Life as we have known it in recent years, is not the same due to the 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic. Yet time does not stand still, no matter how many times we wish we could "stop the clock".
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Pondering on this, I realized that humans have gone through so much over the ages and yet life has always gone on. Perhaps in a different way, yet history has shown us the resilience of mankind, despite the horrors that have occurred throughout the centuries.
The famous quotes below are both inspiring, uplifting, soul searching and will hopefully bring a smile and hope for a new tomorrow.
People Who Are Crazy Enough To Think They Can Change The World, Are The Ones Who Do – Rob Siltanen
Lewis Pugh is one such guy who swims in the coldest of oceans to bring awareness of plastic pollution and much more. "Sometimes we set boundaries for ourselves in life, or even worse, we allow others to do so. In many cases, these boundaries are just in our mind and need to be pushed away. We have to appreciate that we are part of nature, we must work with nature; the environment is our lifeline"
Another inspiring story is that of Captain Tom Moore, A UK resident
"To all those people who are finding it difficult at the moment," he said, addressing a British public who have seen life turned upside down by coronavirus. "The sun will shine on you again, and the clouds will go away."
'Captain Tom Moore is to be knighted for his fundraising efforts after a special nomination from the prime minister.
The war veteran raised more than £32m for NHS charities by completing 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday 30th April, 2020
Boris Johnson said the centenarian had provided the country with "a beacon of light through the fog of coronavirus".
As an honorary colonel, his official title will be Captain Sir Thomas Moore under Ministry of Defence protocol.
Courtesy BBC NEWS
“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: It goes on.” |
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– Robert Frost
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– Lao Tzu
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“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.”
– Dalai Lama
“Remember that happiness is a way of travel, not a destination.”
– Roy M. Goodman
"A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new" - Albert Einstein
“If you look at what you have in life, you’ll always have more. If you look at what you don’t have in life, you’ll never have enough.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
– Oscar Wilde
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
– Maya Angelou
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“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”
– Theodore Roosevelt
“Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.”
– Albert Einstein
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do, so throw off the bowlines, sail away from safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover – Mark Twain
So the world will carry on, with or without us.
Take care, stay strong and start planning your next adventure as there is always light beyond the tunnel!
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