Tag Archives: Nature

It’s not the mountains ahead that will wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe. –Muhammed Ali It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe. Muhammad Ali Read more at: … Continue reading →

Growth is a spiral process, doubling back on itself, reassessing and regrouping. –Julia Cameron

If I’m gonna tell you a real story, I’m gonna start with my name.–Kendrick Lamar This visual soliloquy marks an important occasion. It’s time to celebrate! I am thrilled and very pleased to announce that my legal name is now … Continue reading →

Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I’ve ever known. ― Chuck Palahniuk

May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains into and above the clouds. –Edward Abbey May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your … Continue reading →

A strong will, a settled purpose, an invincible determination can accomplish almost anything. –Thomas Fuller

There is no passion to be found in playing small – settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living. – Nelson Mandela

I long to accomplish a great and noble task; but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble. –Helen Keller

Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Do not bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself. ― William Faulkner

Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did. –Newt Gingrich

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. –Confucius

Your writing voice is the deepest possible reflection of who you are. The job of your voice is not to seduce or flatter or make well-shaped sentences. In your voice, your readers should be able to hear the contents of … Continue reading →

Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action. –Peter Drucker

Don’t dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer. –Denis Waitley Don’t dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your … Continue reading →

The world has enough beautiful mountains and meadows, spectacular skies and serene lakes. It has enough lush forests, flowered fields, and sandy beaches. It has plenty of stars and the promise of a new sunrise and sunset every day. What … Continue reading →

Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud. –Maya Angelou

Behind every great daughter is a truly amazing dad. —Anonymous Today is a very special Visual Soliloquy. 1234. At one point, I thought I would stop doing them at this number. But I won’t. I’m still enjoying doing them too … Continue reading →

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live. ― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves. –Buddha

Exploration is a state of mind. It’s a way of being in the world. –TA Loeffler

We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community…Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own. –Cesar Chavez

I learned the value of hard work by working hard. –Margaret Mead

You must have kindness for all beings at the reason for whatever you do if you wish to have continued success. –Lama Geshe

In nature, light creates the colour. In the picture, colour creates the light. –Hans Hofmann

Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world. –Harriet Tubman

You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don’t try to forget the mistakes, but you don’t dwell on it. You don’t let it have any of your energy, or … Continue reading →

Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home. — Matsuo Basho

You need to be content with small steps. That’s all life is. Small steps that you take every day so when you look back down the road it all adds up and you know you covered some distance. ― Katie … Continue reading →

We needs colour to live; it’s just as necessary an element as fire and water. -Fernand Leger

Compassion is the basis of morality. ― Arthur Schopenhauer

There is no end to education. It is not that you read a book, pass an examination, and finish with education. The whole of life, from the moment you are born to the moment you die, is a process of … Continue reading →

Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success. –Henry Ford

Difficulties should act as a tonic. They should spur us to greater exertion. –B. C. Forbes Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/exertion.html#3OpWlWKRilbAhHLO.99

Grief is in two parts. The first is loss. The second is the remaking of life. –Anne Roiphe

The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure. –Joseph Campbell

Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change. —Bob Kerrey

Rise above the storm and you will find the sunshine. ― Mario Fernández

You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children. ― Madeleine L’Engle