Coffee Thoughts \ Be In The Moment

The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be – Marcel Pagnol

The most challenging thing in life is to be in the moment and the moment is the only place that is real.

Coffee Thoughts \ A Life Of Passion?

There is no such thing as a life of passion any more than a continuous earthquake, or an eternal fever. Besides, who would ever shave themselves in such a state? -- Lord Byron

To seek to live in an extreme state of bliss would make bliss commonplace and one would look for mediocrity for pleasure.

Coffee Thoughts \ Little By Little

Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good character. -- Heraclitus

Attention to detail is the key to success in character and in life. Find a way to do things well every day and when the big opportunities come your way, you’ll be prepared.

Coffee Thoughts \ The Rules of The Game

“You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.” --Albert Einstein

The rules of the game are not always what is declared. Those in power often play by a silent code, figure it out and you’ll find success a lot easier to achieve.  

Coffee Thoughts \ Happiness

Happiness is like a butterfly.
The more you chase it, the more it eludes you.
But if you turn your attention to other things,
It comes and sits softly on your shoulder.
 - Henry David Thoreau

Happiness cannot be pursued. It’s a byproduct of the things we do.

Coffee Thoughts \ Feel At Home

“The ideal is to feel at home anywhere, everywhere” Geoff Dye

This can only happen when you’re comfortable with yourself.

Coffee Thoughts \ Expand Your Horizons

“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” St. Augustine

There is nothing that changes you faster than getting away from what’s familiar and going some place you’ve never been before.

Coffee Thoughts \ Inspiration

Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working." Pablo Picasso

Spoken by a man who produced as many as 50,00 pieces of art. It’s not enough to be inspired, you’ve got to use it to create something in your life.

Coffee Thoughts \ Tourist or Traveler?

“Tourists don’t know where they’ve been, travelers don’t know where they’re going.” Paul Theroux

If you travel well you’ll leave room for the unexpected. You’ll allow life to offer you something you couldn’t have managed on your own.

Coffee Thoughts \ Travel

“We travel, initially, to lose ourselves, and we travel, next, to find ourselves. We travel to open our hearts and eyes. And we travel, in essence, to become young fools again—to slow time down and get taken in, and fall in love once more.” Pico Iyer

There is nothing that opens ones mind and heart faster than travel or a new experience.

Coffee Thoughts \ Look At Where You Put Your Energy

The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it – Henry David Thoreau.

Don’t give away your emotions or your time on something or someone that doesn’t give back.

Coffee Thoughts \ Become What You're Seeking

“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

When you become what you want to discover in the world, success is guaranteed.

Coffee Thoughts \ Travel Is Essential

“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” St. Augustine

When you travel to a place you’ve never been, you receive the gift of seeing yourself and others differently.

Coffee Thoughts \ We Create The World

We don’t see things the way they are. We see them the way WE are – Talmud

If you want to change the world change yourself. Become what you want the world to be.

Coffee Thoughts \ Pay Attention To What's Important

Too many people spend money they haven’t earned, to buy things they don’t want, to impress people they don’t like – Will Rogers.

When you turn your attention on yourself and your “real” desires then life becomes rewarding and fulfilling.

Coffee Thoughts \ Plant Seeds

Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant - Robert Louis Stevenson.

Life is not just about immediate reward. If you plant enough seeds they’ll ripen and bear you fruit when you most need it.

Coffee Thoughts \ Power and Purpose

“Power is the ability to achieve purpose. Power is the ability to effect change. Martin Luther King Jr.

The ability to affect change with purpose is the key to success and happiness.

Coffee Thoughts \ Letting Go

Letting go means to come to the realization that some people are a part of your history, but not a part of your destiny.” ― Steve Maraboli

Letting go seems to be one of the hardest things we have to do. In order to achieve our destiny we must keep evolving not everyone can evolve with us, at least not at the same pace.

Coffee Thoughts \ Keep Moving

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

Don’t let your fear of taking a risk or failing stop you from moving forward.

Coffee Thoughts \ Keep Getting Up

“The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.” --

― Paulo Coelho, Alchemist

A simple formula but it works. Keep going and you’ll meet your perfect moment.

Coffee Thoughts \ Keep Asking The Question

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

Keep asking the question and you’ll get an answer. Perseverance pays off.

Coffee Thoughts \ Learn From Everything

“Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.” --― Truman Capote

Everything that happens to you has value and will serve you if you learn from it.

Coffee Thoughts \ Ask The Right Question

The wise man doesn't give the right answers, he poses the right questions.-- Claude Levi-Strauss

Answers are limiting. They stop the process of discovery. When you keep asking the right question you keep moving, learning and growing.

Coffee Thoughts \ Don't Be Afraid Of Change

“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.” -- ― Albert Einstein

Life is always evolving, if you don’t change with it you’ll be left behind.

Coffee Thoughts \ Don't Explain

“Don't waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear.”

― Paulo Coelho

When you explain you appear in doubt and even weak. When you’re strong  others listen.

Coffee Thoughts \ Recognize The Power Of Others

“Recognizing power in another does not diminish your own.” --― Joss Whedon

Don’t let fear keep you from empowering others, when you do you also empower yourself.

Coffee Thoughts \ The Importance of "Will"

“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.” Vince Lombardi

Everyone experiences rejection and it’s the souls who don’t pay attention to it that end up successful.