Trials, temptations, disappointments -- all these are helps instead of hindrances, if one uses them rightly. They not only test the fibre of a character, but strengthen it. Every conquered temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before.- ( Read more... )

Aim at the sun and you may not reach it; but your arrow will fly far higher than if you had aimed at an object on a level with yourself.- F. Hawes ( Read more... )

"Aspire, break bounds. Endeavor to be good, and better still, best."
--- Robert Browning

Id like to add to that: one shouldn't aspire to be THE best, but to be the best that they can be. I never want to be the best compared to other people - but I strive to be the best that I can be. Wow, that sounds circular...

Perhaps love is the process of my leading you gently back to yourself.

- Antoine De Saint-Exupery

Its been... interesting ( Read more... )

Thank god Im not a terribly furry mammal...

Weather in Bangor, ME
Mostly Cloudy - 79 degrees F

Weather in Baton Rouge, LA
Partly Sunny - 85 degrees F

In the past two months, I have heard many. I want to share them, for through the shared experience, they become more powerful! Here goes:

That only which we have within, can we see without. If we meet no Gods, it is because we harbor none. If there is a grandeur in you, you will find grandeur in porters and sweeps.
--- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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I need something interesting to write about ( Read more... )

It's a thing that happens when I have a lot on my mind ( Read more... )

Jiggles....

Hehe....

Good word.