Gosh, I feel like life teaches me this lesson on a daily basis. The truth of the matter is that Ralph Ellison is right: life is to be lived because it CAN’T be controlled.What a Silver Lining thought of my day. Hope it is the same for you!
Inspirational Picture Quotes About Life
Life is a Succession of Lessons – Emerson
How spot on is Ralph Waldo Emerson’s quote about life being a succession of lessons? I am seriously loving this image and find that I reflect on it with a great deal of frequency. I seem to always be asking myself, “What can I learn here?” and “What is the lesson?” I believe that we… Continue reading Life is a Succession of Lessons – Emerson
Tragedy is a Tool – Robert Kennedy
This quote by Robert Francis Kennedy about tragedy being a tool for the living is particularly inspiring today as images of the Oklahoma tornado tragedy are omnipresent. My heart is in Oklahoma.
Love of Nature – Frank Lloyd Wright
This Frank Lloyd Wright quote about the importance of studying, loving and staying close to nature is a Silver Lining today. I read it this morning and proceeded to spend the entire day outside, loving and staying close to nature!
The Sole Purpose of Life – Carl Jung
This quote by Carl Jung gives me goosebumps. Thinking about kindling “a light in the darkness of mere being” is, I wholeheartedly believe, one of the greatest Silver Linings in life. I hope that it inspires you as much as it does me!
Give Up Being Perfect – Anna Quindlen
Anna Quindlen is one of my favorite writers. I think that she nailed it with this one! It is indeed hard – one of the hardest things for me! – to give up being perfect or even the idea of doing some things perfectly. However, when I do, the clouds part and Silver Linings appear. Wish… Continue reading Give Up Being Perfect – Anna Quindlen
Vision – Thomas Edison
In last week’s New York Times, I read this quote and just had to share it with you.
Running the Day – Jim Rohn
In Honor of National Nurse's Week – Maya Angelou
In honor of National Nurse’s Week, I thought I’d share a few of my favorite nurse-esque quotes. This one from Maya Angelou is one of my all-time faves – and is certainly transcends nursing and even healthcare for that matter!
Inspiration: Do Not Fear Mistakes – Miles Davis
This is such a valuable lesson for us all. Post FBC, I am so much less worried (dare I say not at all worried?) about making mistakes. I’m now all about Reverse Dodge Ball and leaning into that which could be perceived as a mistake.