PandemicSoul Quotelog

How do I change?
If I feel depressed I will sing.
If I feel sad I will laugh.
If I feel ill I will double my labour.
If I feel fear I will plunge ahead.
If I feel inferior I will wear new garments.
If I feel uncertain I will raise my voice.
If I feel poverty I will think of wealth to come.
If I feel incompetent I will think of past success.
If I feel insignificant I will remember my goals.
Today I will be the master of my emotions.

-The Greatest Salesman in the World

Here is a test to find out whether your mission in life is complete. If you’re alive, it isn’t.

Give thanks for sorrow that teaches you pity; for pain that teaches you courage - and give exceeding thanks for the mystery which remains a mystery still - the veil that hides you from the infinite, which makes it possible for you to believe in what you cannot see.

You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.

Don’t wish me happiness. I don’t expect to be happy all the time… It’s gotten beyond that somehow. Wish me courage and strength and a sense of humor. I will need them all.

One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.

It’s the constant and determined effort that breaks down resistance, sweeps away all obstacles.

You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it, however.

Efficiency is intelligent laziness.

Cherish your vision and your dreams as they are the children of your soul; the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.

A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose timidity prevented them from making a first effort.

When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you.

Courage must come from the soul within,
The man must furnish the will to win.
So figure it out for yourself, my lad.
You were born with all that the great have had,
With your equipment they all began,
Get hold of yourself and say: I can.

The difference between ‘involvement’ and ‘commitment’ is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was ‘involved’ - the pig was ‘committed’.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.