Elbert Hubbard

My desire is to share with people those things that I have found to be of value through my reading and experience. I am willing to explore any topic and as the lounge piano player says, “I take requests.” I hope to focus on the ideas that speak to my heart and those things for which I am striving in my life (not necessarily those ideas which I have mastered).

Without further adieu, I share with you my favorite quote by Elbert Hubbard:

Whenever you go out of doors, draw the chin in, carry the crown of your head high, and fill the lungs to the utmost; drink in sunshine; greet your friends with a smile, and put soul into every hand-clasp. Do not fear being misunderstood and never waste a minute thinking about your enemies. Try to fix firmly in your mind what you would like to do, and then without veering of direction you will move straight to the goal.
Keep your mind on the great and splendid thing you would like to do; and then, as the days go gliding by, you will find yourself unconsciously seizing upon the opportunities that are required for the fulfillment of your desire, just as the coral-insect takes from the running tide the elements that it needs. Picture in your mind the able, earnest, useful person you desire to be, and the thought you hold is hourly
transforming you into that particular individual. Thought is supreme.
Preserve a right mental attitude­the attitude of courage, frankness and good-cheer.
To think rightly is to create.
All things come through desire, and every sincere prayer is answered. We become like that on which our hearts are fixed. Carry your chin in, and the crown of your head high.
We are gods in the chrysalis.

We are in essence a work in process. We make choices each and every day which determine who we are. We choose to let a thought remain upon the stage of our mind, which stirs our emotions. Our actions are driven through our emotions, and repeated actions form habits. The accumulation of our habits determines our character. Although we have influence on many things, we have greatest influence upon ourselves. We choose each day who we want to be as we allow our minds to wander or to linger. Regardless of where we are and which direction we are heading, we choose today which direction we are going to go.

I invite you to make an investment in yourself. Each day is a gift.