Thought of the day

[April Marie]

Success is a ladder, not an escalator.

[Heather Shay]

“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.” — Helen Keller

[Heather Shay]

“Nature has given us all the pieces required to achieve exceptional wellness and health, but has left it to us to put these pieces together.”—Diane McLaren

[Heather Shay]

LGBT people are some of the bravest and most potent change agents and leaders I have encountered, and the most forceful defenders of the vulnerable and voiceless, because they know what it's like to be there.

Ronan Farrow

[Heather Shay]

“It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.”~ Aristotle 

[Heather Shay]

[Heather Shay]

“Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes.”

[Ivy]

40 minutes ago, Heather Shay said:

That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes.”

Good point

[Mmindy]

[Heather Shay]

 

“But I've strayed so far from normal now, I'll never find my way back. And the truth is, I no longer want to.”
― Alyson Noel, Saving Zoë

[Mmindy]

Self Care 

[Davie]

"I try to stay positive and focus on what brings me joy." — Maximus 

[Heather Shay]

On those really difficult days when it seems impossible to go on and you feel like giving up, just remind yourself that you’ve been there before and you’ve survived every time, so you can survive this time, too.

[Heather Shay]

"Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today." — Thich Nhat Hanh

[Ivy]

 

[Heather Shay]

1. Eleanor Roosevelt: "You have to accept whatever comes and the only important thing is that you meet it with courage and with the best that you have to give."

[Heather Shay]

"Out of difficulties grow miracles." —Jean de la Bruyere

[Davie]

Quote

 

Lovingkindness, generosity, and mindfulness are found in the same moment: An awareness of togetherness arrives.. 

[Heather Shay]

“Artists need some kind of stimulating experience a lot of times, which crystallizes when you sing about it or paint it or sculpt it. You literally mould the experience the way you want. It’s therapy.”

– Erykah Badu

[Heather Shay]

“One of the most courageous decisions you’ll ever make is to finally let go of what is hurting your heart and soul.”
– Brigitte Nicole

[Heather Shay]

“Trust yourself, you have survived a lot, and you will survive whatever is coming.” – Anonymous

[Davie]

My kindness deed today—

I won't criticize myself.

[Heather Shay]

"Hope can be a powerful force. Maybe there’s no actual magic in it, but when you know what you hope for most and hold it like a light within you, you can make things happen, almost like magic.” — Laini Taylor

[Heather Shay]

“Learn as if you will live forever, live like you will die tomorrow.” — Mahatma Gandhi

[Heather Shay]

You always pass failure on the way to success.

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Mickey Rooney

Actor