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Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – Robert Quillen

30 Wednesday Jun 2021

Posted by Dave Gardner in Uncategorized, Wisdom Wednesday

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5 Quotes, Humor, journalism, Learning, new, Robert Quillen, Satire, Things, Trivia, wisdom

Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; an argument an exchange of ignorance.

Robert Quillen

There are glimpses of heaven to us in every act, or thought, or word, that raises us above ourselves.

Robert Quillen

Great art is never produced for its own sake. It is too difficult to be worth the effort.

Robert Quillen

If we wish to make a new world we have the material ready. The first one, too, was made out of chaos.

Robert Quillen

As we grow older, our bodies get shorter and our anecdotes longer.

Robert Quillen

For those of you who do not who this guy is, here’s a Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Quillen

I hope you enjoy reading about him. He had a terrific and interesting life.

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Daily Quote – Albert Einstein

24 Tuesday Oct 2017

Posted by Dave Gardner in Quotes

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Goals, My Goals, People, Things

Today’s quote:

“If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.” – Albert Einstein

Boy, is this on the spot. People are unpredictable, even loved ones. We all have our own preferences, pet peeves, and interests. People change. Their priorities change. Folks come into our lives and some exit our lives. The same thing with things. Material objects wear out, they lose their usefulness. Goals stretch us.

Goals are dependable. You set them. You pursue them. You accomplish them. The goal, if set right, will help you learn and improve your capability. Things won’t help you stretch. Things won’t help you grow. People are only interested in your growth when it helps them.

I know this may seem cynical, but here is a prime example. If you’ve been following my blog, you know I enjoy exercising. I am driven to go to the gym, eat right, and push myself physically. My brother is the exact opposite. He tries, but the motivation to consistently go to the gym and exercise is just not there. I love him, but he just doesn’t see the benefit of it over the long-term. I tried to get him to go to the gym with me and this lasted about a month when he fizzled out. Don’t get me wrong, his life is totally different from mine. His job requires him to travel a great deal. For instance, he is in Australia right now, doing some technology work for his employer there. This is one of many trips this year. Working out on the road is hard.

Even a loved one will be presented with different challenges even if they want to exercise. So stick with something you are in control of. Setting a goal is all you. You choose what that is. You decide when you’ve met the goal. You decide if the goal is no longer worth your time. The point I’m making here is that goals are yours, no one else’s. Depending on other people or things will typically bring about disappointment.

So set bold and tough goals. Commit to pursuing them.

Oh! Here are my goals starting today and running to January 24, 2018:

  • Read 9 books
  • Grow my Blog by 100 followers
  • Lose 11% body fat

Habits I’m going to refine:

  • Read daily
  • Meditate daily
  • Write daily
  • Exercise daily
  • Dream Journal daily
  • Review of my progress weekly
  • Body fat and body measurements weekly

That’s it for today!

I hope all of you achieve your goals. I wish you luck in all of your endeavors.

Until next time…

Dave

 

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