2017 Today I Learned Quotes
January 2017
- From Christie Ruffino that It’s not easy, but it is simple!
- We may not know what the future holds but we know who holds the future.
- Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war.
- Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
- Self confidence is the best outfit, rock it and own it.
- Faith is the only thing you know that is stronger than fear.
- Someone’s effort is a reflection of their interest in you.
- Just because my path is different doesn’t mean I’m lost.
- Storms are an opportunity to lean in and grow closer and deeper with Jesus.
- Without passion you don’t have energy, without energy you have nothing.
- Don’t put the key to your happiness in someone else’s pocket.
- Our mission matters and you matter to our mission.
- Most smiles are started by another smile.
- Make today so awesome that yesterday gets jealous.
- Let your faith be bigger than your fear.
- Every flower must grow through dirt.
July 2017
- From Albert Einstein that coincidence is God’s way of remaining anonymous.
- Money can buy you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail.
- Just when I think I have learned the way to live, life changes.
- Success is a journey, not a destination.
- From Plato that wise men talk because they have something to say; fools talk because they have to say something.
- Every man’s life is a fairy tale written by God’s fingers.
- From Eleanor Roosevelt that one’s philosophy is not best expressed in words but the choices one makes.
- If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.
- From David Bayer that our beliefs dictate our destinies.
- Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you.
- Success cannot be obtained by merely doing what is required, but by doing what you need to do, against all odds, at a level of excellence above all others.
- We must let go of the life we have planned, so that we can accept the one that’s waiting for us.
- Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.
February 2017
- Never stop learning, because life never stops teaching.
- Mistakes are always forgivable if one has the courage to admit them.
- If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are determined to learn, no one can stop you.
- You have to dream before your dreams can come true.
- The enemy of learning is knowing.
- All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination.
- Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.
- Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.
- Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
August 2017
- From Dave Ferguson that If you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain!
- There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or be the mirror that reflects it.
- Success does not come to you, you go to it.
- Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.
- I’ve learned to seek happiness by limiting my desires, rather than by attempting to satisfy them.
- I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.
- The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.
- From St. Francis of Assisi. to start by doing what is necessary; then do what is possible; and then suddenly you are accomplishing the impossible.
- Success is not defined by having the most opportunities, talents or the best luck but by developing the opportunities with their God given talents regardless of their fortune.
- It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.
- From Abraham Lincoln that it’s better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
- Work like you don’t need the money. Love like you’ve never been hurt. Dance like nobody’s watching.
- Little details are vital. It’s the little things that make big things happen.
March 2017
- Forgive often and love with all your heart. You may never know when you may not have that chance again.
- Live simply, love generously and learn constantly.
- Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.
- Mistakes have the power to turn you into something better than you were before.
- Sometimes in life, your situation will keep repeating itself until you learn your lesson.
- The capacity to learn is a gift; the ability to learn is a skill; the willingness to learn is a choice.
- Trust in dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity.
- What we learn becomes a part of who we are.
- An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head.
- If you keep your faith, keep the right attitude and remain grateful, you will see God open up new doors for you.
- Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
- Don’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream the farther you get.
- Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
- Every day is a new day, and you’ll never be able to find happiness if you don’t move on.
September 2017
- A bad attitude is like a flat tire. You can’t go anywhere till you change it.
- A smile doesn’t always mean a person is happy. Sometimes it simply means they are strong enough to face their problems.
- From Barry Spilchuk, Not my genius, not my job.
- Healing is not an overnight process; it is a daily cleansing of the pain.
- The eyes see only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.
- Lose the argument, not the person.
- If something is not happening for you, it doesn’t mean it’s never going to happen. It means you’re not ready for it.
- Replace fear of the unknown with curiosity.
- Your beliefs don’t make you a better person, your behavior does.
April 2017
- The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
- Making mistakes is better than faking perfection.
- All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.
- Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.
- There is more power in a good strong hug than in a thousand meaningful words.
- Where there is no vision, there is no hope.
- From Anne Lemott that perfectionism is the voice of the enemy.
- Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.
- Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.
- Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.
October 2017
- Trust is like an eraser, it gets smaller and smaller after every mistake.
- If you want to achieve greatness, stop asking for permission.
- LEARN to love with all your heart and ACCEPT the unlovable side of others. For anyone can love a rose, but it takes a GREAT HEART to include the THORNS.
- Don’t raise your voice, improve your argument.
- Be the kind of woman who, when your feet hit the floor in the morning, the Devil says, “OH NO, SHE’S UP.”
- Everybody wants to change the world but nobody wants to change.
- When you choose to forgive those who have hurt you, you take away their power.
- Before you assume, learn. Before you judge, understand. Before you hurt, feel. Before you say, think.
- Happiness will never come to those who don’t appreciate what they already have.
- Learn to admit your mistakes before someone exaggerates the story.
- Lead with values and you’ll succeed with people of value!
- Faith is not believing that God can, it’s knowing that God will.
- People who wonder if the glass is half empty or half full, miss the point. The glass is refillable.
May 2017
- Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive experience.
- Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.
- Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith.
- The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
- Have faith in God; God has faith in you.
- A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.
- From Lee Stroble that Believe + Receive = Become.
- Hope lies in dreams, in imagination, and in the courage of those who dare to make dreams into reality.
- Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.
- If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are determined to learn, no one can stop you.
- Your talent is God’s gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.
- From Anne Lemott that you can get the monkey off your back but the circus never leaves town.
- Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.
- Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.
November 2017
- Don’t let your gift of lighting up and loving others, create a shadow over your own ability to shine brightly in the world.
- No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
- From James Baldwin that you cannot fix what you will not face.
- From Randy Gage that we manifest the prosperity we perceive we deserve. How true it is!!
- Sometimes Gods silence is designed to bring us into a state of absolute dependence and trust in Him.
- Shoot for the moon and if you miss you will still be among the stars.
- Winners focus on winning, losers focus on winners.
- From St. Thomas Aquinas that the more one knows of the divine greatness, the less he thinks of his human smallness.
- Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.
- From Plato that wise men talk because they have something to say; fools talk because they have to say something.
- The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.
- A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent making none.
- With FAITH and LOVE in your heart, you can turn the ordinary into EXTRAORDINARY….
June 2017
- Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
- There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love.
- Thomas J Anderson that experience is what you get right after you need it.
- From Raymond Rasmussen that people who are wrapped up in themselves make small packages.
- When you have confidence, you can have a lot of fun. When you have fun, you can do amazing things.
- Work hard, be kind, and amazing things will happen.
- If he takes you to it, he will take you through it.
- A set-back is just a set-up for you to step-it-up
- If you believe you are a success, you are.
- Success is a state of mind and a belief in excellence.
- If the Lord closes a door, he always opens a window
December 2017
- Accept what IS, let go what WAS, and have faith in what will BE.
- No matter the situation, never let your emotions overpower your intelligence.
- We are not given a good life or a bad life. We are given life. And it’s up to you to make it good or bad.
- Believe in yourself & you will be unstoppable.
- If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you.
- Sometimes the smallest step in the right direction ends up being the biggest step of your life. Tip toe if you must, but take the step.
- Live in the moment.
- Embrace those things that make you unique.
- I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
- You cannot hang out with negative people and expect to live a positive life.
- Do one thing every day that scares you.
- Let go and let God!