Imagination!

The true sign of intelligence

 is not knowledge

 but imagination.

Albert Einstein 

Kindness Counts

“Three things in human life are important:

the first is to be kind; 

the second is to be kind; 

and the third is to be kind.”

~Henry James

Inventions In Your Mind = Imagination At Work!

Imagination is not a talent of some men, 

but is the health of every man. 

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

High Hopes!

“Strength does not come from physical capacity.

 It comes from an indomitable will.”

~Mahatma Gandhi

Song & Lyrics:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOOTF8vu6ps

Dis...Connect

When people don’t understand you, 

they’re probably not asking the right questions 

or any questions, at all. 

~Kim Franklin-Magana  

Character vs. Reputation...which is MOST Important?

"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation,

 because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are."

~John Wooden

(1910-2010)

READ ABOUT THIS MAN HERE:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wooden

I Will Try, Again!

Courage doesn’t always roar.

Sometimes courage is the quiet voice

at the end of the day saying,

“I will try again tomorrow.”

 ~Mary Anne Radmacher

Make the best of what you have...

“Things turn out best 

for the people who 

make the best 

of the way things 

turn out.” 

~~~~~~~~

~John Wooden

(1910-2010)

READ MORE ABOUT THIS INTERESTING MAN 

HERE:

 http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/woo0bio-1

Alter Your Attitude, Alter Your Life!

The greatest discovery of my generation

is that human beings can alter their lives

by altering their attitudes of mind.

~William James  (1842-1910)

William James was an original thinker in and between the disciplines of physiology, psychology and philosophy. 

Continue here:  http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/james/

also, ATTITUDE (PSYCHOLOGY):  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attitude_(psychology)

Just ASK for What You Want!

If you don't go after what you want, 

you'll never have it. 

If you don't ask, 

the answer is always no. 

If you don't step forward, 

you're always in the same place. 

~ Nora Roberts

Accept Yourself!

When you know yourself you are empowered.

When you accept yourself you are 

invincible. 

(Multi-colored meteorite)

~ Tina Lifford

SELF-EMPOWERMENT

Don't wait for others to empower you.  If you know what you are doing, claim it and move forward.  Permission, from others, not required.

~Kim Franklin-Magana

*If this sounds like something you have experienced, please share below...

Become Your Dream(s)!

There are some people who live in a dream world,

and there are some who face reality; 

and then there are those 

who turn one into the other. 

-Douglas H. Everett

So, keep dreaming and may all your wishes become reality!

~Kim Franklin-Magana 

Nurture LOVE!

“Just as fear breeds fear, 
LOVE FEEDS LOVE. 

The more you nurture it, 
the more it grows.”

~Maggie Lyon

Maggie Lyon is a writer on wellness and spirituality, a motivational speaker, and a holistic lifestyle consultant.

EXERPT...Suddenly, in December 2006, Maggie became severely ill with a case of amoebic dysentery, and ensuing endocrine, immune, and nervous system damage. Her body broke down, and life as she knew it evaporated. Shell-shocked, Maggie dove headlong into spiritual practice, explored a myriad of healing modalities, and organized an incredible team of alternative practitioners. Over the course of three years, Maggie rebuilt her body, healed her trauma, and regained her life, while deeply expanding her spiritual wisdom...

Find more here:  http://lyonlifestyle.com/about-maggie/

Your character describes who you are to others...

“Winning is a habit.  Watch your thoughts, they become your beliefs.  Watch your beliefs, they become your words.  Watch your words, they become your actions.  Watch your actions, they become your habits.  Watch your habits, they become your character.” 

~Vince Lombardi

The Early Years-

Lombardi was born in Brooklyn to Enrico "Harry" Lombardi and Matilda "Mattie" Izzo on June 11, 1913.  Harry's mother and father, Vincenzo and Michelina emigrated from Salerno, Italy. Mattie's father and mother, Anthony and Loretta, emigrated from an area several miles east of Salerno. Henry had three siblings and Matilda had twelve siblings. Vince would be the oldest of five children, Madeleine, Harold, Claire, and Joe. The entire Lombardi and Izzo clan settled in Sheepshead Bay.

Matilda's father, Anthony, opened up a barber shop in Sheepshead Bay prior to the turn of the century. At about the time of Lombardi's birth, Harry, and his brother, Eddie, opened a butcher shop in the Meatpacking District. Throughout the Great Depression, Harry's shop did well and his family prospered.  Lombardi grew up in an ethnically diverse, middle-class neighborhood. 

 To read more about this inspiring man, please visit:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_Lombardi

Perseverance!

“Determine that the thing can and shall be done,

 and then we shall find the way.” 

~Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

A Life in Brief

When Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860, seven slave states left the Union to form the Confederate States of America, and four more joined when hostilities began between the North and South. A bloody civil war then engulfed the nation as Lincoln vowed to preserve the Union, enforce the laws of the United States, and end the secession.

More:  

http://millercenter.org/president/lincoln

A TRUTH MISUNDERSTOOD!

“ There is no worse lie than 

a truth misunderstood 

by those who hear it. ”

~ William James
(1842-1910)

William James was an original thinker in and between the disciplines of physiology, psychology and philosophy. His twelve-hundred page masterwork, The Principles of Psychology (1890), is a rich blend of physiology, psychology, philosophy, and personal reflection that has given us such ideas as “the stream of thought” and the baby's impression of the world “as one great blooming, buzzing confusion”

SuCCeSS vs. Value

"Try not to become a man of success, 
but rather 
try to become a man of value."

~ Albert Einstein

Time Line of Einstein's Life-

1879: Albert Einstein is born to Hermann Einstein (a featherbed

salesman) and his wife Pauline in Ulm, Germany.

1884: Around this time, Albert receives his first compass,

beginning his quest to investigate the natural world.

1889: At age 10, Albert sets into a program of self education and

reads as much about science as he can.

To continue reading the complete timeline, please visit:  http://www.sonic.net/~gralsto/einstein/timeline.html

More interesting reading found here:  http://www.westegg.com/einstein/#about

NEVER EXPLAIN!

Never explain. 

Your friends do not need it 

and your enemies will not believe it anyway. 

~Elbert Hubbard

(1856 - 1915)

On May 7, 1915 -  Alice and Elbert Hubbard perish after their ship, the RMS Lusitania, is torpedoed by the Germans and sinks off the coast of Ireland.

Watch video's, view pictures, and read more about this interesting man:  http://www.pbs.org/wned/elbert-hubbard/index.php

Are we really ever wasting time?

"Creativity is the residue 

of wasted time." 

~ Albert Einstein

Einstein's education was disrupted by his father's repeated failures at business. In 1894, after his company failed to get an important contract to electrify the city of Munich, Hermann Einstein moved to Milan, Italy, to work with a relative. Einstein was left at a boarding house in Munich and expected to finish his education. Alone, miserable, and 

repelled by the looming prospect of military duty when he turned 16, Einstein ran away six months later and landed on the doorstep of his surprised parents. His parents realized the enormous problems that he faced as a school dropout and draft dodger with no employable skills. His prospects did not look promising.

 Excerpt taken from this excellent website: http://www.biography.com/people/albert-einstein-9285408?page=2

One step at a time... ;)

To get through the hardest journey 

we need take only one step at a time, 

but we must keep on stepping. 

~ Chinese Proverb