Quote - Ralph Marston

Your burdens feel heavy because they are. They weigh you down and hold you back, but there is a better alternative.

You can choose to transform the weight of those burdens into positive energy. And you can draw upon that positive energy to move yourself forward.

The burdens you carry are creatures of the past that have survived to push against you in the present. Take a deep, fresh breath of the air that is right now, and fill yourself with resolve to take good, useful energy from those burdens.

Think of what you've done in the past to put yourself in the presence of your burdens. Now think of how you can use your energy and your actions to move yourself toward freedom.

You have worked your way to this point, and you can now work your way far beyond it. Imagine what is possible, choose from it whatever you desire, and begin right away to take the actions that will get you there.

Stop seeing your burdens as holding you back and start seeing them for what they can be. Take energy and inspiration from them, and choose to live life on your own positive, fulfilling terms.

Quote - Robert Tew

"It doesn't matter what happens to you. What matters is, what are you going to do about it? Are you going to complain and shrink or are you going to step into your greatness?"  -- Robert Tew

Quote - Quaker Proverb

"I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good, therefore, that I can do or any kindness I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it for I shall not pass this way again."   -- Quaker Proverb 

Quote - Henry Ford

Chop your own wood and it will warm you twice.  Henry Ford

Quote - Joel Osteen

You're not really free until you're free from trying to please everybody.

Amen brother, amen!!  I really like this guy even though we don't always share religious views because he is EXTREMELY POSITIVE and comes off "non-preachy" when he teaches.  I do occasionally watch him on TV.  He and the Pope are my favorite non-LDS religious leaders right now.  The new Pope has really focused on what religion is about - being more humble.  I follow his Twitter feed as well.

Quote - Horace Kephart

"It is not the clearing but the unfenced wilderness that is the camper’s real home. He is brother to that good old friend of mine who in gentle satire of our formal gardens and close-cropped lawns, was wont to say, ‘I love the unimproved works of God.'"

Quote - Character is not learned on the playing field - Coach Bryan Kenney

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Wakeland Wrestling Coach Bryan Kenney shared this message with many in the Northwest Independent School District: 

"We have all heard the quotes on how athletics builds character. I disagree. Athletics builds men and women by giving them a 'playing field' to reveal their character," he wrote. "Chris made all of the hard work the 'Wrestler from Wakeland' has put in, all worth it. They BOTH WON a medal at the J.J. Pearce Mustang Showdown. Thank you Chris and Coach McCready from the entire Wakeland community."

Quote - Batman

It's not who I am underneath but what I do that defines me. - Batman

How far is Heaven?

How far is Heaven? It's not that far. When you live close to God, it's right where you are.

Quote - John F. Kennedy

DISCLAIMER:  Not meant to be a political statement but more of a "lets do the right thing" statement.

Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.  - John F. Kennedy

Quote - Lord Baden Powell

“In training our Scouts, keep the higher aims in the forefront….Don’t let the technical outweigh the moral…The end is CHARACTER with a purpose."

Quote - Samuel Beckett

"Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better." -- Samuel Beckett 

Quote - Mark Ford

"Everybody in your situation has the same choice: you can rue your situation or you can dedicate yourself to changing it. Accept responsibility for your future. Refuse to complain, criticize, or condemn."  -- Mark Ford 

Quote - Bernard M. Baruch

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." -- Bernard M. Baruch 

Quote - Robin Roberts

When fear knocks let faith answer the door. - Robin Roberts

I want to teach every boy I know this!!

Quote - Jon Acuff

“I’m not a fan of finding your purpose. I’m a fan of living with purpose.” - Jon Acuff

Quote - Napoleon

“If I always appear prepared, it is because before entering on an undertaking, I have meditated for long and foreseen what may occur.” – Napoleon Bonaparte, 1831

Quote - Bishop Keith B. McMullin

Bishop Keith B. McMullin said, “As men and women and boys and girls do their duty to God, they feel impelled to do their duty to one another, to their family, to their church and nation, to all things entrusted to their care.” “Our Path of Duty,” Ensign, May 2010, 14.

Quote - General Douglas MacArthur

"A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent." - General Douglas MacArthur

Quote - Captain Scott O'Grady

"It isn't the reward that matters or the recognition you might harvest. It is your depth of commitment, your quality of service, the product of your devotion - these are the things that count in a life. When you give purely, the honor comes in the giving, and that is honor enough." -Captain Scott O'Grady