Posts by Ann Ruane
No
Sometimes the most important word is no. It takes the pressure off.
~ Joan Tewkesbury
Shape
The shape of my life is, of course, determined by many things; my background and childhood, my mind and its education, my conscience and its pressures, my heart and its desires.
~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Self-Inflicted
All pressure is self-inflicted. It’s what you make of it or how you let it rub off on you.
~ Sebastian Coe
Pressure Mantra
When I choose to breathe when I feel pressure, I find calm.
~Ann Ruane
Devotion and Renewal
You, too, can be carved anew by the details of your devotion. —Mary Oliver
Read MoreLove
Love exists within each of us from the moment we are born and waits to be discovered from then on.
~Elif Shafak
Trust
Before one can fully step into trusting another, one has to first trust him or herself.
To me, trust is another concept that carries high aspirations of attainment with a dance around what it means to me individually. I want to trust someone, but what does that mean? What does it include?
Read MorePerseverance
Perseverance vs. resilience.
Same or different?
Perseverance: persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success (Oxford Dictionary)
Resilience: able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions (Oxford Dictionary)
Dreams
We make realities out of our dreams and dreams out of our realities. We are the dreamers of the dream.
~ Roald Dahl
Shower Thoughts Q&Q
Everyone who’s ever taken a shower has an idea. It’s the person who gets out of the shower, dries off and does something about it who makes a difference.
~ Nolan Bushnell