Best Strength

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Today I saw an interesting letter to the editor in The Daily Northwestern. It discusses the economic crisis that the United States is facing.
“The middle class is bearing the greatest burden of this crisis and the housing meltdown and the resulting financial downturn is making it increasingly difficult for the majority of Americans to get [...]

This quote has a powerful message.
“It’s okay if you lose your courage for awhile.
Sometimes we just need
to lean on another.
It’s okay to be angry for a time.
Anger can cleanse and
heal the hurt within.
It’s okay to be sad today.
Sometimes bad things
overwhelm us.
It’s okay to feel regret.
Sometimes we hurt others.
But
It’s okay to be happy.
You don’t owe anyone [...]

Here is another powerful quote I found a few years ago.
“None of us can control
all the elements in our
lives.
Sometimes destiny
enjoys a laugh at our
expense.
When that happens,
we must choose our
path.
We can succumb to
fate’s small tease
or we can choose
to be happy.
Happiness can be
found in many places.
It can be seen in the
beauty of a flower.
It can be felt [...]

I found this quote years ago, I do not remember the source. It is pretty powerful and uplifting.
“I can choose to let everything
around me
Pull me down into the depths
of self doubts and anger
Or
I can choose to find first
the good in myself and those
that surround me.
I can choose to see
only the negative in the
situation that presents [...]

The 48 Laws of Power is a book by Robert Green that has been around for a decade. I read this book over the summer a few years ago and I would say that it is one of the best ways to learn about how to keep people interested in you and want to do [...]