Fun, as you might imagine, was not how I would describe this adventure. Awesome? Yes. Fun? No. N.O. No way. But would I do it again? If I could rewind to that moment when the alarm went off at 4:30 a.m. to throw on clothes, grab our packs and trek up that mountain, would I? You bet your buttons I would. Here’s lives at the intersection of fun and scary. One of my companions summed the whole experience up perfectly. He leaned back in his chair at dinner that night, shrimp taco in hand, “These are the kinds of experiences that give something back to you. They show you who you are in a whole new way.”

These eight shots crystallize the hard work moms put into keeping their kids alive, happy, and healthy. They might give you the inspiration you need for filling out that card—or stand-alone for your mom’s interpretation.
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At the bottom of the mountain, my legs shaky, my face gritty with dust, I could still enjoy the beauty of the clean mountain stream pooling around me. I could laugh with my friends. Life flows. I flow. A real mountain and a metaphorical one are the same. We go up with a certain understanding of ourselves, and come back down changed.

I knew I couldn’t take away the invasive loneliness of a stranger, especially if it’s lying dormant beneath the bark. But maybe I could distract him from it for that moment like a bird alighting on a branch, catching his photographer’s eye.

Though not miraculous, maybe a moment, like seeing the iridescent green of a beetle’s wing is enough beauty, even in its brevity, to create a connection. A flash of color not between us but between synapses. A spark of joy, a small whoosh of warmth that tells him to keep going, to keep waiting for the beavers.

Choosing adventures, whether it’s climbing mountains, running for city council, or taking a risk on a new career path, challenges us to see the world and ourselves in new ways.

The refractor telescope uses a convex lens to focus the light on the eyepiece.
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Brought together fourth also fowl very creeping may his was blessed fowl without let fourth. Fish, morning saying.
As the Bronx native acquires a new home in California, she is trying to sell a gated compound.
Mount and Wedge. Both of these terms refer to the tripod your telescope sits on. The mount is the actual tripod and the wedge is the device that lets you attach the telescope to the mount.

Connecting the dots

I feel the connection between the colorful visuals and the magical vibrant world I’ve created in my writing. The pictures reflect who I am as a creative spirit.

This process has nudged me back from the ledge of self-loathing, especially where photos are concerned. Going forward in my life necessitates being seen in person, on paper, and perhaps even in some forms of media.

Yes, my beauty is about a lot more than gorgeous photos. But if it took seeing myself through Barbara’s eyes to get on board with my full, vibrant, impish, playful, radiant self, so be it.

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Extended Motivational Quotes for Business and Work

1–15: Persistence, Hard Work, and Discipline

“Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
“Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” – Sam Levenson
“The harder I work, the luckier I get.” – Samuel Goldwyn
“Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” – Vincent van Gogh
“Opportunities don’t happen. You create them.” – Chris Grosser
“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” – Henry David Thoreau
“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.” – Vidal Sassoon
“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.” – Tim Notke
“Do something today that your future self will thank you for.” – Sean Patrick Flanery
“I’m a greater believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.” – Thomas Jefferson
“Don’t wish it were easier; wish you were better.” – Jim Rohn
“Energy and persistence conquer all things.” – Benjamin Franklin
“Small daily improvements over time lead to stunning results.” – Robin Sharma
“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.” – Jim Rohn
“Fall seven times and stand up eight.” – Japanese proverb

16–30: Leadership, Vision, and Influence

“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” – Steve Jobs
“Leadership is not about being in charge. It is about taking care of those in your charge.” – Simon Sinek
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Peter Drucker
“Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” – John D. Rockefeller
“If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat! Just get on.” – Sheryl Sandberg
“A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.” – Henry Ford
“Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.” – William Butler Yeats
“Vision without execution is just hallucination.” – Thomas Edison
“You don’t build a business, you build people, then people build the business.” – Zig Ziglar
“The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.” – Ralph Nader
“A good leader takes a little more than their share of the blame, a little less than their share of the credit.” – Arnold H. Glasow
“Leaders think and talk about the solutions. Followers think and talk about the problems.” – Brian Tracy
“Do what you feel in your heart to be right—for you’ll be criticized anyway.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“Lead from the back — and let others believe they are in front.” – Nelson Mandela
“The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak.” – Jim Rohn

31–40: Courage, Risk, and Innovation

“Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.” – George Addair
“Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.” – Richard Branson
“Take risks: if you win, you will be happy; if you lose, you will be wise.” – Anonymous
“Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you.” – Mary Kay Ash
“Chase the vision, not the money; the money will end up following you.” – Tony Hsieh
“Don’t wait for opportunity. Create it.” – George Bernard Shaw
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” – Mark Twain
“Leap, and the net will appear.” – John Burroughs
“If you’re not a risk-taker, you should get the hell out of business.” – Ray Kroc
“Fear is the disease. Hustle is the antidote.” – Travis Kalanick

41–50: Focus, Productivity, and Mindset

“Focus on being productive instead of busy.” – Tim Ferriss
“Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.” – Roy T. Bennett
“Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.” – Abraham Lincoln
“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.” – Stephen King
“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” – Zig Ziglar
“Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.” – Steve Jobs
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” – Theodore Roosevelt
“The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.” – Stephen Covey
“Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence.” – Paul J. Meyer
“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” – Robert Collier

29 motivational quotes for business and other works