On this date in 1938 the Mallard steam engine was built and for the first time allowed train passengers to travel at speeds over 100 mph! These sleek blue steamers would eventually set a record speed of 126 mph. Like so many feats throughout the course of human history, traveling that fast by rail was […]
“You can have anything you want if you want it badly enough. You can be anything you want to be, do anything you set out to accomplish if you hold to that desire with singleness of purpose.” ~Abraham Lincoln A singleness of purpose is rare and it’s rare because it’s hard, BUT it’s also irresistible,
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Opportunities are like sunsets – if you wait too long, they’re gone. And even while the sun WILL set tomorrow, it will be a different sunset. Similarly, the opportunity that tomorrow MIGHT hold, will not be the opportunity that today holds. Seize it. Do it now. What are we waiting for? We all know that
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No matter what journey you are on today, this quote holds meaning: If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward. -Martin Luther King Jr. On 7/29/15 in Columbia SC, James Taylor was joined onstage by
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”― Jalaluddin Mevlana Rumi Wiser folks than I have long understood the need to change our thoughts in order to effect any meaningful change in the world around us. Here’s another wise quote: “The world as
Mistakes aren’t the worst things that can happen to you. Doing nothing is a mistake! If you keep moving, keep trying, one of these days you’ll get there (especially if you get some competent advice and compassionate support along the way.) So don’t fret if you slip, stumble, fumble, or fall. At least you know
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Whether or not you reach your goal in the future depends largely upon where your head is today. If your head (heart?) is filled with doubt, fear, or worry, your future goals may be slipping away. Your trajectory depends upon your skills, tools, and talents for certain, but your mindset matters in a big way,
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As we round the corner of autmn, and head towards winter and the end of the year, I’m wondering if or how we might have “new eyes” that allow us to see differently and be different. Yes! See different, be different. As we approach the end of one year and consider the beginning of a
Some unhappiness is caused by real loss, and such unhappiness tends to become more bearable as time passes. If you feel unhappiness of this sort today, my hope is that you will find solace as time passes. There is another type of unhappiness or distress which is caused by aspects of our lives being out
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” -Albert Einstein First off, I’m not sure this quote is true, but I have an opinion. Secondly, I do not claim to understand Einstein’s intention behind this quote. But
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.” -Aristotle While I’m reluctant to second guess a famous Greek philosopher, I THINK that his quote can be fairly interpreted to mean that excellence isn’t an endowment, bestowed upon the lucky by the gods. Excellence is a learn-able trait for
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The quote below is attributed to Mother Theresa. While I’m quite certain others have seen and spoken this truth before and since Mother Theresa’s days on earth, I’m content to give her credit. “If we really want to love we must learn how to forgive.” I’d like to take a little poetic liberty with her
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“For what you see and hear depends a good deal on where you are standing. It also depends on what sort of a person you are.” -C. S. Lewis, The Magician’s Nephew So, certainly where we stand changes our perspective in literal and figurative ways. Standing on top of a mountain allows us a greater
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“Attitude can turn an ordeal into an adventure.” – Oscar Wilde We hope our day will go smoothly, but know that some days don’t. The next time our day begins to unravel, what would happen if we looked at the unforeseen development as a “plot twist,” rather than a “disaster?” Running a little late and
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The one who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.– Chinese proverb Our ultimate goal might seem so impossible…– lose 50 pounds– run a marathon– stop a pack/day 25 year smoking habit…that we never even try. But when we break a goal down into the “small stones” mentioned in the proverb, “losing 50
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