Daily Inspiration

"To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest."- Mahatma Gandhi

this is one of the best boards I've seen in awhile. I'm bumping so I can come back and read everything you've posted

Glad you enjoy it. I hope you translate the advice into actions

Epic Story #11
"Jean-Marc Hachey landed in West Africa as a volunteer, with high hopes of lending a helping hand. In that sense, his timing was great. He arrived in Ghana in the early 1980s, in the middle of a coup d'état, at the peak of hyperinflation, and just in time for the worst drought in a decade. For these same reasons, some people would consider his timing quite poor from a more selfish survival standpoint.
He had also missed the memo. The national menu had changed, and they were out of luxuries like bread and clean water. He would be surviving for four months on a slushlike concoction of corn meal and spinach. Not what most of us would order at the movie theater.


Jean-Marc had passed the point of no return, but it didn't matter. After two weeks of adjusting to the breakfast, lunch, and dinner(Mush a la Ghana), he had no desire to escape. The most basic foods and good friends proved to be the only real necessities and what would seem like a disaster from the outside was the most life affirming epiphany he'd ever experienced: The worst really wasn't that bad. To enjoy life, you don't need fancy nonsense, but you do need to control your time and realize that most things just aren't as serious as you make them out to be.

Now 48, Jean-Marc lives in a nice home in Ontario, but could live without it. He has cash, but could fall into poverty tomorrow and it wouldn't matter. Some of his fondest memories still include nothing but friends and gruel. He is dedicated to creating special moments for himself and his family and is utterly unconcerned with retirement. He's already lived 20 years of partial retirement in perfect health.
Don't save it all for the end. There is every reason not to."- Timothy Ferriss

"Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit at home and think about it. Go out and get busy"- Dale Carnegie

•The world cares very little about what a man or woman knows; it is what a man or woman is able to do that counts.
- Booker T. Washington

"Do it, and then you will feel motivated to do it." ~Zig Ziglar

"You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great."- Zig Ziglar

"People may doubt what you say but they will believe what you do."-Lewis Cass

"Never confuse motion with action"- Benjamin Franklin