What are the Odds?: Snippets

Quotes

"You are what your deep, driving desire is. As your desire is, so is your will. As your will is, so is your deed, as your deed is, so is your destiny." Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 4.5 (Translated by Eknath Easwaran.).

"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness concerning all acts of initiative and creation. There is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now." Goethe

" I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. I possess tremendous power to make a life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or humor, hurt, or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated, and a person humanized or de-humanized. If we treat people as they ought to be, we help them become what they are capable of becoming." Goethe

"Being committed to place ourselves in an environment that we know will make us grow and teach us about our deepest selves builds character, strength, and courage. We soon find ourselves in the habit of growth and find that "we’ve arrived" by our mere presence on the path. We find ourselves at home in the heat of our own refinement." Scott Moore

"The last thing the world needs is another perfect Downward Facing Dog pose. What the world does need is another open heart." Judeth Lasater

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Snippets

I could do with a little more sun and a little less dreary weather...
Only one more "Thursday" left at work! (Thursday's are my least favorite work day)
I need to go grocery shopping!
Can I swing South Africa in 2 weeks? I might have to wait until later this year...
I am terrible at pool.
I'm really ready for a change in my perpetual single status... just putting it out there.
Another medial appointment tomorrow- maybe one day I will be able to eat bread and pasta again. Maybe one day I'll feel all better.
Excited to crawl into bed and sleep perchance to dream.
Hoping I'm up for 7 10hr shifts in a row.

Only 9 links left in my paper chain.
Doing better in my ballet class- there is such a thing as muscle memory.
TGIF (tomorrow)
General Conference!
Night all