02c. 1944 ADAnd so I wait. I wait for time to heal the pain and raise me to me feet once again - so that I can start a new path, my own path, the one that will make me whole again.Jack Canfield / quote ↗
04c. 1944 ADEach day is an adventure in discovering the meaning of life. It is each little thing that you do that day - whether it be spending time with your friends, running in a cross-country meet or just simply staring at the crashing ocean- that holds the key to discovering the meaning of life. I would rather be out enjoying these things than pondering them. We may never really discover the meaning of life, but the knowledge we gain in our quest to discover it is truly more valuable.Jack Canfield / quote ↗
05c. 1944 ADYou don't have to get it perfect, you just have to get it going. Babies don't walk the first time they try, but eventually they get it rightJack Canfield / quote ↗
07c. 1944 ADYou must take responsibility for removing I can't from your vocabulary.Jack Canfield / quote ↗
08c. 1944 ADIf you are going to be successful, you need to give up the phrase, "I can't" & all of its cousins, such as "I wish I were able to.Jack Canfield / quote ↗
09c. 1944 ADThere are essentially two things that will make you wise -- the books you read and the people you meet.Jack Canfield / quote ↗
10c. 1944 ADHer essay about the wedding ring was short. Kerr wrote: "Things are just things - they have no power to hurt or to heal. Only people can do that. And we can all choose whether to be hurt or healed by the people who love us."That was all.And that was everything.Jack Canfield / quote ↗
12c. 1944 ADA couple in love is like a pair of scissors. Two useless pieces of metal, until they are inextricably connected at the core so that they can move together as one and accomplish great things.Jack Canfield / quote ↗
13c. 1944 ADTeachers are often rightly praised for all they do for our children. But there are others out there who are working to make the youth of today a happy and productive generation of tomorrow. And I'm proud to say I'm one of these "others" providing a positive environment for many wonderful children who are full of promise.Jack Canfield / quote ↗
14c. 1944 ADYou don’t want to get to the top of the ladder only to find out you had it leaning up against the wrong wall.Jack Canfield / quote ↗
15c. 1944 ADWe are all like the clay Buddha covered with a shell of hardness created out of fear, and yet underneath each of us is a 'golden Buddha' a 'golden Christ' or a 'golden essence,' which is our real self....Much like the monk with the hammer and the chisel, our task now is to discover our true essence once again.Jack Canfield / quote ↗
16c. 1944 ADDiscouraged?As I was driving home from work one day, I stopped to watch a local Little League baseball game that was being played in a park near my home. As I sat down behind the bench on the first-baseline, I asked one of the boys what the score was."We’re behind 14 to nothing,” he answered with a smile.“Really,” I said. “I have to say you don’t look very discouraged.”“Discouraged?” the boy asked with a puzzled look on his face. “Why should we be discouraged? We haven’t been up to bat yet.Jack Canfield / quote ↗
17c. 1944 ADWhen your dreams include service to others - accomplishing something that contributes to others - it also accelerates the accomplishment of that goal. People want to be part of something that contributes and makes a difference.Jack Canfield / quote ↗
18c. 1944 ADI started out as a high school teacher in inner-city Chicago and realized quite quickly that my students weren't that motivated.Jack Canfield / quote ↗
19c. 1944 ADI wanted to be a Teacher with a big T: teach the whole planet. It led me into writing and speaking to large groups.Jack Canfield / quote ↗
20c. 1944 ADI believe in unconditional love and equality. Jesus Christ exemplified these qualities.Jack Canfield / quote ↗
21c. 1944 ADBy taking the time to stop and appreciate who you are and what you've achieved - and perhaps learned through a few mistakes, stumbles and losses - you actually can enhance everything about you. Self-acknowledgment and appreciation are what give you the insights and awareness to move forward toward higher goals and accomplishments.Jack Canfield / quote ↗
22c. 1944 ADOvercome your barriers, intend the best, and be patient. You will enjoy more balance, more growth, more income, and more fun!Jack Canfield / quote ↗
23c. 1944 ADOne individual can begin a movement that turns the tide of history. Martin Luther King in the civil rights movement, Mohandas Ganhi in India, Nelson Mandela in South Africa are examples of people standing up with courage and non-violence to bring about needed changes.Jack Canfield / quote ↗
24c. 1944 ADThe longer you hang in there, the greater the chance that something will happen in your favor. No matter how hard it seems, the longer you persist, the more likely your success.Jack Canfield / quote ↗
