a few quotes

I am willing to put myself through anything; temporary pain or discomfort means nothing to me as long as I can see that the experience will take me to a new level. I am interested in the unknown, and the only path to the unknown is through breaking barriers, an often-painful process.
--Diana Nyad

Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.
--F. Scott Fitzgerald

Alwaysmake a total effort, even when the odds are against you.
--Arnold Palmer

"A bend in the road is not the end of the road... ..Unless you fail to make the turn."
--Unknown

"When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself."
- Wayne Dyer

Where you stumble—that’s where your treasure is.

There's a difference between re-acting and responding to life. When one re-acts, one re-enacts the cliches embedded in our memory about have things have been done before. When one responds, one musters the courage and the strength needed to be creative. We can change what happens in our lives by changing the way we deal with what happens in our lives by responding in a gentle positive way. Be gentle with yourself and be aware of how you are thinking and feeling before you decide to respond or re-act. "If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary."
--Jim Rohn

"Some dream of doing great things, while others stay awake and get on with it."
--Unknown

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
- Theodore Roosevelt.

"The state of your life is nothing more than a reflection of your state of mind."
- Wayne Dyer