"THOUGHTS OF THE DAY"
"You have no control over the day you were born nor the day you die, BUT you do have control over what you did in between them."
Written in 2011 by James Zollicoffer --- Arkansas
"Wishes and dreams are like waves in the sea that shatter when hit upon the rocks of the shore. For they don't know their origin but they surely have an end."
Ballram Samaroo --- Submitted by Satesh Samaroo --- Guyana
I selected this one because many people get so caught up in dreaming and wishing that they forget to plan and set goals for achieving those wishes and dreams. People must be goal getters and start tobecome someone who makes things happen.
"Everything is temporary, revealed by the omnipotence of nature."
Written in 2011 by Matthew Aaron Gleeson --- Canada
Epiphany
"If we choose to define ourselves more by the outcomes of life's challenges rather than their possibilities, then how could we ever truly allow hope into our hearts?"
Written in 2011 by Michael T. Wilder --- Florida
"They read it. They didn't like it. They wrote it again. It turned back to the original one. They rubbed it out. It turned back to the original one again. They threw it into the fire. It didn't burn. This Book was - History."
Utkir Khashimov --- Submitted by Kakhramon Ismailov --- Uzbekistan
"The limits we have in life are the ones we set for ourselves."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Emeka Ibeh --- Nigeria
"The past does not have to be your prison. You have a voice in your destiny. You have a say in your life. You have a choice in the path you take."
Max Lucado --- Submitted by Steve Maraboli --- New York
"After having a chat with hope, peace and courage today, they said success and happiness concurred with the subject matter. However, they all disagreed with failure yet again."
Written in 2011 by Sula Blick --- United Kingdom
"There are two types of people in this world: givers and takers. What are you?"
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Mallory P. --- Indiana
"We're all blessed with the present for a reason: to use the future to disprove of all the bad things we were told in the past."
Written in 2011 by Stanley Anukege --- Nigeria
"Women are the irreversible flow from the past to the future."
William Mocca --- Submitted by Pete Morris --- Missouri
Gets you thinking deep on how important woman are to the future of our species.
"What others think of you does not matter, what you think of yourself does. Think positive. Positive thinking will equal in positive results."
Written in 2011 by Joan Shaw --- Canada
Positive thinking was a challenge for me. I have lived such a negative life, and it took time for me to change my thoughts. It is possible. Stay positive and positivity will stay with you.
"This very moment is all that we have ~ so choose your thoughts wisely. It is too precious, to waste on the negative moments of yesterday."
Written in 2011 by Sandra Ashmore --- Viet Nam
I select this one as I feel it is a great way to motivate people's minds to live in the "moment" rather the past.
"Don't spend your precious time asking, "Why isn't the world a better place?" It will only be time wasted. The question to ask is, "How can I make it better?" To that there is an answer."
Leo F. Buscaglia --- Submitted by Jagdish Kaviraj --- India
"Stop looking at what's wrong, and instead start looking at what's right about yourself, others, or any situation in general. Nothing or nobody will ever be perfect, so why not just enjoy it to the fullest?Life is too short and time flies. Make an effort to see the beauty in everything before it's too late."
Written in 2011 by Nubia J. --- Submitted by N. Jara --- California
Pessimistic people always see the bad. I wish they could see the good. It may take some time and practice, but it is possible.
"The art of acceptance is the art of making someone who has just done you a small favor wish that he might have done you a greater one."
Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Carry a heart that never hates. Carry a smile that never fades. Carry a touch that never hurts."
Written in 2011 by Lanre Success --- Nigeria
That is just the way to keep moving.
"In life, the answers we are seeking always seem to come when we are ready to receive them... and not a minute sooner."
Written in 2011 by Michelle W. Seamons --- Utah
Life is a journey. We are constantly being shaped and molded by life experiences. If the answers we seek would come to us before we are ready to receive them, they would be of little or no value to us. So it is helpful to be patient with the process.
"Take life as it comes when there is no clear pathway for your journey."
Written in 2010 by Christopher Ammirati --- New Jersey
"Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man."
Benjamin Franklin --- Submitted by Jagdish Kaviraj --- India
"Great people can see the goodness in everyone. Distance yourself very far from people, especially the ones you look up to, who consistently leave you feeling like you are bad person. Self-improvement starts with self-respect."
Written in 2011 by Brian E. Roscher --- New Jersey
"Steal the moment; ditch the past, moving forward, upward, and onward with more laughter and a smile!"
Written in 2011 by Prince Mohammed A. Davies --- United Kingdom
"Have you ever wished you were somebody else? We all have at some point. But eventually we come to realize that the body, mind and circumstances we were born with - even if they seem 'imperfect' to us - can all be used to create a beautiful and meaningful life. The choice is always ours - continue to wish - or accept and improve upon the gifts we've been given."
Ron Atchison --- Submitted by George Wachirah --- Kenya
"The only thing that separates any one of us from excellence is fear and the opposite of fear is faith. I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence I can reach for, perfection is God's business."
Michael J. Fox --- Submitted by George Wachirah --- Kenya
"Success? Don't you know it is all about being able to extend love to people? Not in a big, capital letter sense, but in the everyday sense, little by little, task by task, gesture by gesture, word by word."
Ralph Fiennes --- Submitted by George Wachirah --- Kenya