Coffee Thoughts \ Trust Yourself

“As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.”

― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust: First Part

Separating yourself from the desires, opinions and fears of others is  the only way to learn who you are what lies in your heart. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Create Yourself

 “Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” ― George Bernard Shaw

You get to decide who you are and what you want to be. Stop following the beaten path and create one of your own.

Coffee Thoughts \ Common Links

Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air, We all cherish our children’s future. And we are all mortal. -- John F. Kennedy

If each of us would reflect on why we are alike more than why we are different, our lives would be more rewarding.

Coffee Thoughts \ Strive For Understanding

  

"Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding." – Albert Einstein

When the people in your life understand you there is no need for force, you will receive what they can and are willing to give without resenting you. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Embrace Your Mistakes

"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new." – Albert Einstein

Mistakes are your best teacher; don’t be afraid of making them. If you learn from them all, before you know it you’ll be successful and wise. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Just do it.

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.  -  Benjamin Franklin 

Experience is the best teacher, when you “do” you don’t forget. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Embrace Your Challenges

When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it. --Henry Ford

Challenges in your life are not there to stop you, but to bring out a deeper and more creative piece of yourself.

Coffee Thoughts \ Empower Your Life

 “All people know the same truth. Our lives consist of how we choose to distort it.” ― Woody Allen

How you see the truth is what you will create in your life. So if you’re going to distort it, do it in a way that empowers you.  

Coffee Thoughts \ Feel The Pain

"You can close your eyes to things you don't
want to see, but you can't close your heart to 
the things you don't want to feel." --- Unknown

Instead of trying to shut down so you won't feel, surrender to it, feel the pain and let it take you to a new place — beyond the pain. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Don't Share Your Problems

Never tell your problems to anyone...20% don't care and the other 80% are glad you have them.--Lou Holtz

Share your problem with someone who can help you or someone who can give you good advice; otherwise you are just complaining.  

Coffee Thoughts \ Change It

If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. --

Maya Angelou

Either mold the environment to fit your needs or make an adjustment yourself. If you don’t you’ll be stuck.

Coffee Thoughts \ Get The Job Done

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.--William Arthur Ward

Get the job done and stop wasting time on wondering what’s going to happen. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Open Your Heart And See

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.--Henry David Thoreau

Focus on the moment, open your heart and you'll be surprised at what you'll see.