Create Light

As we work to create light for others,
we naturally light our own way.
- Mary Anne Radmacher

As we let our light shine,
we unconsciously give other people
permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear,
our presence actually liberates others.
- Marianne Williamson

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace,
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy.
- St. Francis of Assisi

Know that darkness is merely the absence of light.
You can be the small candle that defeats the vast darkness.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Paths to Joy and Service

Nothing to look forward to?

Ask Why Not How 

Simple Needs

It is not the man who has too little,
but the man who craves more, that is poor.
- Lucius Annaeus Seneca

The simplification of life is one of the steps to inner peace.
A persistent simplification will create an inner and outer well-being
that places harmony in one's life.
- Peace Pilgrim

It is of the small joys and little pleasures
that the greatest of our days are built.
- Mary Anne Radmacher

He who is contented is rich.
- Lao Tzu

Further reading: The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse - a fable by Aesop

Simplicity

Seven Tips for Stress-Free Living

Demands

Simple Living

Relax

Live Joyfully

Gratitude

Being Happy

All Life is a Risk

Life is defined more by its risks than by its samenesses.
- Mary Anne Radmacher

With courage you will dare to take risks,
have the strength to be compassionate,
and the wisdom to be humble.
Courage is the foundation of integrity.
- Keshavan Nair

Take a chance! All life is a chance.
The man who goes farthest is generally
the one who is willing to do and dare.
- Dale Carnegie

Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.
- Robert F. Kennedy

The trouble is,
if you don't risk anything,
you risk even more.
- Erica Jong

All Life is a risk - even crossing the street, or sitting in your easy chair. So relax, don't worry, and live the most productive and enjoyable life you can.

Further reading:  Dance with Life

Live Courageously

Live Your Greatest Life

Shadows

Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.
- Swedish Proverb

Everything that we see is a shadow cast by that which we do not see.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
- Aesop

Not everything that casts a long shadow is to be feared.
Often the trouble you fear is no more than bluff and bluster.
Fear is a bully that dissolves when confronted.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: How to Deal with Fear

The Jump is So Frightening

How to Stop Worrying

Shadow

Fear

Troubles

Darkness

Discovery

False

Be Unstoppable

If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up.
Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.
- Michael Jordan

If you can dream it, you can do it.
- Walt Disney

The successful man will profit from his mistakes and
try again in a different way.
- Dale Carnegie

It doesn't matter if you try and try and try again,
and fail.
It does matter if you try and fail, and fail to try again.
- Charles Kettering

Choose your goal and keep your eye on it. Never give up.
Perhaps you will need to change your plan
and approach you goal from a different direction, but don't quit.
Keep thinking. Keep re-planning. Keep going.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Today's affirmation:
I make friends with my fear. I am unstoppable.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Why be Reasonable?

What Can Christopher Columbus Teach Us Today?

Later is Never

Success Tip: Drive Change

Never Give Up

You Can Do It
 
Try Again

Commitment

Keep Going

Determination