When going through lifeand traveling in the directionof your dreams, the best wayto get ahead is the simplest way:Take it one step at a time.Don’t look over your shoulder; if you do,you’ll feel the weight of all youryesterdays upon you.And don’t worry about what lies ahead.By the time you get tothe bend in the roador [...]

That Is Beyond Your Reachmay there be no dead ends in your lifeand no roads traveledwithout blessings.May no day be too shortto fit love and laughter into it;may time never be so scarcethat you cannot give yourselfsome quiet and gentle thoughts. May there be no friends too busy for youand no family memberwho doesn’t greatly [...]

You are a wonderful person,so do wonderful things.You can make a differencein your world.You have a purpose;you have the power;you are magic.You can create beauty,recall the past,plan the future.You can soar in imagination.You have the courage to question,and you can choose to change. The only limitations you haveare those in your own mind;don’t be satisfied [...]

Believe In what makes you feel good.Believe in what makes you happy.Believe in the dreamsyou’ve always wanted to come true,and give them every chance to.Life holds no promisesas to what will come your way.You must search for your own idealsand work toward reaching them.Life makes no guaranteesas to what you’ll have.It just gives you time [...]

Believe in yourselfand your vision of the future.Surround yourself withthose who believe in youand will help you achieveyour goals.Keep your dream alivedespite the challengesalong the way.There will always be thosewho try to steal your dreamby laughter or criticism.They cannot understand whatdrives you to always want more.In safety, there is no failure —neither is there success.Only [...]

Courage is admitting that you’reafraid and facing that fear directly. It’sbeing strong enough to ask for help andhumble enough to accept it.Courage is standing up for what youbelieve in without worrying about theopinions of others. It’s following yourown heart, living your own life, andsettling for nothing less than the bestfor yourself. Courage is daring to [...]

Dare to dream,for dreamers see tomorrow.Dare to make a wish,for wishing makes way for hope,and hope is what keepsus all alive.Dare to reach outfor the things no one else can see.Be unafraid to see whatothers cannot.Believe in your heartand in your own goodness,for in doing soothers will believein them, too.Believe in magic,because life is full [...]

If need be, go it alone —your victory will be even sweeter.If need be, go slowly —how fast you get there isn’t important.If need be, start over again and again —success becomes closer each time.If need be, accept whatever you have to —it may not be easy to do,but it makes everything easier.If need be, [...]

Even when you get a littlediscouraged, don’t allow yourself to giveup. Only when you have done yourvery best can you stop and say toyourself, “I tried,” and that’s whatmatters most.If you back away from obstacles thatappear before you because they seemtoo difficult, then you’re not being trueto yourself. Don’t be afraid to takerisks, or even [...]

Dreams come truebecause someone believesthey can, and withoutthought of failure, they riskeverything they have within them.Hopes are always renewed becausesomeone won’t give up, and theydon’t allow the risks involved tokeep them from taking a chance.Wishes that seem so impossiblecan be wished for anyway, and theywill come into reality because ofsimple faith.Faith is the one thing [...]

Each new day is a blank page inthe diary of your life. The pen is inyour hand, but the lines will not all bewritten the way you choose; somewill come from the world and thecircumstances that surround you.But for the many things that are inyour control, there is somethingspecial you need to know…The secret of [...]

You don’t need anyone elseto give your life direction.You know what’s right for you.Inside your heart existsa special knowledgeof the plans you’ve made,the hopes you have,and the dreams you hold. You may be hesitant at times,even fearful to go on,but that’s a natural feelingall of us go through.What you need to rememberis what means the [...]

Know what you are capable of,and believe that it’s morethan what you’re doing now.Visualize yourself atyour ultimate best,and see yourself livingany dream that comes your way.Believe that you can makeyour dreams come true,and that patience and determinationwill see them through.Care enough to make the sacrificesit takes,and don’t let the present havepriority over the future.Know that [...]

I believe all of us have a built-incompass to help us get to whereverwe desire to go. Don’t forget totrust that compass, and refer to itoften, for with that trusting will come thestrength to bear whatever life deals you.Don’t get led astray. Ask your heart for thetruth, and it will come up with the answerand [...]

Speak and you will be heard;make your words kindand you will be judged so.Love kindly and unselfishly,with no wish to possess.Search for who you areand for what matters.Give freely to all,and you shall receiveso much more.Listen to the troubles of others,and your own shall be halved.Live each day as your last,treasuring each sight and sound.Accept [...]

In front of you…When the task at hand is a mountainin front of youit may seem too hard to climb.But you don’t have to climb itall at once -just one step at a time.Take one small step…and one small step…then another…and you’ll find…the task at hand that was a mountainin front of you……is a mountainyou [...]

Sometimes, the problemsyou must faceare more than you wishto cope with,and tomorrow doesn’t seemto offer any solutions.You may ask yourself, “Why me?”but the answer is sometimes unclear.You may even tend to feelthat life hasn’t been just or fairto burden you with such obstacles.The roads any of us chooseto follow are never freeof bumps or curves,but [...]

My best advice to you isto give it “the rocking chair test.”Imagine that you’re ninety years old,sitting on the porch and rocking inyour chair as you reflect back onyour life. Will you regret doing this- or not doing it? Pick the decisionyou can live with, and have noregrets in your choice.Believe in thechoices you make. [...]

Li’stento the song in you.It’s there in whatever puts starsin your eyes and makes your heart sing. Listento your feelings and you will hearwho you are and what you must do. Listento your needs and you will knowwhere to find what you are looking for. Listento the wisdom within.It is trying to lead youto your [...]

There are no limitsto what you can do.Your talents and abilities,your uniqueness and warmth,your strength and dedicationin everything you do —all of these will help youreach your dreams. There are no limitsto what life has to offer you.The world is full of possibilities,just as you are filled with promise.Seek, discover, and embrace with opennessthe richness [...]

It takes believing in your dreamsand in what you know to be true.Surviving disappointmentsand the times whenyou’re truly alone.Awakening to see that youhave made it throughthe difficult timeswith only yourself to depend on.It takes facing the truththat only you can shape your destiny.Realizing that the footstepsyou take todayare the ones that willlead you into tomorrow,and [...]

Know what you canand want to do in lifeSet goals for yourselfand work hard to achieve themStrive to have fun every dayUse your creativity as a meansof expressing your feelingsBe sensitivein viewing the worldDevelop a sense of confidenceBe honest with yourselfand with othersFollow your heartand adhere to your own truthsKnow that the more you givethe [...]

Remember… there is a deeper strengthand an amazing abundance of peaceavailable to you.Draw from this well;call on your faith to uphold you.Life continues around us,even when our troubles seem to stop time.There is always good in life.Take a few minutes to distract yourselffrom your concerns -long enough to draw strength from a treeor to find [...]

Sometimes it seems that our dreamsCrumble in our hands.We think that we have failedAnd that all we triedSo hard to attainWill now always staySlightly out of reach.But one failure cannotCrumble the dreamsThat years of hard workAnd dedication have built.So hold on to your dreams.Believe in yourself,And you will find that aBright tomorrowWaits just around the [...]

Live by your own lightShine by your own starDo what you always wantedto do with your lifeEnvision the gift that you areClimb up the hills ofyour hopes and dreamsTake whatever stepsyou need to takeYou can’t get to the topif you don’t try, and it’s a journeyyou should definitely makeTry to find more time in your [...]