Welcome to my Daily Inspiration - Daily Quote. See today's daily inspirational quotes below.
May the world be kind to you, and may your own thoughts be gentle upon yourself. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie
May the world be kind to you, and may your own thoughts be gentle upon yourself. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Feel the Love
You know that you have fully experienced love
when you turn into love -
that is the spiritual goal of life.
- Deepak Chopra
Divine love will meet all human needs
- Mary Baker Eddy
Nothing I say can explain to you Divine Love
Yet all of creation cannot seem to stop talking about it.
- Rumi
Know that you are never alone.
- jlh
Further reading: Trust in the Light
Have a Conversation With God, Today
Feel Your Connection With the Infinite - a Meditation
Spiritual Love Quotes
Quotes about Love
Inspirational Quotes
Being Alone Quotes
Spiritual Quotes
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Confidence
The best way to gain self-confidence
is to do what you are afraid to do.
- Anonymous
Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.
- Samuel Johnson
One important key to success is self-confidence.
An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
- Arthur Ashe
If you have no confidence in self,
you are twice defeated in the race of life.
With confidence, you have won even before you have started.
- Marcus Tullius Cicero
You can, when you believe you can.
Further reading: How to Gain Self Confidence
How to Feel Better About Yourself
How to Be Yourself
Self Confidence Quotes
Self Esteem Quotes
Challenge Quotes
Strength Quotes
Perseverance Quotes
Monday, August 29, 2011
Difficulty
Facing a difficulty requires a willingness of heart.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
In the midst of difficulty lies opportunity.
- Albert Einstein
It is not because life is difficult
that we do not dare.
Life is difficult
because we do not dare.
- Seneca
Difficulties show men what they are.
In case of any difficulty,
remember that God has pitted you
against a rough antagonist
that you may be a conqueror,
and this cannot be without toil.
- Epictetus
Only when life is difficult,
are we challenged to become our greatest selves.
- jlh
Further reading: Boldly Sail the Storms of Life
How to Motivate Yourself
How to be Successful in Business
Labels:
Albert Einstein,
courage,
difficult,
Epictetus,
mary anne radmacher,
Seneca
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Happiness Now
Be happy for this moment.
This moment is your life.
- Anonymous
Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind,
than on outward circumstances.
- Benjamin Franklin
Happiness... consists in giving, and in serving others.
- Henry Drummond
There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way.
- Anonymous
Forgiveness is the key to happiness.
- A Course In Miracles
You can not find happiness by chasing after it.
Happiness comes from doing what you love to do,
and from being who you truly are.
- jlh
Further reading: Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now
7 Secrets for a Happy Life
Happy Friends, Happy You
Happiness Quotes
Quotes about Choice
Happy Life Quotes
Quotes about the Now
Living in the Now Quotes
Happiness is Service Quotes
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Positivity
Positive thinking will let you do everything
better than negative thinking will.
- Zig Ziglar
Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it,
we can never do anything wise in this world.
- Helen Keller
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
Life may not be the party we hoped for,
but while we are here we might as well dance.
- Anonymous
Whatever happens, always look to tomorrow -
with courage and optimism.
- jlh
Further reading: How to Stay Positive
How to Find Yourself
How to Get Motivated
Positive Quotes
More Positive Quotes
Motivational Quotes
Courage Quotes
Fear Quotes
Friday, August 26, 2011
Giving Joy
Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others,
you should put a good deal of thought
into the happiness that you are able to give.
- Eleanor Roosevelt
You can never love without giving.
- Robert Louis Stevenson
You can't get unless you give.
And you have to give without wanting to get.
- Theodore H. White
The giving of love is an education in itself.
- Eleanor Roosevelt
It costs you nothing to make another happy -
and you gain your true self through the act of spreading joy.
Further reading: The Secret of Happiness
Doing for Others
Giving
Make life joyful
Generosity Quotes
Joy Quotes
Kindness Quotes
Gratitude Quotes
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Simple Joys
The essence of life is not in
the great victories and grand failures,
but in the simple joys.
- jlh
The best things in life are free.
- Anonymous
All the great things are simple,
and many can be expressed in a single word:
freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.
- Winston Churchill
It is always the simple that produces the marvelous.
- Amelia Barr
Further reading: Simple Gifts
12 Life Lessons I Learned From My Cat
Simple Living
Joy is a Choice - but Not an Easy Choice
Choose Inner Peace
Labels:
Amelia Barr,
joy,
simpler times,
simplicity,
Winston Churchill
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Be an Observer of Life. - jlh
To acquire knowledge, one must study;
but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.
- Marilyn vos Savant
Your point of view sets you up well in advance
for how you view the events as they unfold.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
We only see what we want to see,
and hear what we want to hear
- don Miguel Ruiz
Be an Observer of Life.
Gaining wisdom from carefully observing life
is not a substitute for action -
it is a prerequisite for informed action.
- jlh
Make a conscious effort to observe life objectively,
and to avoid the natural tendency to see only
what you are expecting to see.
[Did you observe something inside the flower in today's photo?]
Further reading: See Rightly
Commonplace
Look Inside
Boundaries
Being Yourself Quotes
Freedom Quotes
Attitude Quotes
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Cute Wisdom
An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox.
- Lao Tzu
Hide not your talents,
they for use were made.
What's a sundial in the shade?
- Benjamin Franklin
Minds are like parachutes.
They only function when they are open.
- James Dewar
Action speaks louder than words
but not nearly as often.
- Mark Twain
Life is too important to be taken seriously.
- Oscar Wilde
Stay Happy, never let anyone get your goat.
- jlh
Further reading: Perspective
Conscious Appreciation
Serenity
Words of Wisdom
Quotes that Make You Think
Labels:
Benjamin Franklin,
cute,
James Dewar,
Lao Tzu,
Mark Twain,
Oscar Wilde,
wisdom
Monday, August 22, 2011
Inspiring Others
The full measure of a man is
not to be found in the man himself,
but in the colors and textures that
come alive in others because of him.
- Albert Schweitzer
Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day,
teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime.
- Chinese Proverb
A good example is the best sermon.
- Benjamin Franklin
Your example is far more influential and inspiring
than any words of instruction, or threats,
or even words of encouragement.
- jlh
Further reading: Pay It Forward - as an Expression of Universal Gratitude
Plant Trees For Your Grandchildren
Affirmations of an Inspired Life - Young-Adult Version
Labels:
Albert Schweitzer,
Benjamin Franklin,
children,
example,
inspiring
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Be as a Child
Through our own recovered innocence
we discern the innocence of our neighbors.
- Henry David Thoreau
An honest man is always a child.
- Socrates
Become more and more innocent,
less knowledgeable and more childlike.
Take life as fun - because that's precisely what it is!
- Osho
Innocence isn't ever lost completely;
we just need to maintain our goodness to regain it.
- Jewel
Consciously adopt the mindset of a young child,
to whom all of life is a grand adventure.
- jlh
Further reading: Celebrate Whimsey Today
Time, Like Life Itself, Has No Inherent Meaning
Need For Approval
Matthew 18:1-9 (Become like little children)
Rejoice and give thanks for all of life
Dance lightly with life - jlh
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Home
A house is not a home unless it
contains food and fire
for the mind as well as the body.
- Benjamin Franklin
A house is made of walls and beams;
a home is built with love and dreams.
- Anonymous
The ache for home lives in all of us,
the safe place where we can go as we are
and not be questioned.
- Maya Angelou
Home is our sanctuary, where we:
relax into being ourselves,
play with our inner child,
paint the walls green and pink,
dig in the dirt,
grow something,
love somebody else,
love ourselves even more,
snuggle with a warm blanket on a Sunday afternoon,
hang "go away" on the door whenever we want,
clean and tidy often... or never,
launch from and return to,
are truly ourselves.
- jlh
If your home is not a place where you can
truly kick-back and be yourself -
both physically and emotionally -
consider making some changes in your way-of-life.
Further reading: Choose Inner Peace
Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now
This Above All, to Thine Own Self Be True -
5 Ways to Apply William Shakespeare's Advice Today
Inner Peace Quotes
Quotes to Live By
Encouraging Quotes
Friday, August 19, 2011
Tears
There is a sacredness in tears.
They are not the mark of weakness,
but of power.
They speak more eloquently
than ten thousand tongues.
They are messengers of
overwhelming grief ...
and unspeakable love.
- Washington Irving
Those who don't know how to weep
with their whole heart,
don't know how to laugh either
- Golda Meir
The soul would have no rainbow,
Had the eyes no tears.
- John Vance Cheney
Tears and laughter cleanse the heart.
- jlh
Are you holding back long-suppressed emotions? Let your feelings flow, right now.
While some of us wear our emotions on our sleeve, others keep feelings bottled up for decades. Strike a balance. If you are suffering with unexpressed frustration or grief, let the tears flow. Then find a friend to laugh with. Laughter, however artificial it feels, lightens the saddest moments and bonds us to family and friends.
Further reading: How to Cope with Loneliness
How to Deal with Rejection
Coping With Loss, Grief, and the Fear Of Your Own Mortality
Feeling Used and Left Out
Coping with Heartbreak
Labels:
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grief,
John Vance Cheney,
tears,
Washington Irving
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Follow Your Heart
Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.
Don't be trapped by dogma -
which is living with the results of other people's thinking.
Don't let the noise of others' opinions
drown out your own inner voice.
And most important, have the courage
to follow your heart and intuition.
They somehow already know what you truly want to become.
Everything else is secondary.
- Steve Jobs
Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks.
Perhaps this person will never be disappointed or disillusioned;
perhaps she won't suffer the way people do when they have a dream to follow.
But when the person looks back - and at some point everyone look back -
she will hear her heart, saying,
"What have you done with the miracles that God planted in your days?
What have you done with the talents God bestowed on you?"
- Paulo Coelho
When I get asked for advice on making career and personal decisions,
My answer is to Follow Your Heart.
Read How to Choose Your Life Purpose,
How to Make a Decision You Won't Regret,
How to be Successful in Business
and What is Love?
and Follow Your Heart
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Just stop it
Just stop it. Seriously.
Whatever it is. Just stop it.
If only for an hour, a day, a week.
Stop doing it long enough to get a glimpse
of what the change would actually look like.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
You either do it completely and utterly,
or you should stop doing it.
- Bono (paraphrase)
If you want peace, stop fighting.
If you want peace of mind, stop fighting with your thoughts.
- Peter McWilliams
When what you are doing is frustrating you, STOP. Pause to consider the true importance of the task. Reflect on whether there is a better plan for reaching your goal.
Further reading: How to Move On and Let Go
When is Your Best Good Enough?
Inspirational Thoughts
Change Quotes
Success Quotes
Goal Quotes
Labels:
Albert Einstein,
bono,
mary anne radmacher,
perspective,
Peter McWilliams,
stop
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Commitment vs. Burnout
The price of success is hard work,
dedication to the job at hand,
and the determination that whether we win or lose,
we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.
- Vince Lombardi
The chains of habit are too weak to be felt
until they are too strong to be broken.
- Samuel Johnson
An overfull calendar, like an overfull stomach,
is a consequence of taking on too much.
Commit, and eat, in moderation.
- jlh
Too little commitment, and life becomes meaningless.
Too much focus on accomplishment, and you burn out.
Balance striving for success, with gentle self-care.
Further reading: Finding Balance in Life
How to Live a Stress-Free Life
Life is All in the Perspective We Take on It
Life is Not Supposed to be Fair
Be Gentle with Yourself
Inspirational Quotes about Life
Quotes to Live By
Positive Quotes
Monday, August 15, 2011
Competition
If you want to be incrementally better: Be competitive.
If you want to be exponentially better: Be cooperative.
- Anonymous
Competition has been shown to be useful
up to a certain point and no further,
but cooperation, which is the thing
we must strive for today,
begins where competition leaves off.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
The choice is to work alone to be a little
more successful than the next person,
or to work together for the great betterment of humanity.
Moreover, Cooperation is less stressful than competition.
Do you ever question why our educational system
teaches competition rather than cooperation?
- jlh
Further reading: Seven Tips for Stress-Free Living
Choose Inner Peace and a Less Stressful Life
Together
Cooperation
Self Esteem Quotes
Quotes about Life
Sunday, August 14, 2011
The Golden Rule
Do to others as you would have them do to you.
- Luke 6:31 (the "Golden Rule")
Do not do to others what would anger you
if done to you by others.
- Isocrates (Ancient Greek)
Never impose on others what
you would not choose for yourself.
- Confucius (Ancient Chinese)
That which is hateful to you,
do not do to your fellow.
That is the whole Torah;
the rest is the explanation.
- Talmud (Jewish Wisdom)
Know that the true essence of the Golden Rule
is always being compassionate, kind,
generous, and being in service to others.
Compelling others to behave as you wish
them to behave in the name of the
Golden Rule is a corruption of a sacred principle.
Compassion is the universal standard of moral living.
- jlh
Further reading: Love your enemies
Questions To Ask Yourself Before Offering Helpful Advice
"Be like me" is not a Golden Rule
Great Truths
Compassion
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Opportunity
When one door closes, another opens.
But often we look so long, so regretfully,
upon the closed door,
that we fail to see the one that is opened for us.
- Helen Keller
When written in Chinese, the word "crisis"
is composed of two characters.
One represents danger
and the other represents opportunity.
- John F. Kennedy
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity;
an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
- Winston Churchill
The jump is so frightening between
where I am and where I want to be.
Because of all I may become,
I will close my eyes and leap.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
In the midst of crisis, boldly seize opportunity.
- jlh
Further reading: How to Choose Your Life Purpose
Success Tip: Drive Change
Life is Beautiful
Life Lesson Quotes
Friday, August 12, 2011
Goodness of Life
Just when the caterpillar thought
the world was over, it became a butterfly.
- Anonymous
You must not lose faith in humanity.
Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty,
the ocean does not become dirty.
- Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi
Love is an act of faith.
- Erich Fromm
Further reading: 7 Secrets for a Happy Life
How to Move On and Let Go
How to Think Positive
Celebrate Whimsey Today
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Contented Living
There are nine requisites for contented living:
HEALTH enough to make work a pleasure;
WEALTH enough to support your needs;
STRENGTH enough to battle with difficulties and forsake them;
GRACE enough to confess your sins and overcome them;
PATIENCE enough to toil until some good is accomplished;
CHARITY enough to see some good in your neighbor;
LOVE enough to move you to be useful and helpful to others;
FAITH enough to make real the things of God;
HOPE enough to remove all anxious fears concerning the future.
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The greatest wealth is to live content with little.
- Plato
Further reading: Life is All in the Perspective We Take on It
Love All of Life
Abundance or Scarcity? Love or Fear?
Tips for Saving Money while Living Well
Positive Quotes
Strength Quotes
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Grace
This day boldness is manifested in a simple grace: gratitude.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
Grace defies reason and logic.
- Bono
Grace isn't just a little prayer you say before receiving a meal.
It's a way to live.
- Jackie Windspear
I'm becoming more and more myself with time.
I guess that's what grace is.
The refinement of your soul through time.
- Jewel
Visualize living a life of grace. What kind of life do you picture? The word "grace" derives from a Latin word that means both pleasing and thankful. Choose a life lived with grace. A life filled with gratitude for life itself. A life that is joyful and that inspires joy in others.
Further reading: Aging With Grace
Be Gentle with Yourself
Thanksgiving Graces
Work Life Balance Quotes
Optimistic Quotes
Summer Quotes
- Mary Anne Radmacher
Grace defies reason and logic.
- Bono
Grace isn't just a little prayer you say before receiving a meal.
It's a way to live.
- Jackie Windspear
I'm becoming more and more myself with time.
I guess that's what grace is.
The refinement of your soul through time.
- Jewel
Visualize living a life of grace. What kind of life do you picture? The word "grace" derives from a Latin word that means both pleasing and thankful. Choose a life lived with grace. A life filled with gratitude for life itself. A life that is joyful and that inspires joy in others.
Further reading: Aging With Grace
Be Gentle with Yourself
Thanksgiving Graces
Work Life Balance Quotes
Optimistic Quotes
Summer Quotes
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Wholeness
Manage the remarkable balance between acting from your heart and close to your gifts with completing the obligations that your labor and tasks require of you. Leverage opportunity AND seize joy.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
I think wholeness is God's design for us;
and that often amounts to embracing contradictions.
- Bono
Balance activity with serenity, wealth with simplicity, persistence with innovation, community with solitude, familiarity with adventure, constancy with change, leading with following.
- jlh
Further reading: How to Build Self Esteem
Monday, August 8, 2011
Awareness
Problems cannot be solved at the same level
of awareness that created them.
- Albert Einstein
The ability to be in the present moment
is a major component of mental wellness.
- Abraham Maslow
What is necessary to change a person is
to change his awareness of himself.
- Abraham Maslow
Have you ever arrived at work after your morning commute, and noticed that you didn't remember a single thing you saw during your drive?
Let today be a day of awareness. Consciously pay attention to what is going on around you as drive, walk, do your business, or relax. Consider the world from the perspective of those you pass - the small child, the elderly lady trying to cross the street, the homeless person, the truck driver, the policeman, the executive in the big limo.
Further reading: Question Your Questions
Truth isn't True. Reality isn't Real.
Consciousness
VISION - the fifth Point of Simply An Inspired Life
Labels:
Abraham Maslow,
Albert Einstein,
attention,
awareness,
perspective
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Renewal
Take a course in good water and air;
and in the eternal youth of Nature you may renew your own.
Go quietly, alone; no harm will befall you.
- John Muir
Do not let Sunday be taken from you.
If your soul has no Sunday, it becomes an orphan.
- Albert Schweitzer
Believe in the goodness of life.
Believe in the power of time to heal and to renew.
Believe in the power of forgiveness and gratitude.
Believe in the gift of rainbows and butterflies.
Believe in the laughter of children.
- jlh
Let today be a day to renew your health, your energy, and your spirit.
Further reading: Find Joy in Nature
Walking
Rainbows of the Soul
The Joy of Beauty
Six Ways to Live a Happier Life
Inner Peace Quotes
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Patience
A man who is a master of patience is master of everything else.
- George Savile
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
- Lao Tzu
Patience, persistence, and perseverance.
A little more each day, a little better each day.
- jlh
Further reading: Breaking the Cycle of Self-Inflicted Suffering
12 Life Lessons I Learned From My Cat
Time, Like Life Itself, Has No Inherent Meaning
Quotes about Being Patient
Quotes about Hurry
Quotes about Time
Friday, August 5, 2011
Be Yourself
If I try to be like him, who will be like me?
- Yiddish proverb
Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition -
they somehow already know what you truly want to become.
- Steve Jobs
It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.
- e. e. cummings
As a follow-up to Pleasing Everyone, read about the distinction between being of service to others, and being a "pleaser," at More about Pleasing Everyone.
Further reading: The Secret of Happiness
How to Choose Your Life Purpose
When is Your Best Good Enough?
Quotes about Becoming Yourself
Quotes about Service
Quotes about Kindness
Labels:
become,
courage,
e. e. cummings,
self,
Steve Jobs,
values,
Yiddish Proverbs,
yourself
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Mistakes are the portals of discovery. - James Joyce
Mistakes are the portals of discovery.
- James Joyce
I've learned that mistakes can often be as good a teacher as success.
- Jack Welch
There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth
- not going all the way and not starting.
- The Buddha
The greatest mistake you can make in life
is to be continually fearing you will make one.
- Elbert Hubbard
Further reading: Drive Change
Practice Makes Perfect - Sometimes
Mistake Quotes
Quotes about Mistakes
Quotes about Life Lessons
Amazing Quotes to Live By
Labels:
Elbert Hubbard,
Jack Welch,
James Joyce,
mistakes,
The Buddha
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Pleasing Everyone
I don't know the key to success,
but the key to failure is to try to please everyone.
- Bill Cosby
A "No" uttered from deepest conviction is better and greater than a
"Yes" merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid trouble.
- Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi
Don't live your life to please other people.
- Oprah Winfrey
Further reading: Aesops Fable: The Miller, His Son, and the Ass
Need For Approval
Honor Yourself
How to Choose Your Life Purpose
Success Quotes
Gandhi Quotes
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Frustrated?
It is hardly possible to build anything,
if frustration, bitterness and a mood of helplessness prevail.
- Lech Walesa
All that is necessary to break the spell
of inertia and frustration is this:
Act as if it were impossible to fail.
- Dorthea Brande
Further reading: Stop Anger Before It Stops You
How to Think Positive
Attitude is Everything
Monday, August 1, 2011
Try
Do or do not, there is no try.
- Jedi Master Yoda in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up.
The most certain way to succeed
is always to try just one more time.
- Thomas A. Edison
Simply do your best, and you will avoid
self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.
- don Miguel Angel Ruiz
Read my article When is Your Best Good Enough?
Further reading: Choices
Habits
Do it
Try Quotes
Success Quotes
Regret Quotes
- Jedi Master Yoda in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up.
The most certain way to succeed
is always to try just one more time.
- Thomas A. Edison
Simply do your best, and you will avoid
self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.
- don Miguel Angel Ruiz
Read my article When is Your Best Good Enough?
Further reading: Choices
Habits
Do it
Try Quotes
Success Quotes
Regret Quotes
Labels:
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regret,
success,
Thomas A. Edison,
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Yoda
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