Inspiration Index

Click on the links below to access inspirational words or videos. Every so often I'll be adding more inspirational things. Please feel free to email things to post.

Click to watch "Where the Hell is Matt?"
I find this so inspirational to view the pure and simple joy of dancing, anywhere in the world.

Life may not be the party we hoped for but as long as we are here... we may as well dance. - anonymous

Click to watch my friend Rick's very touching story of weight loss
Click on the video on the right. Rick is so talented. I think anything he creates would probably be very touching.

The Don't Quit Poem

Inspirational Video - The Don't Quit Poem - More free videos are here

Inspirational Quotes

I am only a pencil in the hand of God. -- Mother Teresa

Motivation is a battle for the heart, not just an appeal to the mind. Passion is always an expression of the soul. – Patrick Dixon

Be the change you want to see in the world. - Mahatma Gandhi

When you face your fear, most of the time you will discover that it was not really such a big threat after all. We all need some form of deeply rooted,
powerful motivation -- it empowers us to overcome obstacles so we can live our dreams. - Les Brown

I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition. - Martha Washington

Mental dancing is rhythm and rhyme. - Richard Brown

One of the most profound things you can do for another is to accept them as who they are. The next most profound thing to do is to mirror back to them their greatness. Third, when asked, is to assist them in uncovering their greatness. - Beverly E. Taylor

When one can accept another for who they are, then unconditional love is available. Acceptance doesn’t imply condoning the negative, it’s just accepting the person has both greatness and flaws at the same time. There is no perfection. Life is perfect in its imperfection. - Beverly E. Taylor

Look within yourself. Within you is a fountain of good, and it is always ready to bubble up, if you always delve. -Marcus Aurelius.

There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread. - Mother Teresa

A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. - Chinese Proverb

What you get by reaching your destination is not nearly as important as what you will become by reaching your destination. - Zig Ziglar

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. - Theodore Roosevelt

Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person we become. - Jim Rohn

You are a living magnet. What you attract into your life is in harmony with your dominant thoughts. - Brian Tracy

Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time, and always start with the person nearest you. - Mother Teresa

It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the ones most responsive to change. - Charles Darwin

There’s nothing stronger than gentleness. There’s nothing more gentle than real strength. - Deborah Knabenshuh

Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strength. When you go through hardship and decide not to surrender, that is strength. - Arnold Schwarzenegger

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. - Franklin D. Roosevelt

When life's problems seem overwhelming, look around and see what other people are coping with. You may consider yourself fortunate. - Ann Landers

Let no feeling of discouragement prey upon you, and in the end you are sure to succeed. - Abraham Lincoln

anonymous poem: "The more I have, the more I want. The more I want, the less I have. The less I have, the less I want. The less I want, the more I have."

The first wealth is health. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Energy is the essence of life. Every day you decide how you're going to use it by knowing what you want and what it takes to reach that goal, and by maintaining focus. - Oprah Winfrey

Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end. - Scott Adams

Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase. Just take the first step. - Martin Luther King Jr.

I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much. - Mother Teresa.

When a man is willing and eager, the gods join in. - Aeschylus

Everyone who got to where they are had to begin where they were. - Richard Paul Evans

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence...Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. - Calvin Coolidge

You have to believe in yourself when no one else does. That's what makes you a winner. - Venus Williams

Let no feeling of discouragement prey upon you, and in the end you are sure to succeed. - Abraham Lincoln

For every failure, there's an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour. - Mary Kay Ash

Enthusiasm spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment. - Norman Vincent Peale

Long-range goals keep you from being frustrated by short-term failures. - James Cash Penney

Never give up, never, never give up. - Winston Churchill

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. - Theodore Roosevelt

Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly. - Robert F. Kennedy

If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves. - Thomas Edison

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe. - Anatole France

Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending. - Carl Bard

Action creates Momentum! - Jane in her jungle

Achievement seems to be connected with action. Successful men and women keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit. - Conrad Hilton

Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person we become. - Jim Rohn

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer

Success isn't how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started. - Proverb

Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go. - William Feather

Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them. - Orison Swett Marden

Yesterday's failures are today's seeds that must be diligently planted to be able to abundantly harvest tomorrow's successes. - Author Unknown

The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power. - Hugh White

You have achieved success if you have lived well, laughed often and loved much. - Author Unknown

One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation. - Arthur Ashe

Victory belongs to the most persevering. - Napoleon

And in the end it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. - Abraham Lincoln

The greatest things ever done on Earth have been done little by little. - William Jennings Bryan

The secret of getting started is breaking your complex, overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one. - Mark Twain