“At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet.” ~ Plato
I have watched this video several times, and it continues to be a powerful example of what love is all about. Watch it and be inspired!
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From the monthly archives:
July 2008
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“Your attitude, not your aptitude, determines your altitude.” ~ Zig Ziglar
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“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.” ~ Henry David Thoreau
For inspiration, watch this short video by Nike about Lance Armstrong. It’s a great example of what commitment is all about.
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“The only one who can tell you ‘you can’t’ is you. And you don’t have to listen” ~ Nike
Swim. Bike. Run.
Why would I ever attempt that? I’m not a good swimmer. I can’t run. And I rarely bike.
That was me five years ago. Since then I have competed in three triathlons, improving [...]
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“Be an explorer. The universe is filled with wonder and magical things.” ~ Flavia
I’ll be on vacation for the next week and a half. Our family is breaking away from our normal activities, and heading to the great northwestern United States. We’ll be heading back to nature, and the wild west. Ahead [...]
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“A good exercise for the heart is bending down and helping someone to get up.” ~ Proverb
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“But there is suffering in life, and there are defeats. No one can avoid them. But it’s better to lose some of the battles in the struggles for your dreams than to be defeated without ever knowing what you’re fighting for.” ~ Paulo Coelho
Defeat. We’ve all been there. That moment when we’ve [...]
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“It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgement.” ~ Marcus Tullius Cicero
You get into your SUV and head down the highway. With all the time constraints you have in your life today, you step on the accelerator and [...]
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“The family. We were a strange little band of characters trudging through life sharing diseases and toothpaste, coveting one another’s desserts, hiding shampoo, borrowing money, locking each other out of our rooms, inflicting pain and kissing to heal it in the same instant, loving, laughing, defending, and trying to figure out [...]
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"Summer afternoon – summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language. " ~Henry James
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