In the balance

Dig the well before you are thirsty.  ~ Chinese proverb
- On what do you need to focus as you anticipate the future?

The noblest question in the world is, 'What good may I do in it?'  ~ Benjamin Franklin
- What good could you do today?

The power is in the balance: we are our injuries, as much as are our successes.  ~ Barbara Kingsolver
- What strategies help to keep you balanced?

Asleep with compasses

Fairy dust is useful.  I use it to turn oatmeal into cake.  ~ David Shannon
- How could you nurture a little more whimsy in your life?

No one becomes rich unless he enriches others.  ~ Andrew Carnegie
- Where could you provide some enrichment?

We are asleep with compasses in our hands.  ~ W. S. Mervin
- How awake are you?

Life balance

The purpose of life is to live, learn, and love.  ~ Christine Rice
- How well are you living up to the three l's?

Movement is tranquility.  ~  Stirling Moss
- What pursuits help to keep your life in balance?

We are what we believe we are.  ~ C. S. Lewis
- What understanding do you have about yourself?

Open and close

The most common form of despair is not being who you are.  ~ Soren Kierkegaard
- How would you describe your authentic nature?

The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live.  ~ Flora Whittemore
-  What important decisions do you face regularly?

It's a hard life if you don't weaken.  ~ Stephen King
- Where could you show some vulnerability?

A Running Stream

The lowest ebb is the turn of the tide. ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- In what area of your life could you muster renewed hope?

Not all those who wander are lost. ~ J. R. R. Tolkien
- How open are you to daily discoveries?

Happiness consists in activity. It is a running stream, not a stagnant pool. ~ John Mason Good
- What activities help to enrich your life?

The Little Dash Between

Fresh air impoverishes the doctor.  ~ Danish proverb
- How red are your cheeks?

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.  ~ Maya Angelou
- How can you enhance your interactions?

There'll be two dates on your tombstone and all your friends will read 'em, but all that's gonna matter is that little dash between 'em.  ~ Kevin Welch
-How are you living your dash?

Steps today

Positive anything is better than negative thinking.  ~ Elbert Hubbard
- What positive actions could you provide today?

The more you care, the stronger you can be.  ~ Jim Rohn
- Where could you show greater care?

The future comes one day at a time.  ~ Dean Acheson
- What steps can you take today for a hopeful tomorrow?

This New Year

With every rising of the sun,
Think of your life as just begun.  ~ Ella Wheeler Wilcox

- What beginning could you make today,.. this new year?

The bridge

Character is the sum total of all our everyday choices.  ~ Margaret Jensen
- What do your everyday choices reveal about you?

It's better to burn out than to fade away.  ~ Neil Young
- In what areas are you actively engaged?

Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.  ~ Jim Rohn
- What areas deserve your focused pursuit?

The Best Day

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.  ~ Winston Churchill
- In what ways can you give back?

Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything.  ~ Plato
- What can you do to enrich your appreciation of music?

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.  ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
- What can you do to make this day a very good one?

To Awaken

Hope for the best.  Expect the worst.  Life is a play.  We're unrehearsed.  ~ Mel Brooks
- How do you make the most of each day?

If you do things well, do them better.  Be daring be first, be different, be just.  ~ Anita Roddick
- Where could you show some positive initiative and ingenuity?

We celebrate the past to awaken the future.  ~ John F. Kennedy
- What can you celebrate about your past which can provide direction for the future?

Life well Lived

If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it.  ~ Lucy Larcom
- In what areas could you spark some warmth?

We are all butterflies.  Earth is our chrysalis.  ~ LeeAnn Taylor
- How sensitive are you to the fragility of our environment?

I've learned that making a living is not the same thing as 'making a life.' - Maya Angelou
- What are the essential elements of a life well lived?

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Ride the energy

If you surrender to the wind, you can ride it.  ~ Toni Morrison
- How willing are you to let go and experience situations as they arise?

It is not the length of life, but the depth of life.  ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
- What are the qualities of a life well lived?

Ride the energy of your own unique spirit.  ~ Gabrielle Roth
- What brings you energy and enthusiasm for life?

The Reward

We can redeem anyone who strives unceasingly.  ~ Goethe
- For what are you striving?

My eyes were glued on life
and they were full of tears.  ~ Jack Kerouac
- What about the world brings you sadness and concern?

The journey is the reward.  ~ Chinese proverb
- What is rewarding about your journey through life?

Each step

Life is a great big canvas; throw all the paint you can at it.  ~ Danny Kaye
- What activities/pursuits enhance your life?

If I waited for perfection, I would never write a word.  ~ Margaret Atwood
- What skill could you develop to enrich your life? 

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.  ~ Chinese proverb
- What understanding could you bring to each step?

Find a Remedy

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?

I can live for two months on a good compliment.  ~ Mark Twain
- Who deserves a good compliment in your relationships?

Don't find fault.  Find a remedy.  ~ Henry Ford
- Where could you show some positive resourcefulness?

Simplify

Remember you humanity.  ~ Bertrand Russell
- What are the basic humanitarian principles?

Find a need and fill it.  ~ Ruth Stafford Peale
- Where could you provide a valued contribution?

Our life is frittered away by detail.  Simplify, simplify.  ~ Henry David Thoreau
- In what ways could you simplify your complex life?

Yes to Life

Be like a postage stamp.  Stick to it until you get there.  ~ Harvey Mackay
- On what do you need to focus?

The powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse.  ~ Walt Whitman
- What lies within you to give?

I imagine that yes is the only living thing. ~ e. e. cummings
- In what ways do you say yes to life?

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The Highs and Lows

The more you care the stronger you can be.  ~ Jim Rohn
- Where could you show greater care?

When your heart speaks, take good notes.  ~ Judith Campbell
- What does your heart convey?

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 the highs and lows in your life?

Only that day...

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 your nurture play?

It is brave to be involved.  ~ Gwendolyn Brooks
- In what worthwhile project might you get involved?

Only that day dawns to which we are awake.  ~ Henry David Thoreau
- How awake are you to the possibilities of today?

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