#969 The hard part

One determined person can make a significant difference; a small group of determined people can change the course of history.  ~ Sonia Johnson

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.  ~ Margaret Mead

No one can whistle a symphony.  It takes a whole orchestra to play it.  ~ H. E. Luccock

Gettin' good players is easy.  Gettin' em to play together is the hard part.  ~ Casey Stengel

No man is an island,  entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent.  ~ John Donne

Quotes about team work, life

- When did you act decisively?
- When did you work productively with a group of like minded  people?
- What future commitment might provide enrichment for yourself and others?

#969 We can only be alive when...

Appreciation is the vessel for future blessings.   ~Michael Berg

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.  ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Life is not made up of minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, or years, but of moments. You must experience each one before you can appreciate it.  ~ Sarah Breathnach

All that we behold is full of blessings.  ~ William Wordsworth

We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.  ~ Thornton Wilder

Quotes about gratitude, appreciation

- What do you appreciate in your life?
- What special moments have you experienced recently?
-  Where can you show more outward gratitude/appreciation?

#968 The Final Test of Maturity

Courage is grace under pressure.  ~ Ernest Hemingway

Courage is a kind of salvation.  ~ Plato

Optimism is the foundation of courage.  ~ Nicholas Murray Butler

Courage is a peculiar kind of fear.  ~ Charles Kennedy

To live with fear and not be afraid is the final test of maturity.  ~ Edward Weeks

Quotes about courage, life

- When have you balanced courage with grace?
- How is showing courage a salvation?
- What is the antidote to fear?

#967 Bring your own sunshine

Dare to reach out your hand into the darkness to pull another hand into the light.  ~ Norman B. Rice

Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.  ~ Anthony J. D'Angelo

We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own.  ~ Ben Sweetland

Quotes about light, life

- Where have you seen darkness?
- When have you brought light?
- Where can you bring light tomorrow?

#966 A form of exploration

Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced - even a proverb is not a proverb till your life has illustrated it.    ~John Keats

Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing.  ~ Oscar Wilde

How many things have to happen to you before something occurs to you?  ~ Robert Frost

The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.  ~ Henry Ford

In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration.  ~ Ansel Adams

Quotes about experience, life

- What experiences do you remember from the school of 'hard knocks?'
- What positive experiences do you cherish?
- How have several of your experiences allowed you to grow as a person?

#965 Breaking the bridge

Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.   ~ Martin Luther King Jr.

People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone.   ~Audrey Hepburn

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.   ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.   ~Mark Twain

He who cannot forgive breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass.  ~George Herbert

Quotes about forgiveness, life

- To what extent do you practice forgiveness?
- Who has forgiven you?
- What bridges do you hope to cross?

#964 The things that make me

Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference.   ~ Jane Goodall

I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.   ~ Augusten Burroughs

You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.   ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

It's hard to be a diamond in a rhinestone world.   ~ Dolly Parton

The things that make me different are the things that make me.  ~ A. A. Milne

Quotes about individuality, life

- What role do you play?
- How do you make a difference?
-What good intentions do you have?
-What makes you different?