First Tanjain

Man does not live by a turkey in every oven or a color TV set in every home. Man lives by faith and hope and love, by the star on the horizon, by the trumpet that will not call retreat.

E. Merrill Root (1895-1973) American Writer

Worry has been described as "interest paid on trouble before it comes due." One of America's worst enemies is worry. Worry is like a rocking chair; it requires a lot of energy, and it gets you nowhere. Leo Buscaglia said, "Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy."

Zig Ziglar

"Knowing when to keep your mouth shut is invariably more important than opening it at the right time."

Malcolm Forbes (1919-1990) American publisher

Living in the past paralyzes the present and bankrupts the future.

One of the hardest things anyone must do in life is to forgive others who have wronged or harmed them. Forgiving is one of the initial steps in maintaining a positive mental attitude. Hatred and anger can be defined as two-edged swords that not only hurt the victim, but hurt the perpetrator as well. Sometimes it feels good to nurse our anger and to allow ourselves some righteous indignation. This may feel like a powerful choice in the beginning, but it quickly can spiral down into self-pity. Hatred and anger are enemies to our healing. At times we tell ourselves that our anger is justified and needs to be acted upon in a negative way, i.e., an eye for an eye mentality. Why this may be partially true for initial healing, it is equally true that people who harbor hate and discontent can destroy themselves from the inside out due to their lethal concentration of emotion. Some people are spurred to action because of their anger, and t his can be either good or bad as well. If anger motivates an individual to do something positive, then the outcome can be healing. However, if anger motivates an individual to do something negative, we all know that two wrongs do not make a right. Getting ourselves to decide the best course of action for our positive outcome and then acting on that plan takes courage and self-confidence. It is easier to wallow in self-pity and blame another for the life you are leading, but it proves only one thing – that you choose not to be accountable for the end result. If you give way to hatred and allow it to fester deep within your most intimate self, you will only clog your soul’s arteries that lead to your higher self and ultimately your highest good. Why let someone rob you of your bliss? Take control, take action, and blow the smoke of the past away so that you can clearly see the horizon. Forgive to benefit the most important person in your world – yourself!

"You miss 100 percent of theshots you never take."
Wayne Gretzky (1961 - ) Canadian hockey player & coach

A goal is not the same as a desire, and this is an important distinction to make. You can have a desire you don't intend to act on. But you can't have a goal you don't intend to act on."

Tom Morris

Often the difference between a successful man and a failure is not one's better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on his ideas, to take a calculated risk, and to act.

Maxwell Maltz

Wisdom comes alone through suffering.
-- Aeschylus 525-456 BC

The difference between great people and everyone else is that great people create their lives actively, while everyone else is created by their lives, passively waiting to see where life takes them next. The difference between the two is the difference between living fully and just existing.
Michael E. Gerber

"You can't just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream; you've got to get out there and make it happen for yourself."

Diana Ross (1944 - ) American singer

"The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes."
Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881)British statesman and prime minister

Unswerving loyalty to duty, constant devotion to truth, and a clear conscience will overcome every discouragement and surely lead the way to usefulness and high achievement.

-Grover Cleveland

Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
John Quincy Adams

I believe the recipe for happiness to be just enough money to pay the monthly bills you acquire, a little surplus to give you confidence, a little too much work each day, enthusiasm for your work, a substantial share of good health, a couple of real friends and a wife and children to share life's beauty with you.
-- J. Kenfield Morley

Happiness is mostly a by-product of doing what makes us feel fulfilled.
-- Dr. Benjamin Spock