Michael Josephson Commentary: Life-Changing Pearls of Wisdom 703.6

Happy New Year! I wish you a year of challenge, fulfillment, and inner-peace.

That's sincere but not so profound. So on this New Year's Day I will dispense with my need to make original, insightful observations about life and just share with you some of my favorite pearls of wisdom that have life-changing capacity.

People are just about as happy as they’re willing to be. — Abraham Lincoln

Don't mistake pleasures for happiness. They’re a different breed of dog. — Josh Billings

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. — Eleanor Roosevelt

The problem with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat. — Lily Tomlin

Think about what you want people to say about you after you die and live backward. — Unknown

People won't always remember what you say or do but they will remember how you made them feel. — Maya Angelou

When you’re in a hole, stop digging. — Unknown

Our life is frittered away by detail... Simplify, simplify. — Henry David Thoreau

Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today. — James Dean

We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give. — Unknown

We are what we repeatedly do. — Aristotle

The key to a better life: Complain less, appreciate more./ Whine less, laugh more. / Talk less, listen more. / Want less; give more. / Hate less, love more. / Scold less, praise more. / Fear less, hope more. — Unknown

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"Tapiri Mai Na"

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Polynesian Dance Terms

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