I give you this one thought to keep
I am with you still – I do not sleep
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow
I am sunlight on ripened grain
I am the gentle autumn rain
When you awake in the morning’s hush
I am the swift, uplifting rush
of quiet birds in circled flight
I am the soft stars that shine at night
Do not think of me as gone
I am with you still in each new dawn
“People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can’t find them, they make them.”
George Bernard Shaw
“You know, I used to think the future was solid or fixed, something you inherited like an old building that you move into when the previous generation moves out or gets chased out. But it’s not. The future is not fixed; it’s fluid. You can build your own building, or hut or condo…the world is more malleable than you think and it’s waiting for you to hammer it into shape.”
Bono
“If we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It’s not what we do once in awhile that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently” Tony Robbins
Photo: Thomas Mangelsen
Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like Algebra class. But the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
“People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success” Norman Vincent Peale
“Don’t compare yourself to other people…don’t compare, don’t compare, don’t compare! It doesn’t matter how much more others have in any area, you are beautiful exactly the way you are. And when you start to accept this, find the best of what is in you and make use of it, life will be beautiful as well.” Velinda
From my book: This River Called Life, A Letter to My Children
I’ve often thought about how much opportunity we pass up when we judge people. Judgment is not necessarily based on fact. Judgment is not necessarily based on knowledge. Judgment is about opinion. And what if that opinion is wrong? Judgment is more frequently about criticism and fear than anything real. What if you just passed up the best opportunity you could have had at the moment because of a wrong opinion? Let go of judgment and give everything a chance.
It’s read an ebook week at Smashwords. My book is offered at 50% off this week. I have had very positive reviews, and I guarantee everyone who reads my book will get something beneficial from it
Independence is sexy. Make something of yourself and don’t rely on someone else. 
