“The life of hope, then, is shot through with social influences at every level. We learn to formulate ideals in tandem with others. We pursue particular hopes, sometimes succeeding and sometimes failing, in the company of those we love. And as we develop habits of hope and the hopefulness which helps us weather our trials, we reach out to others, inspiring them, sharing our own hopes with them, and contributing our abilities as best we can to foster the growth of agency.” SometimesHelpingSocialGrowthAbilityLevelsCompanyFailingInfluenceParticularHabitSucceedShotsIdealsTrialsWeatherPursueAgencyReach OutContributingThose We LoveHopefulnessTandem Author:Patrick Shade
“The whole point about the true unconscious is that it is all the time moving forward, beyond the range of its own fixed laws or habits. It is no good trying to superimpose an ideal nature upon the unconscious.” TryingWholeMovingLawChangeHabitIdealsMoving ForwardRangeFixedUnconsciousIdealism Book:Psychoanalysis and the Unconscious and Fantasia of the Unconscious Source: Psychoanalysis and the Unconscious and Fantasia of the Unconscious
“We are born with a potential for good character - and for the dispositions and habits that make up bad or weak character. Because we are born in ignorance of moral ideals, however, we must be instructed or trained if we are to achieve a good second nature.” IfsCharacterBornMoralAchieveIgnoranceHabitIdealsWeakDispositionGood CharacterWeak Character Book:Character and Cops: Ethics in Policing Source: Character and Cops: Ethics in Policing
“We know not of the future, and cannot plan for it much. But we can hold our spirits and our bodies so pure and high, we may cherish such thoughts and ideals, and dream such dreams of lofty purpose, that we can determine and know what manner of men we will be whenever and wherever the hour stricks that calls to noble action..., No man becomes suddenly different from his habit and cherished thought.” KnowsMenMayDifferentDreamBodyActionSpiritPurposeHoursPlansHabitPureIdealsDetermineNobleCherishLofty Author:Joshua Chamberlain
“The most difficult part, when you decide to make running a part of your life style, is the basic initial commitment. Everybody says, 'I don't have the time.' It's up to you to say, 'I do have the time.' For me, beginning to run when I was a student was an ideal situation. However, I've also trained as much as 130 miles per week during periods when I worked a full-time job. It ultimately becomes second nature. It becomes a habit, a routine part of your daily life” RunningJobsDifficultSituationWeekStyleStudentsHabitPeriodsCommitmentIdealsMilesDaily LifeRoutineInitialsUp To YouLife StyleFull Time Jobs Author:Bill Rodgers