Daily (ish) or maybe weekly (ish) inspiration

[RickyRaj]

I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want.
Muhammad Ali, Boxer

Don't watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.
Sam Levenson, Entertainer

The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy - it's all that matters.
Audrey Hepburn, Actress

[RickyRaj]

On Progress:
I always wanted to be someone better the next day than I was the day before.
Sidney Poitier, actor

On Failure:
My biggest thrill is when I plan something and it fails. My mind is then filled with ideas on how I can improve it.
Soichiro Honda, auto executive

[RickyRaj]

On Resolve
I will not change just to court popularity.
Margaret Thatcher, former British prime minister

On Endeavor
What one has, one ought to use; and whatever he does, he should do it with all his might.
Cicero, philosopher

On Persistence
Failure is only an opportunity to begin again more intelligently.
Henry Ford, industrialist

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On Insight
The apple cannot be stuck back on the Tree of Knowledge; once we begin to see, we are doomed and challenged to seek the strength to see more, not less.
Arthur Miller, playwright

On Bravery
Being fearless precisely when you are most scared is the best hack.
James Altucher, entrepreneur

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On Travel
I can't think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wonder than to be in a country where you are ignorant of almost everything.
Bill Bryson, author

On Discipline
True freedom is impossible without a mind made free by discipline.
Mortimer J. Adler, educator

On Honor
To be capable of embarrassment is the beginning of moral consciousness. Honor grows from qualms.
John Leonard, critic

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On Integrity
The final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.
Anne Frank, writer

On Vision
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.
John Quincy Adams, 6th U.S. President

[RickyRaj]

Nothing in life is to be feared; it is only to be understood.
Marie Curie, scientist

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.
Frederick Douglass, statesman

One may as well be optimistic. The road to catastrophe will be rougher if it's paved with dread.
John Perry Barlow, poet

[prettyxcool]

2016 was definitely a year to remember! I am sure we all had our ups and downs. But think positive!

This is something we should all read, at least once a week! Make sure you read to the end!!!!!!
Written by Regina Brett, 90 years old, of the Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio

"To celebrate growing older, I once wrote few lessons life taught me. It is the most requested column I've ever written.
1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and family will.
4. You don't have to win every argument. Stay true to yourself.
5. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
6. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
7. Make peace with your past so it won't mess up the present.
8. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
9. Take a deep breath every now and then. It calms the mind.
10. Get rid of anything that isn't useful. Clutter weighs you down in many ways.
11. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
12. It's never too late to be happy. But it’s all up to you and no one else.
13. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
14. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy clothes. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
15. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
16. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?'
17. Always choose life.
18. Forgive others and yourself.
19. What other people think of you is none of your business.
20. Time heals almost everything. Give time a little time.
21. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
22. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
23. Believe in miracles.
24. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.
25. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
26. Growing old beats the alternative of dying young.
27. Your children get only one childhood.
28. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
29. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
30. Envy is waste of time. Accept what you already have, not what you need.
31. The best is yet to come...
32. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
33. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift."
It's worth reading again & again, as & when you can
Live each day as it is your last, as we all know life is really very short! Grab every opportunity!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Have a great 2017!

I think her age has been changed when it got passed around. LOL. She wrote it in 2001 when she was 45. She is 60 now so it will be another 30 years before she is 90! But still good! http://www.reginabrett.com/about-regina/ )