Who are you?

We are what we believe we are.  ~ C. S. Lewis

- What understanding do you have about yourself?

A little weakness

It's a hard life if you don't weaken.  ~ Stephen King

- Where could you show some vulnerability?

Turn of the tide

The lowest ebb is the turn of the tide.  ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

- In what area of your life could you restore hope?

Going forward

We are asleep with compasses in our hands.  ~ W. S. Mervin

- What helps you to chart your course?

Getting better

Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,
Nothing is going to get better; it's not.  ~ Dr. Seuss

- About what things should you be concerned? 

Celebrate the past

We celebrate the past to awaken the future.  ~ John F. Kennedy

- What do you cherish about your past which can provide direction for the future?

Good now days

People are always asking about the good old days.   How about the good now days?  ~ Robert M. Young

- What are the good things in your life right now?

Life to everything

Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.  ~ Plato

- In what ways could you enrich your appreciation for music?

A mark above

If you do things well, do them better.  Be daring, be first, be different, be just.  ~ Anita Roddick

- Where could you show some initiative?

Quotes and Questions for the Journey

Looking back over the last hundred entries I have asked some diverse questions to stimulate reflection around some pivotal quotes.  These questions are meant to provide enrichment and personal growth.   Consider them meditation nuggets.

- What makes your life rewarding?
- What enriching opportunity awaits you?
- For what are you striving?
- What lies within you to give?
- Where could you spark some warmth?
- How can you get the most out of each day?

My next volume for reflection is 365 Pivotal Quotes and Questions for the Journey.

Care to share my quote quest with others?

On the bright side

Positive anything is better than negative nothing. ~ Elbert Hubbard

- What positive action/thought could you provide today?

A worthy goal

If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes.  ~ Andrew Carnegie

- What worthy goal could you set?

Before you

The most sublime act is to set another before you.  ~ William Blake

- To whom could you be an encouragement/support?

The power of 3

Live, let live, help live. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

- In what ways could you live to the power of 3?

Making a life

I've learned that making a 'living' is not the same thing as 'making a life'.  ~ Maya Angelou

- How do you make a life?

Tearful eyes

My eyes were glued on life
and they were full of tears.  ~ Jack Kerouac

- What about the world causes you some concern and sadness?

Hope and heroism

I like it when a flower or a little tuft of grass grows through a crack in the concrete.  It's so heroic.  ~ George Carlin

- What little seed of hope could you sow?

Toward the light

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow.  ~ Helen Keller

- How do you remain positive?

Find the energy

Ride the energy of your own unique spirit.  ~ Gabrielle Roth

- What gives you energy and enthusiasm for life?

Purpose of life

The purpose of life is to live, learn, and love.  ~ Christine Rice

- How well are you living up to the three l's?

True wealth

No one becomes rich unless he enriches others.  ~ Andrew Carnegie

- In what ways could you reach out?

Striving

We work to become, not to acquire. ~ Elbert Hubbard

- What are you becoming?

Focus

Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.  ~ Jim Rohn

- What areas deserve your focused pursuit?

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?