Impossible!

Be Thankful for the Bad Things

Make that Change!

Start with the (wo)man in the mirror.

Take the Challenge!

You can't control being challenged in life; it's apart of life. However, you CAN control whether you let it defeat you or not.

I have this sign posted in my office at work. One of my students came in, read it and asked what "defeated" meant. (My students are English language learners) I tried explaining it to him, unsucessfully at first. Then we started talking sports and how the losing team has been temporarily defeated. Also, in life how you can be defeated by any number of things that may challenge or frustrate you. He said he understood and fell silent in thought. After a few minutes he spoke again, and asked, "What do you do if you are defeated?".

I looked at him and smiled. "Don't allow yourself to be defeated. Never, ever give up".

He smiled in return and said that I had given him very good advice. He was facing a problem and now he knew exactly what to do.

3 Simple Rules

Just realized that I had this one posted already, but it doesn't matter. Sometimes we need to hear something multiple times before it sinks in. :)

Questions and Answers

Can't have a rainbow without a little rain

Strength

Can't be strong without going through some bad times. That's all "bad" times are - times to refine and build your strength. It's like the gym for our spirits. When you go to a real gym to improve yourself physically, it hurts a little at first while you are building that muscle and it's not particularly easy. There are some days you don't want to do it and just want to rest. Sometimes you hit a plateau and begin to doubt if it was even worth it in the first place. Such is the same with life.

Believe me, it'll be worth it when you feel healthy and toned, feeling stronger than you felt before - both physically AND spiritually! ;)

All of that hard work will make the good times seem so much better.

Just Try and Stop Me

Something to think about...

We're only given so many minutes...

Do one thing everyday that scares you :)

The Secret

It just takes some time in the middle of the road...

It'll be just fine, it'll be alright, alright. :)

Never, ever give up!

RIP Steve Jobs

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."
                                                                         - Steve Jobs 2005 Standford Commencement Address


 http://news.stanford.edu/news/2005/june15/jobs-061505.html

Don't Bring Me Down

Real Courage

Smile because it happened

A Single Step

That first step always seems the hardest. But once you get started, it's hard to stop. ;)

A Dream and A Mouse

Enjoy the little things

Be Lifted from the Shadows

Pick yourself up and start again. We'll make it through anyway. Be lifted from the shadows.

Keep Moving Forward :)

Enjoy life's little wonders and twists & turns of fate.

Wear Sunscreen

Favorite quote from this:
"The race is long and in the end, it's only with yourself".

Oh, There you are Peter!

When you were younger, a world of possibilities was ahead of you. You remembered how to play and have fun. Everything was a game and you were constantly learning new things. You trusted your intutition because no one had yet told you that it was "crazy". Remember what it was like to be a child. Look past the things that make you "old" and hold you back, afterall you promised never to grow up. There's a difference between having maturity and growing up. Your body may get old and your age may increase in number, but you can still find "Peter Pan" inside of yourself... if only you look hard enough.

Beauty is Everywhere

You live here in this beautiful place and share it with all of these beautiful creatures. Remember that, especially, when you get wrapped up too much in the concrete jungle and caught in the rut of everyday living.

The Power of Initiative

Baby, you're a firework!

"Cuz Baby, you're a firework,
C'mon show 'em what you're worth,
Make 'em go ah, ah, ah,
as you shoot against the sky.

Baby, you're a firework.
C'mon, let your colors burst.
Make 'em go ah, ah, ah.
Gonna leave 'em falling down."

Boom, Boom, Boom.
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon.
It's always been inside of you, you, you.
And now it's time to let it through."

Fail Better

Failure isn't the end of the world. It's just an invitation to try again. And sometimes in our endeavours, we fail to do what we set out to do, but end up getting a serendipitous result instead. Don't ever let "failure" stop you from going for what you want. It's not something to be scared of.

You Are Perfect

The song I sing to myself in the mirror whenever I am really, really down. I sing it many times in a row. I sing it until I smile. I sing it until I start to believe it.Nobody is perfect, but you are perfect for you.

Love Being Who You Are

Sometimes there's nothing harder than to be & love who you truly are. There's only one of you and you are stuck with yourself through the good and bad. As much as you try, you can't run from yourself so you might as well learn to love being yourself.

Remember Who You Are

Three things I learned from Lion King:

1) Remember who you are. You are more than what you have become.
2) Your loved ones live in you.
3) The past hurts, but you can either run from it or learn from it.

Here Comes the Sun by The Beatles

One of the best songs to cheer me up. :)
It's just so upbeat, sunny and cheerful. Hard to be anything but happy when listening to this.