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The difference between a try and a triumph is a little umph. Nothing worth learning comes the first time, but with effort and persistence the world is yours!
July 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The difference between a try and a triumph is a little umph. Nothing worth learning comes the first time, but with effort and persistence the world is yours!
Don’t look so hard at my past. I don’t live there anymore.
July 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Don’t look so hard at my past. I don’t live there anymore.
If you want to know a persons real values…look at how they spend their time and money.
July 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
If you want to know a persons real values…look at how they spend their time and money.
It’s not fair that some people have to jump higher hurdles than others. Some use this as an excuse for failing or not trying at all. Winners try harder and jump higher.
July 9, 2025 at 3:00 AM
It’s not fair that some people have to jump higher hurdles than others. Some use this as an excuse for failing or not trying at all. Winners try harder and jump higher.
A good companion is someone you spend time with when you want to have a good time. A true friend is someone you want to be with when you’ve had a bad time. It’s great when they are the same person.
July 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
A good companion is someone you spend time with when you want to have a good time. A true friend is someone you want to be with when you’ve had a bad time. It’s great when they are the same person.
Sometimes you just have to dig deeper.
July 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Sometimes you just have to dig deeper.
Every expert was once a beginner. Every champion was once a rookie. They because experts and champions by doing and learning.
July 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Every expert was once a beginner. Every champion was once a rookie. They because experts and champions by doing and learning.
You can’t get lost when you have a good moral compass. Doesn’t matter what road you take if you have good sense and good values.
July 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
You can’t get lost when you have a good moral compass. Doesn’t matter what road you take if you have good sense and good values.
If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out to meet it. -Jonathan Winter
July 6, 2025 at 12:00 AM
If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out to meet it. -Jonathan Winter
Shame and Pride — A Reflection on This Independence Day open.substack.com/pub/bestthou...
Shame and Pride — A Reflection on This Independence Day
Celebrating the birth of our nation is usually an occasion of joy and gratitude for me.
open.substack.com
July 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Shame and Pride — A Reflection on This Independence Day open.substack.com/pub/bestthou...
I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be honorable, to be compassionate. It is, after all, to matter: to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference.
July 3, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be honorable, to be compassionate. It is, after all, to matter: to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference.
Anything you want to be, anything you want to do, starts in your head. All you have to do is transform your dreams into plans and your plans into actions.
July 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Anything you want to be, anything you want to do, starts in your head. All you have to do is transform your dreams into plans and your plans into actions.
If things never changed there would be no butterflies. Change happens whether you want it to or not, so embrace it and make the best of it.
July 2, 2025 at 10:02 PM
If things never changed there would be no butterflies. Change happens whether you want it to or not, so embrace it and make the best of it.
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedom, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. -Abe Lincoln
July 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedom, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. -Abe Lincoln
You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. -Wayne Gretzky
July 1, 2025 at 10:02 PM
You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. -Wayne Gretzky
I am not and never will be perfect, but I take comfort in knowing I’m better than I used to be and not as good as I will be.
July 1, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I am not and never will be perfect, but I take comfort in knowing I’m better than I used to be and not as good as I will be.
Anything you want to be, anything you want to do, starts in your head. All you have to do is transform your dreams into plans and your plans into actions.
July 1, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Anything you want to be, anything you want to do, starts in your head. All you have to do is transform your dreams into plans and your plans into actions.
You can’t win by watching or achieve by hoping. Only actions matter.
June 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
You can’t win by watching or achieve by hoping. Only actions matter.
Never let bad people stop you from being a good person
June 28, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Never let bad people stop you from being a good person
Read more about the Best Thoughts Ever on the Power of Kindness: open.substack.com/pub/bestthou...
June 27, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Read more about the Best Thoughts Ever on the Power of Kindness: open.substack.com/pub/bestthou...
I don’t know what my future holds but I do know I hold my future
June 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I don’t know what my future holds but I do know I hold my future
Gratitude turns what you have into enough
June 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Gratitude turns what you have into enough
It’s smart to look back to see how you got where you are but don’t well in the past. Focus on the future.
June 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
It’s smart to look back to see how you got where you are but don’t well in the past. Focus on the future.
Stop waiting for things to happen. Go out and make them happen.
June 23, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Stop waiting for things to happen. Go out and make them happen.
There’s nothing cool about being cruel.
June 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
There’s nothing cool about being cruel.