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?

Open or close?

The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live.  ~ Flora Whittemore

- What choices can you make to enrich your life and possibly others?

Finding a need

Find a need and fill it.  ~ Ruth Stafford Peale

- Where could you provide a valued contribution?

To be human

Remember your humanity.  ~ Bertrand Russell

- What are the basic humanitarian principles?

A fine art

All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.  ~ Henry Ellis

- What is worth holding on?
- What is worth letting go?

Yes to life

I imagine that yes is the only living thing.  ~ e. e. cummings

- In what ways do you affirm life?

Praise for effort

We can redeem anyone who strives unceasingly.  ~ Goethe

- For what are you striving?

Within you

The powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse.  ~ Walt Whitman

- What lies within you to give?

Stick to it

Be like a postage stamp.  Stick to it until you get there.  ~ Harvey Mackay

- On what do you need to focus?

The challenges

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.  ~ Ian Maclaren

- What are some of the many difficulties which people may face?

From the heart

When your heart speaks, take good notes.  ~ Judith Campbell

- What does your heart convey?

Growth awaits

If I waited for perfection, I would never write a word.  ~ Margaret Atwood

- What could you attempt for enrichment and growth?

The more you care

The more you care the stronger you can be.  ~ Jim Rohn

- Where can you show greater care? 

Spreading love

The best portion of a good person's life is his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love.  ~ William Wordsworth

- Where could you extend a little more love?

Highs and Lows

All of life is peaks and valleys.  Don't let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low.  ~ John Wooden

- How do you seek to balance high and lows?

Areas for Focus

The road to success is always under construction.  ~ Lily Tomlin

`- What areas need some attention?

Bright Possibilities

Only that day dawns to which we are awake.  ~ Henry David Thoreau

- How awake are you to the possibilities of today?

Toward Achievement

Talent is only a starting point.  ~ Irving Berlin

- What are your talents?
- What else do you need to succeed?

Participate

It is brave to be involved.  ~ Gwendolyn Brooks

- In what worthwhile project might you get involved?

Nurturing play

Play energizes us and enlivens us.  It eases our burdens.  It renews our natural sense of optimism and opens us up to new possibilities.  ~ Stuart Brown

- In what diverse ways do you nurture play?

Blossoming souls

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.  ~ Marcel Proust

- For whom are you grateful?
- Whom could you support and nurture?

One of your Passions

Do what you love, and you will find a way to get it out to the world.  ~ Judy Collins

- What do you love to do?

Right now

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.  ~ Albert Camus

- What can you do to make the most of today?

A Winning Combination

Patience, persistence, and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.  ~ Napoleon Hill

- How well are you applying the three P's?

Possibility for Growth

It's never too late- in fiction or in life- to revise.  ~ Nancy Thayer

- Where lies the possibility for growth in your life?