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Hoofprints

2022 February 17th2019 September 4th

Fortune is a centaur —
half man, half luck.

—Terri Guillemets

Categories Creativity Journal Tags attitude, inspiration, life, metaphor, motivation, passion, philosophical, poems, self, spirit, success, work hard

How to shine

2022 February 17th2019 May 27th

It’s not that the people
with nice shiny attitudes
have not been banged up—
but they buff out their
dings and scratches with
gratitude and positivity
perspective and grace
resilience and courage
with purpose and faith.

—Terri Guillemets

Categories Healing Journal Tags adversity, attitude, gratitude, inspiration, letting go, metaphor, motivation, perspective, poems, popular, self, spirit, success, wellness, work hard

Saving y’all some time

2022 February 17th2019 May 8th

After reading countless health books over the past couple of decades, I can tell you it pretty much all boils down to this:  Eat plenty of veggies, work, play, rest, and don’t worry.

—Terri Guillemets

Categories Personal Journal Tags attitude, balance, body, eating, food, health, inspiration, life, medical, mind, motivation, nutrition, perspective, play, primal, quotes, simplicity, stress, success, wellness

Healing stronger

2022 February 17th2009 September 30th

Scars tell us more about the future than the past, about how we can live strong despite any pain we’ve been through.

—Terri Guillemets

Categories Personal Journal Tags adversity, attitude, body, emotions, healing, hope, inspiration, letting go, motivation, perspective, popular, quotes, scars, self, spirit, success

Waking to a newer than new day

2022 February 17th2007 November 17th

Each morning begins with the triumph and celebration of waking to a new day and the blessing of being able to get out of bed. What better way to start the day than with a success like that?

—Terri Guillemets

Categories Personal Journal Tags attitude, blessings, gratitude, health, inspiration, morning, motivation, popular, quotes, success, wellness

Prickly & proverbial

2022 February 17th2005 February 11th

Experience is the thorn-lined road to success.

—Terri Guillemets

Categories Personal Journal Tags adversity, inspiration, life, quotes, success, work hard

The path

2022 March 22nd2005 January 11th

Follow your passion, and success will follow you.

—Terri Guillemets

P.S.  Thanks to Chicken Soup for the Soul for using this quotation in ten titles of their book series — from the 20th Anniversary Edition to Tales of Golf and Sport. —tg, 2015

Categories Sketch Journal Tags attitude, dreams, inspiration, motivation, passion, popular, quotes, self, spirit, success, work hard

Humble warrior

2022 February 18th2001 September 29th

Success is a shell — don’t let it harden around your ego.
Failure is a shell — don’t let it harden around your determination.

—Terri Guillemets

Categories Creativity Journal, Uncategorized Tags attitude, failure, inspiration, motivation, poems, popular, quotes, revised, self, success, work hard

Run for it!

2022 March 22nd1997 November 8th

Chase down your passion like it’s the last bus of the night.

—Terri Guillemets

P.S.  Thanks to Paula Abdul for posting this quote to Twitter and Facebook, and to my tweety followers for letting me know about it! —tg, 2010

Categories Personal Journal Tags attitude, dreams, favorites, inspiration, motivation, passion, popular, quotes, self, spirit, success, work hard

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