Daily Mood Quote - June 18, 2011

Daily Mood Quote

Day 45 – June 18, 2011

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.

~Walt Disney

...if we think about the possibilities of what might be, “if only” then the sky of optimism becomes the limit.

Sorry I'm late today, we had a get together last night and we're just now starting to get back to normal. I thought, it's great to see the enthusiasm of youth. That's one thing that Walt Disney never lost. His vision of life was full of possibilities and his determination and courage to achieve those dreams not only left a legacy of fun for millions, it created an industry that continues to grow everyday. We can all be thankful for that. He dared to dream and dared to be different. Sometimes we tend to fall into the safe and familiar and some days that's OK. But, we need to continue to strive to reach and dream. That's what brings joy, enthusiasm and new energy to life. Conventional thinking says to stay the steady course, but that course only takes us back to where we were, not to where we can go.

In the movie Mr. Deeds, Longfellow Deeds (played by Adam Sandler) reminds stockholders of a time when they young and full of dreams by saying, “We all had these dreams, and then we got jobs to achieve those dreams. But we wanted more money, and we got rid of our dreams. You know, if your nine-year old self's saw you guys the way you are, you'd get your butts kicked right now! I mean, look what's happened to us!”

Life can come at us fast and furious, if we let it. We tend to forget, who has the power. Today, I choose to remember, I have the power to make my dreams come true. Remember, if you can dream it, you can do it.

What “childhood dreams” do you remember today?

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Daily Mood Quote - June 9, 2011

Daily Mood Quote

Day 36 – June 9, 2011

"Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it."

~Bill Cosby

Yesterday afternoon, a friend shared with me that she had been cancer free for a while and now may be battling it again. My heart went out to her. She is a very nice lady with a beautiful smile and a beautiful personality. I hate this disease and wonder if we will ever be able to get to the point where medicine will cure all cancers. Why does it always seem to affect the people we care about the most? I chose this quote today because of the phrase, “laughter is the best medicine.” Well, I don't know if laughter is the best medicine, but it does certainly seem to help make a difficult situation easier to cope with, even if it is only for a few seconds. If we can laugh a little each day, every day, then maybe laughter in combination with medial advances is the best medicine.

There is no way to minimize this situation, its serious. Undoubtedly, life has its serious times. Grief, anger, frustration, disappointment, there all real and we can't escape them. If we try to bury or ignore it, we may find it causes more problems than it solves. But finding a light in each day, by way of laughter, can help us through the dark times. I believe that laughter is one of nature's best coping mechanisms.

In the movie Patch Adams (played by Robin Williams), Patch said, "You treat a disease, you win, you lose. You treat a person I'll guarantee you'll win.” Truer words may have never been spoken. Part of that treatment is to bring the light of optimism and perhaps laughter to those who need it most. A shared smile and a little “funny” can help to ease the pain and for a moment lift the load. Laughter is the seed from which optimism grows. And optimism is a win.

What “seeds of optimism” will you plant today?

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Daily Mood Quote - May 30, 2011

Daily Mood Quote

Day 26 – May 30, 2011

“One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn't pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.”

~unknown

Having optimism, being optimistic, even when life is challenging, is perhaps one of life's more important skills to learn. Some people are natural born optimists and they “always see the glass half full.” Make no mistake...that's a gift. No matter what their situation, their optimism brings them peace and a degree of happiness that the half-empty folks can never obtain. Even when half-empty folks do achieve success, they are still waiting for that glass to fill up or the “other shoe to drop”.

In the movie Kung Fu Panda, Oogway (played by Randall Duk Kim) said to Dustin Hoffman (Shifu), “Yesterday is history, tomorrow a mystery and today is a gift, that's why they call it the present!” It's an ancient wisdom that has been past along throughout literature. And in that bit of wisdom is the key to an optimistic life. Look not at the past, nor too far ahead, but on what you can do right now to begin to fill your personal life's glass. So, to those who already view each day as a gift, I salute you. To those who work to maintain and grow their optimism, you have my encouragement. And to those of us, who are working on developing optimism as a way of life, it is within your grasp, because the change lies within your heart.

Will you seek and find the “gift” today?

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