Category: Thought for Today

Thought for today: ‘She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails.’ — Elizabeth Edwards #thoughtfortoday #AdjustYourSails #ElizabethEdwards A friend of mine recently posted a nice illustration of acceptance. You know, when you accept the things you cannot control. Like the weather. And instead of tying…

Thought for today: ‘Life is a great big canvas and you should throw all the paint on it you can.’ — Danny Kaye #thoughtfortoday #life #canvas #paint #DannyKaye This is a week for paint throwing. I have scaled back client work this week to catch up on things that I want to do rather than…

Thought for today:   ‘Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms — to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.’   — Viktor E. Frankl   #thoughtfortoday #freedom #choose #attitude #ViktorFrankl   This quote is taken from Frankl’s book…

Thought for today: ‘Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light; I have loved the stars too truly to be fearful of the night.’ — Sarah Williams #thoughtfortoday #darkness #light #loved #night #SarahWilliams This has long been a favourite of mine. When I sat down this morning to fit a…

Thought for today: ‘She is a beautiful piece of broken pottery, put back together by her own hands. And a critical world judges her cracks while missing the beauty of how she made herself whole again.’ — J M Storm #thoughtfortoday #kintsugi #broken #judgement #whole #JMStorm This quote marries up so well with a client’s…

Thought for today: ‘There is a distinct difference between having an open mind and having a hole in your head from which your brain leaks out.’ — James Randi #thoughtfortoday #openmind #emptyhead #flimflam #JamesRandi I read an editorial today about James Randi. You might not know his name, he was a great debunker of myths.…

Thought for today: ‘Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to, it’s not for them.’ — Joubert Botha #thoughtfortoday #journey #understand #itsforyou #JoubertBotha When I started training as a therapist, the class was warned that we would change. And in changing we would find our relationship would change. With everyone.…

Thought for today: ‘The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful…

Thought for today: ‘Your life is your story. Write well. Edit often.’ — Susan Statham #thoughtfortoday #life #story #write #edit This quote came to mind yesterday when I was reading a profile on LinkedIn. It was for someone I used to work with, he was in marketing, not manager level. Yet his profile says he…

Thought for today:   ‘When to the sessions of sweet silent thought I summon up remembrance of things past.’   — William Shakespeare   #thoughtfortoday #thought #remembrance #thingspast #Shakespeare   I knew a Shakespeare quote would emerge at some point.   When I was a beshorted schoolboy we called him Billy Wobbledagger.   To a…