Coffee Thoughts \ The Lightness Of Beginning Again

The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life. -Steve Jobs

Stop worrying about what you know and what you think you have to do and approach today as if you know nothing. Free yourself to explore and create.

Coffee Thoughts \ To Know or To Understand

“Any fool can know. The point is to understand.” ― Albert Einstein

The difference between knowing and understanding is called wisdom. You can’t teach it, you can’t explain it, but when you understand you know what to do.

Coffee Thoughts \ Look For An Open Door

“Realize that if a door closed, it’s because what was behind it wasn’t meant for you.” ― Mandy Hale

Never get discouraged if what you “think” you want doesn’t happen. There is a door open for you and you won’t see it if you concentrate on those that are closed.

Coffee Thoughts \ Stay With The Question

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

Answers are a dead end road. When you hold on to the right question it will bring you to new paths and perceptions.

Coffee Thoughts \ The Heart Knows

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart. Wishing you happiness.” - Helen Keller

Pay attention to your heart and cherish the people who connect to yours. Have a great holiday.

Coffee Thoughts \ Live Your Life

“To achieve anything, you must be prepared to dabble on the boundary of disaster.” ― Stirling Moss

Live your life and stretch the boundaries, they will become your new comfort zone. Then do it again.  

Coffee Thoughts \ Choose To Be Happy

“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.” ― Dalai Lama XIV

Happiness is a choice. Everyday you have things you can be happy about or things you can complain about, it’s up to you.

Coffee Thoughts \ A Kick Can Be A Good Thing

You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.-- Walt Disney

We all need a challenge, the struggle, an obstacle to help us reach deep inside and discover what we are really capable of doing.

Coffee Thoughts \ Live Your Passion

There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.—Nelson Mandela

Live the life you were meant to live; don’t let fear keep you from your destiny. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Triumph Over Fear

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.—Nelson Mandela

If you’re facing the unknown you’re afraid and that’s okay; just don’t let it stop you. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Keep Trying

“A winner is just a loser who tried one more time.” -- George M. Moore, Jr.

Don’t give up; it’s all about timing. When it’s your time the doors open with ease.