Richelle E. Goodrich

I opened my eyes today to a world that felt alien. For though things resembled the familiar, nothing was the same. Walls I once considered confining, crumbled at the slightest shove. Mountains that for ages had barred my view now faded, transparent. Meandering roads stretched out as straight as an arrow, void of stop signs. Obstacles no longer stood stationary. Pinnacles loomed within reach. Beasts were tame, bullies timid, wagging tongues all tied into knots, and in the palm of my hand glistened the end of a glorious rainbow. It took but a moment to realize that in my newfound sight, everything I__ ever longed for was accessible. Incredibly, the only thing that had really changed was the way I saw the world.

Understand that great accomplishments require great effort. If a goal is achieved without effort, it is no accomplishment but a mere happening.

Disappointment is really just a term for our refusal to look on the bright side.

Perfection may be an island out of reach, but setting your sails toward it makes for a magnificent voyage.

To persist with a goal, you must treasure the dream more than the costs of sacrifice to attain it.

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To get it doneand see it thru,find less to sayand more to do.

Small steps may appear unimpressive, but don't be deceived. They are the means by which perspectives are subtly altered, mountains are gradually scaled, and lives are drastically changed.

Seemingly insignificant choices are like seemingly trivial seeds. Once planted, they root and grow and spread into something tremendous. Imagine the prickly weeds some choices amount to over time and be careful not to plant them.

Thousands of hopeful days came to naught before this one. This was a golden day. Never give up.

They say if you're a better person today than you were yesterday you're well on the road to perfection. So I figure if I'm a real snot today, tomorrow I should make huge progress.

A box sits empty,wanting to hold and protect.Hollow tears it cries.

I wish I could fly.I wish I were rich.I wish I had more time.___ut you can, and you are, and you do; I wish you would open your eyes.

Thoughts, quotes, and philosophies__ood or bad__ause us to evaluate ourselves. And that is good.

Changing your attitude, your outlook, your mindset, perspective, disposition, or mood__hey all mean controlling where you allow your thoughts to linger.

The horses have stoppedtheir clippity-clop,but feet are too slowfor where I must go.So here I shall stayuntil light of daywhen clippity-clopgets my team underway.

For whatever reason, there are people we like and people we don't like. It's hard to say why, and often a difficult opinion to change. Luckily, there's no steadfast rule stating that we must like everyone. But to keep from disliking ourselves, we should develop the good character to treat everyone kindly whether or not we deem them deserving.

The glory of fame isn't in having so many people know you, but in having so many people know you care. Otherwise, it's like being drawn to a fire to find no warmth.