#advent

How are things with you, sir?" "Fine." He says it flat."Coffee black. BLT." Now my heart tells me this guy needs more in life, so I take a short. "You ever had a cheese burger with grilled onions and mushrooms on pumpernickel, sir?" That takes a minute to sink in. Then he slaps the counter, grinning. "Bring it on." I sense he needs more. "You want a malt with that, by any chance?" He did, of course. "Chocolate," he says, beaming like a kid. Now he's loosening up. It's a privilege to touch humanity in such a fashion. ↗

— Joan Bauer

#leadership #leadership

You can either be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It all depends on how you view your life. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#eleven-minutes #paolo-coelho #treasure #victim #world

What if I don’t like adventure? Then cultivate a taste for it. Take a chance. That’s how you grow. ↗

— Wally Lamb

#life #life

The kipper was in a race for it's life, and it knew it. It used all the skill its Maker had given it and drew the creature far away from the craft, to be sacrifice in the end. It was a fitting task for the kipper. But...there is a thing about monsters. They remember. ↗

— Kathy Frias

#life

There's adventure in the air. . . and cake to be eaten. ↗

— Robert Sharenow

#life #life

Whatever happened next, good or bad, it would be wonderful finding out. ↗

— Kate Griffin

#adventure #kate-griffin #life #life

I never want to be a passive observer of life's possibilities. ↗

— Courtney Pierce

#motivational #life

Writing is not only a reflection of what one thinks and feels but a rope one weaves with words that can lower you below or hoist you above the surface of your life, enabling you to go deeper or higher than you would otherwise go. What excites me about his metaphor is that is makes writing much more than a lifesaving venture. ↗

— Phyllis Theroux

#venture #writing #life

I - will have poetry in my life. And adventure. And love. Love above all. ↗

— Marc Norman

#love #poetry #shakespeare-in-love #viola-de-lesseps #life

Instructions For Wayfarers They will declare: Every journey has been taken. You shall respond: I have not been to see myself. They will insist: Everything has been spoken. You shall reply: I have not had my say. They will tell you: Everything has been done. You shall reply: My way is not complete. You are warned: Any way is long, any way is hard. Fear not. You are the gate - you, the gatekeeper. And you shall go through and on . . . —Alexandros Evangelou Xenopouloudakis, THIRD WISH ↗

— Robert Fulghum

#love #relationships #love