No one can give you better advice than yourself - Cicero

No one can give you better advice than yourself.
- Cicero

I do not need anyone's permission to be my true self.
- jlh

Today's affirmation: I follow my own star and my own inner compass.

Further reading: Need For Approval

As we grow as unique persons, we learn to respect the uniqueness of others. Robert H. Schuller

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

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

My Mama always said you've got to put the past behind you before you can move on.
- the movie Forrest Gump

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
- Albert Einstein (attributed)

Do you feel stuck in a job, relationship or other situation? Perhaps today is the day to try a new approach. Let go of your attachment to the way things have been. Move on to a new perspective and way of life.

Today's photo: The guns of Ft. Casey guarded the approach to Seattle WA in the early years of the 20th century.

Further reading: Go With the Flow - Six Ways to Live a Happier Life

Joy is a Choice - but Not an Easy Choice

Five Questions to Ask Yourself When You Feel Sad for No Apparent Reason

Some people move our souls to dance - Flavia Weedn

Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some people stay for awhile, and move our souls to dance. They awaken us to a new understanding, leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never, ever the same. - Flavia Weedn 

 I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you. I love you not only for what you have made of yourself, but for what you are making of me. I love you for that part of me you bring out. - Roy Croft 

 Where there is great love there are always miracles. - Willa Cather 

 I've learned that you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them. - Anonymous

Courage is the power to let go of the familiar - Raymond Lindquist

Courage is the power to let go of the familiar.
- Raymond Lindquist

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.
- Elbert Hubbard

We must become the change we wish to see in the world.
- Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi

Let today be a day to put your core beliefs and values into action.

Further reading: The Eight Points of Simply An Inspired Life

Mark Twain: Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. Throw off the bowlines.

Thinking will not overcome fear but action will. - W. Clement Stone

Choose with no regret - Mary Anne Radmacher

Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Appreciate your friends. Continue to learn. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is. - Mary Anne Radmacher 

  Our lives are defined not by the challenges we encounter, but by how we respond to those challenges. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie 

 Further reading: Zero-Based Gratitude