Don't Let It Pass

Seize opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind. - Bulgarian Proverb

Explains why a bald faced lie can't be an opportunity.

Limitless

Most often our limitations are not from lack of ability but from goals which are not lofty enough. - Lyle

Zoom

A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties. - Harry S. Truman

A pessimist sits; an optimist sprints.

The Choice

The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are. - John Burroughs


The choice is between easy opportunities and distant adventures.

Keep On

There's always something to suggest that you'll never be who you wanted to be. Your choice is to take it or keep on moving. - Phylicia Rashad

..... You're smart enough to make your own judgments.

Celebrate Citizenship

America represents something universal in the human spirit. I received a letter not long ago from a man who said, 'You can go to Japan to live, but you cannot become Japanese. You can go to France to live and not become a Frenchman. You can go to live in Germany or Turkey, and you won't become a German or Turk.' But then he added, 'Anybody from any corner of the world can come to America to live and become an American.' - Ronald Reagan

..... Few events are celebrated as much as an individual gaining their citizenship.

Pathfinder

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

..... You can.

Ship Not In?

If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it! - Jonathan Winters

..... That'll get you off the couch!

Stumbling

Keep on going and the chances are you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I have never heard of anyone stumbling on something sitting down. - Charles F. Kettering

..... Pretty good case for getting off your butt.

Dance

Opportunity dances with those already on the dance floor. - H. Jackson Brown, Jr. 


  You can dance alone.

Who Are You?

Acting like someone you're not is exactly what it takes to realize you're capable of more than you ever knew. - Rob Sheridan

So much for being just who you are! If you are just "who you are" you will never advance.

How Do I Get To Heaven?

Living life from day to day
And reading books from page to page,
I know life is just my stage
And I wish I could, I said I would,
I know I should do something good
And my God, I fear I'm shedding tears,
The colors change from year to year
Around here

And I said
How do I get to Heaven from here,
I wanna know
How do I get to Heaven from here 

Holy Toledo, where does the time go
My dreads are locked,
My watch is stopped,
My glass half full, my gun is half-cocked
Mmmm, Holy Toledo, oooo

Now I've said too much, I'm losing touch
Step on the gas and off the clutch, mmmm
Oh, I'm gonna leave Toledo,
Have no fear well time goes slow
But I'm shifting gears

And I said
How do I get to Heaven from here,
Well I wanna know
How do I get to Heaven from here

Holy Toledo, where does the time go
My dreads are locked,
My watch is stopped,
My glass half full, my gun is half-cocked
How do I redeem my sins
Well, I sure hope
St. Peter's gonna let me in Holy Toledo, mmmm

& I said how do I get to Heaven from here,
I wanna know how in the hell
Am I gonna to Heaven from here

Holy Toledo, where does the time go
My dreads are locked,
My watch is stopped,
My glass half full, my gun is half-cocked
How do I redeem my sins
Well open up St. Peter
Ya better let me in
Holy Toledo

& I said how do I get to Heaven from here
- Crystal Bowersox   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q9h_TcnT4o&NR=1 

Not Really Hinderences

Trials, temptations, disappointments — all these are helps instead of hindrances, if one uses them rightly. They not only test the fibre of a character, but strengthen it. Every conquered temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before. –  James Buckham


Every cloud has a silver lining - or a gold lining if approached correctly.

Primrose Path

If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere. - Frank A. Clark


If you stay on the couch you'll end up on the couch.

Missed Opportunity

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas A. Edison


There is no free lunch.

Looking Up

May I never miss a sunset or a rainbow because I am looking down. - Sara June Parker

....or any other source of light.

Lemonade Time

This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it. - Ralph Waldo Emerson


When times are tough figure out how to make lemonade.

More Than Potential

Greatness is more than potential. It is the execution of that potential. Beyond the raw talent. You need the appropriate training. You need the discipline. You need the inspiration. You need the drive. - Eric A. Burns


You were born with the potential. The rest is up to you.

Risky Business

Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing for something. - Wilson Mizner


True, but recognize the difference between risk and gamble.

Chin Up

May I never miss a sunset or a rainbow because I am looking down. - Sara June Parker


Or an opportunity.


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