“I cannot cause light; the most I can do is try to put myself in the path of its beam. It is possible, in deep space, to sail on solar wind. Light, be it particle or wave, has force: you can rig a giant sail and go. The secret of seeing is to sail on solar wind. Hone and spread your spirit till you yourself are a sail, whetted, translucent, broadside to the merest puff” Annie Dillard, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
Don’t raise your voice, improve your argument. Desmond. Tutu
Set your mind and heart on seeking God. The Bible
More people fail through lack of purpose than lack of talent. B. Sunday
Hope is a walking dream! Augustine
Never rush the cooking of a great idea. J. Funt
Whatever you ask in prayer, believe it! The Bible
The addled mind cannot produce breakthrough ideas. J. Funt
Kila ndege huruka kwa bawa lake. Swahili
Every bird flies with its own wings.
The difference between a pebble and a mountain
lies in whom you ask to move it. M. Buckingham
Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive. E. Hubbard
A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles.” T. Cahill
Replace how with wow! (encouraging ideas!) A. Stanley
Age is something that doesn’t matter, unless you are a cheese. L Bunuel
My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together. D. Tutu
You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great!
Goals are only wishes, unless you have a plan. M Gates
Good things happen when you meet strangers. Yo-Yo Ma
If everyone is thinking alike, then … no one is thinking. B. Frankin
Là où le coeur est, les pieds n’hésitent pas à y aller. Togo
We could not seek God, unless he were seeking us. T. Merton
A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal. Maraboli
Live by design not default! Be Intentional, keep dreaming,
don’t settle for average! warapunga
If you are on a road to nowhere, find another road. Ashanti
Just when you think know how “doing life” works, the rules change! warapunga
The boundaries of your talents are expanded by the level of passion and love you embrace them with! warapunga
The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong. A. Russel
Why fit in, when you were born to stand out! Dr. Seuss
Fragile flames of faith, simply fanned into life; embrace the silence that engulfs us for a moment, invite that flame to burn bright in us. warapunga
There’s a very fine line between a groove and a rut,
some are neither groove or rut.
We build too many walls and not enough bridges. Isaac Newton
What we speak becomes the house we live in. Hāfez
Both the hunted and the hunter rely on God. Kurdish
The fewer the words, the better the prayer. Luther
A day without a friend is like a pot without a single drop of honey left inside. Winnie the Pooh
Freedom is something that dies unless it’s used. Hunter S. Thompson
Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us. S. Smiles
Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind. So – loosen up! B. Lee
Certain things catch your eye, but pursue only those that capture the heart. Indian
Blessed are the cracked, for they shall let in the light.!
Beatitudes, paraphrased
