Quote 8: Alive

"Ask not what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive... then go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive."

Howard Thurman

Figure out what makes you excited and find a job that pays you for it.  You will be working for most of your life so might as well do something you like.

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Paul M. Robison

Quote 7: Stress

"Mach-S, the speed at which stress can't keep up, is simply forward motion. But it has to be self- propelled. Note that people in cars are still stressed."

Jeff Mallett

Oh how true, if your stressed it's best to move forward, either with what is stressing you out,  or moving your body physically forward. Stress is nothing more than a prod to get you going.

Paul M. Robison

Quote 6: Intelligence

"The ability to focus attention on important things is a defining characteristic of intelligence."
Robert J. Schiller

How often these days do I find myself off task doing something, that is really nothing.  I can spend an hour on the web going down a maze of rabbit trails that strays far from what I originally intended to do (check my e-mail).  I don't know what it is about me that causes my brain to want to do everything but what's important, but it is downright wrong. I read somewhere that you should always have a goal when going into something or else you'll flounder and waste bucket loads of precious time.  I find this very true, when I have a goal I stick to the task and get it done.  The great thing about the whole process is that you feel 10x better when you finish something productive then when you finish something that's worth nothing.

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Paul M. Robison

Quote 5: Providence

"Providence has hidden a charm in difficult undertakings which is appreciated only by those who dare to grapple with them."
Anne-Sophie Swetchine

Anyone who has been through a difficult time or taken on something more then they thought they could do knows that it's totally worth it.  It's always dark and bitter while trudging through the middle ground of a tough event but how then could you be rewarded for something that took no tenacity or effort.  How do we expect to gain something when we don't expect to loose something first?
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Paul M. Robison

Quote 4: Easy does it

"Nothing is easy to the unwilling."
Nikki Giovanni

I think this quote is saying it will always seem hard if you don't want to do what is asked of you.  How true this is, how many times do I make things difficult simply because of my attitude and unwillingness to tackle the problem with a positive view.

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Paul M. Robison

Quote 3: Live life

"Man is born to live, not to prepare for life."
Boris Pasternak

I think I would live a much richer life if I stopped trying to prepare and plan for any and everything that might happen.  My chains are linked to the future and what it holds instead of living in today.  Reminds me of Proverbs 16:9. "In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps."   It doesn't matter how much we try to plan and prepare, God always gives us exactly what we need.  And it always seems to be something that we never planned for or thought about. 


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Paul M. Robison

Quote 2: Within

"The road ahead lies within"
unknown

Simple yet complex, I think we have a lot to do with our path and direction in life. Sometimes I think God just wants us to move and He'll put His master plan into action. Of course it always starts with us taking the first step and, of course, it's always the hardest to take.

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Paul M. Robison

Quote 1: Yesterday

"Don't let yesterday use up to much of your today"
Will Rogers

I am so good at wasting time thinking about what I should have done or how yesterday should have played out differently. I feel like an infant, probably less because infants don't think about yesterday they are only concerned with the here and now. I let so much time slip by thinking about stuff I have no control over and all the while life is passing me by.

God help me to only see 2 feet in front of me and to leave the past exactly where it belongs.