I have a Dream... Martin Luther King Jr.

I have a Dream...
- Martin Luther King Jr.

I get goosebumps whenever I listen to Dr. King's speech. Do I believe in the content of Dr. King's Dream? Very much so. But beyond that, I hold his level of conviction as an example for all our lives.

• Have a Vision, a Dream.
• Believe in that Vision.
• Live that Vision with every fiber of your being.

Osho: The beauty of facing life unprepared is tremendous.

The beauty of facing life unprepared is tremendous. Then life has a newness, a youth; then life has a flow and freshness. Then life has so many surprises. And when life has so many surprises, boredom never settles in you.
- Osho

Is Osho completely disagreeing with Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting and creator of the motto, "Be Prepared?" I think not. Both are making a point about facing life fearlessly. Each is asserting that we don't know what tomorrow will bring, and that we do well to begin each day with courage and a sense of adventure.

Courage affirmation: I release the familiar that I may better discover my inspiring future.

Further reading: Be Prepared

Joseph Campbell: The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.

Life only appears to be rushing toward us

Life is always lived in the eye-of-the-storm - jlh

Tears and laughter cleanse the heart. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Tears and laughter cleanse the heart.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Are you holding back long-suppressed emotions? Let your feelings flow, right now.

While some of us wear our emotions on our sleeve, others keep feelings bottled up for decades. Strike a balance. If you are suffering with unexpressed frustration or grief, let the tears flow. Then find a friend to laugh with. Laughter, however artificial it feels, lightens the saddest moments and bonds us to family and friends.

Further reading: Celebrate endings - for they precede new beginnings. - jlh

Life's burdens are lighter when I laugh at myself - Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Life is magnificent - just as it comes.

How To Cope With Loss, Grief and the Fear Of Your Own Mortality

Choose to be as a young child - fully awake, eager for the next experience. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Choose to be as a young child - fully awake, eager for the next experience.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

As we age, we experience disappointments, and then develop a fear of the unfamiliar.

Consciously adopt the mindset of a young child, to whom all of life is a grand adventure. Life is your playground, fashion grand castle and sweeping boulevards, defeat fire-breathing dragons and leap tall buildings in a single bound.

Further reading:

Shed the scales from your eyes

Beware the Rattlesnake of the Mind - jlh

Discovery and adventure, rather than fear

Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now

Henry Ford: Those who believe they can do something and those who believe they can't are both right.

Those who believe they can do something and those who believe they can't are both right.
- Henry Ford

Whether the challenge is reaching the moon, sailing around the world, hitting a home run, acing a job interview, or walking again after a stroke, we can usually accomplish what we believe we can. But once we doubt ourselves, success slips beyond our grasp.

Further reading:

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

Helen Keller: Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.

C. S. Lewis You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream

ACTION - the sixth Point of Simply An Inspired Life