Regina Brett Quotes

You'll encounter tragedy and disappointment of this kind again in life. The true measure of any man is how he picks himself up off the ground when he's been knocked down.

If you want to change the world in a big way, you do your small assignments with greater love, greater attention, greater passion. Simply embrace the job you have, the family you have, the neighborhood you have, the task you have been given.

Greet every morning with open arms and say thanks every night with a full hear. Each day is a precious gift to be savored and used, not left unopened and hoarded for a future that may never come.

Let's just do the best we can and call it enough.

When you finally let go of the person you used to be, you get to discover the person you are now and the person you want to become.

"Then one day a counselor told me that those tears were an asset. "What a wonderful gift, to feel so intensely," she said."

However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

Whatever you do, it’s up to you. It’s never too late to have a happy childhood.

Life is what happens when you're making other plans. So does your résumé. It takes on a life of its own if you let it. Some people try to map out their paths and plan every step, but in reality, life hands you something better. A dead end is really a detour to a new route you hadn't planned on taking. Every experience enhances your life now or later.

When someone asks what you want, instead of denying you have wants, instead of hiding your heart's desire for fear you won' get it, try this: Ask yourself what would truly make you happy. Don't settle for one answer or even two. Think of three options to offer them, all of which you like. They still get a hand in choosing what to give you, but you've stacked the deck in your favor.

A może przestańmy organizować dzieciom każdą minutę dnia i pozwólmy im nudzić się tak długo żeby odkryły swoją wyobraźnię. Może przy okazji odnajdziemy własną.

No matter how you feel, get up, dress up, and show up.

It doesn't matter what has happened to you, it matters what you do with what has happened to you. Life is like a poker game. You don't get to choose the cards you are dealt, but it's entirely up to you how to play the hand.

"One of my favourite verse in the Christian Bible is the shortest one of all: "Jesus wept." He showed His humanity. He shed messy, unmanly tears. He didn't do it in private. He did it in front of His friends and followers. In front of a crowd.

We need to stop hiding our tears and actually share them. It takes a strong person to cry. It takes a stronger person to let others see those tears. We need to be tough enough to be tender, no matter who is watching."

You can compare yourself to those above you and whine or compare yourself to those below you and gloat, or you can stay focused on that man or woman in the mirror and embrace his or her unique assignment with gratitude.