Random Thoughts | Aspire Higher Motivational Quotes https://www.happypublishing.com/blog Think New Thoughts - Feel New Feelings Thu, 13 Feb 2020 15:43:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.2 98600175 Easter Quotes https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/easter-quotes/ https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/easter-quotes/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2018 13:30:11 +0000 https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/?p=1340 Collecting Easter Quotes wasn’t easy.  Hopefully some of these will be inspiring for you: The resurrection gives my life meaning and direction and the opportunity to start over no matter what my circumstances. -Robert Flatt Easter says you can put truth in a grave, but it won’t stay there. -Clarence W. Hall Easter is a […]

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]]> https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/easter-quotes/feed/ 13 1340 Christmas Quotes https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/christmas-quotes/ https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/christmas-quotes/#comments Thu, 21 Dec 2017 14:40:04 +0000 https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/?p=1150 Christmas quotes are great for stirring up feelings to get you in the Christmas spirit.  Enjoy! Christmas is a necessity.  There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves. -Eric Sevareid He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find […]

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]]> https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/christmas-quotes/feed/ 14 1150 Delays With the Thought of the Day https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/delays-with-the-thought-of-the-day/ https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/delays-with-the-thought-of-the-day/#respond Wed, 13 Apr 2016 15:16:37 +0000 https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/?p=3821 Hi All, Just a quick update.  Last night I started to send out the invitations to all of you (and if you’re seeing this blog post in an email, that means you’re going to get an invite), but I ran into some trouble. I guess there were a few too many dead email addresses, and […]

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]]> https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/delays-with-the-thought-of-the-day/feed/ 0 3821 Some Of You Will Be Getting An Invite For The Thought of The Day https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/some-of-you-will-be-getting-an-invite-for-the-thought-of-the-day/ https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/some-of-you-will-be-getting-an-invite-for-the-thought-of-the-day/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2016 14:18:07 +0000 https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/?p=3814 Hi All, I forgot to tell you that the 6000 of you who did sign up to get blog updates from me will be seeing a FORMAL invitation to subscribe to the Aspire Higher Thought-of-the-Day. Most of you are those who moved over to Feedburner from my old mailing list (when I lost my mind […]

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]]> https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/some-of-you-will-be-getting-an-invite-for-the-thought-of-the-day/feed/ 3 3814 The Aspire Higher Thought-of-the-Day Is Finally Starting Again https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/the-aspire-higher-thought-of-the-day-is-finally-starting-again/ https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/the-aspire-higher-thought-of-the-day-is-finally-starting-again/#respond Wed, 06 Apr 2016 23:40:59 +0000 https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/?p=3801 I’m sorry for a lot of things. I’m sorry for not sending out quotes-of-the-day emails for 3 or 4 years. I’m sorry I closed down my other big list of 35,000 people and made you all move over to Feedburner. I’ve been dumb. This was probably my biggest Internet mistake I ever made. I’ll tell […]

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]]> https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/aspiration/feed/ 1 2640 154 of the Best Inspirational Quotes and Sayings https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/inspirational-quotes-and-sayings/ https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/inspirational-quotes-and-sayings/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2015 03:39:56 +0000 https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/?p=2510 This section of inspirational quotes below are from the archive of my “Aspire Higher Thought of the Day” mailings: (Note: do you really have the time right now to sift through all 154 of these quotes just to find the best ones? I didn’t think so!  For that reason, I’ve sorted them for you by what […]

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]]> https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/inspirational-quotes-and-sayings/feed/ 26 2510 Where Have I Been? https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/where-have-i-been/ https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/where-have-i-been/#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2012 04:55:39 +0000 https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/?p=2196 WARNING:  this is a “Wah, poor me!” pity-party post. Some of you may be wondering where I’ve been for the past 2 months. Yes, I’ve posted very little here on the blog, but I also have not sent out any thought-of-the-day emails either. One thing I can say that I HAVE been doing, is I’m […]

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]]> https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/where-have-i-been/feed/ 31 2196 The Best of Sixteen Things https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/best-sixteen-things/ https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/best-sixteen-things/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 00:55:37 +0000 https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/?p=2017 The Best of Sixteen Things The best law: The Golden Rule. The best education: Self-knowledge. The best philosophy: A contented mind. The best theology: A pure and beneficent life The best war: To war against one’s weakness. The best medicine: Cheerfulness and temperance. The best music: The laughter of an innocent child. The best science: […]

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]]> https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/best-sixteen-things/feed/ 2 2017 Book Review: Missing Varrun https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/book-review-missing-varrun/ https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/book-review-missing-varrun/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 04:17:12 +0000 https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/?p=1860 If rules are meant to be broken then this book has definitely done the job! Missing Varrun is on its way to becoming one of the fastest bestsellers in the nation. The book has gained a lot of momentum, and why not? The story involves love, compassion, heartbreaks, picturesque scenes, along with a very intense […]

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]]> https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/book-review-missing-varrun/feed/ 2 1860 It Is OK To Be Wrong https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/it-is-ok-to-be-wrong/ https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/it-is-ok-to-be-wrong/#comments Sat, 12 Nov 2011 05:01:59 +0000 https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/?p=1800 I am the most “wrong” person I know. I make mistakes all the time.  And I admit it. Of course, I often act like I’m right, just like anyone else, and I can get stuck in the normal everyday “script” of pitting my opinions up against the “wrong” opinions of other people.  I can even […]

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]]> https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/it-is-ok-to-be-wrong/feed/ 14 1800 Daily Inventory https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/daily-inventory/ https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/daily-inventory/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 03:15:35 +0000 https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/?p=1447 Daily Inventory When evening comes, go off into a quiet place and review your day. -Have you been kind and thoughtful, or mean and thoughtless? -Have you kept an even temper, or have you lost your temper when things have gone wrong? -Have you been pleasant, or grouchy? -Have you inspired those whom you have […]

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]]> https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/daily-inventory/feed/ 5 1447 What Else to Write for You https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/what-else-to-write-for-you/ https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/what-else-to-write-for-you/#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2011 03:47:59 +0000 https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/?p=1333 A while ago I thought of writing here on this blog about my various voyages around the country side. But I haven’t written all that much.  I could, though.  I travel all over the place! I often feel like we need to get out of our houses, travel around, and see our own “backyards”.  Most […]

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]]> https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/what-else-to-write-for-you/feed/ 7 1333 Valentines Quotes https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/valentines-quotes/ https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/valentines-quotes/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 22:22:31 +0000 https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/?p=1231 Here’s 20 Valentines Quotes to get you in the mood for Valentine’s Day: Life’s greatest happiness is to be convinced we are loved. -Victor Hugo A life without love is like a year without summer. -Swedish proverb You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams. […]

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]]> https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/valentines-quotes/feed/ 8 1231 New Years Quotes https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/new-years-quotes/ https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/new-years-quotes/#comments Fri, 31 Dec 2010 20:02:51 +0000 https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/?p=1154 These New Years quotes should remind us of our yearly human need to forget our short-comings of the previous year, and to look forward with a brightness of hope for the new year ahead…a clean slate. An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure […]

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]]> https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/new-years-quotes/feed/ 7 1154 If Any of You Have Been Wondering Where I’ve Been… https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/if-any-of-you-have-been-wondering-where-ive-been/ https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/if-any-of-you-have-been-wondering-where-ive-been/#respond Thu, 13 May 2010 13:03:08 +0000 https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/?p=669 Hi Everyone, If any of you have been wondering where I’ve been, or why I haven’t been blogging or sending out my email thoughts-of-the-day, I’ve just run into some annoying online troubles. Some of you may remember my complaints about my list host (or my mailing list provider).  I had mentioned in one mailing that […]

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]]> https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/if-any-of-you-have-been-wondering-where-ive-been/feed/ 0 669 Book Review of Dark Age Ahead https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/book-review-of-dark-age-ahead/ https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/book-review-of-dark-age-ahead/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:28:37 +0000 https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/?p=641 Here’s another book review by a friend: Jane Jacobs, renowned author of The Death and Life of Great American Cities, tackles a variety of modern, western societal issues in her book Dark Age Ahead. The book aims to warn readers of the breakdown of five main pillars of society that Jacobs identifies: community and family, […]

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]]> https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/book-review-of-dark-age-ahead/feed/ 1 641 Book Review Breathing Space: Twelve Lessons for the Modern Woman https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/book-review-breathing-space-twelve-lessons-for-the-modern-woman/ https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/book-review-breathing-space-twelve-lessons-for-the-modern-woman/#respond Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:20:52 +0000 https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/?p=610 This is another guest post from a friend.  It’s a book review of “Book Review Breathing Space: Twelve Lessons for the Modern Woman”. If you have wanted to still be entertained while reading a self-improvement book, then look no further than Breathing Space: Twelve Lessons for the Modern Woman by Katrina Repka and Alan Finger. […]

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]]> https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/book-review-breathing-space-twelve-lessons-for-the-modern-woman/feed/ 0 610 No Goal or Prize = No Finish Line https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/no-goal-or-prize-no-finish-line/ https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/no-goal-or-prize-no-finish-line/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 03:41:10 +0000 https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/?p=602 Here is another guest post, called “No Goal or Prize = No Finish Line”: I half-heartedly laugh when I hear someone say they enjoy running. I mean, come on. Do I run? Yes. Do I enjoy it? No. Except for the finish line. I guess what I’m saying is that when I train for a […]

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]]> https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/no-goal-or-prize-no-finish-line/feed/ 2 602 Book Review Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/book-review-beyond-band-of-brothers-the-war-memoirs-of-major-dick-winters/ https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/book-review-beyond-band-of-brothers-the-war-memoirs-of-major-dick-winters/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 02:12:54 +0000 https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/?p=594 The Emmy-Award winning HBO min-series Band of Brothers tells the true story of an American paratrooper regiment that fought in World War II.  Based on the book by historian Stephen E. Ambrose of the same name, Band of Brothers touched the hearts of millions of people and became a huge success. The soldiers of Easy […]

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]]> https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/book-review-beyond-band-of-brothers-the-war-memoirs-of-major-dick-winters/feed/ 1 594 Book Review I Don’t Believe In Atheists https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/book-review-i-don%e2%80%99t-believe-in-atheists/ https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/book-review-i-don%e2%80%99t-believe-in-atheists/#comments Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:23:30 +0000 https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/?p=584 Here’s another book review by a friend of mine. It’s called “I Don’t Believe in Atheists” by Chris Hedges The topics of religion, atheism, and fundamentalism have been hotly debated in the last decade or so as the West has become increasingly more secular.  The related, yet more rudimentary debate of science versus religion has […]

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]]> https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/book-review-i-don%e2%80%99t-believe-in-atheists/feed/ 2 584 Book Review of How the Scots Invented the Modern World https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/book-review-how-the-scots-invented-the-modern-world/ https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/book-review-how-the-scots-invented-the-modern-world/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:30:40 +0000 https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/?p=581 How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe’s Poorest Nation Created Our World & Everything in It by Arthur Herman (2001) If you are looking for a good history of Scotland and its impact, as well as Great Britain and the British Empire, then look no further than Arthur […]

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]]> https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/book-review-how-the-scots-invented-the-modern-world/feed/ 2 581 Guest Post – Count Your Blessings https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/guest-post-count-your-blessings/ https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/guest-post-count-your-blessings/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:06:10 +0000 https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/?p=576 This is a guest-post by Ganapathy Subramanian. My dad Mr.Sundaram turns 75 this month and what a glorious life it was. If there is one quote that comes to my mind when I think of his life, it is – Count your blessings. My dad was born in a small village in south India. He […]

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]]> https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/guest-post-count-your-blessings/feed/ 6 576 Pursue Your Dreams https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/pursue-your-dreams/ https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/pursue-your-dreams/#respond Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:52:15 +0000 https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/?p=569 THIS IS A GUEST POST All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them. -Walt Disney Do you have the courage to pursue your dreams?  Not only pursuing your dreams but reaching them and making sure that they do come true is a challenge.  It is very easy to dream […]

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]]> https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/pursue-your-dreams/feed/ 0 569 Connecting with Other Humans (a.k.a. Networking) https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/connecting-with-other-humans-a-k-a-networking/ https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/connecting-with-other-humans-a-k-a-networking/#respond Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:40:59 +0000 https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/?p=566 “It’s not what you know but whom you know and who knows, likes, and trusts you.” – Paul Aaron Travis I’ve built up a huge “rolodex” over the years and I must say, one of the most fulfilling and fun aspects of my business career is helping people I know meet other people I know. […]

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]]> https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/connecting-with-other-humans-a-k-a-networking/feed/ 0 566 Guest Post: Being Friends https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/guest-post-being-friends/ https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/guest-post-being-friends/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:43:46 +0000 https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/?p=559 The following is a guest post by a fellow blogger, Jennee Thompson. I have a crush on several dead men.  It’s not like a hard core crush, it’s just that I admire a lot of dead men so much that if they were alive I would have huge crushes on them. King David.  And I’m […]

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]]> https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/guest-post-being-friends/feed/ 1 559 Chart Your Own Path To Success https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/chart-your-own-path-to-success/ https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/chart-your-own-path-to-success/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:24:00 +0000 https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/?p=547 It has been said that the only person who can promote yourself is YOU.  There is no one who can make you better other than you. No one will put you into limelight unless you make a concerted effort to do so. No one will tell your story unless you step forward and narrate it. […]

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]]> https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/chart-your-own-path-to-success/feed/ 6 547 The World Is Waiting https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/the-world-is-waiting/ https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/the-world-is-waiting/#comments Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:08:59 +0000 https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/?p=534 You have had an opportunity in your life to wait for an important guest in your home. Anxiety, excitement, and curiosity are the hallmarks of this waiting. Do you know that there is a man or woman in the world waiting for your word and action today? The society is waiting on you for inspiration. […]

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]]> https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/the-world-is-waiting/feed/ 4 534 Procrastination is an Enemy https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/procrastination-is-an-enemy/ https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/procrastination-is-an-enemy/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:54:42 +0000 https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/?p=513 A thief is usually regarded as an enemy by both the victims and potential victims. The thief deprives the victim of his or her rights and possessions. He robs. He causes harm and destruction to property. They say procrastination is the thief of time. Your continued tendency to postpone tasks, duties, and activities will always […]

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]]> https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/procrastination-is-an-enemy/feed/ 3 513 Results of the Survey https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/results-of-the-survey/ https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/results-of-the-survey/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:27:13 +0000 https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/?p=413 I was thinking that it be would good for me to post the results of my survey a few months ago. If you remember, I had asked my list of thought-of-the-day subscribers (close to 15,000 people now!) to answer a few questions. See below for the interesting results. 1. What do you like seeing at […]

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]]> https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/results-of-the-survey/feed/ 4 413 The Best Self Help Books https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/the-best-self-help-books/ https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/the-best-self-help-books/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:07:09 +0000 https://www.happypublishing.com/blog/the-best-self-help-books/ How do you choose the best self help books? That depends on what you want to accomplish. Are you looking for peace of mind, more money or less fear? Here are five self help books which I have read and can recommend, along with some tips on how to find more that are right for […]

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