Post Written By Eugene Morgan “There are no failures. Just experiences and your reactions to them.”—Tom Krause Failures are just our expectations not being met. When our standards are too high, it is inevitable we will fail to meet them. It is like a self-fulfilling prophecy. But, if we could lower our standards, then it […]
Eugene Morgan
Eugene Morgan has been posting each day of the week (Monday through Friday) brief messages to encourage to inspire, to invoke, and to humor others to get through their week . He's been a blogger since 2009 and now an author.
What We Want and What We Need
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.” —Dalai Lama Dalai Lama is saying here in the above quote is that; always getting what we want is not always a good thing. If we think about it, it isn’t a good idea to get everything […]
Be Comfortable with Your own Approval
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.” —Mark Twain So no matter how much approval we get from someone else, we still make the final approval for ourselves. We don’t need someone else’s approval for us to feel comfortable. Once we have our own approval, we don’t have to […]
Divergent
Post Written By Eugene Morgan I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief. —Gerry Spence Milton Erickson once said that we hold dear to our beliefs no matter what they are. Our world can be skewed by limited beliefs that are not conducive to an open mind. Then, what must […]
Designing Happiness
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present. —Jim Rohn To think if we only do this or do that, we will be happier in our lives. We don’t have to wait to be happy, we can be happy today. Happiness is […]
Gratitude
Post Written By Eugene Morgan It is not joy that makes us grateful. It is gratitude that makes us joyful. —David Rast When we focus on what we’re thankful about, we experience joy. We begin to see things and the people in our lives, and realize that we all have what we need. It is easy […]
Reflection of You
Post Written By Eugene Morgan The beauty you see in me is a reflection of you. —Vanna Bon Self-acceptance is very important when it comes to understanding others. We all have faults that we would love to give away in a heartbeat. We ought not focus on those things we want to get rid of […]
Live and Enjoy Life
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “In between goals is a thing called life, that has to be lived and enjoyed.” –Sid Caesar, Entertainer Living life is just as important as shooting for our goals. When we live our lives, we’re taking a break from our goals. The goals we’ve set will always be there, but living […]
In The Direction of Your Dream
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. –Henry David Thoreau Dreams are what we experience in our mind and what we want to do in our future. Our dreams set the stage of what we want to be. Our dreams give us structure […]
Start Where You Are
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. –Arthur Ashe The quote above is so powerful when you think about what Arthur Ashe’s meaning. He says, “Start where you are,” meaning that we don’t have to be like someone else for us to start something that […]
Do, Say, Be Nothing in Criticism
Post Written By Eugene Morgan There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing. –Aristotle Since it is impossible for us to do nothing anyway, we might as well do what we wish the most. Criticism is inevitable but also encouragement. We can learn from the criticisms, and be […]
Lift Up Someone, and then, You will Be Lifted
Post Written By Eugene Morgan If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else. –Booker T. Washington Sometimes, the quickest way to get out of our blues is to lift someone else’s spirits. When we’re in our blues, we’re only centering on ourselves. But when we see that someone else’s spirits needs a […]
The Other Side of Fear
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear. –George Addair The above quote is such a truism. We know this to be true through our own experiences. Sometimes, we make fear our excuse to keep us for doing what we desire. We just don’t like the discomfort […]
The Person You Decide To Be
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson Sometimes it takes us several attempts in our lifetime to decide what we want to be. Some of us knew what we wanted to be as early as childhood. Some of us […]
The Power of Behavior
Post Written by Eugene Morgan If you hear a voice within you say “you cannot paint,” then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced. –Vincent Van Gogh Thoughts have the power to change behavior and the reverse is truth that our behaviors have the power to change our thoughts. Therefore, we don’t […]
When We Keep Our Eyes On the Goal
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.” ― E. Joseph Cossman When we’re focused on a goal, that’s all we see. Yes, we will have obstacles along the way because that’s part of the process. We ought not to allow obstacles to discourage us […]
Put Hope into Action
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Hope is a waking dream. —Aristotle Hope can only be used so far if we continue to stay idle. Hope has its limits. If we have a chance to use action, then we no longer need hope, but our brain, legs and hands to make things happen. Hope is useful […]
Keep Moving
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” ― Albert Einstein In the above quote is a great analogy about life. We can’t just stop to contemplate about this or that; it is better to continue moving. It is all right to go with […]
Spring It In
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Although yesterday was the first day of spring, it sure doesn’t look or feel like it. Many of us who like warmer weather are ready for spring. Spring is about renewal and a rebirth. Things start to grow again. We can smell the fragrant of growth in the air. We […]
Path Of Life
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forward. — Søren Kierkegaard Our past is educational. We can learn from our life past. We have a greater understanding on things after we have lived through it. Our future is unknown to us but we can set goals. Working on […]