Category: Thought for Today

Thought for today: ‘If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.’ — Neil Peart #thoughtfortoday #choose #decide #nochoice #neilpeart #rush If you know me you know my background and connections to music. Today, I fancied a quote to make that connection. Neil Peart was the drummer and lyricist in the band…

Thought for today: ‘If we were logical, the future would be bleak indeed. But we are more than logical. We are human beings, and we have faith, and we have hope, and we can work.’ — Dan Yaccarino #thoughtfortoday #logical #human #hope #belief A conversation with a client this week about using emotions (feelings) to…

Thought for today: ‘But just because you’re strong and resilient doesn’t mean you never need someone to be there for you, to take care of you.’ — Tammara Webber #thoughtfortoday #strong #resilient #support #vulnerable I am often faced with a client that thinks the need for support is a weakness. Acknowledging your vulnerabilities is a…

Thought for today: ‘The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books.’ — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow #thoughtfortoday #learning #nooks #books #serenity The start of a new month. Top of my to-do list for today are reading and writing. I have (literally) hundreds of books related to my learning over the…

Thought for today: ‘The income tax has made liars out of more Americans than golf.’ — Will Rogers #thoughtfortoday #tax #golf #liars #discuss It is done. I filed all my corporate paperwork yesterday, a day early. I paid more tax than a billionaire president. Now, for a real project, I can get cracking on the…

Thought for today: ‘The wages of sin are death, but by the time taxes are taken out, it’s just sort of a tired feeling.’ — Paula Poundstone #thoughtfortoday #sin #death #taxes #tired Filing my corporate tax return. Paying my taxes. I don’t resent it, that doesn’t stop it feeling painful. Need to perk up before…

Thought for today: ‘I always find beauty in things that are odd & imperfect – they are much more interesting.’ — Marc Jacobs #thoughtfortoday #beauty #odd #imperfect #interesting I was prompted to use this quote by something I saw online. Why is there a tendency to mock or deride things which are unusual? Do we…

Thought for today: ‘I have noticed that the people who are late are often so much jollier than the people who have to wait for them.’ — E. V. Lucas #thoughtfortoday #late #jolly #waiting #Sunday Whatever quote I thought I was going to post today, it had to be this. Not that anyone minds when…

Thought for today: ‘Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within our control, and some things are not.’ — Epictetus #thoughtfortoday #happiness #freedom #control #epictetus I’ve quote Epictetus before, and I will again. So much of what he said thousands of years ago lies at the heart of…

Thought for today: ‘No longer forward nor behind I look in hope and fear; But grateful take the good I find, the best of now and here.’ — John G. Whittier #thoughtfortoday #past #present #future #mindfulness Today is a day to stop and notice what is happening right now, in this moment. And to seek…