Coffee Thoughts \ Abundance

Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into. -- Wayne Dyer

What you believe you create, so if you lack self-worth you will find it much more difficult to create what you want.

Coffee Thoughts \ Doing The Work You Love

If you are not doing what you love, you are wasting your time. -- Billy Joel

Sure you may have to have two jobs for awhile, but the key to living a great life is creating work that comes from the heart.  

Coffee Thoughts \ Doubt

"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell

Accept your doubt, but act as if you believe. The more you do, the less doubt you have and the more support you get from others.

Coffee Thoughts \ Character, Commitment & Discipline

It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through. --Zig Ziglar

Not a bad formula for success. Work on improving these three things in your life and your life will improve. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Faith

“Faith isn't faith until it's all you're holding on to” -- William James Quotes

The only way to gain faith is to live through a difficult moment; if your faith is never tested then it’s only something you think you have.  

Coffee Thoughts \ Be Comfortable With Yourself

A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval. -- Mark Twain

If you believe in you, your confidence will convince others; if you don’t, you’ll please no one including yourself.

Coffee Thoughts \ Act Like A Winner

If you don't see yourself as a winner, then you cannot perform as a winner. -- Zig Ziglar

Act as you would like to be, that’s the advice of many successful people. When you act like a winner people treat you as a winner. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Good Examples

Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example. -- Mark Twain

If you’re too obvious about your “good qualities” you may make others dislike you. Don’t be invested in doing the right thing, just do the right thing. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Choose Joy

“Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.” ― Henri J.M. Nouwen

Every day you have a potpourri of experiences. What you focus on is a choice.  Positive thinkers see opportunity and get help from others. Choose joy; be positive. 

Coffee Thoughts \ The Right Kind Of Failure

“My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.”
-- Abraham Lincoln

If you did all that you could and failed, then be content and learn from what happened. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Take Your Word Seriously

“I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche

Trust is essential to a relationship, destroy that trust over something stupid and it will take forever to rebuild.  Take your word seriously. 

Coffee Thoughts \ The Unknown Has No Limits

“Not knowing you can’t do something, is sometimes all it takes to do it.”
--Ally Carter

When you don’t know, there are no limits and fear to stop you.  So step into the unknown with faith and learn something new about yourself. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Smile Even When It's Over

“Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.” -- Dr. Seuss

If you had an experience that engaged your body, mind and spirit, then don’t be upset if it’s over, be happy you that you threw yourself into life and lived. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Embrace Extremes

Experiencing deep sadness can, sometimes, heighten your ability to feel joy.” ― Markéta Irglová

Opposites are connected and if you are blocked on one end of the spectrum, then it prevents growth on the other. Accept your sadness and you will invite more joy into your life. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Have An Opinion

“He who stands for nothing will fall for anything.” ― Alexander Hamilton

If you don’t have an opinion, if you don’t decide how you feel about something then you are an empty space for the ideas of others. Better to be challenged by your ideas than not have any at all. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Don't Let Others Judge You

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt

If you love yourself no one can make fun of you; where you have doubt you invite others to comment. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Believe In Your Destiny

“I've always been famous, it's just no one knew it yet.” ― Lady Gaga

When you believe in who you are and where you are going, you’ll get there. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Free Will

"Free will is the ability to do gladly that which I must do." - Carl Jung

When you can embrace the inevitable with enthusiasm and joy, then you are free. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Be Yourself

“Don't you ever let a soul in the world tell you that you can't be exactly who you are.” ― Lady Gaga

It’s important to own your uniqueness, that’s where your greatness lies. So don’t hide what makes you different. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Compliments

I can live for two months on a good compliment. -- Mark Twain

Compliments make a difference. When you receive them you're happy, when they're missing you start to question yourself. Give them freely as long as they are true.