Something Positive to Think About (1)

by Beth McHugh | More from this Blogger

12 Jul 2009 11:29 PM

With so much doom and gloom about, sometimes we have to make a concerted effort to think of the positive things in our lives. Alternatively, we can also find it useful to read another person's take on life that we have never thought if before.

With that in mind, here are some positive thoughts plus food for thought. Maybe one or more will resonate with you and change you life for the better, even if only for the moment. And life is merely a series of moments, so the more positive these moments can be, the better your overall life quality!

We must walk consciously only part way towards our goal and then leap into the dark for success. Henry Thoreau

If you have made mistakes, even serious ones, there is always another chance for you. What we cal failure is not the falling down but the staying down. Mary Pickford

Recovering from failure is often easier than building from success. Michael Eisner

Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently. Henry Ford

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all. Dale Carnegie

Though you cannot go back and start again, you can start again and have a brand new end. Unknown

If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves. Thomas Edison

You can outdo you - if you really want to. Paul Harvey

Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God. Leo Buscaglia

Expect nothing; be prepared for anything. Samurai Saying

Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or year, but it will eventually subside and something else will take its place. If I quit however, it lasts forever. Lance Armstrong

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Beth McHugh began her career as a geologist and worked both in industry and as a university researcher.

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