Whether we want them or not, the New Year will bring new challenges; whether we seize them or not, the New Year will bring new opportunities. In the long run the pessimist may be proved right, but the optimist has a better time on the trip.
B hopeful, B happy, B cheerful, B kind,
B busy of body, B modest of mind,
B earnest, B truthful, B firm and B fair…
B watchful, B ready, B open, B frank,
B nice to all people, whatever B their rank;
B just and B generous, B honest, B wise…
B temperate, B steadfast, to anger B slow.
B thoughtful, B thankful, whate’er may B tide…
B pleasant, B patient, B fervent to all,
B best if you can, but B humble withall.
B prompt and B dutiful, still B polite;
B reverent, B quiet, and B sure and B right…
B grateful, B cautious of those who B tray.
B tender, B loving, B good and B nign,
B loved thou shalt B!
Do not take anything for granted – not one smile or one person or one rainbow or one breath, or one night in your cozy bed. Give thanks for the life you live, for the love you have, for the happiness you give.
After 5,000 years of recorded human history, you wonder, What part of 2,000,000 sunrises doesn’t a pessimist understand? The realist sees reality as concrete. The optimist sees reality as clay.
Just as the old, looking back, idealize the past, so the young, looking forward, idealize the future. Illusion is the stuff of memory — and is at the heart of hope. Losing an illusion makes you wiser than finding a truth.
Opportunity is often difficult to recognize; we usually expect it to beckon us with texts and billboards. Nothing is so often irretrievably missed as a daily opportunity. Opportunities are never lost; someone will take the one you miss.
One problem with gazing too frequently into the past is that we may turn around to find the future has run out on us. I have memories – but only a fool stores his past in the future.
Be whoever you want to be. People are going to judge you no matter what you do. Believe in yourself.
Apologies does not always mean you are wrong, it just means that value your relationships more than your ego.
With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself, or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose.
A real friend knows when to listen, when to stop listening, when to talk, when to stop talking, when to pour wine, when to stop pouring wine and hand over the bottle
When you complain about getting older, just remember, some people never get the chance to. Age is of no importance, unless you are cheese.
Not only are your thoughts a reflection of who you are, they also determine how far you will go…. think positive. One small positive thougth in the morning can change your whole day.
Without communication there is no relationship. Without respect, there is no love. Without trust, there’s no reason to continue.
Perhaps strength doesn’t reside in never having been broken, but in the courage to grow strong in the broken places.
A great relationship doesn’t happen because of the love you had in the beginning, but how well you continue building love until the end.
Time is free, but it’s priceless. You can’t own it, but you can use it. You can spend it, but you can’t keep it. Once you’ve lost it, you can never get it back.
Sometimes in life you have an appointment with destiny, and sometimes you just have to get destiny to squeeze you in. The trick to playing second fiddle is to play it like second Stradivariaus. People know you for what you’ve done, not what you plan to do.
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