speak no evil

·         All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.

·         Buddha

What people say

Don’t worry about what people say behind your back. They are the people who are finding faults in your life instead of fixing the faults in their own life.

Unknown

speak of someone

"When you speak of someone or about someone, you should speak as though they were in the room with you. The ears that you speak to today are attached to the mouth that could relay the message tomorrow." 
William 'Biddy' Allen 1903-2001

Being Solo

Being with no one is better than being with the wrong one. Sometimes, those who fly solo have the strongest wings!

first impression

·         First impressions are oftentimes inaccurate judgments of a person’s true character.

Respect

·         Trust and reputation are earned. Respect isn't earned or forced. Respect is something you give people until they don't deserve it anymore.

Kindness

You are always given the opportunity to make someone feel appreciated. It makes a world of difference to someone who feels empty or ignored. When it comes to kindness, nothing is ever small.  

Dodinsky

You matter

Do not disown your problems. Do not fear your failures. Do not live in their opinions. Decide that you matter and that there is nothing wrong just being YOU.

Dodinsky

A path

·         As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives.

·         Henry David Thoreau

 

Perception

“How we think shows through in how we act. Attitudes are mirrors of the mind. They reflect thinking.”

David Joseph Schwartz

Remake ourselves

"As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world -- that is the myth of the atomic age -- as in being able to remake ourselves."
Mahatma Gandhi (1869 – 1948)

Don't be afraid of change

Don't be afraid of change. You might lose something good, but you'll gain something better.

Integrity

"A life lived with integrity — even if it lacks the trappings of fame and fortune — is a shining star in whose light others may follow in the years to come." 

 Denis Waitley

Truth

Try to remain truthful. The power of truth never declines. Force and violence may be effective in the short term, but in the long run it’s truth that prevails. Being honest and truthful engenders trust and trust leads to friendship and a good reputation. Because we all need friends, honesty and transparency are a basic aspect of human nature.

Dalai Lama

Kindness

You are always given the opportunity to make someone feel appreciated. It makes a world of difference to someone who feels empty or ignored. When it comes to kindness, nothing is ever small.  

Dodinsky

Helping and encouraging others

We are responsible for helping and encouraging others, for guiding them further along, but we are not responsible for their choices. If they want to live unhappy, that’s their choice. Don’t allow them to bring you down with them.

What other people think

“Life is too short to waste any amount of time on wondering what other people think about you. In the first place, if they had better things going on in their lives, they wouldn’t have the time to sit around and talk about you. What’s important to me is not others’ opinions of me, but what’s important to me is my opinion of myself.”

C. Joy Bell C.

people think they know you

Sometimes people think they know you. They know a few facts about you, and they piece you together in a way that makes sense to them. And if you don’t know yourself very well, you might even believe that they are right. But the truth is, that isn’t you. That isn’t you at all.

Leila Sales