Coffee Thoughts \ Take Charge of Your Thoughts

"It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about." -- - - Dale Carnegie

You are in charge of your thoughts and your thoughts create your choices and ultimately your life. Take charge of what you say to yourself and what you believe to be true. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Face Your Fear

To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom. -- Bertrand Russell

There is nothing that stands in the way of success and good choices more than fear. When you face your fear you shrink it because you see it for the imposter it is.

Coffee Thoughts \ Keep Moving

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” ― Albert Einstein

Don’t let fear paralyze you, keep moving toward your goals no matter what they are and you will find your way.

Coffee Thoughts \ Give Thanks

The talent for being happy is appreciating and liking what you have, instead of what you don't have.--Woody Allen

So many problems stem from the inability to see what is good in ones life rather than what’s missing. Start giving thanks.

Coffee Thoughts \ Stay A Little Longer

“It is not that I'm so smart. But I stay with the questions much longer.” ― Albert Einstein

Passion, commitment, call it what you like, but those who hold on and don’t let go begin to see things others don’t. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Become What You Want

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone. -- Audrey Hepburn

Not only a beautiful woman a very wise one indeed. What you want you must become.

Coffee Thoughts \ Follow Your Dreams

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined.”

― Henry David Thoreau

This is what dreams are for, to guide you into the unknown. Follow your dreams one step at a time. 

Coffee Thoughts \ There Are No Mistakes

"Do not fear mistakes. There are none." -- Miles Davis

Sometimes a so called mistake may put you on an amazing path you would never have taken, if life had given you what you asked for. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Face Your Fear

"Do one thing every day that scares you." -- Eleanor Roosevelt

Face your fears and you will diminish them. Don’t let fear rule. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Try Something New

"I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it." -- Pablo Picasso

Try something new. Take yourself out of your comfort zone and you’ll learn,  grow and keep your spirit and life exciting. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Have Courage

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” ― Winston Churchill

Don’t let anyone or anything shut you down; find the courage to keep going and learning. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Stretch Your Boundaries

"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far it is possible to go." -- T.S. Eliot

You must go beyond your limits to even know where they are. Don’t be afraid to stretch the boundaries of your life, it will help you grow.

Coffee Thoughts \ You Add The Purpose

Life is without meaning, you bring the meaning to it.--  Joseph Campbell

Only you know the meaning of your life. You won’t discover it if you don’t pay attention to your thoughts, dreams and desires. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Choose Joy

We cannot cure the world of sorrow, but we can choose to live in joy. --- Joseph Campbell

Joy is a choice. There is always sorrow around and you can stay stuck in it or you can life a joyful life.

Coffee Thoughts \ Face Reality

“Face reality as it is, not as it was or as you wish it to be.” ― Jack Welch

When you lie to yourself and avoid the truth it will come back to haunt you at a very inappropriate time. You can’t build anything on illusion forever. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Follow Your Own Dreams

"Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone else's." -- Billy Wilder

It seems so much easier to follow someone who appears to know where they are going, but the truth is, you’re building their dream not your own.

Coffee Thoughts \ Expect Great Things Of Yourself

“You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them.” --― Michael Jordan

Don’t be afraid to go for what you really want. Don’t dummy down to the world or others, push yourself and be surprised.