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.”

Ben Franklin’s thirteen moral virtues

The thirteen moral virtues listed by Benjamin Franklin in his Autobiography:

1. Temperance. Eat not to Dullness. Drink not to Elevation.

2. Silence. Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself. Avoid trifling Conversation.

3. Order. Let all your Things have their Places. Let each Part of your Business have its Time.

4. Resolution. Resolve to perform what you ought. Perform without fail what you resolve.

5. Frugality. Make no Expense but to do good to others or yourself: i.e. Waste nothing.

6. Industry. Lose no Time. Be always employ’d in something useful. Cut off all unnecessary Actions.

7. Sincerity. Use no hurtful Deceit. Think innocently and justly; and, if you speak, speak accordingly.

8. Justice. Wrong none, by doing Injuries or omitting the Benefits that are your Duty.

9. Moderation. Avoid Extremes. Forbear resenting Injuries so much as you think they deserve.

10. Cleanliness. Tolerate no Uncleanness in Body, Clothes or Habitation.

11. Tranquility. Be not disturbed at Trifles, or at Accidents common or unavoidable.

12. Chastity. Rarely use Venery but for Health or Offspring; Never to Dullness, Weakness, or the Injury of your own or another’s Peace or Reputation.

13. Humility. Imitate Jesus and Socrates.

Also…

The Morning Question, What Good shall I do this Day?

The Evening Question, What Good have I done today?

A Course In Miracles

You can wait, delay, paralyze yourself,
or reduce your creativity almost to nothing. But you cannot abolish it. You can
destroy your medium of communication, but not your potential.
…-A Course In Miracles pg. 30

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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Change What You Look At

When you change the things that you look at, the things you look at change.  -re-quoted by Wayne Dyer Original Unknown

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“Life itself is the grand prize, but you must be present to win.” -Royce Herndon

What does it take to be alive? The first requirement is that we are awake. Many people get hypnotized by the constant drone of everyday lives. Others, they get pushed to sleep by the constant barrage of life’s many struggles. They close their eyes to the pain that they see because they aren’t able to do anything about it.

Truly living isn’t easy. It means forcing ourselves to continue to push through the constant whisperings begging us to again return to slumber. We must force ourselves to continually look for life in all that we see. This at first seems both elusive and impossible but as others join the task, it becomes easier.

There are glimpses of what this world will look like. A world where we don’t require leadership in a form that needs to tell us what to do. At the moment, that leadership needs to be those conscious people. Leadership needs to be wielded by man and women who choose to look at the world through open eyes.

Today, I will choose to see the world through open eyes.

Short Clip On Self-Deception

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. -John Wooden

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Mind doesn’t shift until it does, and when it does shift, it’s right on time, not one second too late or too soon. People are like seeds waiting to sprout. We can’t be pushed ahead of our own understanding. ~ Byron Katie from Loving What Is

Time spent wondering why you do things is wasted energy. That is to say that questioning why you are somewhere other than where you are doesn’t serve you in any beneficial way. Most of the time, when you are honest with yourself, those types of questions are just about beating yourself up. That energy is better spent understanding where we are in the present.

Anytime I start to focus on non-productive questions, I am wasting energy. That is to say, when I focus on something other than adding to my reality, I waste energy focusing on illusion. The other side effect is that my mind gets trapped in a cycle of looking for someone or something to blame for my lot. This traps me in a reality where I am a victim to my surroundings. Acceptance is the key to breaking from these debilitating cycles of self-indulging self-destruction.

Once I break free of negative cycles, I can start to move forward. This starts with the questions that I ask myself. It starts by accepting my surroundings and myself as reality. Once I accept my reality, my path becomes clearer.

Today, I will accept where I am at and who I am.

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“When one man, for whatever reason, has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself.” -Jacques Cousteau

Who are you to play small? What does it really get you to not step into all that you can be? Most people spend their lives fitting into molds that someone else set for them. They come upon moments where they can live in their brilliance but because of what they believe others would think of them, they don’t act on them. Many times it may also be about comfort. Excellence can sometimes cause people to feel uncomfortable.

There are others who surround themselves by people who expect greatness. These people are thrust into great situations. They test their metal against all kinds of situations. They grow from them, and then they move on to greater things. These people live for the uncomfortable moments. These are the people we follow. These are very well sometimes the people that we aspire to be.

Today, I will take advantage of any chance to lead an extraordinary life. I will live outside of my comfort zone.

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