Arthur Murray Santa Monica Blog
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No 31 8-2-18 “Perseverance is a great element of success”
“Perseverance is a great element of Success” Henry Wadsworth Longefellow
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No 28 7-13-18 “The Greatest Test of Courage”
“The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.” – R.G. Ingersoll (1833 – 1899) American lawyer Do you like the rough times in life? I don’t. I can barely handle the great times in life with all their abundance and joy, much less loss, illness,…
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No 27 7-6-18 “Keeping your Memories”
“If you want to keep your memories, you first have to live them.” – Bob Dylan (1941) American songwriter, singer Living your dreams is not easy. It takes a lot of courage and pluck to turn a thought into an action that turns into a dream that becomes a reality. And dream has a way of…
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No 24 – 6-15-18 “Run the Great Risk”
“I run great risk of failing. It may be that I shall encounter ruin where I look for reputation and a career of honor. The chances are perhaps more in favor of ruin than of success. But, whatever may be the chances, I shall go on as long as any means of carrying on the…
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No 23 6-8-18 “Learn to be Brave and Patient”
“Learn to be Brave and Patient”
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No 22 6-1-18 “How to Become Quite a Person”
“Any man whose errors take ten years to correct is quite a man.” Robert Oppenheimer, American theoretical physicist and professor of physics Ever think that you have messed up your life? Ever think that you have made a mistake so grave that you will never be able to recover? Has a wrong decision or a…
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No 20 5-18-18 “Offering a Word of Praise”
“Yes, Thank You! I’d love to do that for you. May I assist you? You look great today. I love that color on you. You look happy and healthy. Thank for coming today. It is a pleasure to have you with us. Welcome! That’s the best I’ve ever seen you dance. You’re on fire today.…
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No 19 5-11-18 “A champion is someone who gets up when he can’t.”
“A champion is someone who gets up when he can’t.” – Jack Dempsey (1895 – 1983) American professional boxer There have been a few times when I could not get up in life. I was beaten down, crushed, defeated, and lost in the dark night of the soul. And yet, I got up. Jack Dempsey said it…
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No 17 4-27-18 “A Failure is a Mark of Experience”
I had not failed, but I had not fully opened my eyes to our true success and our great possibilities of growth. Perhaps my past ‘marks of experience’ had given me strength, wisdom, hope, vision, and a new excitement to achieve and hit new great goals.
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No 16 4-20-18 “Nothing becomes real until it is experienced”
“Nothing ever becomes real until it is experienced.” – John Keats (1795 – 1821) English Romantic poet The path to having an understanding heart has been paved for me with years of experience. Now that I have experienced loss, illness, success, failure, good days and bad days, my many stupid mistakes, and my precious…
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