“A promise is all about faith. A promise is only as strong as your faith in your own self, in your own god. So when you swear, in light of your strengths and in spite of your weaknesses, to struggle and to follow through, you are doing a beautiful thing.”
-Mark D. Sanders and Tia Sillers
“A Philosopher once observed that patience, hope, and encouragement are crucial in life. Victory lies ahead for those who are patient. The future is infinitely bright for those who have hope. Those who encourage one another can forever walk a path of mutual prosperity and mutual victory.”
Daisaku Ikeda
“A little girl, asked where her home was, replied, “where mother is.” ~Keith L. Brooks
Happy Mother’s Day, Mommy.
“Pooh, promise you won’t forget about me, ever. Not even when I’m a hundred.”
Pooh thought for a little.
“How old shall I be then?”
“Ninety-nine.”
Pooh nodded.
“I promise,” he said. -A.A. MilneThank God for best friends.
“I was born again. Why not? I had never asked for anything. If the world chose to adopt me … I could take it. New York held it out, and I’d take it and say thanks. You would too.” -Great Expectations
photo courtesy of Beth Retro
“You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.”
-Richard Bach
2011 is the year of productivity.
Why? Simply because I say so. And while there is power in language, there is even more in declaration. When you declare something, you share it. And when you enroll others in your desire, or your plan, or your new possibility, somehow it all starts to become more real. You actually become accountable to yourself.
The following is a quote my friend sent to me during a time when I was feeling overwhelmingly stuck. The truth is that I have all these things I want to create in my life—grand, extraordinary things—and yet the fear of failing, or what I perceive to be the fear of failing, often overpowers what I want to do. The fear of failing keeps us comfortable and safe and reasonable—and unproductive.
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
-Marianne Williamson
“For what it’s worth: it’s never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, start whenever you want. You can change or stay the same; there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people who have a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of, and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.”
-The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind.
“Pooh,” he whispered.
“Yes, Piglet?”
“Nothing,” said Piglet, taking Pooh’s paw. “I just wanted to be sure of you.”
– A.A Milne
