#1298 With new life

The principal mark of genius is not perfection but originality, the opening of new frontiers.  ~ Arthur Koestler

Originality is unexplored territory.  You get there by carrying a canoe- you can't take a taxi.  ~ Alan Alda

The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new and landscapes but in having new eyes.  ~ Marcel Proust

The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity.  ~ Thomas Carlyle

Originality is doing what has been done countless times with new life, new breath.  ~ Marie Chapian

Quotes about originality

- Where have you enjoyed originality?
- What spark of sincerity and newness might you share?

#1297 The igniter

I would not waste my life in friction when it could be turned into momentum.  ~ Francis Willard

One way to keep momentum going is to have constantly greater goals.  ~ Michael Korda

Ride the energy of your own unique spirit.  ~ Gabrielle Roth

If you're coasting, you're either losing momentum or else you're headed downhill.  ~ Joan Welsh

If your position is everywhere, your momentum is zero.  ~ William Lipscomb

Commitment is the igniter of momentum.  ~ Peg Wood

Quotes about momentum 

- Where lies the potential for positive momentum in your life?
- How can you nurture it? 

#1296 Sundial in the shade

Everyone must row with the oars he has.  ~ English proverb

Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.  ~ Norman Vincent Peale

Success is that old ABC - ability, breaks and courage.  ~ Charles Luckman

Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study.  ~ Francis Bacon

Hide not your talents, they for use were made,
What's a sundial in the shade?  ~ Benjamin Franklin

Quotes about ability, talents

- What are several of your skills and interests?
- How might some extra training or study help to develop them?
- Where could you direct a skill to good use?

#1295 An ever-shifting kaleidoscope

Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively.

The difference between misery and happiness depends on what we do with our attention.

We often get caught up in our own reactions and forget the vulnerability of the person in front of us.

Mindfulness isn't difficult, we just need to remember to do it.

Life is like an ever-shifting kaleidoscope-  a slight change, and all patterns alter.

Quotes by Sharon Salzberg

- How much do you know about meditation skills?
- How might some daily meditation enhance your life?

#1294 Not anything special

Without heroes, we are all plain people and don't know how far we can go.  ~ Bernard Malamud

How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes.  ~ Maya Angelou

We can't all be heroes because somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by.  ~ Will Rogers

My heroes are the ones who survived doing it wrong, who made mistakes, but recovered from them.  ~ Bono

My heroes don't have anything special.  They have something to tell other people but they don't know how, so they talk to themselves.  ~ Haruki Murakami

Quotes about heroes, recovery, inspiration

- What quiet, modest heroes have inspired you?
- What qualities in a person do you admire? 

#1293 Will come back to you

Laugh your heart out,
Dance in the rain,
Cherish each moment,
Ignore the pain;
Live, laugh, love,
Forgive and forget;
Life’s too short
To live with regrets!

Everyone wants to be happy,
Nobody wants pain;
But you can't have rainbows
Without any rain.

Be kin, be honest,
be loving, be true,
and all of these things
will come back to you.  ~ unknown authors

Lyrical sayings, quotes about life

- Which lines above speak to you at the moment?
- How can you enrich your life today?

#1292 Expanding what is possible

The easiest thing is to react. The second easiest is to respond. But the hardest thing is to initiate.  ~Seth Godin

You raze the old to raise the new.  ~ Justina Chen

The beginning is always today.  ~ Mary Shelley

There are as many worlds as there are kinds of days, and as an opal changes its colors and its fire to match the nature of a day, so do I.  ~ John Steinbeck

I want every day to be a fresh start on expanding what is possible.  ~ Oprah Winfrey

Quotes about fresh start, new beginnings

- Why is it so hard to initiate?
- What could you begin this week for personal growth?
- For growth at work or society?