October 2014 Blog Posts (22)

Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.

Carl Sagan

This week is the 100^th anniversary of poet Dylan Thomas’ birth. This reminded me of how his poem “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” warmed my Christmas season for many…

Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.

Omar Khayyam

I am sometimes told that I have a lot of problems that I don’t realize. I am told that I don’t pay enough attention to what is wrong around me. I…

“Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely.”

As you know I am a big believer in people’s ability to manage their lives if they are willing to work on what would really make them happy and then to do what is necessary to make the changes that will brighter…

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

The other day we talked about how so many of the people I meet don’t realize how good they are. In my world…

“Be yourself. No one can say you're doing it wrong.”

Charles M. Schulz

Last Friday I was given the opportunity to attend a banquet celebrating the OASIS of Central Indiana’s 25^th anniversary. My town’s OASIS chapter is…

The best feeling in the world is realizing that you're perfectly happy without the thing you thought you needed.

As I sat with friends yesterday I complimented one of them on his lifestyle choices. You see my friend works nights for Federal Express on…

One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon--instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.

Dale Carnegie

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There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven't yet met.

William Butler Yeats

Yesterday I shared with you my thoughts on the importance of companionship. Since then I have thought about the wide variety of people who have…

“To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with.”

Mark Twain

One of the things I learned long ago was how much better things are that are shared rather than just experienced. There is a special joy that comes from being with a spouse watching your child’s…

“We cannot solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them”

Albert Einstein

I had breakfast with an organizational development expert the other day where I heard about an enterprise that was struggling because there was a disconnect between their…

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent”

Eleanor Roosevelt

I have often said that I meet many people who don’t realize how good they are. I think that often this is because they do not think well enough of…

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

Henry David Thoreau

There was a time when I felt that adventure and new experiences only existed across the horizon. You see I was taken my surroundings for granted and…

Each difficult moment has the potential to open my eyes and open my heart.

Myla Kabat-Zinn

Over the years I have met many people from varying backgrounds who have been folks that I was glad I knew. When I was a kid there were…

For fast-acting relief, try slowing down.

Lily Tomlin

This year has been both interesting and somewhat life changing for me due to my recovery restrictions after a few major health events. My inability to commit to too much and the limitations put on my activities resulted in…

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

Winston Churchill

Someone said to me once when I had commented on the beauty of a garden that the reason that I thought…

I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as old as you feel.

Elizabeth Arden

If you want to save time don’t go looking for the Fountain of Youth. Trust me it does not exist. But that does not mean…

“I can't change yesterday, but I do have the power to make today a wonderful day.”

Anonymous

I hope you had as good a day as I did yesterday, mine started with breakfast with an old friend who has a daily radio show and then I met one of my favorite professional actresses for…

Life is like a rollercoaster. It has ups and downs. But it is your choice to scream or enjoy the ride.

Author Unknown

You have often heard me say that I chose to enjoy my life. As you probably know it isn’t always easy but we have the ability to handle some adversity without…

“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.”

Mark Twain

Hi everyone and welcome new readers. We had quite a few of you join us last week with many from other parts of the world. I am glad to have…

Life is too short to spend in negativity. So I have made a conscious effort to not be where I don't want to be.

Hugh Dillon

I am happy almost wherever I am and I am grateful for that as I see so many folks who spend most of their…