Bring Light to the Darkest Moments

 

It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
- Chinese proverb often quoted by Eleanor Roosevelt

The unknown is like the darkness of a cave -
it can be illuminated by the brief light
of one adventurer's small candle.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times,
if one only remembers to turn on the light.
- J.K. Rowling

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.
- Aristotle Onassis

Further reading: Divine Spark

Create Light for Others

Dark Days
       

Turn On the Light

It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
- Chinese proverb often quoted by Eleanor Roosevelt

The unknown is like the darkness of a cave -
it can be illuminated by the brief light
of one adventurer's small candle.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times,
if one only remembers to turn on the light.
- J.K. Rowling

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.
- Aristotle Onassis

Further reading: Divine Spark

Create Light for Others

Dark Days
       

Remember that Light Overcomes Darkness

 

It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
- Chinese proverb often quoted by Eleanor Roosevelt

The unknown is like the darkness of a cave -
it can be illuminated by the brief light
of one adventurer's small candle.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times,
if one only remembers to turn on the light.
- J.K. Rowling

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.
- Aristotle Onassis

Further reading: Divine Spark

Create Light for Others

Dark Days
       

Stay Home During the Pandemic *AND* Try Not To Worry

I want to be very clear that the preceding post refers only to not letting
"experts" stifle your creativity and goals.

PLEASE trust the medical experts
(and not the politicians) regarding the COVID19 pandemic, it is still spreading
exponentially in the United States and Europe, and places like India and Africa 
are going to get hit hard.

Please Stay Home (especially if you are over 60 or have a medical condition)!
Protect yourself, your family, and your community by minimizing all contact.

Take precautions, but try not to worry.

Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow,
it only saps today of its joy.
- Leo Buscaglia

Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning.
- Winston Churchill

The truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing,
and should be treated with caution.
- J. K. Rowling

It is of the small joys and little pleasures
that the greatest of our days are built.
- Mary Anne Radmacher

God grant me the serenity
To accept the things I cannot change;
the courage to change the things I can;
and the wisdom to know the difference.
- Reinhold Niebuhr (Serenity Prayer)

May the world be kind to you, and may your own thoughts be gentle upon yourself.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Light and Joy...
 Jonathan

One Small Candle

It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
- Chinese proverb often quoted by Eleanor Roosevelt

The unknown is like the darkness of a cave -
it can be illuminated by the brief light
of one adventurer's small candle.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times,
if one only remembers to turn on the light.
- J.K. Rowling

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.
- Aristotle Onassis

Further reading: Divine Spark

Create Light for Others

Dark Days
       

Light a Candle

It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
- Chinese proverb often quoted by Eleanor Roosevelt

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.
- Aristotle Onassis

Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times,
if one only remembers to turn on the light.
- J.K. Rowling

The unknown is like the darkness of a cave -
it can be illuminated by the brief light
of one adventurer's small candle.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Divine Spark

Dark Days

Create Light for Others
   

In the Darkest of Times

Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times,
if one only remembers to turn on the light.
- J.K. Rowling

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.
- Aristotle Onassis

It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
- Chinese proverb often quoted by Eleanor Roosevelt

The unknown is like the darkness of a cave -
it can be illuminated by the brief light
of one adventurer's small candle.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Create Light for Others

Dark Days

Divine Spark
   

What is "The Truth?"

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact.
Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.
- Marcus Aurelius

Truth is not defined by
how many people believe something.
Ask. Question. Think.
Decide - for yourself.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance -
it is the illusion of knowledge.
- Daniel J. Boorstin

The truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing,
and should be treated with caution.
- J. K. Rowling

The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie,
deliberate, contrived and dishonest,
but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic.
- John F. Kennedy

Keep the company of those who seek the truth;
run from those who have found it.
- Václav Havel

Further reading: Truth isn't True. Reality isn't Real.

Be a Seeker

Lifelong Learning

Perspective on Tradition: An Open Mind

Your Choices Determine Everything

It is our choices ... that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
- J. K. Rowling (Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets)

Life is 10 percent what happens to me
and 90 percent how I react to it.
- Charles Swindoll

Laws control the lesser man.
Right conduct controls the greater one.
- Mark Twain

'Tis the business of little minds to shrink,
but they whose heart is firm,
and whose conscience approves their conduct,
will pursue their principles unto death.
- Thomas Paine

Make your important choices in life
based on your values and your long-term objectives
rather than on a need for approval.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Thinking for Yourself

Bad Habits

Embrace Change

Choosing to Love Life

The Price of Standing for Something Important

Honor

Ability without honor is useless.
- Marcus Tullius Cicero

Laws control the lesser man.
Right conduct controls the greater one.
- Mark Twain

All the great things are simple,
and many can be expressed in a single word:
freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.
- Winston Churchill

Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.
- Alexander Hamilton

You will never do anything in this world without courage.
It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.
- Aristotle 

To live is to choose.
But to choose well, you must know who you are
and what you stand for, where you want to go
and why you want to get there.
- Kofi Annan

Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters
cannot be trusted with important matters.
- Albert Einstein

It is our choices ... that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
- J. K. Rowling (Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets)

Further reading:  What is Honor? Is there a place for Honor today?

The Eight Points of Simply An Inspired Life

Honor

Conscience

The Test

Dignity

Conscience

'Tis the business of little minds to shrink,
but they whose heart is firm,
and whose conscience approves their conduct,
will pursue their principles unto death.
- Thomas Paine

In matters of conscience,
the law of the majority has no place.
- Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi

The ultimate test of a man's conscience
may be his willingness to sacrifice something today
for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard.
- Gaylord Nelson

It is not desirable to cultivate
a respect for the law,
so much as for the right.
- Henry David Thoreau

Never do anything against conscience
even if the state demands it.
- Albert Einstein

It is our choices ... that show what we truly are,
far more than our abilities.
- J. K. Rowling (Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets)

Further reading: Standing Up For Principles

Values

Responsibility

Principles

Good Conscience

Leadership

Encouragement

Change

Conscience

Smiling away your troubles requires
a clear conscience that harbors no insincerity.
- Paramahansa Yogananda

'Tis the business of little minds to shrink,
but they whose heart is firm,
and whose conscience approves their conduct,
will pursue their principles unto death.
- Thomas Paine

It is our choices ... that show what we truly are,
far more than our abilities.
- J. K. Rowling (Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets)

The ultimate test of a man's conscience
may be his willingness to sacrifice something today
for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard.
- Gaylord Nelson

Further reading: The Secret of Happiness

Expression of Universal Gratitude

Love or Fear?

Quotes about Conscience

Quotes about Choices

Quotes about Values

Thank You Quotes

Quotes to Live By

Words of Encouragement

The Truth

The truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing,
and should be treated with caution.
- J. K. Rowling

It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble.
It's what you know for sure that just ain't so.
- Mark Twain (attributed)

About most subjects, there is not "The Truth."
There is merely one's personal truth.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

The problem with making assumptions
is that we believe they are the truth
- don Miguel Ruiz

Truth is not defined by
how many people believe something.
Ask. Question. Think.
Decide - for yourself.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Question Your Questions

Truth isn't True

Maybe So, Maybe Not.

What We Are

It is our choices ... that show what we truly are,
far more than our abilities.
- J. K. Rowling (Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets)

Life is 10 percent what happens to me
and 90 percent how I react to it.
- Charles Swindoll

The greatest discovery of any generation
is that a human being
can alter his life by
altering his attitude
- William James

It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.
- e. e. cummings

Further reading: How to Cope With Life

Break Old Patterns of Action

Positive Attitude Quotes

Quotes about Choices

Become Quotes

Positive Sayings

Empowering Quotes

You Can Do It Quotes

Stand Strong

He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
- Louisa May Alcott

It is our choices ... that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
- J. K. Rowling (Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets)

Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.
- Joseph Campbell

Further reading: What to Do When Your Whole World is Falling Apart?

How to Deal with Rejection

This Above All, to Thine Own Self Be True

Choices

Life is a sum of all your choices.
- Albert Camus

It is our choices ... that show what we truly are,
far more than our abilities.
- J. K. Rowling

Make your important choices in life
based on your values and your long-term objectives
rather than on a need for approval.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

As we begin this new year, be aware of the wide range of choices that are open to you. Lay aside habit and tradition, to make those choices that best serve you and those you love in the coming year - and beyond.

Further reading: Steve Jobs' Three Rules of Life

How to Move On and Let Go

How to Choose Your Life Purpose

The Secret of Happiness

Quotes about Choices

Quotes about Courage

Quotes about Being Strong

Quotes about Being Yourself

Quotes about New Beginnings

Difficult Choices

To go against the dominant thinking of your friends,
of most of the people you see every day,
is perhaps the most difficult act of heroism you can perform.
- Theodore H. White

It is our choices ... that show what we truly are,
far more than our abilities.
- J. K. Rowling

Further reading: Is Now a Time to be Reasonable?

I Say NO - I Say YES

Quotes about Choice

Quotes about Change

Quotes on Courage

Follow Your Dreams Quotes

Master Self-Motivation

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.
- Judy Garland

It is our choices ... that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
- J. K. Rowling

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
- Eleanor Roosevelt

When you get motivated, you can accomplish almost anything. You can get motivated to lose weight, to exercise, to study, or to do almost anything else that is truly important to you.

The keys to self-motivation are...

• Understand Your Life Purpose
• Choose Your Priorities
• Visualize Success
• Write Down your plan, dates, milestones
• Begin Now - Never Quit
• Celebrate Your Victories
• Use Your Support Network
• Build Your Self-Confidence

Read my full article How to Get Motivated at
www.how-to-self.com/get-motivated

Further reading: Motivational Quotes

Quotes on Attitude

Can Do Quotes

Quotes about Choices

Courage Quotes

No Fear Quotes

Never Give Up Quotes

Live with Honor

It is our choices ... that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
- J. K. Rowling (Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets)

This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.
- William Shakespeare

To be a person of true greatness...
Live with honor.
Respect yourself.
Respect others.
Act honorably.

Further reading: What is Honor? Is there a place for Honor today?

The Eight Points of Simply An Inspired Life

HONOR - the first Point of Simply An Inspired Life

This Above All, To Thine Own Self Be True - 5 Ways to Apply William Shakespeare's Advice Today

It is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right - William J. H. Boetcker

It is our choices ... that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. - J. K. Rowling

It is our choices ... that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. - J. K. Rowling (Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets) 

 To go against the dominant thinking of your friends, of most of the people you see every day, is perhaps the most difficult act of heroism you can perform. - Theodore H. White 

 Today's affirmation: I CHOOSE with Open Mind and Open Heart. I renounce all assumptions and expectations. I declare that I will thoughtfully consider all possibilities. I will CHOOSE with courage, awareness, consciousness, and compassion toward all. 

 Further reading: No one is in control of your happiness but you

I Say NO - I Say YES