Happiness is a CHOICE

“I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition.”


― Martha Washington

Challenges build us

“All life demands struggle. Those who have everything given to them become lazy, selfish, and insensitive to the real values of life. The very striving and hard work that we so constantly try to avoid is the major building block in the person we are today.”


― Pope Paul VI

Trust

“Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.”

― George Washington 

Your Philosophy

“One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes... and the choices we make are ultimately our responsibility.”

― Eleanore Roosevelt

Education

“The highest education is that which does not merely give us information but makes our life in harmony with all existence.”

― Rabindranath Tagore 

Keep love in your heart

  “Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead.”

― Oscar Wilde 

Potential

  “Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.”

― Winston Churchill 

Measure of Success

 “One measure of your success will be the degree to which you build up others who work with you. While building up others, you will build up yourself.”

― James E. Casey 

Fear

“Fear can be good when you're walking past an alley at night or when you need to check the locks on your doors before you go to bed, but it's not good when you have a goal and you're fearful of obstacles. We often get trapped by our fears, but anyone who has had success has failed before.”

― Queen Latifah 

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How do you make progress?

“You don't make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.”

― Shirley Chisholm 

Imagination

“Both desire and imagination are stored in the mind of the individual and when stretched, both have the potential to position a person for greatness.”

― Eric Thomas 

Power

 “Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.”

― Mahatma Gandhi 

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Timimg of speech

   “Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over.”

― Octavia Butler 

Laughter

“It'll keep you alive for another 10 years if you get yourself a laugh once a day: either provoke it, or look around in the wildest laboratory in the world, the public.”

― Jerry Lewis 

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Start by doing something

  “Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.”

― St. Francis of Assisi 

What to do when obstacles arise

  “ When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there. ”

― Zig Ziglar 

Transformation

   “Transformation is not five minutes from now; it's a present activity. In this moment you can make a different choice, and it's these small choices and successes that build up over time to help cultivate a healthy self-image and self esteem.”

― Jillian Michaels 

A True Friend

  “The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity.”

― Ulysses S. Grant 

What are obstacles?

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.

~Henry Ford

Working together

Henry Ford noted:


Coming together is a beginning
Keeping together is progress
Working together is success