Coffee Thoughts \ Get Started

“The secret to getting ahead is getting started.” ― Mark Twain

Sounds so simple and it is. Most people keep ideas in their head and never act on them. Once you get started on something it takes on an energy all its own.

Coffee Thoughts \ Change Your Thinking

“The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” ― Albert Einstein

Stop trying to change others and focus on yourself. What  you believe you create; so make sure your thoughts are good ones. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Go Crazy It's Fun

“Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead.” ― Charles Bukowski

There is nothing more limiting and boring than always doing the right thing. Break some boundaries, experience the extreme of your emotions and you will discover what makes you happy.

Coffee Thoughts \ Don't Worry About What Others Think

“What people in the world think of you is really none of your business.” ― Martha Graham

Don’t waste your time worrying about what others think about you. Their opinion is usually based on what they need to believe. 

Coffee Thoughts \ You Can't Hide Your True Character

"The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good." -- Samuel Johnson

Who you are becomes obvious when you have nothing to gain; if you are a compassionate, good person then it will show it all that you do. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Nonsense Has Value

 “I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.”― Dr. Seuss

Nonsense, a bit of it in your life makes life worth living. Get out of your comfort zone and play. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Common Sense

Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education -- Victor Hugo

Common sense requires experience and the ability to be in touch with consequences and reality. You can’t stay in the bubble of your fantasies and make a good choice. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Courage

"Without courage, all other virtues lose their meaning." - Winston Churchill

Without courage your other talents can’t be put to use, they’ll stay hidden behind your fears. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Don't Settle

If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary. -- Jim Rohn

Stop playing it safe and stretch your boundaries; try something new. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Find Your Passion

“Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion. ” ― Martha Graham

Passion is the key to success. It will fill in the gaps and carry you through difficult times. Find your passion and surrender. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Don't Stop Playing

We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. --George Bernard Shaw

Play is an essential part of the learning process. If you stop playing you stop learning and opening yourself up to new experiences. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Focus On Your Dream

“Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can” ― Martha Graham

I think that once you focus on what you want to do rather than why you can’t, you begin to overcome your obstacles. Make a commitment and the universe will respond. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Be Conscious

“Stupid people are dangerous.” ― Suzanne Collins

If you don’t learn from your experiences you are a danger to yourself and those who love you. Intelligence comes from consciousness – be aware. 

Coffee Thoughts \ You Are The Hero of Your Life

 “Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” ― Nora Ephron

When you see yourself as the heroine of your life, then you don’t get upset with your struggles or your mistakes, that’s what makes your movie interesting. When you’re the heroine you don’t give up.

Coffee Thoughts \ Stretch Your Mind

“Once you can accept the universe as matter expanding into nothing that is something, wearing stripes with plaid comes easy.” --― Albert Einstein

Stretch your mind and tolerating the little things in life is easy. 

Coffee Thoughts \ The Stages Of Truth

“All truth passes through three stages: First, it is ridiculed; Second, it is violently opposed; Third, it is accepted as self-evident.” ― Arthur Schopenhauer

When others don’t agree with you don’t get upset, you have to believe in your truth to change the minds of others. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Be Unique

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“You are unique, and if that is not fulfilled, then something has been lost.” ― Martha Graham

Your mission is to find what makes you different and then honor it so that you may offer this to the world. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Don't Settle For Mediocrity

“The only sin is mediocrity.” ― Martha Graham

Within everyone is the seed of greatness; fear is your only enemy in expressing it. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Too Easy Is Not Good

“If the road is easy, you're likely going the wrong way. ― Terry Goodkind

If you’re not challenged in life then you’re not doing something right. Don’t be afraid to get out of your comfort zone.