Maybe it’s because I’m in such a gorgeous spot (Aruba, whose motto is “one happy Island”) or that I just finished a book about the last 700 years of Paris’s history (not exactly light beach reading but I wanted to finish it before I go to Paris in a few weeks), but I’m feeling inspired. So, on the 238th anniversary of our country’s independence, I wanted to share my 15 favorite inspirational quotes (and a pretty photo of Aruba for emphasis)…

1. You miss 100% of the shots that you don’t make. –Wayne Gretzky

2. Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. –Charles Swindoll

3. The mind is everything. What you think you become. –Buddha

4. The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now. –Chinese Proverb

5. Eighty percent of success is showing up. –Woody Allen

6. People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. –Maya Angelou

7. Either you run the day, or the day runs you. –Jim Rohn

8. People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing.  That’s why we recommend it daily. –Zig Ziglar

9. Fall seven times and stand up eight. –Japanese Proverb

10. Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. –Maya Angelou

11. A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. – Albert Einstein

12. I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions. –Stephen Covey

13. The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person who is doing it. –Chinese Proverb

14. Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs. –Farrah Gray

15. Remember no one can make you feel inferior without your consent. –Eleanor Roosevelt

Happy Independence Day!!!!

xoxo

Illysia