Tag: #courage
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Daily Spark: Building the New
There’s a quote attributed to Socrates that has always steadied me: “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.”
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Daily Spark: Not Meant for Me
“I’m learning to love the sound of my feet walking away from things that are not meant for me.”
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Daily Spark: Never Meant to Stay the Same
We were never meant to stay the same. That realization often comes right before a transformation, on that razor’s edge of sweetness of comfort, and the quiet tug of expansion.
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Daily Spark: Do It First
My brother (a Marine and FL Highway Patrol) used to always tell me, “If you have something unpleasant to do, do it first thing in the morning, and the day is always up from there!”
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Daily Spark: Courage to be Seen
Ralph Waldo Emerson,“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
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Daily Spark: Love versus Approval
I read a post today by Phillip Andrew that struck me: “Most of us were taught that love must be earned. That isn’t love. That’s approval. And approval is rooted in fear.”
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Daily Spark: Dare Greatly
Skier Lindsey Vonn, 2026 Olympics, said “I hope if you take away anything from my journey it’s that you all have the courage to dare greatly. Life is too short not to take chances on yourself. Because the only failure in life is not trying. I tried. I dreamt. I jumped.”
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Daily Spark: No Perfect Plan
I’ve said many times that I’m a recovering perfectionist. And even with all the work I’ve done, I;m still surprised at how deeply those old patterns run!
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Daily Spark: Be Brave, Be Kind, Make Art
Today I was reading a synopsis of the actor Robert Redford’s last days, and I was deeply moved by what the article said were his final words to his family: “Be brave. Stay kind. Make art.”