Revealing character

Character is the sum total of all our everyday choices.  ~ Margaret Jensen

- What do your everyday choices reveal about you?

Every day

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

- What will make today a very good one?

Rewarding activities

Happiness consists in activity.  It is a running stream, not a stagnant pool.  ~ John Mason Good

- What activities help to engage you?

Enriching opportunity

Seek opportunities to be remarkable.  ~ Seth Godin

- What enriching opportunity awaits you?

The most of each day

Hope for the best. Expect the worst. Life is a play. We're unrehearsed. ~ Mel Brooks

- What helps you to prepare for each day?

Taking responsibility

We've gotten to the point where everybody's got a right and nobody's got a responsibility.  ~ Newton Minow

- What are some of your important responsibilities?

Positive marks on the day

To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of the arts.  ~ Henry David Thoreau

-  What positive contributions can you make to your day?

Branching out

Dear Readers,

Greetings to all who have stumbled upon this blog in one way or another over the last five years.

Most regular readers know that maintaining this site has been an enriching hobby for me, and I appreciate any interest that you have shown.

To be honest, this blog has flatlined over the last several years with occasional new readers.  Would you consider spreading the word about this site to others through sharing an occasional blog post or recommending this site to others?

If you enjoy this blog or find it meaningful in any way, thanks for sharing.

Help quoteflections branch out. 

A Better Me

 I can be a better me than anyone can.  ~ Diana Ross

- In what ways do you cultivate your individuality?

Fragile earth

We are all butterflies.  Earth is our chrysalis.  ~ LeeAnn Taylor

- How sensitive are you to the fragility of our environment?

Quality of life

It's not the length of life, but the depth of life.  ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

- What are the qualities of a life well lived?

Without labels

What labels me, negates me.  ~ Soren Kierkegaard

- Why is stereotyping so destructive?
- What should your perspective be toward everyone you meet?

Warm sparks

If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it.  ~ Lucy Larcom

- Where could you spark some warmth?

A rewarding life

The journey is the reward.  ~ Chinese proverb

- What makes your life rewarding?

Reasonable risk

Behold the turtle; he makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.  ~ James Conant

- What reasonable risk could you take?

Slow spaces

 Lucid intervals and happy pauses.  ~ Francis Bacon

- How do you cultivate enriching interludes?

Role models

Children have more need of models than of critics.  ~ Carolyn Coats

- How can you be a positive role model to several impressionable young people in your life?

Living hearts

Hearts live by being wounded.  ~ Oscar Wilde

- How can brokenness be a springboard for the heart?

Each day

Make each day your masterpiece.  ~ John Wooden

- How can you make this day special?

Keep focused

It is better to wear out than to rust out.  ~ Richard Cumberland

- In what areas lie your focused attention and pursuit?

A Sturdy Tree

I like trees because they seem more resigned to the way they have to live than other things do.  ~ Willa Cather 

- How do you cultivate resilience amidst life's challenges?

Get out there

Fresh air impoverishes the doctor.  ~ Danish proverb

- How often do you find nurture and exercise outdoors?

New frontiers

Make voyages!  Attempt them...there's nothing else.  ~ Tennessee Williams

- What new adventures/learning/discoveries await you?

Every day

May you live all the days of your life.  ~ Johnathan Swift 

- What are the components of vital living?

A full life

Life is a great big canvas; throw all the paint you can at it.  ~ Danny Kaye

- What activities/pursuits enhance your life?

Toward a solution

Don't find fault.  Find a remedy.  ~ Henry Ford

- Where could you show some positive resourcefulness?

Occasional praise

I can  live for two months on a good compliment.  ~ Mark Twain

- Who deserves a good compliment in your relationships?