“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” —Leo Tolstoy
Sometimes It's Hard
“Sometimes it’s hard to talk feelings out.” —E., 9 years old
Beauty and Bread
“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul alike.” —John Muir
Wicked and Innocent
“All things truly wicked start from innocence.” —Ernest Hemingway
It Goes On
“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.” —Robert Frost
Deep Waters
“The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out.” —Proverbs 20:5
Today's Problems
“Today’s problems are yesterday’s solutions.” —Peter Senge
Tripping
“When obstacles present themselves, don’t wait until you trip on them to try to change something; look ahead so you can avoid tripping in the first place.” —Steven R. Hobbs
Beginners and Experts
“The only difference between a beginner and an expert is how quickly you recover.” —Anonymous 74-year-old man, commenting on his 50+ years of square dancing experience
It is Not the Critic Who Counts
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” —Theodore Roosevelt
Following the Light
“Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World.” —Christopher Columbus
Better a Dry Crust
“Better a dry crust with peace and quiet, than a house full of feasting, with strife.” —Proverbs 17:1
Tell the Truth
“If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.” —Mark Twain
Compliments and Insults
“Teach yourself how to not let compliments go to your head; then you will know how to not let insults go to your heart.” —Dennis Prager
Victim Empowered
“A victim is not empowered by the actions of others. A victim is empowered by their own determination to not live as a victim.” —Steven R. Hobbs
New Year's Eve of Time
“Every man regards his own life as the New Year’s Eve of time.” —Jean Paul
Life Shrinks
“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” —Anais Nin
Honest
“Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.” —Sigmund Freud
To Be Trusted
“To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.” —George MacDonald
Failure
“Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.” —John Wooden