Risk everything or sit forever with ones dreams

“There comes a time when one must risk everything or sit forever with ones dreams.”

“Have patience.  All things are difficult before they become easy.”

“Figure out what your purpose is in life, what you really and truly want to do with your time and your life; then be willing to sacrifice everything and then some to achieve it.  If you are not willing to make the sacrifice, then keep searching.” - Quintina Ragnacci 

Spend extravagantly on the things you love, 

and cut costs mercilessly on the things you don’t. 

I want to be a part of it - New York, New York

Start spreading the news,
I'm leaving today.
I want to be a part of it -
New York, New York.

These vagabond shoes
Are longing to stray
And step around the heart of it
New York, New York.

I want to wake up in a city,
That doesn't sleep,
To find I'm king of the hill -

Top of the heap. 

 My little town blues
Are melting away
I'm gonna make a brand new start of it
In old New York.
If I can make it there,
I'd make it anywhere
It's up to you,
New York, New York. 

In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect

Go out, go out I beg of you

 And taste the beauty of the wild.

 Behold the miracle of the earth

 With all the wonder of a child.

 "Your deepest roots are in nature.  No matter who you are, where you live, or what kind of life you lead, you remain irrevocably linked with the rest of creation." 

“In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they're still beautiful.”

"There is something of the marvelous in all things of nature."

If it does not feel good in your heart, it is not success at all

“If your success is not on your own terms, if it looks good to the world but does not feel good in your heart, it is not success at all.” - Anna Quindlen

 “I have a notion that if you are going to be spiritually curious, you better not get cluttered up with too many material things.” - Mary Oliver

“The most rewarding things you do in life are often the ones that look like they cannot be done.” - Arnold Palmer 

  

I Was Here

 You will notice me
I'll be leaving my mark like initials carved in an old oak tree
You wait and see
Maybe I'll write like Twain wrote
Maybe I'll paint like Van Gogh
Cure the common cold
I don't know but I'm ready start cause I know in my heart

I wanna do something that matters
Say something different
Something that sets the whole world on its ear
I wanna do something better
With the time I've been given
And I wanna try
To touch a few hearts in this life
Leave nothing less
Than something that says "I was here"

I will prove you wrong
If you think I'm all talk, you're in for a shock
Cause this dream's too strong

 

Maybe I'll compose symphonies,
Maybe I'll fight for world peace
Cause I know it's my destiny
To leave more than a trace of myself in this place

 I wanna do something that matters
Say something different
Something that sets the whole world on its ear
I wanna do something better
With the time I've been given
And I wanna try
To touch a few hearts in this life
Leave nothing less
Than something that says "I was here"

And I know that I will do more than just pass through this life
I'll leave nothing less than something that says "I was here"

Live Life Fearlessly

“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs.  Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then go and do that.  Because what the world needs is people who have come alive."

 "I have lots of things to prove to myself.  

One is that I can live my life fearlessly.”

“There is nothing you can buy, achieve, own, or rent 

that can fill up that hunger inside for a sense of fulfillment and wonder.”

“You will never find time for anything. You must make it.”  

Love, Love Changes Everything

“Love, love changes everything; Hands and faces, earth and sky. 

Love, love changes everything; How you live and how you die."

 "If you don't fail now and again, 

it's a sign you're playing it safe."

"One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn't pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself."

Say What You've Got To Say & Say It Hot

“Be still when you have nothing to say; 

when genuine passion moves you, say what you’ve got to say and say it hot.”

 

“Life’s battles don’t always go to the strongest or fastest man, 

But sooner or later the man who wins is the fellow who thinks he can.”  

 “Luck? I don't know anything about luck. 
 I've never banked on it and I'm afraid of people who do. 

Luck to me is something else:  
Hard work - and realizing what is opportunity and what isn't.” 

Life is full of beauty. Notice it.

 "I would rather regret the things that I have done than the things that I have not."

 
"I have an everyday religion that works for me. Love yourself first, and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world."

"Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, 
and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. 
Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams."  

Celebrate When You’ve Got The Chance

"Traveling in the company of those we love is home in motion"

  "It's a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy." - Lucille Ball

"You have to celebrate when you’ve got the chance"

Live To The Point Of Tears

 Men must live and create. Live to the point of tears.

You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. 

You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.

Nobody realizes that some people expend  tremendous energy merely to be normal.

Heaven on Earth

 Dance as though no one is watching,
Love as though you've never been hurt,
Sing as though no one can hear you,
Live as though heaven is on earth.

One day at a time - this is enough. Do not look back and grieve over the past for it is gone; and do not be troubled about the future, for it has not yet come. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful it will be worth remembering.

Life is short, don't waste time worrying about what people think of you.

Hold on to the ones that care, in the end they will be the only ones there.