Rise to the Occasion

When you face a challenge in life, you more often than not have the choice as to how to react. You can stand in awe, crumble in futility or rise to the occasion. In my experience, life's difficulties are better met with gusto than distaste. Every difficulty successfully met tends to produce: 1) some new …

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Mr. Manners

"Manners are of more importance than laws. Manners are what vex or soothe, corrupt or purify, exalt or debase, barbarize or refine us, by a constant, steady, uniform, insensible operation, like that of the air we breathe in." - Edmund Burke I remember wondering why manners were so important as a child. It was easy …

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The Finest Part

I have a little secret, I dare not spill or tell. It's not so much a secret, For those who know me well. The time I spend in private Is given to my heart. What passes through the eyelet Is but the finest part.

Attain Something Beautiful

“Be of good cheer. Do not think of today's failures, but of the success that may come tomorrow. You have set yourselves a difficult task, but you will succeed if you persevere; and you will find a joy in overcoming obstacles. Remember, no effort that we make to attain something beautiful is ever lost.” - …

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Loose Ends

"It is the loose ends with which men hang themselves." - Zelda Fitzgerald Many sincere and earnest people's hands are tied by loose ends. Loose ends affect business, relationships and just about every sphere of human activity. Though your life is likely "compartmentalized" (e.g. work, home, leisure pursuits, spiritual commitments, etc.), all of the pieces …

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