Shift

 Only in growth, reform, and change, paradoxically enough, is true security to be found."

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Thoughts: 

My thoughts are expressed by Benjamin Hoff in the Tao of Pooh (referring to Winnie the Pooh)

“Within each of us there is an Owl, a Rabbit, an Eeyore, and a Pooh. For too long, we have chosen the way of Owl and Rabbit. Now, like Eeyore, we complain about the results. But that accomplishes nothing. If we are smart, we will choose the way of Pooh. As if from far away, it calls to us with the voice of a child's mind. It may be hard to hear at times, but it is important just the same, because without it, we will never find our way through the forest.”
Benjamin Hoff, The Tao of Pooh

“In order to take control of our lives and accomplish something of lasting value, sooner or later we need to learn to believe. We don't need to shift our responsibilities onto the shoulders of some deified spiritual superman or sit around and wait for fate to come knocking on our door. We simply need to believe in the power that's within us, and use it. When we do that, and stop imitating others and competing against them, things begin to work for us.”

 Benjamin Hoff, The Tao of Pooh

You can do it!

 “What is a master but a master student? And if that's true, then there's a responsibility on you to keep getting better and to explore avenues of your profession.”

Neil Peart

Drummer and Lyricist for the rock band Rush

Thoughts: to keep learning and practicing, almost anything, is worthwhile for the reward feeling of accomplishment at each step. 

Knowing that as we never get all the way "there" there will always be something we can get better at!!

Loving the journey is what keeps life interesting

Clint Eastwood on Power

 "Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power."

Clint Eastwood

Thoughts: Self discipline comes from self respect and having faith that our self is worth our efforts. 

Sometimes the cart can come before the horse and faith in and respect for ourselves can be learned through the practice of self discipline... 

And it really doesn't matter how or why or when ... doesn't matter where we've been on our path or how often we stray... with self respect and self discipline we hold our own power regardless of our circumstance.

Spiritual exercises

 The fact that I can plant a seed and it becomes a flower, share a bit of knowledge and it becomes another's, smile at someone and receive a smile in return, are to me continual spiritual exercises."

Leo Buscaglia

“Il destino mischia le carte, ma siamo noi a giocare la partita. Destiny shuffles the cards, but we are the ones who must play the game.”
Wally Lamb, We Are Water

Thoughts:

At the risk of boring you all with my repetitious ponderings ...  how we play the game depends on what we practice (something I need continual reminding of) ...