#1373 Not let go

Necessity is the mother of invention, it is true, but its father is creativity, and knowledge is the midwife. ~ Jonathan Schattke

Necessity is not an established fact, but an interpretation. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

Our real problem, then, is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity of action today to ensure our strength tomorrow. ~ Dwight David Eisenhower

I think it would be well, and proper, and obedient, and pure, to grasp your one necessity and not let it go, to dangle from it limp wherever it takes you. ~ Annie Dillard

Quotes about necessity

- Other than bodily comforts and conveniences, what are several of your necessities?
- How can you pursue them to enrich your life tomorrow?

#1372 Finding that synergy

Law: an ordinance of reason for the common good, made by him who has care of the community.  ~ Thomas Aquinas

There is no higher religion than human service.  To work for the common good is the greatest creed.  ~ Woodrow Wilson

No decisions should ever be made without asking the question: is this for the common good?  ~ Michael Moore

A nation is formed by the willingness of each of us to share in the responsibility for upholding the common good.  ~ Barbara Jordan

Religion creates community, community creates altruism, and altruism turns us away from self and towards the common good... There is something about the tenor of relationships within a religious  community that make it the best tutorial in citizenship and good neighborliness.  ~ Johnathan Sacks

When it all boils down, it's about embracing each others' stories and maybe even finding that synergy to collaborate for the common good.  ~ Dhani Jones

Quotes about the common good

- How can you engage within community and work toward the enrichment of the common good?

#1371 There you are

Be/Accept/Value/Forgive/Bless/Express/Trust/Love/Empower....Yourself.  ~ unknown

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.  ~ Oscar Wilde

Yesterday I was so clever, so I wanted to change the world.  Today I am wise so I am changing myself.  ~ Rumi

A day wasted on others is not wasted on oneself.  ~ Charles Dickens

And remember, no matter where you go, there you are.  ~ Confucius

Quotes about self

- Which of the nine challenges from the first quote particularly speak to you?
- How can you live authentically today?

#1370 How Much you Care

We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality.  ~ Albert Einstein

Take care to get what you like or you will be forced to like what you get.  ~ George Bernard Shaw

Take care of your body.  It's the only place you have to live.  ~ Jim Rohn

Take care of all your memories.  For you cannot relive them.  ~ Bob Dylan

Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.  ~ Theodore Roosevelt

Quotes about care, caring

- How would you describe your personality?
- How much do you care?

#1369 Peace amid

He who would be serene and pure needs but one thing, detachment.  ~ Meister Eckhart

The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, and all the sweet serenity of books.   ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The great critic must be a philosopher, for from philosophy he will learn serenity, impartiality, and the transitoriness of human things.  ~ W. Somerset Maugham

Boredom is the feeling that everything is a waste of time; serenity, that nothing is.  ~ Thomas Szasz

Serenity is not freedom from the storm, but peace amid the storm. ~ unknown

Quotes about serenity, tranquility 

- How do you cultivate serenity?
- How do you try to stay calm in the storm of life? 

#1368 Nurtures and builds

Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.  ~ Benjamin Disraeli

Find out what your gift is and nurture it.  ~ Katy Perry

Our young people are assets to be cultivated and nurtured.  ~ Jane Fonda

We've got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant...You've got to really look after it and nurture it.  ~ John Lennon

Be the one who nurtures and builds. Be the one who has an understanding and a forgiving heart one who looks for the best in people.  ~ Marvin J. Ashton

Quotes about nurture

- What could you nurture to enrich your life and others?

#1368 Tomorrow is another one

The body, she says, is subject to the force of gravity. But the soul is ruled by levity, pure.   ~Saul Bellow

I try to conduct my life with a little levity.  ~ Sheryl Crow

My method is to take the utmost trouble to find the right thing to say with the utmost levity.  ~ George Bernard Shaw

Today was good.  Today was fun.  Tomorrow is another one.  ~ Dr. Seuss

If you want an interesting party sometime, combine cocktails and a fresh box of crayons for everyone.  ~Robert Fulghum

Quotes about levity, fun

- How much levity do you try to incorporate within your life?