Meaningful Mondays - Arrows Out

Did you come this far to only come this far?

"Pay attention to what you are paying attention to."
 - Ameeta Dudani

"Pain and suffering don't come from what happens to us. Pain and suffering come from the stories we tell ourselves."

"Gratitude, when joined with consistent action, fills the heart with kindness, the mind with understanding, and the soul with peace and love."

The "Under the Porch" Moment

"There is nothing in this life you can't learn from. Our most valuable learning comes from experiences we never sought. As we share with others, it actually becomes more valuable for all." - Lee Brower

ONward, UPward, and ???

"Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to an all-knowing God."
- Corrie Ten Boom

Half Empty or Half Full

2 minutes of gratitude per day is a spark that can eliminate the darkness.

The answer to this crisis is to get back to the virtues of good character in every part of this great nation. It starts with you!

Choice & Constraints

"The very act of making choices of who you want to become requires setting aside, other choices you might have made. You do it willingly because the greater goal is worth the greater sacrifice."
- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

GrAttitude! Pay attention to what you are paying attention to.

When we pay attention to the shameless purveyors of negativity and fear (i.e.) the politicians, etc., then we amplify the negative. And, while the media tries to focus us on what is wrong to get our attention, how can we focus on what is right and good?

"Simplify to Multiply".. Dan Sullivan

Want to simplify your financial life? Check out these great quotes from Warren Buffet.

My favorite? "Never test the water with both feet."

Civility

"Civility does not...mean the outward gentleness of speech cultivated for the occasion, but an inborn gentleness and desire to do the opponent good."
-- Mahatma Gandi

Gratitude is the beginning of civility, of decency and goodness, of a recognition that we cannot afford to be arrogant."
-- Gordon B. Hinckley

"Aspire to decency. Practice civility toward one another. Admire and emulate ethical behavior wherever you find it. Apply a rigid standard of morality to your lives; and if, periodically, you fail as you surely will, adjust your lives, not the standards."
-- Ted Koppel

The "W" Way vs The Nordstrom Way

Kindness is as much about the future as it is the "now".

"Anyone who says customers are #1 has lost their mind. Employees are #1. Employees are the source of all value creation."
- Keith Cunningham (The Road Less Stupid).

Did I really play in a Superbowl?

Values versus Principles. Agreed upon principles make better decision-makers.