1. "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference." –Robert Frost
As the year comes to an end, challenge yourself to do something different.
2. "Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful." –Joshua J. Marine
Think about any struggles this past year has brought, you now reflect and think about what you’ve learned from them.
3. "The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet." –Aristotle
School or work is on holiday break and you are in the “sweet” stage. Realize that the happiness and satisfaction you feel is more powerful the harder you work.
4. "Life isn’t about getting and having, it’s about giving and being." –Kevin Kruse
It’s not the presents and toys that make the holiday spirit, it’s the people and memories you share that matter the most.
5. "If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else." –Booker T. Washington
Happiness doesn’t come from pampering yourself. Be appreciative of others and find the joy in lending a helping hand.
6. "Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans." –John Lennon
The 2015 days are coming to an end, cherish every moment you have.
7. "The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any." –Alice Walker
Take initiative, if there’s been something you’ve been wanting to say or do, do it. Now’s the time.
8. "An unexamined life is not worth living." –Socrates
Think about the year and what mistakes you’ve made, or any friendships you’ve lost. Make an effort to fix something that unsettles you.
9. "You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore." –Christopher Columbus
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10. "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." –Martin Luther King Jr.
Speak up for what matters to you!
11. "The happiest of people don’t necessarily have the best of everything they just make the most of everything that comes along their way." -Karen S. Magee
With everything that life throws you, figure out how to make the most of it. Be optimistic and look at the positive side of things.
12. "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
Do what you’ve always wanted to do, say what you’ve always wanted to say, be who you’ve always wanted to be.
13. "I walk slowly but I never walk backward." -Abraham Lincoln
Learn from your mistakes, don’t repeat them.
14. "Just when the caterpillar thought the world was ending, he turned into a butterfly." -Proverb
With the new year comes new goals and new experiences.
15. "Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us. Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right." -Oprah Winfrey
With a new year comes a new chance to build on what we already know, and to improve from it.
This article is dedicated to 2015 for being an amazing year.
