ACreativeLife

Time of Difficulties . . .

"In time of difficulties, we must not lose sight of our achievements."

Mao Tse-Tung - Chinese Statesman (1893-1976) - From Thinkexist.com

Reward vs. Regret -

Enjoy rewarding life instead of a life of regret . . .

"There is an alternative to regret.  In the next few days, consider making January 1, 2007 the day that you begin a new chapter in your life story, a chapter in which you actually write about your beloved dream, or one of many beloved dreams.  In January, Dare to Dream.  Dare to consider the possibility that you can pursue your dreams, big and small, if you pick just one and pusue it with a passion.  If you're not sure what your true dreams are, or which ones to pursue, or how to pursue them - drop by in the coming year.  I'll be here day after day - working on my 2007 dream:  helping you to achieve your dream, your 2007 New Year Resolution."

Kim M. Simpson - December 27, 2006
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Today Instead Of Someday -

"Just five days and counting!   Are you ready for the New Year?  Are you ready to open your mind and Dare To Dream?  Pursue Your Dream?  Achieve Your Dream? 

Are you ready to stop waiting for 'Someday?'  Someday I'll write that book.  Someday I'll start exercising.  Someday I'll learn photography.  Someday I'll spend more quality time with my kids.  Someday I'll get a new job.  Someday I'll pay off my debt.  Someday, someday, someday . . .

Think about it.  Those somedays add up: days turn into months, months into years.  The years pass by so quickly.  Instead of waiting to 'pursue your dream someday far in the future' do it in 2007.

One Resolution, One Day At A Time For One Year.  Let's 'go for it' in 2007!"

Kim M. Simpson - December 27, 2006
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Achievement . . .

"The greatest achievement of the human spirit is to live up to one's opportunities and make the most of one's resources."

Marquis de Vauvenargues - French Moralist & Essayist (1715-1747) - From Thinkexist.com

If . . .

"If you think about disaster, you will get it.  Brood about death and you hasten your demise.  Think positively and masterfully, with confidence and faith, and life becomes more secure, more fraught with action, richer in achievement and experience."

Swami Vivekananda - Indian Spiritual Leader of the Hindu Religion (1863-1902) - From Thinkexist.com

Merry Christmas!

"I heard the bells on Christmas Day, their old familiar carols play, and wild and sweet the word repeat of peace on earth, good-will to men!"

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - American Poet (1807-1882) - From Thinkexist.com

Get Rid Of The Boulder . . .

"Get rid of the boulder on your back!  Cut the Chains it and let it roll back down the hill.  Forget about the making a  long list of 10-20 resolutions for 2007.  Instead, lighten the load.  Grab your water bottle, snacks, a light jacket, and a good pair of tennis shoes.  If you're going to hike up the mountain toward the pinnacle of success in 2007 - make that journey with just one resolution, a dream about which you are truly passionate.  A resolution that makes you excited, something that you want to 'do' each and every day.  And if that's not realistic, resolution that you can pursue a few days each week for one year - committment and daily, weekly, monthly devotion are among the keys to success."

Kim M. Simpson - December 20, 2006
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Desire . . .

"The starting point of all achievment is desire."

Napoleon Hill - American Author (1883-1970) - From Thinkexist.com

A Dream - A Leap Of Faith!

"Achieving a New Year Resolution - a dream - requires a leap of faith.  It takes committment and hard work.  It takes a promise that you make to yourself to make time for yourself and your dream in 2007.  Open your mind.  Dare to dream.  Then make that all important decision in January to 'go for it' in 2007.  One resolution, one day at a time for one year!"

Kim M. Simpson - December 20, 2006
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Solid Achievements . . .

"Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but synthetic happiness."

Abdul Kalam - President of India (Born 1931) - From Thinkexist.com

Join The Resoution Revolution!

"Based on everything you read and hear about New Year Resolutions, you'd think 'making and keeping' them is a near-dead practice.  Personally, I'm not giving up, and I hope you'll consider making one New Year Resolution in 2007, and sticking with it.

New Year Resolutions may very well be 'antiques', a beloved practice from a bygone era.  But, instead of giving up on them - throwing them in the 'trash heap' - in 2007, consider dusting them off and applying a bit of 'spit and polish'.  Join the Resolution Revolution in 2007.  On January 1, open your mind, dare to dream, and change the way you create your New Year Resolutions."

Kim M. Simpson - December 18, 2006
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Your 2007 New Year Resolution . . .

If you have a cherished dream that is dormant in your heart and soul . . .

"Procrastination reaps regret.  Action reaps achievement.  Turn that spark into a flame.  Make your dream a reality."

Kim M. Simpson - December 14, 2007
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Your 2007 New Year Resolution . . .

"Become a resolution revolutionary like me.  It's time to drastically change the way you think about New Year Resolutions and goals.  In 2007 say 'no' to that tired, old list of 'stuff' that you think you should change about yourself, or think you should do, but know you will discard as soon as you put pen to paper.  Make January 1 a truly new day, a day in which you promise yourself that you will pursue your cherished dream."

Kim M. Simpson - December 14, 2006
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Pursuing Dreams - Achieving Resolutions

Make one New Year resolution on January 1, 2007:  pursue a cherished dream.

"The act of pursuing and achieving your dream can and will help you to find fulfillment in your life.  I'm not going to predict it's going to change your life forever, or be the best year you've ever had.  Without question, you're going to hit bumps in the road, we all do, that's life.  But each and every time you put your heart and soul into something you love, you will learn something, reap rewards and find personal fullfilment."

 

Kim M. Simpson - December 14, 2007
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Make Your 2007 Resolution!

"Do it now. Take that first small step. Open your mind, dare to dream, and make a decision to 'go for it' in 2007. Proscrastination is your worst enemy and patience is your best friend. One resolution, one day at a time for one year. Make each day count. Make each and every day New Year's Day!"

 

Kim M. Simpson - December 2007
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Carpe diem!

"Carpe diem!  Rejoice while you are alive; enjoy the day; live life to the fullest; make the most of what you have.  It is later than you think."

Horace - Ancient Roman Poet (65 BC - 8 BC) - From Thinkexist.com

Success . . .

"Unless a man has been taught what to do with success after getting it, the achievement of it must inevitably leave him prey to boredom."

Bertrand Russell - English Logician and Philospher (1872-1970) - From Thinkexist.com

Courage . . .

"Courage doesn't always roar.  Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow.""

            Mary Anne Radmacher

Strength . . .

"Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness.  Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing.  Use the pain as fuel, as a reminder of your strength."

             August Wilson - American Writer, 1945-2005

Courage . . .

"Whatever course you decide upon there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong.  There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right.  To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage."

 Ralph Waldo Emerson - American Poet, Lecturer, & Essayist 1803-1882

A Ship . . .

"A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for."

A Great Leader . . .

"A great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position."

Hope . . .

"It's important to give others a sense of hope that it is possible and you can come from really different places in the world and find your own place in the world that's unique for yourself."

                    Amy Tan

Information . . .

"Information's pretty thin stuff, unless mixed with experience."

             Clarence Day

Education . . .

"Do you know the difference between education and experience.  Education is when you read the fine print;  experience is what you get when you don't."

              Pete Seeger

Teens . . .

"You couldn't get hold of the things you'd done and turn them right again. Such a power might be given to the gods, but it was not given to women and men, and that was probably a good thing. Had it been otherwise, people would probably die of old age still trying to rewrite their teens."

              Stephen King

Good Judgement . . .

"Good judgement comes from experince, and often experience comes from bad judgement."

              Rita Mae Brown

Triumph . . .

"To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent, that is to triumph over old age."

               Amos Bronson Alcott

Never Forget . . .

"Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you:  love, prayer, and forgiveness."

                H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Forgive . . .

"I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive.  Forgiveness out to be like a cancelled note - torn in two and burned up, so that it can never be shown against one."

                 Henry Ward Beecher
 

Conscience & Reason . . .

"Conscience is our magnetic compass, reason our chart."

                 Joseph Cook