Broken dreams

If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces, never be afraid to pick one of those pieces up and begin again.  ~Flavia Weedn, Flavia and the Dream Maker

The most beautiful pieces of art and even functional pieces are made from small pieces of broken tiles.  In the hands of someone who has a vision, and patience, a masterpiece is created from something that others might have thrown away. 

Take your broken dreams and create a beautiful mosaic with them.

Pain is temporary

Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever - Lance Armstrong

Lance Armstrong is definitely an athlete to admire.  Winning 7 consecutive Tour de France races after surviving a gruelling cancer battle, he should know what pain is. 

Emotions often rule our decisions.  We say things which we regret afterwards.  We do something that we are ashamed of.  We make decisions because of how we feel or even worse, of how a specific individual made us feel.  We experience pain and throw in the towel. 

Take it from a champion like Lance Armstrong, if we quit, the pain lasts forever.  Acknowledge the emotion and allow it to subside; for something better to take its place.