“Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.”
—Jean De La Fontaine (1621-1695), poet, writer
Capabilities
“If we all did the things we are capable of doing we would literally astound ourselves.”
— Thomas Edison
Use your talents
“Storybook happiness involves every form of pleasant thumb-twiddling; true happiness involves the full use of one’s powers and talents.”
- John Gardner
Find Your Groove
“Every human being has some handle by which he may be lifted, some groove in which he was meant to run; and the great work of life, as far as our relations with each other are concerned, is to lift each one by his own proper handle and run each one in his own proper groove.”
- Harriet Beecher Stowe
Ordinary Things, Extraordinary Life
“The greatest results in life are usually attained
by simple means and the exercise of ordinary qualities.
These may for the most part be summed up in these
two – common sense and perseverance.”
- Owen Feltham
Go for it!
“When you get the chance, go for it. You can’t accomplish anything worthwhile if you inhibit yourself.”
- Oprah Winfrey, p.230 O Magazine, July 2007
Barriers in Your Way
“Thinking back, I’ve realized that when barriers are put in front of you, it’s God or the universe asking you to remember who you are, and reminding you not to let yourself be defined by things outside of you.”
- Christine Ebersole, Actress and Tony Award winner
p. 77, O Magazine, June 2007
Life is a montage
“Life becomes a montage of strength and joy if you just use your talents to help others.”
- Sylvia Browne, Spiritual Connections
You Are Magnificent
“I believe that you’re great; that there is something magnificent about you. Regardless of what has happened to you in your life,
regardless of how young or how old you think you might be,
the moment you begin to think properly that something that is within you – there’s power within you that’s greater than the world – it will begin to emerge.
It will take over your life.
It will feed you.
It will clothe you.
It will guide you, protect you, direct you, sustain your very existence if you let it.
Now that is what I know for sure.â€
- Reverend Dr. Michael Beckwith, in The Secret Video
