Meaningful Mondays - Arrows Out

Are you done now that you voted? What is even more important than voting?

The most common way you surrender your power is by thinking you don’t have any.

"The way to make a difference is to quit talking and begin doing."
- Walt Disney

Did you know?

"Step back into those things you value most before you step into the day."

"It's the little things that are vital. Little things make big things happen."
- John Wooden

"Can I begin this day with the intentionality, confidence, and courage to say "no" to even the very important, so that I can accomplish the essential "yesses" that move me closer to my most meaningful future?"

Imagine if our politicians could follow the advice of a 13th century poet...

"Communication is the Response you Get."

Before you speak, let your words pass through the 3... no, 4 gates: Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind? AND, Can I begin in gratitude?

What is Your Biggest Struggle Right Now?

"Every person I meet is my master in some point, and in that I learn of him."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"God uses our trials (struggles) to shape us into the kind of people we have to be in order to fully enjoy the future opportunities He has prepared for us."
- Hank Smith

The Politics of Kindness and Courage

Only our internal moral compass in each individual that can effectively deal with the cause and the symptoms of societal incivility.

"What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make."
-Jane Goodall

Courage vs Kindness

“The joy we feel has little to do with the circumstances of our lives and everything to do with the focus of our lives.”
- Russell M. Nelson

Zolo and Mongolia

"Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality."
- Dalai Lama

"Experience teaches only the teachable."
- Aldous Huxley

"Lessons learned from experiential moments captured, named, and shared... will be the legacy that outlives us."
- Lee Brower

Be the Light

"Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light."
- Albus Dumbledore

I stopped looking for the light. Decided to become it instead,

Cancer Sucks

"I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And, I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do."
- Edward Everett

The Lifting Influence of Friends

“As we lose ourselves in the service of others we discover our own lives and our own happiness.”
- Dieter F. Uchtdorf