Handbook for the Soul

To paraphrase something the anthropologist Ashley Montagu once said,
“The way I change my life is to act as if I’m the person I want to be.”
This is, to me, the simplest, wisest advice you can give anyone.
                                              Benjamin Shield Handbook for the Soul

Stephen Covey

If life were a painting, and you were an artist;
What would you paint?
-Stephen Covey

Willie Wonka

Never, never doubt

what no one is sure about.

-Willie Wonka

VICTOR HUGO

“The future has several names.

For the weak, it is impossible.

For the fainthearted, it is unknown.

For the thoughtful and valiant, it is ideal.”

Robyn Benincasa

Commitment starts where the fun stops.

The Eagles

So often times it happens that we live our lives in chains
And we never even know we have the key.

from Already Gone, peformed by The Eagles

‎”At the deepest level, it’s real love and care that people crave.

Give those things, and you’ll receive them. Through your caring deeds and actions, you’ll truly make your mark on the world.”

-Doc Childre and Howard Martin

If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves. – Thomas Edison

Sylvester Stallone

Nobody is gonna hit as hard as life.
But it ain’t about how hard you can hit.
It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.

Taken from the movie Rocky Balboa
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Shape Your Destiny

A person cannot directly choose his circumstances,

But he can choose his thoughts,

And so indirectly, yet surely,

Shape his circumstances.

– James Allen