January 2008

It’s amazing what you get when you type in “quotes about new beginnings” in the Yahoo search engine. Since it’s January, and we all want to turn over that new leaf, I thought I’d share some of my favorites.

"It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult undertaking which, more than anything else, will determine its successful outcome."
William James…pioneering American psychologist and philosopher

"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing."
Walt Disney

"Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness, and understanding you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again."
Og Mandino…inspirational and best-selling author

"Be willing to be a beginner every single morning."
Meister Eckhart… German theologian, philosopher and mystic

"No river can return to its source, yet all rivers must have a beginning."
Proverb

I particularly like Mr. Disney’s quote. So I’m going to stop talking now and start doing! Happy New Year.

Heather Hibshman
Executive Director