Letting go..

does not mean you don't care..it does not mean we shut down. It means we stop trying to force outcomes...

Trees in a storm don't try to stand up straight and erect. They allow themselves to bend and blow with the wind. Those that try too hard to resist are the ones that break :)

Don't smother each other..

No one can grow in the shade...

The important thing..

about waiting, is to know what you are waiting for...

People count up the faults of those who keep them waiting..haha ):

Do more..

than what is expected...

An act of love...

One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house.

However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so brought him a large glass of milk He drank it slowly, and then asked, "How much do I owe you?" "You don't owe me anything," she replied "Mother has taught us never to accept payment for a kindness." He said... "Then I thank you from my heart."

Years later that young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately he rose and went down the hall of the hospital to her room. He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultation room determined to do his best to save her life. From that day he gave special attention to the case. After a long struggle, the battle was won. Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval.

He looked at it, then wrote something on the edge and the bill was sent to her room. She feared to open it, for she was sure it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all. Finally, she looked, and something caught her attention on the side as she read these words.....

"Paid in full with one glass of milk." (Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly.

You don't lose..

if you get knocked down. You lose if you stay down..

When we wake up in the morning...

we have 2 simple choices..go back to sleep and dream or wake up and chase those dreams..the choice is ours :)

Try a thing you haven’t done three times..

Once, to get over the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn how to do it. And a third time, to figure out whether you like it or not.

A wise man..

will make more opportunities than he finds..

Don't rest on laurels

One day a field marshal requested an audience with Napoleon, and Napoleon knew what was coming. But as every good leader must, Napoleon agreed to hear him out. The field marshal brought news of a great victory he had achieved. He talked for a long time about his accomplishment, piling detail upon detail.

Napoleon listened closely throughtout the entire narration, but said nothing. The officer was disappointed. He had hoped for a more enthusiastic reception, as well as Napoleon's congratulations. Neither was forthcoming.

Summing up, the marshal repeated much of what he had already stated. As the officer rambled on, Napoleon continued to listen politely, and the marshal interpreted this as encouragement. Surely, he thought, Napoleon will now give me the praise I so richly deserve.

When the marshal finally stopped talking, Napoleon asked him one question: "What did you do the next day?"

The field marshal was speechless. But the lesson was not lost on him. From then on, the officer understood that he should never rest on his laurels. So he left it to others to bestow the praise.

Feeling sorry for someone...

helps none, but makes you sad. So if you dare, then help and care, and soon you'll both feel glad.

The task ahead of us..

is never as great as the power behind us - Ralph Waldo Emerson

If you do something...

that you've always done, you'll get what you've always got...

Blessed are those..

who can give without remembering and take without forgetting...

If you want something...

with all your heart, you are bound to get it...

High priority...

The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities - Stephen Covey