"People who soar, are those who refuse to sit back and wish things would change."
Charles R. Swindoll
"We cannot tell what may happen to us in the strange medley of life. But we can decide what happens in us -- how we can take it, what we do with it -- and that is what really counts in the end."
-- Joseph Fort Newton
"People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things."
- Sir Edmund Hilary
It's quite a powerful distinction, Sir Edmund has made here. I haven't read a lot about him, but I suspect he was a very humble man. Nevertheless it's a truth that takes some accepting, when so often we believe that we have to be up to a standard before we can accomplish something. It's certainly something I am learning - that I can Do, then Be, then Have rather than expecting it to work the other way that I need to Be first.
"Every decision you make - every decision - is not a decision about what to do. It's a decision about Who You Are. When you see this, when you understand it, everything changes. You begin to see life in a new way. All events, occurrences, and situations turn into opportunities to do what you came here to do."
Neale Donald Walsch
This is a beautiful quotation.
But now I'm giving it some deeper thought.
Really? ... "what cannot be said" ... what is it that cannot be said that music can express?
I would love to hear your ideas, because there are some incredibly eloquent writers and speakers whom I admire hugely, and I cannot help wondering what it is that they cannot express that music can...?
And add to that the criterion ... "on which it is impossible to be silent"
Do comment!
Another thought that occurs to me is that we use images as we speak sometimes, and they add a new dimension to our spoken words.
What is the role of music here? Would it add a dimension, or speak for itself?
"Let's choose today to quench our thirst for the 'good life' we think others lead by acknowledging the good that already exists in our lives. We can then offer the universe the gift of our grateful hearts."
Sarah Ban Breathnach
“Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.”
–John D. Rockefeller
"A graduation ceremony is an event where the commencement speaker tells thousands of students dressed in identical caps and gowns that 'individuality' is the key to success."
— Robert Orben
