Refueling The Refueling The PassionPassion

Pep talk by Dr. Bien NillosPep talk by Dr. Bien Nillos

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““Nothing great in the world Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished has ever been accomplished without passion.” - without passion.” - Georg Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel 

““WHAT ARE YOU PASSIONATE WHAT ARE YOU PASSIONATE ABOUT?”ABOUT?”

Replenishing The EnergiesReplenishing The Energies

““Dream Big. Set Your Sails. Dream Big. Set Your Sails. Venture Into The Deep.”Venture Into The Deep.”

““The future belongs to The future belongs to those who believe in the those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. ” beauty of their dreams. ” - - Eleanor Roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt 

““You are not Alone”.You are not Alone”.

““Alone we can do so little; together we can do Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” - so much.” - Helen Keller Helen Keller 

““Affirm one another”Affirm one another”

The Story of The Story of Four FrogsFour Frogs

““Think Positive”Think Positive”““If you realized how powerful your thoughts If you realized how powerful your thoughts

are, you would never think a negative are, you would never think a negative thought.” – Peace Pilgrimthought.” – Peace Pilgrim

Donkey In The Donkey In The WellWell

““Persevere. Endure. Hang Persevere. Endure. Hang on.”on.”

““There is no chance, no There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or can circumvent or hinder or control the hinder or control the firm resolve of a firm resolve of a determined soul.” – determined soul.” – Ella Wheeler Wilcox Ella Wheeler Wilcox

"Defeat is simply a signal "Defeat is simply a signal to press to press onward.“- onward.“- Helen Helen KellerKeller  

““Know Thyself. Love Know Thyself. Love Thyself. Build Thyself. Build Thyself.”Thyself.”

““The value of The value of identity of course identity of course is that so often is that so often with it comes with it comes purpose.”  purpose.”  ~Richard Grant~Richard Grant

The GiftThe Gift

A Long Road A Long Road Waits AheadWaits Ahead

Ithaca Ithaca by Constantine P Cavafy  by Constantine P Cavafy 

When you set out for IthakaWhen you set out for Ithakaask that your way be long,ask that your way be long,full of adventure, full of instruction.full of adventure, full of instruction.The Laistrygonians and the Cyclops,The Laistrygonians and the Cyclops,angry Poseidon - do not fear them:angry Poseidon - do not fear them:such as these you will never findsuch as these you will never findas long as your thought is lofty, as long as a as long as your thought is lofty, as long as a rarerareemotion touch your spirit and your body.emotion touch your spirit and your body.The Laistrygonians and the Cyclops,The Laistrygonians and the Cyclops,angry Poseidon - you will not meet themangry Poseidon - you will not meet themunless you carry them in your soul,unless you carry them in your soul,unless your soul raise them up before youunless your soul raise them up before you

Ask that your way be long.Ask that your way be long.At many a Summer dawn to enterAt many a Summer dawn to enterwith what gratitude, what joy -with what gratitude, what joy -ports seen for the first time;ports seen for the first time;to stop at Phoenician trading centres,to stop at Phoenician trading centres,and to buy good merchandise,and to buy good merchandise,mother of pearl and coral, amber and ebony,mother of pearl and coral, amber and ebony,and sensuous perfumes of every kind,and sensuous perfumes of every kind,sensuous perfumes as lavishly as you can;sensuous perfumes as lavishly as you can;to visit many Egyptian cities,to visit many Egyptian cities,to gather stores of knowledge from the to gather stores of knowledge from the learned. learned.

Have Ithaka always in your mind.Have Ithaka always in your mind.Your arrival there is what you are destined for.Your arrival there is what you are destined for.But don't in the least hurry the journey.But don't in the least hurry the journey.Better it last for years,Better it last for years,so that when you reach the island you are old,so that when you reach the island you are old,rich with all you have gained on the way,rich with all you have gained on the way,not expecting Ithaka to give you wealth.not expecting Ithaka to give you wealth.Ithaka gave you a splendid journey.Ithaka gave you a splendid journey.Without her you would not have set out.Without her you would not have set out.She hasn't anything else to give you. She hasn't anything else to give you.

And if you find her poor, Ithaka hasn't And if you find her poor, Ithaka hasn't deceived you.deceived you.So wise you have become, of such So wise you have become, of such experience,experience,that already you'll have understood that already you'll have understood what these Ithakas mean. what these Ithakas mean. 

KEEP KEEP MOVING MOVING FORWARDFORWARD