An Anchor And A Sail

There are two lasting bequests we can give our children
One is roots, the other is wings.
- Hodding Carter

A ship in port is safe,
but that's not what ships are built for.
Sail out to sea and do new things.
- Grace Hopper

Anchoring in soft mud is dangerous.
Anchor thyself to the rocks of Faith, Compassion, and Service.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Greatness is not in where we stand,
but in what direction we are moving.
We must sail sometimes with the wind
and sometimes against it -
but sail we must,
and not drift, nor lie at anchor.
- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Cast your cares on God; that anchor holds.
- Frank Moore Colby

Further reading:  Tending the Garden of Our Lives

A ship in harbor

Boldly Sail the Storms of Life

Anchor Quotes

Sail Quotes

Roots

Wings

Inspiration

Balance

Another Day

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

Start living now.
Stop saving the good china
for that special occasion.
Stop withholding your love
until that special person materializes.
Every day you are alive is a special occasion.
Every minute, every breath, is a gift from God.
- Mary Manin Morrissey

Every day brings new choices.
- Martha Beck

I've developed a new philosophy...
I only dread one day at a time.
- the character Charlie Brown in Charles M. Schulz' Peanuts comic

Let every day be the first day
of the rest of your life,
but especially let today be a new beginning.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: How to Move On and Let Go

How to Choose Your Life Purpose

How to Deal with Rejection

New Beginning Quotes

New Day Quotes

Sunrise Quotes

Moving On Quotes

Letting Go Quotes

Life Lessons Quotes

Living Your Inspired Life

The darkest night is often the bridge to the brightest tomorrow.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Life was meant to be lived,
and curiosity must be kept alive.
One must never, for whatever reason,
turn his back on life.
- Eleanor Roosevelt

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

To know even one life has
breathed easier because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

One thing I know: the only ones among you
who will be really happy are those
who will have sought and found how to serve.
- Albert Schweitzer

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Further reading:  How good things really are

Enjoy the journey

Rattlesnake of the Mind

Being Strong Quotes

Compassion Quotes

Encouraging Quotes

Quotes about Being of Service

Quotes about Success

My Quotes about Life

Unconditional Love

If we have no peace,
it is because we have forgotten
that we belong to each other.
- Mother Teresa

Do all things with love.
- Og Mandino

Love is the absence of judgment.
- Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama

Love is the only force capable of
transforming an enemy into friend.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Where love is, there God is also.
- Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi

Further reading: Love One Another

Unity (with Spirit and All Creation)

Where There is Love, Nothing is Missing - a Parable

Quotes about Unconditional Love

We are all one (quotes)

Quotes about Love

Quotes about Friends

Quotes about Generosity

Quotes on Forgiveness

April Fool

Perhaps April Fool's Day (April 1) is a day to take ourselves less seriously.

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs.
It's jolted by every pebble on the road.
- Henry Ward Beecher

The moment you start seeing life
as non-serious, a playfulness,
all the burden on your heart disappears.
All the fear of death, of life,
of love - everything disappears.
- Osho

Through humor, you can soften some
of the worst blows that life delivers.
And once you find laughter,
no matter how painful your situation might be,
you can survive it.
- Bill Cosby

Today is your day to laugh at life,
laugh at what's funny - laugh at what's sad,
laugh loud - laugh often,
laugh at me - laugh at you - laugh at life.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now

Celebrate Whimsey Today

Live a Happier Life

Quotes about Balance

Fool Quotes

Quotes about Humor

Quotes about Laughter

Quotes about Play

Funny Quotes