Good Morning: Be Thoughtful with Your Commitments and Keep Them

Character is the ability to carry out a decision, after the emotion of making that decision has passed. ~anonymous Submitted by Good Morning Reader Ann Marie Stout Good morning! I smiled when I read this quote–and I think many of … Continue reading

Good Morning: Don’t Wait for the Right Time to Act

“To achieve great things, two things are needed; a plan, and not quite enough time.”–Leonard Bernstein Good morning! I love this quote because it holds an absolute truth that we often forget. So many times when we long to achieve … Continue reading

Good Morning: The Definition of Success

Did you know the Levi Strauss was originally a tent maker in the 1850’s? He used a heavy-duty denim fabric he had invented to make tents. He failed at his tent-endeavor. I wonder what we would all be wearing if … Continue reading

Good Morning: Life is 90 Percent Attitude

The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude to me is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than success, than … Continue reading

Good Morning: Stick-to-it-iveness…

“One of the most helpful images to have of yourself in your family is that of a trim tab – the small rudder that moves the big rudder and eventually changes the entire direction of the plan.” — Stephen R. … Continue reading

Good Morning: Approach Your Goals with Confidence

“It isn’t how hard you kick — but how you kick.” My daughter, Samantha Good morning! When Samantha was 11, she took a day camp program through the Milwaukee Public Museum about archaeology. As part of the day-camp they have … Continue reading

Good Morning: Take Nothing for Granted

I take nothing for granted. I now have only good days, or great days. – Lance Armstrong Sent in by Good Morning Reader Tracy from Ontario Good morning! What a wonderful quote and perspective! I find it so interesting that … Continue reading

Good Morning: A Formula for Hope

“A vision without a task is but a dream, a task without vision is drudgery, a vision with a task is the hope of the world.”–On the cornerstone of a church in England, dated 1730. Author unknown. Good morning! I … Continue reading

Good Morning: Greatness

“Our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world, as in being able to remake ourselves.” ~ Mohandas K. Gandhi Good morning! I love the simple wisdom in this quote by Gandi. Many times we try … Continue reading