“Every father should remember that one day his son will follow his example instead of his advice” - Unknown (November dedicated to MEN & FATHER quotes, since these are more valuable to me at this crossroad in life.)
more valuable…
straight through it…
“There are four ways you can handle fear. You can go over it, under it, or around it. But if you are ever to put fear behind you, you must walk straight through it. Once you put fear behind you, leave it there.” -Donna A. Favors, (Member of the Board of Directors of the Montgomery... Continue Reading →
crucify ourselves…
“Many of us crucify ourselves between two thieves - regret for the past and fear of the future.” -Fulton Oursler
so frightening…
“The jump is so frightening between where I am and where I want to be...because of all I may become I will close my eyes and leap!” Mary Anne Radmacher
never alone…
“Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life.” - Rachel Carson
shadowy_future…
"The sea is dangerous and its storms terrible, but these obstacles have never been sufficient reason to remain ashore... Unlike the mediocre, intrepid spirits seek victory over those things that seem impossible... It is with an iron will that they embark on the most daring of all endeavors... to meet the shadowy future without fear... Continue Reading →
be less enslaved…
“Culture is the sum of all the forms of art, of love, and of thought, which, in the coarse or centuries, have enabled man to be less enslaved” - Andre Malraux
liberating influence of beauty
“Never regard study as a duty, but as the enviable opportunity to learn to know the liberating influence of beauty in the realm of the spirit for your own personal joy and to the profit of the community to which your later work belongs.” - Albert Einstein
we don’t grow…
If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we are not really living. Growth demands a temporary surrender of security. - Gail Sheehy
live their lives backwards…
Often people attempt to live their lives backwards: they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want so they will be happier. The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first be who you really are, then, do what you need to do, in... Continue Reading →
wasting your time…
If you have come to help me… you are wasting your time… But if you come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.” – Aboriginal activist, Queensland, Australia, the 1970s.
empowerment & inner transformation... 