Believe that Life is Worth Living

Be not afraid of life.
Believe that life is worth living,
and your belief will help create the fact.
- William James

Life is always lived in the eye-of-the-storm
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
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If you spend your whole life waiting for the storm,
you'll never enjoy the sunshine.
- Morris West

When the tempest rages, when the thunders roar,
and the lightnings blaze around us,
it is then that the truly brave man stands firm at his post.
- Luther Martin

The Eye-of-the-Storm.
Surrounded by the winds and the rain,
yet peaceful in its own unworldly way -
an unnatural ruddy-cloudy misty-bright kind of way.
Whatever comes next, the eye of the storm is
a moment of serenity among the challenge -
a time for repose and contemplation.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Tested by Storms

How to Live a Stress-Free Life

How to Stop Worrying

Beyond Fear
     

Serenity rather than Fear

Life is always lived in the eye-of-the-storm
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
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A few minutes ago every tree was excited,
bowing to the roaring storm,
waving, swirling, tossing their branches
in glorious enthusiasm like worship.
But though to the outer ear these trees
are now silent, their songs never cease.
- John Muir

When the tempest rages, when the thunders roar,
and the lightnings blaze around us,
it is then that the truly brave man stands firm at his post.
- Luther Martin

If you spend your whole life waiting for the storm,
you'll never enjoy the sunshine.
- Morris West

The Eye-of-the-Storm.
Surrounded by the winds and the rain,
yet peaceful in its own unworldly way -
an unnatural ruddy-cloudy misty-bright kind of way.
Whatever comes next, the eye of the storm is
a moment of serenity among the challenge -
a time for repose and contemplation.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: How to Live a Stress-Free Life

How to Stop Worrying

Tested by Storms

Beyond Fear
    

I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship. Louisa May Alcott

I'm not afraid of storms for I'm learning how to sail my ship.
- Louisa May Alcott

The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
- Epictetus

When the tempest rages, when the thunders roar, and the lightnings blaze around us it is then that the truly brave man stands firm at his post.
- Luther Martin

Our mettle is tested by storms, not by calm.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Circumstance does not make the man: it reveals him to himself. - James Allen

ACTION - the sixth Point of Simply An Inspired Life

The Sailboat Metaphor

Mary Anne Radmacher: Courage doesn't always roar