Mistakes

“By taking the time to stop and appreciate who you are and what you've achieved - and perhaps learned through a few mistakes, stumbles and losses - you actually can enhance everything about you. Self-acknowledgment and appreciation are what give you the insights and awareness to move forward toward higher goals and accomplishments.”

― Jack Canfield 

Honesty

“To conceal anything from those to whom I am attached, is not in my nature. I can never close my lips where I have opened my heart.”

― Charles Dickens 

Indignation

  “Sometimes people's spiritual ideas become fixed and they use them against those who don't share their beliefs - in effect, becoming fundamentalist. It's very dangerous - the finger of righteous indignation pointing at someone who is identified as bad or wrong.”

― Pema Chodron

Knowledge

“Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for.”

― Socrates 

Love

“Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.”

― Martin Luther King, Jr. 

Goals

   “People with clear, written goals, accomplish far more in a shorter period of time than people without them could ever imagine.”

― Brian Tracy 

Integrity

“Honesty and integrity are absolutely essential for success in life - all areas of life. The really good news is that anyone can develop both honesty and integrity.”

― Zig Ziglar

Challenges

 “Running away from any problem only increases the distance from the solution. The easiest way to escape from the problem is to solve it.”

― Unknown 

Second Chances

  “People do make mistakes and I think they should be punished. But they should be forgiven and given the opportunity for a second chance. We are human beings.”

― David Millar 

Fear

  “Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future. If we can acknowledge our fear, we can realize that right now we are okay. Right now, today, we are still alive, and our bodies are working marvelously. Our eyes can still see the beautiful sky. Our ears can still hear the voices of our loved ones.”

― Thich Nhat Hanh 

Maturity

“Maturity is the ability to think, speak and act your feelings within the bounds of dignity. The measure of your maturity is how spiritual you become during the midst of your frustrations.”

― Samuel Ullman 

Gratitude

 “Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.”

― William Arthur Ward 

Stress

“Letting go helps us to to live in a more peaceful state of mind and helps restore our balance. It allows others to be responsible for themselves and for us to take our hands off situations that do not belong to us. This frees us from unnecessary stress.”

― Melody Beattie

Obstacles

“Success is determined not by whether or not you face obstacles, but by your reaction to them. And if you look at these obstacles as a containing fence, they become your excuse for failure. If you look at them as a hurdle, each one strengthens you for the next.”

― Ben Carson 

Trust

 “Someone who thinks the world is always cheating him is right. He is missing that wonderful feeling of trust in someone or something.”

― Eric Hoffer

Change

“We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's always your fault, because if you wanted to change you're the one who has got to change.”

― Katharine Hepburn 

Neglect

“Those who have virtue always in their mouths, and neglect it in practice, are like a harp, which emits a sound pleasing to others, while itself is insensible of the music.”

― Diogenes 

Envy

“A note of caution: We can never achieve goals that envy sets for us. Looking at your friends and wishing you had what they had is a waste of precious energy. Because we are all unique, what makes another happy may do the opposite for you. That's why advice is nice but often disappointing when heeded.”

― Marcus Buckingham 

Sincerity

“To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity.”

― Douglas Adams 

Reputation

 “Your reputation is in the hands of others. That's what the reputation is. You can't control that. The only thing you can control is your character.”

― Wayne W. Dyer 

Priorities

 “Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.”

― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe