“IN THE LIFE OF CARPE DIEM”
(UGANDA BLOG #10, WEEK 12)
Six months later and the mind is still eager to discover and learn more…
If you want to live a short life, live quickly. But, if you want to live a long life, live slowly.” —Señor Rony de Guatemala
“Timshel— thou mayest.” —John Steinbeck
“It’s all about perspective, and it is only you that has the power to either positively or negatively focus that lens on what lies ahead.” —Realization
“All things are temporary.” —Fact of Life
“Education gives you the power to change, the power to challenge, and allows you to be independent.” —Malala Yousafzai
“Pain is just weakness leaving your body.” —Hank Rugg
“Experience with interpretation equals a state of mind.” —Dude in Shared Car from Rwanda to Uganda
“A friend in need is a friend indeed!” —Old Village Man Joe
“All great and precious things are lonely.” —John Steinbeck
“Patience is a virtue.”
“Only time will tell.”
“People are genuinely good people.” —Old Man at Duh Good Old YMCA
(*Me asking a man who has travelled to 141 countries…*) “Which place did you encounter some of the friendliest people?” (*Worldly Man responding…*) “Every place.”
“Continue to find the good in each and every day.” —Reminder from Papskis 😉
“We do not just want peace in one place or country. We want peace for every place or country. We are all connected. We are a global village.” —George, Edirisa Operations Manager
“Time and space are all one and the same; it is the creative creatures within that somehow redefine them in different ways.” —Realization
“No one is ‘illegal.’” —Dude from Guatemala
“There are two sides to every story, but only one book to share.” —Realization
“Never lose sense of wonder.” —Mama
“It’s too late to be a pessimist.” —(Home Documentary Film)
“Enjoy this moment, for this moment is your life.” —Reminder from Mama 😉
“The key to happiness is to say what you’re going to do.” —Bria (“Overseas Educator” :D)
“Pura Vida.” —The Costa Rican Life
“Yebare Munonga” —My Ugandan, Bakiga Peeps 😉
“Humility, moderation, and infinite creativity.” —Alfredo Maul de Guatemala
“Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.” —James Madison
“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 the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” —Mark Twain
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You’re one your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who decides where to go.” —Dr. Seuss
“Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.” —Dr. Seuss
”Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” —Mahatma Gandhi
“So many people spend their health gaining wealth, and then have to spend their wealth to regain their health.” —A.J. Materi
“Keep an open mind at all times.” —Realization
“Our species is the only creative species, and it has only one creative instrument, the individual mind and spirit of man. Nothing was ever created by two men… Once the miracle of creation has taken place, the group can build and extend it, but the group never invents anything. The preciousness lies in the lonely mind of a man.” —John Steinbeck
“Listen. Just listen. You never know what wise words you’ll learn from another individual in a matter of seconds.”—Realization
“Appearance is not reality.” —Realization
“Smile. It doesn’t hurt.” —Fact of Life
“Stop sympathy volunteering and start empathy learning.” —Ted Talk
“The individual is far more complex than the crowd.” —Kevin (Other “Overseas Educator” :D)
“We all have unique, individual purposes unto ourselves on this planet. Go out there and utilize those passions and purposes so as to be able to readily recognize, be more aware, and come to understanding via the knowledge of experience.” —Realization
“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” —Paulo Coelho
Welp, kare kare! Yebare Munonga MUCHO. And catch ya’ll on the flippity dippity. 😉
PEACE, LOVE, SMILES,
RACH
QUOTE/LESSON OF EVERY DAY:
”Carpe diem. Seize the day. Make your lives extraordinary.” —The Dead Poet’s Society