“Despite popular belief to the contrary, there is absolutely no power in intention. The seagull may intend to fly away, may decide to do so, may talk with the other seagulls about how wonderful it is to fly, but until the seagull flaps his wings and takes to the air, he is still on the dock. There’s no difference between that gull and all the others. Likewise, there is no difference in the person who intends to do things differently and the one who never thinks about it in the first place. Have you ever considered how often we judge ourselves by our intentions while we judge others by their actions? Yet intention without action is an insult to those who expect the best from you.”
― The Noticer: Sometimes, All a Person Needs Is a Little Perspective
― The Noticer: Sometimes, All a Person Needs Is a Little Perspective
“In desperate times, much more than anything else, folks need perspective. For perspective brings calm. Calm leads to clear thinking. Clear thinking yields new ideas. And ideas produce the bloom...of an answer. Keep your head and heart clear. Perspective can just as easily be lost as it can be found.”
― The Noticer: Sometimes, All a Person Needs Is a Little Perspective
― The Noticer: Sometimes, All a Person Needs Is a Little Perspective
“Your time on this earth is a gift to be used wisely. Don't squander your words or your thoughts. Consider that even the simplest actions you take for your lives matter beyond measure...and they matter forever.”
― The Noticer: Sometimes, All a Person Needs Is a Little Perspective
― The Noticer: Sometimes, All a Person Needs Is a Little Perspective
“If one makes a mistake, then an apology is usually sufficient to get things back on an even keel. However-and this is a big ‘however’- most people do not ever know why their apology did not seem to have any effect. It is simply that they did not make a mistake; they made a choice…and never understood the difference between the two.”
― The Noticer: Sometimes, All a Person Needs Is a Little Perspective
― The Noticer: Sometimes, All a Person Needs Is a Little Perspective
“Most people think it takes a long time to change. It doesn’t. Change is immediate! Instantaneous! It may take a long time to decide to change…but change happens in a heartbeat!”
― The Noticer: Sometimes, All a Person Needs Is a Little Perspective
― The Noticer: Sometimes, All a Person Needs Is a Little Perspective
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