There is no finish line. When you reach a goal, find a new one.
A lot of times people look at the negative side of what they feel they can’t do. I always look on the positive side of what I can do.
Chuck Norris (born 1940) is an American actor and martial artist. After serving in the United States Air Force, he won numerous championships in martial arts competitions. Later, he becomes a highly successful actor in film and television.
Nothing just happens. You always have to strive.
Always look forward, never back.
Marcus Luttrell (born 1975) is a retired United States Navy Seal. In June, 2005, he was awarded the Navy Cross and Purple Heart for heroic actions in Afghanistan.
If a window of opportunity appears, don’t pull down the shade.
Smile if it kills you. The physiology of smiling diffuses a lot of anger and angst. It makes your body and soul feel better.
Tom Peters (born 1942) is an American writer. Much of his work deals with business management practices.
Meeting darkness once again
Searching for morning escape
Knowing sunrise overcomes
Patience, changing day’s landscape
Deflecting morning worries
Finding peace in clearest sky
Touching early hour’s stillness
Patience, never say goodbye
Wanting calmness, come forward
Filling positive mindset
Nurturing new attitudes
Patience, powers life’s reset
Stirring kindness from within
Enduring love for others
Overflowing into hearts
Patience, shared with another
Sailing serenity’s seas
Reaching for each shooting star
Focusing on tomorrow
Patience, lowers each crossbar
Happiness lives inside of the smallest moments.
Keep searching for the colors when everything turns gray.
Christy Ann Martine (born 1972) is a Canadian writer who shares poetry and short stories.
Attitude’s darkness
Single moment sharing light—
Friend’s words of kindness
Beaten, defeated
Evaporating spirit—
Tomorrow’s sunrise
Confidence shaken
Endless search for proper key—
Today, door opens
Life with its purpose
Every minute spent
Never wasting any
Just need to pay today’s rent
Day’s unhurried pace
Let’s enjoy each scene
Sitting on nature’s porch
Sunshine better than caffeine
Yes, growing older
But treasure each day
Dreaming of fairway green
Does anyone play croquet?
Rather keep life simple
Chasing more blue sky
Positive state of mind
Patio invites, come by
Grilling cheeseburgers
Welcoming each friend
Tasty bushel of crabs
Please let this day never end
Holding off sunset
For few minutes more
Warmest ocean breezes
Tomorrow waits in night’s drawer
This poem honors the musical legacy and life of American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffet (1946-2023). In his own words: “Shells sink, dreams float. Life’s good on our boat.”
Keep your face always toward the sunshine–and shadows will fall behind you.
Do anything, but let it produce joy.
Walt Whitman (1819-1892) was one of America’s most influential poets. His writing prowess was not only evident in his poems, but also in his work as a journalist and essayist.
No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.
Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.
Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English writer whose novels are generally considered some of the greatest published during the Victorian era.
Afternoon hideout
Character’s introvert side—
Submerged with good book
Walking new avenues
Positive energy swells—
Restore and renew
Smallest achievements
Self-esteem’s power supply—
Brighter tomorrow
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