Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Moments D428: Quotes

Tomorrow is my "nieces" graduation.  I've taken a half day off to go down to Welland and celebrate this milestone with her.  She has grown into an amazing young woman and I'm so very proud of her.

Today's moment, was my decision to write out 22 quotes to tuck into her graduation card.  They are inspiring reminders of the life that she is about to build for herself.

Here they are, in no particular order:

  1. Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.  Life the life you have imagined.  ~Henry David Thoreau.
  2. Give light and people will find their way.  ~Ella Baker
  3. Common sense is not so common.  ~Voltaire
  4. You're off to great places, Today is your day!  Your mountain is waiting, So....get on your way.  ~Dr. Seuss
  5. Hozoo'naa'n taa'aa ~ Navajo Saying  (Fly in beauty)
  6. Dear past, thank you for the lessons.  Dear future, I am ready.  (Anonymous)
  7. The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts. ~Marcus Aurelius
  8. Faith is the bird that feels he light when the dawn is still dark.  ~Rabindranath Tagore
  9. Not all who wander are lost.  J.R.R. Tolken
  10. Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.  ~Dalai Lama
  11. Inhale the future, exhale the past.  (Anonymous)
  12. Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you.  ~Charlotte Whitton
  13. Don't look back, you're not going that way.  (Anonymous)
  14. If you could get up the courage to begin, you have the courage to succeed.  ~David Viscott
  15. Action is the real measure of intelligence.  ~Napoleon Hill
  16. By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.  ~Benjamin Franklin
  17. Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is not path and leave a trail.  ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
  18. Fear is what stops you, and courage is what keeps you going. (Anonymous)
  19. To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.  ~Winston Churchill
  20. Nii hozoo'anii'nii go'o hhozoo'naa s'aa  ~Navajo Saying  (In beauty this is finished, in beauty this begins.
  21. Breathe light into darkness.  ~J.Pidgen
  22. It's not always rainbows and butterflies.  Its compromise that moves us along. ~Maroon 5 Lyrics
Moments basking in pride for a loved one's accomplishments.
Moments sharing words of encouragement and inspiration.  

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