Saturday, November 20, 2010

REFLECTION ZONE: Words

Quotes/Words I'd Like to Remember


Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.

Who you are speaks so loudly, I don't hear your words anymore. 
     Ralph Waldo Emerson

A life of frustration is inevitable for any coach whose main enjoyment is winning.  
     Chuck Noll 

He always enjoyed seeing the happiness that the travelers experienced when, after weeks of yellow sand and blue sky, they first saw the green of the date palms.  Maybe God created the desert so that man could appreciate the date trees, he thought.
From The Alchemist

Little by little big things can happen.

Quotes from The Energy Bus by Jon Gordon

When you love someone you want the best for them.  You want them to shine.  And the best way to do this is to help them discover the value in side them.  

The goal is not to be better than anyone else but rather be better than you were yesterday.

Remember the gifts you bring the the world are not found in your resume, accomplishments, or presents to others.  The gift is your presence of feeling good and being happy and bringing this to others. 


The best legacy you could leave is not some building that is named after you or a piece of jewelry but rather a world that has been impacted and touched by your presence, your joy, and your positive actions.


To young adolescents, hope is oxygen.
     Rick Wormeli

The process of addressing personal bias isn't about reaching a destination.  "No one ever arrives; they just bring more of themselves through each time. "  "As we open our heads and hearts to new understandings through the invitation of persistent experience and inquiry, we embrace the journey."
     Cahill and Adams

They don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care.
     Tom Kidd

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