Author: Anne

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The Pessimist; The Optimist; The Realist

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.

Quote by William Arthur Ward

William Arthur Ward was an American motivational writer. More than 100 articles, poems and meditations written by Ward were published in such magazines as Reader’s Digest, The Phi Delta Kappan, Science of Mind, and various Christian publications.

REFLECTION:

  • Do you view yourself as a pessimist, optimist or realist?
  • Do you need to adjust any sails?

TOO SMALL?

If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.

Quote by Dalai Lama XIV

REFLECTION:

  • Is there something you would like to do but believe you are too small?
  • What is one thing you can do today to help change our world?
  • … A hug, a smile, an encouraging word, a compliment…..

DON’T LET IT…

An entire sea of water can’t sink a ship unless it gets inside the ship.  Similarly, the negativity of the world can’t put you down unless you allow it to get inside of you.

Quote by Goi Nasu  (Kinoko Nasu) is a Japanese author, best known for writing the novel The Garden of Sinners and visual novels Tsukihime and Fate/stay night and is a co-founder of Type-Moon. Source: Wikipedia

REFLECTION:

  • Do you allow negativity to get inside you?
  • What can you do to ensure your “ship” doesn’t allow any water (negativity) to sink in?