“I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, ‘This is what it is to be happy.’” ~~Sylvia Plath “For every minute you are angry, you lose sixty seconds of happiness.” ~~Ralph Waldo Emerson “Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.” ~~Dalai Lama Statement #3
“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” ~~Maya Angelou “Doubt yourself and you doubt everything you see. Judge yourself and you see judges everywhere. But if you listen to the sound of your own voice, you can rise about doubt and judgment. And you can see forever.” ~~Nancy
“For many years before leaving on Safari, I carried the same old map around in my pocket. The map was torn and faded from so much use, but it was always there like a comfort to me when I needed to know where to go. The map had lands on it that
“I like to think of ideas as potential energy. They’re really wonderful, but nothing will happen until we risk putting them into action.” ~~Mae Jemison “The universe doesn’t give you what you ask for with your thoughts—it gives you what you demand with your actions.” ~~Steve Maraboli “Have a bias toward action—let’s see
“If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you, if the simple things of nature have a message that you understand, rejoice, for your soul is alive.” ~~Eleonora Duse “Focus on the journey, not
“Our rewards in life will always be in the exact proportion to the amount of consideration we show toward others.” ~~Earl Nightingale “To feel the love of people whom we love is a fire that feeds our life.” ~~Pablo Neruda “A great relationship doesn’t happen because of the love you had in
“Be the person who breaks the cycle. If you were judged, choose understanding. If you were rejected, choose acceptance. If you were shamed, choose compassion. Be the person you needed when you were hurting, not the person who hurt you. Vow to be better than what broke you—to heal instead
“Be the reason someone believes in the goodness of people.” ~~Karen Salmansohn “What’s the greater risk? Letting go of what people think—or letting go of how I feel, what I believe, and who I am?” ~~Brene’ Brown “Carry out a random act of kindness, with no exception of reward, safe in the knowledge
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars and change the world.” ~~Harriet Tubman “You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.” ~~Jim Rohn “Too often we underestimate the power of
“Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.” ~~Wilma Rudolph “Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your
