WORTHY THOUGHTS

[MajestyJo]

Thoughts for the Day

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

“A river is victoriously persistent,
overcoming all barriers.
For a while it goes steadily on its course,
but then comes to an obstacle.
And for a while it is blocked,
yet it soon makes a pathway around the obstacle.
Or a river will drop out of sight for miles,
only later to emerge again
even broader and greater than ever…
Never focus your eyes
on the obstacle or the difficulty.”
Oswald Chambers

“Success is determined
not by whether or not you face obstacles,
but by your reaction to them.
And if you look at these obstacles as a containing fence,
they become your excuse for failure.
If you look at them as a hurdle,
each one strengthens you for the next.”
Ben Carson

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
“Obstacles come to instruct, not obstruct.”
Brian Tracy

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Thoughts for the Day

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

“If you hear a voice within you say
'you cannot paint,'
then by all means PAINT,
and that voice will be silenced."
Vincent Van Gogh
“Art is your personal diary
where you may color your thoughts
and emotions on a page.”
Sara, Los Cerros Middle School, 1999

“Art enables us to find ourselves
and lose ourselves at the same time.”


Thomas Merton