be held in his place. Freedom was tempting, but Jean Valjean

Get Out There "Man is born to live, not to prepare for life." - Boris Pasternak Study certainly prepares us for life, but experience must follow soon after study, shouldn't it? The experience phase must not be delayed too long. Studying feels empty after a certain point. It is like watching a fabulous travel or cooking show-we are enticed, but then we want the experience for ourselves. Prepare well enough, then get out there and live. TODAY I WILL MAKE SURE I AM PREPARED,

The Gist of Joy "Joy is a net of love." - Mother Teresa Joy is contagious. If you endeavor to remain joyful, whatever circumstances you face each day, you are acting in a loving way toward those around you. It is hard to fathom the number of people who can be touched by one joyful person. If you ride the bus each day and smile when you catch the eyes of other passengers, it is hard for them not to smile back or at least notice the joy that emanates from you. Perhaps your

Books, the Perfect Companions "A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever." - Martin Fraquhar Tupper Think about the greatest books you've ever read. It is amazing how a book really can feel like a good. If the writer is brilliant with character development, we feel we know the characters as well as we know our closest friends. A book can take us to places we've only dreamed of. Sometimes if feels as though a good book gives us what we need, exactly wh

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Power Among Us "If there is a faith that can move mountains, it is faith in your own power." - Marie Ebner von Eschenbach The first step toward making something happen is believing that it can, in fact, happen. Take the famous example of the mother who was able to lift a car to free her trapped child. An unbelievable feat, right? So what explains it? Sheer will on behalf of the mother ( and a little adrenaline thrown in for good measure ). This is an extreme example, but

Glory Be "Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever." - Napoleon Bonaparte Glory certainly is fleeting, especially in our hectic modern world. Most of us have trouble remembering this morning's top stories, much less stories form weeks past. But it is better to have some some goal in sight that to do nothing and leave no mark at all. We must find and claim our destiny, whether we play a major or supporting role in world events. TODAY I WILL MAKE PROGRESS AT LEAVING MY MA

Make Peace with the Process "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work - Thomas Alva Edison Edison sure was an optimist, wasn't he? He never focused on failure- just on researching possibilities. That's a good attitude for any of us. When you think about the universe, the possibilities are endless. Endless possibilities entail endless possibilities for failure as well as success. The only way we can make progress is by experimentation., and failure

Sticking Your Neck Out "Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out." -James Bryant Conant The turtle has one of the sturdiest coats of armor in all of the animal kingdom. Those hard shells protect them stronger, faster animals. It would be easy for the turtle to keep its head buried in that tough shell and stay protected all its life. But instead, it waits for its moment, and makes its way. We humans have to expose ourselves to risk every day o

Playing Fair "Victory goes to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake." - Savielly Grigorievitch Tartakower Most competitions are not blowouts, and sometimes the team way ahead near the beginning of the games loses steam by the end. Other competitions are like fierce battles, with each team gaining ground on each turn. A good philosophy is to just be steady and keep competing because you never know what might happen. Perhaps your opponents will lose their heads, and

Focus on Hope "Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey towards it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us." - Samuel Smiles Hope can get us though any rough spots in our lives. Let's say we are facing a layoff, or a breakup, or the loss of a loved one. We get through these circumstances by focusing on hope and reminding ourselves that just as good times do not last, and bad times do not either. We get out of a funk by distracting ourselves and looking ahead to new thi

Compliments Lead to Confidence "You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think." -Christopher Robin It is nice to be considered brave, strong, and smart- it makes us feel good and capable. Compliments lead to confidence, and confidence can get us anywhere. Take the chef who felt capable of opening his own restaurant because loved ones had raved about his cooking expertise. The residents of the chef's community are grateful for a wond

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Mother Nature Rules "No matter how rich you become, how famous or powerful, when you die the size of your funeral will still pretty much depend on the weather." - Michael Pritchard We make big plans, but Mother Nature has her way in the end, doesn't she? Let's say you live in the Midwest and plan a winter getaway to Florida. You make plans to fly out on February 2. If a blizzard blows in that morning, all your planning may well be for naught. Sometimes-even in this modern

Take That First Step "All know the way; few actually walk it." - Bodhidharma We all instinctively know what life takes, don't we? It generally takes determination and hard work. Often, we hesitate committing ourselves to the work before us because we feel lazy or scared. We may feel relatively content with the way things are, so we are lazy about going after something better. Or we are scared that we might fail, or that it will be a lot of work without as much reward as w