Meaningful Mondays - Arrows Out

What Do You Mean, I Don't Have Character?

Adversity does not build Character, it reveals it." ... James Allen

"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved." ... Helen Keller

"America is great because she is good. But, if she ever ceases to be good, she will cease to be great. Alexis de Toqueville

Knowing the Good, Desiring the Good, Doing the Good.

The Eclipse and Being Present

I REALLY BLEW IT!!!
"True happiness is ... to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future."
 - Seneca
"Unfortunately, I chose to limit my gratitude. Being truly present magnifies the joy of our gratitude."
 - L M Brower

Winners vs Losers

"Losers gather in small groups and complain about the coaches and players. Winners assemble as a team and find ways to win."
Mother Teresa:
"What can you do to promote world peace?
Go home and love your family"

"If you hold an anti-war rally, I shall not attend.
But if you hold a Pro-Peace rally invite me"

Somedays and Freedays

Frustrated? Overwhelmed? Exhausted? What is one very simple thing you are afraid to do because you fear you don't deserve it? Learn how that one thing can bring you intentionality, clarity and empowerment. Attract don't chase.

Someday is not a day of the week

"Motivation follows action."
Motivation without action is a "Someday".
If it doesn't serve your future; make you better and/or benefit society - find a better "Someday".

May I Be...

MAY I BE A GUARD FOR THOSE WHO NEED PROTECTION
A GUIDE FOR THOSE ON THE PATH
A BOAT, A RAFT, A BRIDGE FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO CROSS THE FLOOD
MAY I BE A LAMP IN THE DARKNESS
A RESTING PLACE FOR THE WEARY
A HEALING MEDICINE FOR ALL WHO ARE SICK
A VASE OF PLENTY, A TREE OF MIRACLES
AND FOR THE BOUNDLESS MULTITUDES OF LIVING BEINGS
MAY I BRING SUSTENANCE AND AWAKENING
ENDURING LIKE THE EARTH AND SKY
UNTIL ALL BEINGS ARE FREED FROM SORROW
AND ALL ARE AWAKENED
- SHANTIDEVA, INDIAN BUDDHIST SAGE
  700 A.D.

Never Forget You Are One of a Kind

“Never forget that you are one of a kind. Never forget that if there weren’t any need for you in all your uniqueness to be on this earth, you wouldn’t be here in the first place. And never forget, no matter how overwhelming life’s challenges and problems seem to be, that one person can make a difference in the world. In fact, it is always because of one person that all the changes that matter in the world come about. So be that one person.”
- Buckminster Fuller

Profound Lessons from a So-called Homeless Person

"Everything will be ok!"

Courage without Fear

Can you have courage without fear? What commitments are you afraid of?

"Courage is the ability to carry out a worthwhile commitment once the emotion of making that commitment has passed."

The Last Freedom

The Last Freedom: the ability to chose one's attitude in a given set of circumstances.

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."
- Margaret Mead