One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon – instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today. – Dale Carnegie
This is a classic poem written by W. Livingston Larned. If you have young kids, please read it…..If you have read it before, read it again!
Listen, son:
I am saying this as you lie asleep,
one little paw crumpled under your cheek and
the blond curls stickily wet on your damp forehead.
I have stolen into your room alone.
Just a few minutes ago,
as I sat reading my paper in the library,
a stifling wave of remorse swept over me.
Guiltily I came to your bedside. Read the rest of this entry
Success:
“To laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends, to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!”
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Here are a few good quotes on success that I stumbled upon this morning
“Action is the foundational key to all success.”
_Pablo Picasso
“Failure is success if we learn from it.”
-Malcolm Forbes
“I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.”
-Michael Jordan
