Soar! – Get Motivated
This page is dedicated to inspirational poems and quotes that will help motivate you to strive for your dreams, or just help you get through your day. Updated every Monday.
March 5, 2012
“There is absolutely no research correlation between success and family background, race, national origin, financial status, or even educational accomplishments. There is but one correlation with success, and that is attitude.” – from the book “How to be an Effective Teacher
February 13, 2012
“Don’t let yesterdays struggles prevent future success.” -From the book Lady in Waiting
February 6 2012
“Worrying is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but doesn’t get you anywhere.” – Unknown
January 30, 2012
“Cast out your wrong thoughts! You don’t have to think whatever falls into your head,” – Joyce Meyer
January 23, 2012
“Logic will get you from A to B but imagination will take you everywhere” – Albert Einstein
January 16, 2012
“Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can’t ride you unless your back is bent.” – Martin Luther King Jr
January 9, 2012
“You mirror those who influence you.” – from the book Lady in Waiting
Who are you keeping in your inner circle? Are they inspiring you to greatness, or helping you construct your demise?
January 2, 2012
“You don’t need a New Year to change your life; just a new day and a new mind-set will do. The rest will follow.” – Jasmine W.
December 26, 2011
“Shoot for the moon even if you miss you’ll land among the stars“- Unknown
December 12, 2011
“The kind of person we are is more important than anything we might do.” – Unknown
December 5, 2011
“The best expression of LOVE is TIME.” – Unknown
Show someone that you care by giving them your time and attention today
November 28, 2011
“To change what is going on around you, you must first start with yourself.” – Jasmine W.
Change is difficult but it will be harder to change your current situation if you try to avoid it. Change needs to happen if you want to see positive results manifest in your life. Remember that a complete change doesn’t have to happen all in one day. When you make a mental decision that you are ready for a change you are able to take that process one day at a time.
November 14, 2011
“A fool thinks he knows everything, but a wise man always remains teachable.” – Jasmine W.
November 7, 2011
“What you PUT up with you END up with. Remember: you can only expect what you accept from people.” -Rev Run
October 31, 2011
“If you try , you may fail. If you never try, you always fail” – Leadership Freak
October 24, 2011
“If you woke up breathing, CONGRATULATIONS! You have another chance” – Andrea Boydston
October 17, 2011
“One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great suprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn’t do” – Henry Ford
October 10, 2011
“If a tree falls does it still make a sound? Yes! Life goes on whether you notice or not” – Rick Warren
October 3, 2011
Gentle Words of Encouragement
Poem By: Tim Murtaugh
Spend every day preparing for the next.
As you reach forward with one hand, accept
the advice of those who have gone before
you, and in the same manner reach back
with the other hand to those who follow
you; for life is a fragile chain of experiences
held together by love. Take pride in being a
strong link in that chain. Discipline yourself,
but do not be harsh. The pleasures of life are
yours to be taken. Share them with others,
but always remember that you, too, have
earned the right to partake.
Know those who love you; love is the finest
of all gifts and is received only to be
given. Embrace those who truly love
you; for they are few in a lifetime.
Then return that love tenfold, radiating it
from your heart to fill their lives as
sunlight warms the darkest corners of the
earth. Love is a journey, not a destination;
travel its path daily. Do this and your
troubles will be as fleeting as footprints
in the sand. When loneliness is your
companion and all about you seem to be
gone, pause and listen, for the sound of
loneliness is silence, and in silence we
hear best. Listen well, and your
moments of silence will always be
broken by the gentle words of encouragement spoken by those of us
who love you.
September 26, 2011
“To continue to grow and experience life, you must accept that you’re always gonna have to step outta your comfort zone” – Unknown
September 19, 2011
“If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a great person you might have been.” – Robert Schulter
September 12, 2011
” Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didnt do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails, explore, dream, discover.” – Mark Tawin
"Sailing takes me away to where I've always heard it could be. Just a dream and the wind to carry me, and soon I will be free." - Christopher Cross (Song - Sailing)
September 5, 2011
Don’t Ever
Poem By: Laine Parsons
Don’t ever try to understand everything~
some things will just never make sense.
Don’t ever be reluctant to show
your feelings~
when you are happy, give in to it!
when you are not, live with it.
Don’t ever be afraid
to try to make things better~
you might be surprised at the results.
Don’t ever feel threatened by the future~
take life one day at a time.
Don’t ever feel guilty about the past~
what’s done it;s done, Learn from
any mistakes you might have made….
Don’t ever feel that you are alone~
there is always somebody there for you
to reach out to.
Don’t ever forget that you can achieve
so many of the things you can imagine~
imagine that!! It’s not as hard as it seems.
Don’t ever stop loving,
Don’t ever stop believing,
Don’t ever stop dreaming your dreams…
August 29, 2011
“Courage is not the lack of fear, but the ability to face it.” – Unknown
August 22,2011
“Don’t place your happiness in someone elses hands because once their gone, so is your happiness.” – Unknown
August 15, 2011
“You can’t hold a man down without staying down with him” – Booker T Washington
Remember this quote when going out for your dreams and goals. A lot of times we get too caught up in trying to beat everybody that we will do anything possible to get ahead. What we fail to realize is that when we start to tear down others, so that we can reach the top, we end up constructing our own demise. Go out for your dreams, but do not get to the top at others expense.
August 8, 2011
The one thing we must fear is fear itself; for indeed if we allow it to, it will control us. If we confront it, we will master it. – Franklin D. Roosevelt
July 25, 2011
“CHANGING & TRANSFORMING has a lot to do with living your life to the fullest. If you never grow you will never have the capacity to experience more.” – Jasmine W.
July 18,2011
It’s Up to You to Make Your Life the Best It Can Be
Poem By: Linda E. Knight
This life is the only one you’re given.
Look for opportunities to grow,
and never be discouraged in your efforts to do so.
Replace your weaknesses with positives;
take life’s broken pieces and re-create your dreams.
Never measure the future by the past;
let yesterday become a memory and tomorrow a promise.
Begin each day by focusing on all the good,
and you’ll be in a position to handle whatever comes along.
Take responsibility for your actions;
never make excuses for not being the best you can be.
If you should slip,
be comforted by the thought that we all do at times.
Determine your tomorrow by the choices you make today,
and you’ll find yourself living in joy and triumph.
July 11, 2011
“Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life your livin?” -Bob Marley
If you take a minute to examine yourself and are not liking what you find, instead of sulking how about …. CHANGING IT!
July 4, 2011
“The fact that you have the right to do something does not always mean it is right to do” – Alfred Edmon Jr.
Even though we have independence and freedoms that doesn’t eliminate the responsibilities we still hold as individuals. Remember to think TWICE and act ONCE.
HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!
June 27, 2011
” A smile is a face lift that fits into everyones budget” – Unknown
June 20, 2011
A fool says ” I will put off what I can do today for tomorrow.” A wise man says ” I will do all that I can today & plan for tomorrow.” Do what you can in the present, so that your future may be pleasant. – Jasmine W.
”All that must happen in order for a tragic injustice to crumble is for someone to confront it. That person must have perseverance and must not be easily defeated by opposition.” – Joyce Meyer
The Little Rock Nine in Little Rock, Arkansas challenged the southern segregation laws by attending an all white Central High School in 1957.
June 6, 2011
”You have not failed until you have stopped trying.” – Unknown
May 30, 2011
”You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember, fear doesn’t exist anywhere except in the mind.” – Dale Carnegie
i" The Dream Comes True." Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay were the first men to reach the top of Mount Everst on May 29, 1953 at 11:30AM.
May 23, 2011
“Mistakes are not to be looked at as set backs. Mistakes are merely detours that get us back on track. Quickly learn from them, so you can progress not regress.” – Jasmine W.
Henry Ford lost all of his fortune 6 times, and each time he did bounced back and rebuilt his empire
