| “You can clutch the past so tightly to your chest that it leaves your arms too full to embrace the present.” ~Jan Glidewell~ Think about that for a second. Arms full of old stuff — old stories, old hurt, old wins even — leave no room for what’s standing right in front of you. Put some of it down. Not because it didn’t matter, but because today matters too. The Dude 🐸 Thought for the Day Empty your arms. Something good is trying to get in. |
“It’s not the destination, it’s the journey.”~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~ Nobody tells you that when you start. You just pick a direction and go. Some days the road is smooth. Some days you’re white-knuckling it through weather you didn’t see coming. Either way, you’re moving. Either way, something is happening to you — and…
“Whatever you call it — it’s enough.”~ The Dude ~ It’s hard to deny there’s something bigger than us as we watch a morning sunrise. The Dude 🐸 Thought for the DayToday I choose to lean on my higher power — not be it.
Carpe diem.~ Horace ~ Monday gets a bad rap. Many grumble about it like it’s a punishment. But look at it differently — Monday is the one day the whole week hands you a blank compass. No mistakes yet. No momentum in the wrong direction. Just a fresh line pointing wherever you decide to point…
“If I stand in the center of a Hula Hoop, all the territory inside the hula hoop is my concern, my business, and within my power to change. Everything outside of it is none of my business, and out of my control.”~Hula Hoop Larry~ Yes…same quote…different day…different application. Yesterday we talked about minding your hoop….
“No man is your enemy, no man is your friend, every man is your teacher.”~Florence Scovel Shinn~ That one stopped me cold the first time I heard it. Every difficult person. Every disappointment. Every relationship that didn’t work out the way you planned. All of it — curriculum. The boss who made your life miserable….
“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”~Albert Einstein~ Most people run from silence like they owe it money. The Dude is still working on that one himself. Turns out silence isn’t the enemy. It’s the cure. Sit still long enough. Something always shows up. The Dude 🐸 Thought for the DayWhat are you drowning out…