Great Achievements Build a Monument

Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime,
and, departing, leave behind us, footprints on the sands of time.
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The three controlling desires of every normal man seem to be:
First, to live. Not merely to exist.
Second, to be a man among men.
Third, to do that which will endure.
- James Hulme Canfield

The way you get meaning into your life
is to devote yourself to loving others.
Devote yourself to your community around you,
and devote yourself to creating something
that gives you purpose and meaning.
- Mitch Albom

Death comes to all,
but great achievements build a monument
which shall endure until the sun grows cold.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Further reading: Your Legacy - Making a Difference

Earning a Good Name

A Truly Successful Life

The Seeds You Plant

Our Grandchildren's Planet
     

Peace and Joy Come Only From Within

'Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!'
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare,
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
- Percy Bysshe Shelley

The works of man do not endure. Ancient Egypt thrived for thousands of years before its civilization was overthrown. America, at less than 300 years, isn't even out of diapers. Security and happiness cannot come from physical things, whether cars, homes, or seemingly indestructible monuments of civilization. Lasting joy can only come from within and from connection with Spirit.

When you find peace within yourself,
you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others.
- Peace Pilgrim

It is important to expect nothing,
to take every experience,
including the negative ones,
as merely steps on the path,
and to proceed.
- Ram Dass

Peace comes from within.
Do not seek it without.
- The Buddha

Further reading: Seeds of Faith

Choosing Your Purpose

Being at Peace
      

Enduring Legacy

The three controlling desires of every normal man seem to be:
First, to live. Not merely to exist.
Second, to be a man among men.
Third, to do that which will endure.
- James Hulme Canfield

Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime,
and, departing, leave behind us, footprints on the sands of time.
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Death comes to all,
but great achievements build a monument
which shall endure until the sun grows cold.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

The way you get meaning into your life
is to devote yourself to loving others.
Devote yourself to your community around you,
and devote yourself to creating something
that gives you purpose and meaning.
- Mitch Albom

Further reading: Your Legacy - Making a Difference

A Truly Successful Life

Earning a Good Name

Our Grandchildren's Planet

The Seeds You Plant
     

To Do That Which Will Endure

The three controlling desires of every normal man seem to be:
First, to live. Not merely to exist.
Second, to be a man among men.
Third, to do that which will endure.
- James Hulme Canfield

Death comes to all,
but great achievements build a monument
which shall endure until the sun grows cold.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime,
and, departing, leave behind us, footprints on the sands of time.
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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: A Truly Successful Life

The Seeds You Plant

Earning a Good Name

Your Legacy - Making a Difference

Our Grandchildren's Planet

I Can Endure

You must do the things you think you cannot do.
- Eleanor Roosevelt

We cannot choose our external circumstances,
but we can always choose how to respond to them.
- Epictetus

If patience is worth anything,
it must endure to the end of time.
And a living faith will last
in the midst of the blackest storm.
- Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi

With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.
- Eleanor Roosevelt

Hopefully, you are healthy and joyful on most of your days. On those other days, understand that there are days to take action, and there are days to simply endure what seems that it cannot be endured - whether physical pain, the loss of a loved one, or some other severe hardship.

Further reading: Grace

Attitude is Everything

Zero-Based Gratitude

The Serenity Prayer

Cope With Loss, Grief and the Fear of Your Own Mortality

Quotes about Being Strong

Endure Quotes

Quotes about Strength

Quotes about Suffering