Oprah Says ....

"We can't become what we need to be by remaining what we are." —Oprah

Time Shifting

"...recognizes that every single moment has a particular rhythm to it, and that we have the capacity to expand or contract an individual moment as appropriate. One way to shift what's going on in our world is not to try to rush to do more, but to allow ourselves to go deeper into that moment of being present. Our ability to shift gears, to shift our rhythm to meet that moment and be present in it, is what allows us to experience the fullness of life - to create our life in the way we want it to be." - Stephan Rechtschaffen

Source: Time Shifting vs Time Management

Unhurried Sense of Time

An unhurried sense of time is in itself a form of wealth. --Bonnie Friedman.

What is It You Plan to Do?

Tell me, what else should I have done?
Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon?
Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life? --Mary Oliver

True Heroism

True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost,but the urge to serve others at whatever cost --Arthur Ashe

Little Things?

Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequences come from little things -- a chance word, a tap on the shoulder, or a penny dropped on a newsstand -- I am tempted to think...there are no little things. --Bruce Barton

Creativity

Creativity is piercing the mundane to find the marvelous. --Bill Moyers

No Others

There are no others. --Ramana Maharishi

Empty Pockets

Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that. --Norman Vincent Peale

So, What Do You See?

What we see depends mainly on what we look for. --John Lubbock

Look Ahead

Didn't know the crappy daily horoscope can bring words of wisdom too ... well, inspirations are everywhere indeed.

"You cannot change the past. Today, if you are full of regrets, just look ahead."

Speak the Truth

It takes two to speak the truth -- one to speak and another to hear.
--Thoreau

Reality & Fairy Tales

Fairy tales don't come true.
Reality is much stormier.
Much murkier.
Much scarier.
Reality is so much more interesting than living happily ever after.
- Meredith Grey, Grey's Anatomy (Season 5 Episode 1)

Dream & Desire

I prefer to be a dreamer among the humblest, with visions to be realized, than lord among those without dreams and desires. - Khalil Gibran

When A Few Quotes Give Wake Up Calls

"Resourceful people ... are not having fun all of the time. But they do feel empowered when they force themselves to do what's needed."

Source: www.psychologytoday.com

"The only true security lies in action. No fixed position is ever secure. Security comes from dynamic action, knowing that no matter what happens, you can always do something about it." - Steve Pavlina

Source: www.stevepavlina.com

“One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure its worth watching.” - Anonymous

Risk

RISK
Author unknown

To laugh is to risk appearing the fool.
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.
To reach out to others is to risk involvement.
To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self.
To place your ideas, your dreams before a crowd is to risk their loss.
To love is to risk not being loved in return.
To live is to risk dying.
To hope is to risk despair.
To try is to risk failure.

But risks must be taken,
because the greatest hazard in life is to do nothing.

The person who risks nothing,
does nothing, has nothing, and is nothing.

They may avoid suffering and sorrow,
but they cannot learn, feel, change, grow, love, live.

Chained by their attitudes, they are a slave,
they forfeited their freedom.

Only the person who risks can be free

Source: http://www.iamthewitness.com/Risks.html

Die with Dignity??

"You live with dignity, you can't die with it." - Dr. House

Source: House (TV Show) - Season 1, Episode 1

I think it's really one of the best quote that just hits home run for me. How many times you heard the cliche statement, "at least I die with dignity." But have they ever thought that the precious one is not in dying but in living? Dr. House's quote made me realize that. He was confronting a patient who's giving up and asking him to allow to go home and die. "I just wanna die with a little dignity." But his reply was a harsh one,"There's no such thing. Our bodies break down. Sometimes when we are 90, sometimes before we are even born but it always happen and there's never any dignity in it. I don't care if you can walk, see, wipe your own ass. It's always ugly. Always. You live with dignity, you can't die with it."

I hope it will shed some light to some of you too. Live life with dignity.

Courage & Accomplishments

"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life." -- Muhammad Ali

How Do You Resolve Difficulty?

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." -- Rene Descartes

First Rate Intelligence

The test of a first rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. --F. Scott Fitzgerald

Wonder & Wisdom

Wonder is the beginning of wisdom. --Greek Proverb

Light on the Path

We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own.
--Ben Sweetland

Look in Awareness

Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness.
--James Thurber

Not Yet?

Why always 'Not yet'? Do flowers in spring say, 'Not yet'? —Norman Douglas

Desire Happiness

"Every being must desire happiness for himself." -Richard Price

Source: www.Forbes.com