Daily (ish) or maybe weekly (ish) inspiration

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"You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try."

By Beverly Sills

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"You don't drown by falling in water. You drown by staying there."

Unknown

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"Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but it gets you nowhere."

By Glenn Turner

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"There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them."

By Denis Waitley

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I know I have posted todays inspiration before right at the beginning of this thread , but I have to post it again as for me its one of the most inspiring pieces ever , its the Lyrics to Baz Luhrmanns Everybodys free to wear sunscreen , so in case you missed it the first time round or just need some much needed inspiration , here it is again ...

Ladies and gentlemen of the class of '99

Wear sunscreen

If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it

The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists
Whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable
Than my own meandering experience,

I will dispense this advice now ..

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth, oh, never mind,
You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth
until they've faded, but trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back
at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now
how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked,
You are not as fat as you imagine.

Don't worry about the future
Or know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum.
The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind,
The kind that blindsides you at 4 p.m. on some idle Tuesday.

Do one thing every day that scares you

Sing

Don't be reckless with other people's hearts
Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours

Floss

Don't waste your time on jealousy
Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind
The race is long and in the end, it's only with yourself

Remember compliments you receive, forget the insults, if you succeed in doing this, tell me how

Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements

Stretch

The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives
Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't

Get plenty of calcium
Be kind to your knees
You'll miss them when they're gone

Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't
Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't
Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the 'Funky Chicken'
on your 75th wedding anniversary
Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much
or berate yourself either
Your choices are half chance, so are everybody else's

Enjoy your body, use it every way you can
Don't be afraid of it or what other people think of it
It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own.

Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your own living room
Read the directions even if you don't follow them
Do not read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.


Get to know your parents, you never know when they'll be gone for good
Be nice to your siblings, they're your best link to your past
and the people most likely to stick with you in the future

Understand that friends come and go
But a precious few, who should hold on.

Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle
For as the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young

Live in New York City once but leave before it makes you hard
Live in northern California once but leave before it makes you soft

Travel

Accept certain inalienable truths
Prices will rise, politicians will philander, and you too will get old
And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young
Prices were reasonable, politicians were noble
and children respected their elders

Respect your elders

Don't expect anyone else to support you
Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse
But you never know when either one might run out

Don't mess too much with your hair
Or by the time you're 40 it will look 85

Be careful whose advice you b*y but be patient with those who supply it.
Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past
from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts
and recycling it for more than it's worth

But trust me on the sunscreen.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfq_A8nXMsQ - please do take some time to listen to the actual song and watch the video too

Enjoy


:)

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Always be a first rate version of yourself, instead of a second rate version of somebody else.

Judy Garland

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The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

Eleanor Roosevelt

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One who walks in another's tracks leaves no footprints.

Proverb

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Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.

Scott Adams

[Diane65]

Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.

Scott Adams

That's such a beautiful quote. Thanks so much for taking the time to post.