inspirations

I got this from my Texas Brotha's blog! These are really words/attitudes/actions to live by. Hope you enjoy and please leave a comment if you have more inspiring quotes to share with the class :)

1)
Dont be afraid to believe that you can have what you want and deserve.

2)
Watch your Thoughts, they become words.
Watch your Words, they become actions.
Watch your Actions, they become habits.
Watch your Habits, they become character.
Watch your Character, for it becomes your Destiny.

3)
The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than what you settle for.

4)
"Be the change you want to see..." - Ghandi... and jen :)

5)
A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a nursing home today. His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.

As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been hung on his window.

"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having just been presented with a new puppy.

"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."

"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.

"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it. It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed and be thankful for the ones that do.

Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new day and all the happy memories I've stored away. Just for this time in my life.

Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.

So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank account of memories! . Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. I am still depositing. Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

1. Free your heart from hatred.
2. Free your mind from worries.
3. Live simply.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less.

6)
Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes the furthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. - Dale Carnegie

7)
Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new - Brian Tracy

8)
You may be disapointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you dont try. - Beverly Sills

9)
its never too late to be what you might have been - george eliot

10)
u can do ANYTHING u put ur mind to... everyone has a VERY POWERFUL mind that can make ANYTHING happen. if u DOUBT u can accomplish something, then u WONT accomplish it. u have to HAVE CONFIDENCE in ur ability, & then BE TOUGH enough to follow thru. - bjoa

11)
dont settle for the one you can LIVE with, but settle for the one that you cant live WITHOUT.

12)
"IF YOU DONT CHANGE, YOU STAY STUCK" - i really like this one from "And the dream..."


13)
As we grow up: we learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed
to ever let you down probably will. You will have your heart broken probably more than once and it's harder every time. You'll break hearts too, so remember how it felt when yours was broken. You'll fight with your best friend. You'll blame a new love for things an old one did. You'll cry because time is passing too fast, and you'll eventually lose someone you love. So take too many pictures, laugh too much, and love like you've never been hurt because every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

Don't be afraid that your life will end, be afraid that it will never begin.
~anonymous~