Just Love
I’ve put so many restrictions on love: how and why I should love, how and why I should BE loved. Whatever happened to just loving for the sake of it? Nothing in return, just giving love to others despite what my past notions may have been on giving and receiving love. Until I free myself...
Inspiration: Mary Kay Ash
“We must have a theme, a goal, a purpose in our lives. If you don’t know where you’re aiming, you don’t have a goal. My goal is to live my life in such a way that when I die, someone can say, she cared.” Mary Kay Ash
Inspiration: Nikki Giovanni
“I really don’t think life is about the I-could-have-beens. Life is only about the I-tried-to-do. I don’t mind the failure but I can’t imagine that I’d forgive myself if I didn’t try” - Nikki Giovanni
Inspiration: Madonna
“I think it’s good to get into arguments with people and have them say, ‘that sucks’ or ‘you’re crazy’ or ‘that’s cheesy’ or ‘what do you think of this?’ if anything, it helps you understand what you believe”- Madonna
Inspiration: Nicole Williams author of Girl on Top
“You alone are your biggest career asset and you need to nurture, protect and invest in yourself with a vengeance. You need to hone and trust your instincts. You need to have standards and never settle for less than what you deserve. If you don’t love you- proftect you, promote you, invest in you-your career...
Inspiration: Dr. Joyce Brothers
“Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success.” - Dr. Joyce Brothers
Inspiration: RIP Lena Horne (1917-2010)
“I’m not alone, I’m free. I no longer have to be a credit, I don’t have to be a symbol to anybody; I don’t have to be a first to anybody. “- Lena Horne
Inspiration: Prayer of Saint Francis
I was doing some spring cleaning this weekend, and came across this prayer that my mother wrote in a card for me. Seeing its Mother’s Day tomorrow, thought I would share. My mom has always been the kind to share encouraging words with me, even when I didn’t want to hear them. I particularly love...
Inspiration: The dry seasons in life do not last
“Expect to have hope rekindled, expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways. The dry seasons in life do not last. The spring rains will come again.” - Sarah Ban Breathnach
Inspiration: Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
This book was one of my favourites, I went back to it last night, just to look at all the sections that inspired me in the book. Here are some of the passages that impacted me when I first read it. If you haven’t read it yet, pick it up before the movie is released....
Inspiration: Gail Rubin Bereny
“Above all, remember that the most important thing you can take anywhere is not a Gucci bag or French-cut jeans; it’s an open mind” Gail Rubin Bereny
Inspiration: Mother Teresa
“People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self centered; forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; be kind anyway… If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; be honest and frank anyway… You see, in the final analysis it is between you and God; it was...
