Category archive: Thought for the day

Thoughts on life …

Two young women throwing autumn leaves in the air

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Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.
~ Eleanor Roosevelt

Thoughts about resilience …

Country scene with barbed wire fence

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The moment we believe that success is determined by an ingrained level of ability as opposed to resilience and hard work, we will be brittle in the face of adversity.
~ Joshua Waitzkin

Thoughts on optimism …

Girl looking our window with arms up in shape of a V

Photo credit – Yanko Peyankov via unsplash.com

The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
~ Winston Churchill

Thoughts on personal impact …

ceramics on a wall

I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
~ Maya Angelou

Photo – Ceramic wall mural in Drewery Lane, Melbourne (author’s own)

Thoughts on happiness …

A happy old lady

Photo credit – Ismael Nieto via Unsplash.com

When you’re happy you find pure joy in your life. There are no regrets in this state of happiness – and that’s a goal worth striving for in all areas of your life.
~ Suze Orman

Thoughts on freedom …

Seascape at dawn

Photo credit – Jonathan Bean via Unsplash

Everything can be taken from a man but … the last of the human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way. 
~ Victor Frankl

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