inspired by BILL KEATING, JR.
WJK THD
My name is Liz. I am the proud daughter of Bill Keating, Jr. He started Thought of the Day on September 5, 2000 and never missed a day for over 16 years. I took over the daily emails after he passed away in March 2017. Thanks for helping carry on my Dad's legacy.
January 15, 2020
“I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.” – G. K. Chesterton
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“Tell me whom you frequent, and I will tell you who you are.” – French Proverb
MoreJanuary 12, 2020
“Every chain that spirits wear crumbles in the breadth of prayer.” – John Greenleaf Whittier
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“To me, good health is more than just exercise and diet. It’s really a point of view and a mental attitude you have about yourself.” – Albert Schweitzer
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“Instead of looking at life as a narrowing funnel, we can see it ever widening to choose the things we want to do, to take the wisdom we’ve learned and create something.” – Liz Carpenter
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“There is no cure for birth or death save to enjoy the interval.” – George Santayana
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“When everyone wants to be the smartest person in the room, teams become dumb and dumber. When people strive to raise the intelligence in the room, teams become smarter.” – Adam Grant
MoreJanuary 5, 2020
“Morning is God’s way of saying one more time, go make a difference, touch a heart, encourage a mind, inspire a soul, and enjoy the day.” – Carrie Iceden
MoreJanuary 3, 2020
“My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.” – Ruth Bader Ginsburg
MoreJanuary 1, 2020
“We spend January 1st walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives not looking for flaws, but for potential.” – Ellen Goodman
MoreDecember 31, 2019
“What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?” – Vincent Van Gogh To Do Today: Create a list of 20 things you want to do in the year 2020 – places to go, people to see, things to do.
MoreDecember 30, 2019
“If you want your life to be a magnificent story, then begin by realizing that you are the author and every day you have the opportunity to write a new page.” – Mark Houlahan
MoreDecember 29, 2019
“One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it’s worth watching.” – The Bucket List
MoreDecember 28, 2019
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain To Do Today: Create a list of 20 things […]
MoreDecember 27, 2019
“Every decision you make, from what you eat to what you do with your time tonight, turns you into who you are tomorrow, and the day after that.” – Chris Hadfield
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“Next to a circus there is nothing that packs up and tears out faster than the Christmas spirit.” – Kin Hubbard
MoreDecember 24, 2019
“Christmas isn’t about candy canes or lights all aglow, it’s the hearts that we touch, and the care that we show.” – Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas
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