#243 Help yourselves

God helps those who help themselves. ~ Benjamin Franklin

- How resourceful and forthright are you?
- How can you nurture and develop your independence a little more?
- To what extent do we need to balance independence with care for others?

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#242 Boldness

I believe we're at our best when we are boldest. ~ Tony Blair

- How easy is it for you to be bold?
- To what extent do you agree with this quote?
- Think about several contexts in which you can be more bold in an effective way.

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#241 Experience

Experience is only half of experience. ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

- What is involved with the other half?
- What can you do to make the most of your experiences?

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#240 Bravery

You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you. ~ Mary Tyler Moore

- How perfect is your life?
- How can you show a little bravery to overcome several of your challenges?

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#239 The tragedy of life

The tragedy of life is not so much what men suffer, but rather what they miss. ~ Thomas Carlyle

- What are you missing, neglecting, overlooking in your daily life?
- How can you resolve to enrich several aspects of your daily life?

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#238 Rejoice in the present

Let others praise ancient times. I am glad that I was born in these. ~ Ovid, Roman poet

- To what extent do you praise the past and lament the present?
- How can you focus more on the circumstances of your daily life?
- Think about 5 things which causes you to rejoice about the present.

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#237 Change

Change is not made without inconvenience, even from worse to better. ~ Richard Hooker, theologian

- To what extent do you just go with the flow, the status quo? (Hey, I like that little rhyme.)
- Think about when you brought about some change with some sacrifice.
- How can you work toward a little productive change this week?

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#236 Champions

Champions keep playing until they get it right. ~ Billie Jean King

- Do you sometimes give up if you don't get it right?
- Reflect on the satisfaction you achieved when you did get something right.
- Think of several areas where persistence may result in champion status for yourself.

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#235 Darkness and light

Darkness reigns at the foot of the lighthouse. ~ Japanese proverb

- How much of a lighthouse are you these days?
- What darkness may lurk?
- How do you try to stay focused on the light?

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#234 Being miserable

I sometimes try to be miserable that I may do more work. ~ William Blake

- Are you surprised by this quote?
- How can frustration encourage one to be more productive?
- How do you overcome challenging times?

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#233 A stiff upper lip

Keep a stiff upper lip. ~ 19th-century American proverb

-How much do you try to keep your composure?
-What helps to keep you strong and composed?
-How do you balance assurance and self confidence with being honest about your vulnerabilities?

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#232 Keep running

It takes all the running you can do to keep in the same place. ~ Lewis Carroll

- To what extent do you find yourself just keeping your head above water?
- What challenges do you confront?
- How can you resolve to make some progress on those issues?

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#231 Bravery

Bravery never goes out of fashion. ~ William Thackeray

- In what contexts have you seen bravery in your every day life?
- What opportunity for bravery did you personally avoid?
- How can you resolve to show your convictions more resolutely this week?

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#230 My symphony

To live content with small means;
to seek elegance rather than luxury,
and refinement rather than fashion;
to be worthy, not respectable,
and wealthy, not, rich;
to listen to stars and birds, babes and sages, with open heart;
to study hard;
to think quietly,
act frankly,
talk gently,
await occasions, hurry never;
in a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common
- this is my symphony.
~William Ellery Channing

- Channing's symphony of life includes 12 qualities, actions, perspectives. Reflect on each one.
- Which qualities seem most poignant for you?

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#229 Your little bit of good

Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world. - Bishop Desmond Tutu

-What little bit of good have you done recently?
- What are the needs which exist where you are?
- How can you expand upon your possibilities for goodness this week?

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#228 Doubts

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt

- What doubts about yourself, the people in your life, the world...do you have?
- How can you transform some of those doubts into more positive feelings?
- Think about how tomorrow will bring possibility unaffected by doubts.

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#227 Seeing in the dark

The dark is light enough. ~ Christopher Fry

- What does Fry mean in this paradoxical quote?
- How can one be thankful for the dark?
- Think about your vitality even in dark times.

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#226 Heroism is endurance

Heroism...is endurance for one moment more. ~ George Kennan

- How tired are you emotionally, physically, mentally?
- How does this quote provide one with resolve to move forward?
- Think about some endurance you can show this week.

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#225 Don't sweat the small stuff

Ask yourself this question: 'Will this matter a year from now?' ~ Richard Carlson, Don't Sweat the Small Stuff

- What are you fretting about these days?
- How do you handle the small stresses in your life?
- How does Carlson's question help to put your worries in perspective?

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#224 Doing nothing

Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing. - Lao Tsu

- How busy do you consider your lifestyle to be?
- Busyness is implied as bustling about doing insignificant things. How much are you preoccupied with the little things?
- What are the central tenants to quality nothingness?

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#223 Three Things

I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. ~ Lao-tzu

-Are you surprised by the list?
- What would you teach?
- How can you incorporate more of the three above in your life?

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#222 Accomplishment

Do not let time pass without accomplishing something. Otherwise you will regret it when your hair turns gray. ~ Yue Fei

- Does the mid life crisis have something to do with this quote?
- Distinguish between accomplishing something and work.
- What are some things you would like to accomplish in the short/mid/long term?

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#221 Patience to wait

Do you have the patience to wait
till your mud settles and the water is clear?
Can you remain unmoving
till the right action arises by itself? ~ Lao-tzu

- How quickly do you react?
- Have you ever benefited by waiting and thinking through your options of response?
- Think about how right actions can come naturally in your life.

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#220 We need...

We need hope. We need change. We need experience. We need pens. ~ Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin), on 30 Rock

- What several changes would you like to see?
- How has your experience provided perspective to these proposed changes?
- How can you provide a voice to implement these changes?

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#219 Exceed your grasp

Ah, a man's reach should exceed his grasp, Or what's a heaven for? ~ Robert Browning

- To what extent do you extend yourself and build on your skills and perspectives?
- Think about how you can go beyond your comfort levels and routines.
- What heavens have you reached?

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#218 The greater part of happiness

The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions, and not on our circumstances. We carry the seeds of the one or the other about with us in our minds wherever we go. ~ Martha Washington

- What are the personality traits which may encourage happiness?
- To what extent do you have this disposition?
- When have you been troubled by your circumstances? How did you confront them?

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#217 Love made visible

Work is love made visible. ~ Kahlil Gibran

- What aspects of your work do you love?
- What products of your work reveal your love for your craft?
- In what areas can you develop a deeper satisfaction?

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#216 One friend inside

If at the end I have lost every other friend on earth I shall at least have one friend remaining and that one shall be down inside me. ~ Abraham Lincoln

- How much do you love yourself?
- What do you dislike about yourself?
- How can you enrich the vitality and positive qualities that you have within?

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#215 Success and work

The only place where success comes before work is a dictionary. ~ Vidal Sassoon

- Have you ever achieved success with little work?
- On the other hand, what successes have you enjoyed largely because of your dedication?
- Think of one area where you can work hard to achieve success.

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#214 Road less travelled

Sometimes the road less traveled is less traveled for a reason. ~ Jerry Seinfeld

- How does Seinfeld poke fun of the biblical and literary allusion?
- To what extent do you take the paths most follow? What are some of those paths?
- What paths have you taken occasionally which are less traveled by others and which show your individuality or convictions?

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#213 Fail better

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. ~ Samuel Beckett

- Beckett suggests that failure happens a lot. Do you agree?
- Persistence appears to be a virtue here. How persistent are you?
- How can one 'fail better'?

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