Kipling

 "If you can keep your head when all around you are losing theirs and blaming it on you, then the world is yours and all that's in it". - Rudyard Kipling

Voice

 

We have to understand that we are all born with a voice.

Jessye Norman, opera singer

The Only Way to Win

 "Sometimes the only way you can win is to stay out of the game." - Ashleigh Brilliant

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Special Attributes

 "I found that personal expressions of you that were ridiculed and judged by family and others through your life can be your most special attributes today. Love you and appreciate all of your uniqueness and see the beauty in others too!" - Janet StraightArrow

Happy Moments

 "A happy life is just a string of happy moments. But most people don't allow the happy moment, because they're so busy trying to get a happy life." - Abraham

Contribution

 RT @SusanCosmos "You're happiest while you're making the greatest contribution." - Robert F. Kennedy

Progressive Spirit

 "Each progressive spirit is opposed by a thousand mediocre minds appointed to guard the past."

— Maurice Maeterlinck (August 29, 1862)

Act for Yourself

 

Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth.

Katherine Mansfield

Emotional Tenor

 "In normal life, the world doesn't 'make' you happy OR sad. You choose the basic emotional tenor of your life and your world reflects it." RT@marwilliamson

Thought Habits

 RT @thebuddha "Thought-habits can harden into character. So watch your thoughts."

The Queen

 "In every woman there is a Queen. Speak to the Queen and the Queen will answer." ~ Norwegian Proverb

Old Thoughts

"Your mind is filled with old thoughts, mostly someone else's old thoughts. It's time now to change your mind about some things." - N. Walsch

Life's Meaning

 

To invent your own life's meaning is not easy, but it's still allowed, and I think you'll be happier for the trouble.

Bill Watterson

Happiness is This

 

Maybe happiness is this: not feeling like you should be elsewhere, doing something else, being someone else.

Isaac Asimov

Art

 "Art is a spiritual, immaterial respite from the hardships of life"

— Fernando Botero 

Honesty

 "I don't regret anything I ever do or say. I don't like to live my life being censored. I like to say what I feel, and I think people respect that because you're honest."

             - Eva Longoria 

Tenderness & Kindness

Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution.

Khalil Gibran, writer, poet, artist

Self-Sabotage

Life is Short

Role Models

Live Life

Possibility

The world is possibility if only you'll discover it.

Ralph Ellison

Be Happy

If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes.

- Andrew Carnegie

Success

Success is more a function of consistent common sense than it is of genius.

Self-Care

Self-care is not an indulgence. Self-care is a discipline. it requires tough-mindedness, a deep and personal understanding of your priorities, and a respect for both yourself and the people you choose to spend your life with.