Being Alone/Solitude

Lately, many people have been spending time in solitude at home.  Being alone with yourself is a very different experience than what most of us are used to.  Here are some quotes on the subject.

“In solitude, we are liberated to be the person we truly are.” – Alexandra Stoddard

“Certain springs are tapped only when we are alone.” – Anne Morrow Lindbergh

“We hear voices in solitude we never hear in the hurry and turmoil of life; we receive counsels and comforts we get under no other condition.”  -Amelia E. Barr

While solitude can be satisfying for some, for others it can feel like torture.

“To a heart formed for friendship and affection, the charms of solitude are very short-lived.” – Fanny Burney

“All humans are frightened of their own solitude.  Yet only in solitude can man learn to know himself, learn to handle his own eternity of aloneness.” -Hans Suyin 

“It’s not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and…it is not possible to find it elsewhere.” – Agnes Repplier

How do you see you?

“Until you close your eyes and see yourself with a different vision, the vision you have with your eyes open won’t change.” – Larry Dunnigan

You’ll never outperform your own expectations.

Change your thoughts, change your life.

"I don't have time"

You have time.  You just have prioritized other things.

What is most important to do now so tomorrow can be better?

Hope

I love hope.  We need hope.  It’s believing that tomorrow can be better than today. Here are some quotes on hope – 

“Hope is being able to see the light despite all the darkness.” – Desmond Tutu

“A single thread of hope is still a very powerful thing.”

“Once you choose hope, anything is possible.”

This all sounds great, right?  And I agree, hope is necessary for us to move forward.

However, hope is not a strategy.  You can hope all you want, but if you don’t do anything to make your ideal outcome happen, it most likely won’t.

Have hope AND a smart strategy. 

Hope – Think – Do something. 

Doubt will vanquish dreams

“Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will” – Suzy Kassen

Don’t doubt.

Believe in your dreams. 

Own it.  Be it.

The Bitter Truth

When a bitter truth shows up, we have a choice.  We can immediately accept it, but that is very rare.  More commonly we attempt to refute the evidence or deny its validity (and sometimes its existence).  In other cases, we sidestep, dodge, distract or evade.

Finally, we can decide to look more closely into the issue.  This is the most mature approach. – Dr. Mardy 

“Truth is cruel, but it can be loved, and it makes free those who have loved it.” – George Santayana

One more chance…

The sun came up.  We woke up.

God, in His infinite wisdom, has given us one more chance.

Be the employee your business can't live without

Work on you.  Learn.  Attitude.  Intention.  Agenda.  Motive.  Care about others.  Be agreeable. Be a lady or gentleman.  Find out what is most important to your department, and be the best at delivering it.

Home Alone

“There are days when solitude is a heady wine which intoxicates you with freedom, others when it is a bitter tonic, and still others when it is a poison that makes you beat your head against a wall.” – Sidonie – Gabrielle Colette

Change up your habits. 

Make it a new kind of day in the same kind of place.

Goals tell us what to to do today.

A person who has no goals is listless, unmotivated, and has little meaning to what they are doing.

A person who has set a challenging mid or long term goal and keeps it in the forefront of their mind knows what to do each day.  Their activities are filled with meaning and energy.

What is your goal?