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    “Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity. Reduce selfishness, have few desires.” ~ Lao Tzu

      “If, in fact, it is what’s inside us that makes all the difference, then the difference is made when we choose what goes inside.” ~ Andy Andrews, The Traveler’s Gift

        “When confronted with a challenge, the committed heart will search for a solution. The undecided heart searches for an escape.” ~ Andy Andrews, The Traveler’s Gift

          “If you worry about what other people think of you, then you will have more confidence in their opinion than you have in your own.” ~ Andy Andrews, The Traveler’s Gift

            “Poor is the man whose future depends on the opinions and permission of others. Remember this, if you are afraid of criticism, you will die doing nothing!” ~ Andy Andrews

              “When we conquer our fears, we discover a boundless, bottomless, inexhaustible well of passion.” ~ Steven Pressfield

                “A child has no trouble believing the unbelievable, nor does the genius or the madman.  It’s only you and I, with our big brains and our tiny hearts, who doubt and overthink and hesitate.” ~ Steven Pressfield

                  “The last thing we want is to remain as we are.” ~ Steven Pressfield

                    “Fear doesn’t go away.  The warrior and the artist live by the same code of necessity, which dictates that the battle must be fought anew every day.”

                    Steven Pressfield, Do the Work

                      “Successful people make their decisions quickly and change their minds slowly.  Failures make their decisions slowly and change their minds quickly.  My decisions come quickly, and they lead to victory.” ~ Andy Andrews

                        “Beginning today, I will create a new future by creating a new me.  No longer will I dwell in a pit of despair, moaning over squandered time and lost opportunity.  I can do nothing about the past.  My future is immediate.  I will grasp it in both hands and carry it with running feet.  When I am faced with the choice of doing nothing or doing something, I will always choose to act!  I seize this moment.  I choose now.” ~ Andy Andrews

                          “Consciousness is everything and that all things begin with a thought. That we are responsible for our own fate, we reap what we sow, we get what we give, we pull in what we put out. I know these things for sure.” ~ Madonna

                            “If I associate with chickens, I will learn to scratch at the ground and squabble over crumbs.  If I associate with eagles, I will learn to soar to great heights.” ~ Andy Andrews, The Traveler’s Gift

                              “When a king begins to act like a king, it is not long before someone else is king!  Serving is a way we can place value on one another.  A wise man is a server.” ~ Andy Andrews, The Traveler’s Gift

                                “Seek wisdom.  Wisdom waits to be gathered.  She cannot be bartered or sold.  She is a fight for the diligent.  And only the diligent will find her.  The lazy man – the stupid man – never even looks.  Though wisdom is available to many, she is found by few.  Seek wisdom.  Find her, and you will find success and contentment.” ~ Andy Andrews, The Traveler’s Gift

                                  “From this moment forward, I will accept responsibility for my past.  I understand that the beginning of wisdom is to accept the responsibility for my own problems and that by accepting responsibility for my past, I free myself to move into a bigger, brighter future of my own choosing.  Never again will I blame my parents, my spouse, my boss, or other employees for my present situation.  Neither my education nor lack of one, my genetics, or the circumstantial ebb and flow of everyday life will affect my future in a negative way.  If I allow myself to blame these uncontrollable forces for my lack of success, I will be forever caught in a web of the past.  I will look forward.  I will not let my history control my destiny.” ~ Andy Andrews, The Traveler’s Gift

                                    “Be like a sponge when it comes to each new experience. If you want to be able to express it well, you must first be able to absorb it well.” ~ Jim Rohn

                                      But words are things, and a small drop of ink,

                                      Falling like dew, upon a thought, produces

                                      That which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think.

                                      ~ George Gordon Byron