The power of having a dream and a vision

We've all worked with people who just show up to fill space. Uninspired and stuck going through the motions, they pick up a paycheck on Monday and wait for Friday. Some are just killing time until retirement. Maybe you even find yourself in this mindset. Not a very satisfying way to spend your days is it? Sounds like an easy life--except that in life, retirement can be permanent and unexpected. In your life, are you actively heading straight for your goals, or are you puttering around vaguely? Nothing is wrong with hard work; determination and elbow grease are what make the best dreams possible. But it's interesting that most work makes us look downward, while dreams lift our eyes to the sky. While you're keeping that nose to the grindstone, make sure you keep your head up to see where you're going.

Quote:

One person working toward a dream is worth 99 people just working.

- Lani Kraus, writer

Let today be a day to have gratitude for our family

A brother is a friend given by Nature.
- Jean Baptiste Legouve

A sister is a gift to the heart, a friend to the spirit, a golden thread to the meaning of life.
- Isadora James

When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry.
- William Shakespeare

God could not be everywhere, so he created mothers.
- Jewish Proverb

Where There is Love, Nothing is Missing.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Let today be a day to have gratitude for our family of birth. Whatever trials you have experienced, whatever regrets and resentments you hold, let today be a day of forgiveness and gratitude.

Today's Inspiration

One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others.
- Robert A. Heinlein

Sadly, it is human nature to measure success by comparison with our neighbors. A consequence of this tendency is the instinct to wish for others to fail and our own status to therefore appear higher by comparison.

Strive to cheer whenever others succeed and to avoid viewing your own achievements in comparison to others.

Today's Inspiration

SUCCESS...

A goal is a dream with a deadline.
- Napoleon Hill

When in doubt, do it.
- Oliver Wendell Holmes

People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.
- Dale Carnegie