Tension or Relxation

"Tension is who you think you should be.

Relaxation is who you are."

Chinese Proverb

Prosperity

“If you want 1 year of prosperity, grow grain.

If you want 10 years of prosperity, grow trees.

If you want 100 years of prosperity, grow people.”

Chinese Proverb

Choose A Friend

“A man should choose a friend who is better than himself.

There are plenty of acquaintances in the world;

but very few real friends.”

Chinese Proverb

Japanese Proverb

‎"One kind word can warm three winter months."

Japanese Proverb

Appearances

“Do not judge by appearances;

a rich heart may be under a poor coat.”

Scottish Proverb

Irish Blessing

“May God grant you always...

A sunbeam to warm you,

a moonbeam to charm you,

a sheltering Angel

so nothing can harm you.

Laughter to cheer you.

Faithful friends near you.

And whenever you pray,

Heaven to hear you.”

Irish Blessing

One Moment of Anger

‎"If you are patient in one moment of anger,

you will escape

a hundred days of sorrow."

Chinese Proverb

Apache Blessing

"May the sun bring you new energy by day,

may the moon softly restore you by night,

may the rain wash away your worries,

may the breeze blow new strength

into your being,

may you walk gently through the world

and know its beauty all the days of your life."

Apache Blessing

A Thousand Voices

“It takes a thousand voices to tell a single story.”

Native American Proverb

Unknown Blessings

“Give thanks for unknown blessings

already on their way.”

Native American saying

A Valuable Worthwhile Human Being

"You are always a valuable, worthwhile human being, not because anybody says so, not because you're successful, not because you make a lot of money, but because you decide to believe it and for no other reason."

Dr Wayne Dyer

To Live Is To Choose

“To live is to choose.

But to choose well,

you must know who you are

and what you stand for,

where you want to go

and why you want to get there.”

Kofi Annan

Surprise

“Life takes us by surprise

and orders us to move toward the unknown;

even when we don't want to

and when we think we don't need to.”

Paulo Coelho

Performance

“You cannot perform in a manner

inconsistent with the way you see yourself.”

Zig Ziglar

Criticism Easily Avoided

“Criticism

is something you can easily avoid

by saying nothing,

doing nothing,

and being nothing.”

Aristotle

Opportunity Has a Sly Habit

‎"Opportunity ...

It has a sly habit of slipping in

by the back door,

and often it comes disguised in

the form of misfortune,

or temporary defeat.

Perhaps this is why so many fail

to recognize opportunity."

Napoleon Hill

Awareness

‎"Awareness is the power that is concealed within the present moment. … The ultimate purpose of human existence, which is to say, your purpose, is to bring that power into this world."

Eckhart Tolle

Great Things

“All who have accomplished great things have had a great aim,

have fixed their gaze on a goal which was high,

one which sometimes seemed impossible.”

Orison Swett Marden

Call Troubles Experiences

“If you will call your troubles experiences,

and remember that every experience develops some latent force within you,

you will grow vigorous and happy,

however adverse your circumstances may seem to be.”

John Heywood

Safe Harbour

“A ship is safe in harbour,

but that’s not what ships are for.”

William Shedd

Happy Thoughts

‎"Let a series of happy thoughts

run through your mind.

They will show on your face."

Norman Vincent Peale

The Road of Life

“The road of life twists and turns

and no two directions are ever the same.

Yet our lessons come from the journey,

not the destination.”

Don Williams

Gratitude is an Attitude

"Gratitude is an attitude that hooks us up to our source of supply.

And the more grateful you are,

the closer you become to your maker,

to the architect of the universe,

to the spiritual core of your being".

Bob Proctor

Destiny Grants Us

“Destiny grants us our wishes,

but in its own way,

in order to give us something beyond our wishes.”

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Plans Miscarry

“Our plans miscarry because they have no aim.

When a man does not know what harbour he is making for,

no wind is the right wind.”

Seneca

Shadow of the World

“Time is but the shadow of the world

upon the background of eternity.”

Jerome K. Jerome

Seek Out and Follow It

“Seek out that particular mental attribute,

which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive,

along with which comes the inner voice which says,

“This is the real me,”

and when you have found that attitude,

follow it!”

William James

Every Thought You Have

“Imagine that every thought you have,

every word you utter,

every deed of yours

brings some benefit to the world.”

Deepak Chopra

Taking Time

“Taking time to do nothing

often brings everything into perspective.”

Doe Zantamata

Something You Love Enough

“You have to find something that you love enough

to be able to take risks, jump over the hurdles

and break through the brick walls

that are always going to be placed in front of you.

If you don't have that kind of feeling for what it is you’re doing,

you’ll stop at the first giant hurdle.”

George Lucas

Care About People

‎"Care about people,

not what you want from them,

but what you can give them,

and you will have all you want."

Chip Esajian

What Is The Difference?

‎"What is the difference between an obstacle and an opportunity?

Our attitude toward it.

Every opportunity has a difficulty,

and every difficulty has an opportunity."

J. Sidlow Baxter

‎"You Are A Living Magnet

‎"You are a living magnet

and you attract into your life

the people and the circumstances

that are in harmony with your dominant thoughts."

Brian Tracy

Promises

‎"Promises are the uniquely human way

of ordering the future,

making it predictable and reliable

to the extent that this is humanly possible."

Hannah Arendt

Yesterday I Was Clever

‎" Yesterday I was clever,

so I wanted to change the world.

Today I am wise,

so I am changing myself "

Rumi

How Precious and Valuable

“Remind yourself of how much

you have to give and of

how precious and valuable your giving is.”

Dr. Wayne Dyer

Everything You Want

“Most everything that you want is just outside

your comfort zone.”

Jack Canfield

Everything You Need

“Everything you need

comes to you in perfect time,

space and sequence.”

Louise Hay

Because You Think You Are

‎"Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it,

for that determines our success or failure.

The way you think about a fact may defeat you

before you ever do anything about it.

You are overcome by the fact because you think you are."

Norman Vincent Peale

The Teacher

"The teacher

who is indeed wise

does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom

but rather leads you to the threshold

of your mind."

Khalil Gibran

“Your mind is the tool

your consciousness uses to scan

the contrast of the life around you;

it is the place where you make choices

about all you see,

whilst creating your very

own path forward adding unto all

that is with your unique take

through your perspective.

This means you count and

are important to all that share

this world and all others with you.

Do not waste another moment in

negative contemplation without some

sort of idea for seeking solution;

resolution will never be born

out of negative contemplation.

Reach for a better feeling

and use your mind with its ability

to imagine your future self.”

Paul Smit

Personal Power

“Each of us is born with

a certain amount of personal power

that we rebuild every day.”

don Miguel Ruiz

Generosity

“When we’re able to be generous with others,

we’re better able to be generous with ourselves.”

Cheryl Richardson

Love and Believe

“People who love and believe in you

do not need to be convinced,

and people who do not love or believe in you

are not worth trying to convince.”

Alan Cohen

Success in Life

‎"Success in life is a matter not so much of talent

as of concentration and perseverance."

C.W. Wendte

Miracles

“Miracles seldom occur in the lives of those

who do not consider them possible. “

Neale Donald Walsch

The Creator You Are

“Your awareness of the whole consciousness

is what makes you the very creator that you are.”

Paul Smit

Integrity

“Living with integrity means that

what you feel and know on the inside

matches what you say and do on the outside.

Integrity is alignment.”

Jonathan Ellerby

Taking Yourself Seriously

"If it isn't easy to laugh and be amused by your own mistakes and foibles,

you may be taking yourself a bit too seriously."

Bruce Brown

Opinions and Mistakes

“He that never changes his opinions, never corrects his mistakes, and will never be wiser on the morrow than he is today.”
Tryon Edwards

Circumstances

‎"We can let circumstances rule us,

or we can take charge

and rule our lives from within."

Earl Nightingale

Opportunity Comes Disguised

‎"Opportunity often comes disguised

in the form of misfortune,

or temporary defeat."

Napoleon Hill

Limits to Possibilities

“The only limits to the possibilities in your life tomorrow

are the buts you use today.”

Les Brown

Know What Your Values Are

“It's not hard to make decisions

when you know what your values are.”

Roy Disney

A Man Should Do His Best

‎"It has always been my belief

that a man should do his best,

regardless of how much he receives for his services,

or the number of people he may be serving

or the class of people served."

Napoleon Hill

Riding a Bicycle

“Life is like riding a Bicycle...

To keep your balance,

you must keep moving on!”

Albert Einstein

Encased in Armour

‎"Each of us is encased in an armour which we soon,

out of familiarity, cease to notice.

There are only moments which penetrate it

and stir the soul to sensibility."

Martin Buber

Gratitude

“To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant,

to enact gratitude is generous and noble,

but to live gratitude is to touch Heaven.”

Johannes A. Gaertner

What We Need to Learn

‎"I trust so much in the power of the heart and the soul;

I know that the answer to what we need

to do next is in our own hearts.

All we have to do is listen,

then take that one step further and trust what we hear.

We will be taught what we need to learn."

Melody Beattie

Winning

“Winning is never whining.

Winning is coming in fourth, exhausted but excited,

because you came in fifth last time.

Winning is being glad you're you.

Winning is a feeling, there is no ceiling.

Winning is beginning, and by beginning,

the game is half won.

Winning is all in the attitude!”

Denis Waitley

A Little Bit of Good

"Do your little bit of good where you are;

it's those little bits of good that overwhelm the world!"

Desmond Tutu

A Lot of Courage

"It takes a lot of courage

to show your dreams to someone else."

Erma Bombeck

‎"Prosperity Consciousness

‎"Prosperity consciousness is the awareness that

all of us have something of value to offer,

and we all deserve to get paid

for what we provide to others."

Peggy McColl

No Sense of Humour

“Our subconscious minds have no sense of humour,

play no jokes

and cannot tell the difference between

reality and an imagined thought or image.

What we continually think about

eventually will manifest in our lives.”

Robert Collier

Hard Times

“Hard times require furious dancing.”
Alice Walker

Firm Foundation

“A successful man is one who can

lay a firm foundation

with the bricks

others have thrown at him.”

David Brinkley

Creativity

“Creativity is piercing the mundane to find the marvellous.”

Bill Moyers

Never Give Up

"Never give up on your dream...

perseverance is all important.

If you don't have the desire

and the belief in yourself to keep trying

after you've been told you should quit,

you'll never make it."

Tawni O'Dell

Inside Job

"Success and fulfilment is an inside job!..

Consider investing in yourself regularly.

When you invest in yourself,

you're the only one responsible for your return on investment

and believe me it can be huge!"

Bob Proctor

Fatal Blunder

"There is no more fatal blunder than

he who consumes the greater part of his life

getting his living."

Henry David Thoreau

Emancipate Yourself

"Emancipate yourself from mental slavery,

for none other than ourselves can free our minds."

Bob Marley

Age

“Age amplifies both your qualities and your shortcomings -- your qualities so they can shine, and your shortcomings so they can be healed.”

Alan Cohen

Think and Do

‘The range of what we think and do

is limited by what we fail to notice."

R. D. Laing

The Idea of Difficulty

“It is because there are limitations within any perspective

that the idea of difficulty exists.

So instead of claiming what is desired,

a reason is often placed for why you are not worthy enough

to receive the very thing you desire

or what stands between you and a desire. “

Paul Smit

Fear of Rejection

“It is not rejection itself that people fear,

it is the possible consequences of rejection.

Preparing to accept those consequences

and viewing rejection as a learning experience

that will bring you closer to success,

will not only help you to conquer the fear of rejection,

but help you to appreciate rejection itself.”

Bo Bennett

Gratitude

“Gratitude makes sense of our past,

brings peace for today,

and creates a vision for tomorrow.”

Melody Beattie

The More Peace There Is

‎"Ultimately, we have just one moral duty:

to reclaim large areas of peace in ourselves,

more and more peace,

and to reflect it towards others.

And the more peace there is in us,

the more peace will be in our troubled world."

Etty Hillesum

As You Perceive It

“The world is as you perceive it to be.

For me, clarity is a word for beauty.

It’s what I am.

And when I’m clear, I see only beauty.

Nothing else is possible.”

Byron Katie

Doing What You Want

“Begin doing what you want to do now.

We have only this moment,

sparkling like a star in our hand,

and melting like a snowflake.”

Marie Beyon Rae

Be True to Yourself

"Above all, be true to yourself,

and if you cannot put your heart in it,

take yourself out of it."
Hardy D. Jackson

Make It Inspiring

“Your Life is your message to the world.

Make it Inspiring.”

Lorrin L. Lee

A Process of Accumulation

‎"Life is a process of accumulation.

We either accumulate the debt or the value,

the regret or the equity."

Jim Rohn

The Librarian

‎"Attitude is the librarian of our past,

the speaker of our present,

and the prophet of our future."

John Maxwell

The First Step

“Any thought telling you "it can't be done"

is only as convincing as

you're willing to be held captive by its lie.

Getting started

with whatever it may be

is as simple as remembering that

there's nothing in the universe

that can stop you from taking the first step.”

Guy Finley

When the Limo Breaks Down

“Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo,

but what you want is

someone who will take the bus with you

when the limo breaks down.”

Oprah Winfrey

Looking at the Lack in Your Life

“If you keep looking at the lack in your life,

you will be guaranteed to continually be wanting.

If you keep your eye on what it is you want,

then it will be yours the moment you habituate

a way of staying focused on the very thing you want,

for it is that focus of attention that causes

the vibration within you

and when you are focused on the lack

you are vibrating and attracting that to you.”

Paul Smit

“Laughter isn’t only the best medicine,

but also the first line of healing.

Being amused doesn’t mean laughing things off,

being sarcastic, or denying what’s happening.

It’s appreciating the humour and playfulness of life.”

Michael J Tamura

Be Yourself

"Be yourself.

If you water yourself down to please people

or to fit in or to not offend anyone,

you lose the power,

the passion,

the freedom

and the joy

of being uniquely you.

It's much easier to love yourself

when you are being yourself."

Dan Coppersmith

Commitment

‎"Until one is committed, there is a hesitancy,

the chance to draw back,

always ineffectiveness concerning

all acts of initiation and creation.

There is one elementary truth,

the ignorance of which

kills countless ideas and splendid plans;

that the moment one definitely commits oneself

then providence moves too.

All sorts of things occur to help one

that would never otherwise have occurred.

A whole stream of decisions issues from the decision."

Goethe

Dance

‎"Dance like no one is watching,

love like you'll never be hurt,

sing like no one is listening,

and live like it's heaven on earth."

William Purkey

You are Bigger

“Always know in your heart that

you are far bigger

than anything

that could ever happen to you.”

Dan Zadra

Focus on Your Desire

‎"Focus more on your desire than on your doubt,

and the dream will take care of itself.

You may be surprised at how easily this happens.

Your doubts are not as powerful as your desires,

unless you make them so."

Marcia Wieder

Creativity

“Creativity is inventing, experimenting,

growing, taking risks, breaking rules,

making mistakes, and having fun.”

Mary Lou Cook

The Ying and Yang of the Universe

“There are two ways to look at virtually anything.

One is the violent way,

and one is the peaceful way.

It's the ying and yang of the universe.”

Dr Wayne Dyer

Pessimist, Optimist and Leader

“The pessimist complains about the wind.

The optimist expects it to change.

The leader adjusts the sails.”

John Maxwell

Ingratitude - a Serious sin

“We can lift ourselves and others as well,

when we refuse to remain in the realm of negative thought

and cultivate within our hearts an attitude of gratitude.

If ingratitude be numbered among the serious sins,

then gratitude takes its place among the noblest of virtues.”

Keith Harding

Sabotage

“The more you try to please everybody,

the less you’ll be able to benefit anybody.

If you worry constantly about what others will think,

you’ll sabotage your greatest accomplishments before they even get started.”

Ralph Marston

Criticism

“Refuse to criticize yourself,

or anyone else,

for not living up to your expectations.”

Guy Finley

Get Started Now

“There will always be challenges,

obstacles and less than perfect conditions.

So what?

Get started now. ”

Mark Victor Hansen

Transformation

‎"There is nothing in a caterpillar

that tells you it's going to be a butterfly."

Richard Buckminster Fuller