The appearance of things change according to the emotions, and
thus we see magic and beauty in them, while the magic and beauty
are really in ourselves. -- Kahlil Gibran
The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell,
a hell of heaven. --John Milton (1608-1674), Paradise Lost
Don't ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes
you come alive. And then go do that. Because what the world needs
are people who have come alive. -- Harold Whitman
Be master of your petty annoyances and conserve your energies for
the big, worthwhile things. It isn't the mountain ahead that wears
you out - it's the grain of sand in your shoe. -- Robert
Service
I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive
element. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is
my daily mood that makes the weather. I possess tremendous power to
make life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an
instrument of inspiration, I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal.
In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis
is escalated or de-escalated, and a person is humanized or
de-humanized. If we treat people as they are, we make them worse.
If we treat people as they ought to be, we help them become
what
they are capable of becoming. -- Haim Ginott
