"Because it makes us pay attention.”
―
Annie Pratt bought her
Singer in the 1920s. When the Germans bombed her hometown of Plymouth, England,
during World War II, rather than run for shelter, Annie ran home to save her
beloved sewing machine. She escaped with her machine in tow and sustained only
a few burns on her hands.
The sewing machine sews what the scissors have cut asunder, plus whatever else comes in its path.
A tranquil woman can go on sewing longer than an angry man can go on fuming. George Bernard Shaw
Take your needle, my child, and work at your pattern; it will come out a rose by and by. Life is like that - one stitch at a time taken patiently and the pattern will come out all right like the embroidery.- Oliver Wendell Holmes
There’s a thin line between making dumb decisions and taking calculated risks, which most people, unfortunately, don’t understand.
Cheating on your partner might not be the risk worth taking while giving up your corporate job to fulfill your dreams may be.
If you always try to play it safe, you don’t allow miracles to happen.
Whenever I
need to decide whether to play it safe or take a risk, I remind myself of a
quote by Jeff Bezos:
“I knew that
if I failed I wouldn’t regret that, but I knew the one thing I might regret is
not trying.”
Next time
you’re worrying whether to make a bold step or not, ask yourself if you’d
regret not making it. What if you never find out whether it could work?
Paulo Coelho
THE SERENITY PRAYER | |
GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY LIVING ONE DAY AT A TIME;
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