10/03/11 - aberration   aberration(n.)something that differs from the norm In 1918, the Boston Red Sox

won the World Series, but the success turned out to be an aberration, and the Red Sox have not won a World Series since.

"Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them."- Orison Swett Marden

Quick write:Write about one thing in your life you hope you never

have to see or encounter.

Associated words:offcrow

tactics

10/04/11 - aberration "Adversity is another way to measure the

greatness of individuals. I never had a crisis that didn't make me stronger.“ - Lou Holtz

Quick Write:Describe a time in your life when you were lost (figuratively or not).

Associated words:readingstickfat

10/05/11 - aberration “I am not afraid of the storm, for I am

learning to sail my own-ship.” L. M. Alcot Quick write:What non-electronic, old-school, thing(s) from the past do you still

enjoy and why? Associated words:HookJellyBowl

10/06/11 - aberration "The first requisite of success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem without growing weary." - Thomas Edison

Quick write:Write about one thing that has always fascinated you you.

Associated words:hay smokeup

10/07/11 - aberration "Success doesn't come to you, you go to it." - Marva Collins

Quick write:What is your biggest insecurity?

Associated words:dogfrogfighter

10/10/11 - benign benign (adj.) favorable, not threatening, mild We were all relieved

to hear that themedical tests determined her tumor to be benign.

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. - Robert Frost

Quick write: Robert Frost road the above poem The Road Not Taken. Name a road you’ve always wanted to travel. Where do you hope it takes you, and what might you see when you get there?

Associated words: cheese guitar along

10/12/11 - benign"To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. In

return, you will receive untold peace and happiness." - Dr. Robert Muller

Quick Write: Write about one thing that you think brings out the good in people.

Associated words: weight flysand

10/13/11 - benign"Come to the edge, he said. They said: We are

afraid. Come to the edge, he said. They came. He pushed them, And they flew..." - Guillaume Apollinaire

Quick write:Write about an irrational fear that you have.

Associated words:abovefloorwalk

10/14/11 - benign"It is our choices...that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." - J. K. Rowling

Quick write: What was the worst choice you have made in your life? What could you have done differently?

Associated words:videoboardwaiting

10/17/11 - camaraderie camaraderie (n.) brotherhood, jovial unity Camaraderie among

employees usually leads to success in business.

"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." - Thomas Edison

Quick WriteThe accomplishment that I am proudest of

is. . .because. . .

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10/18/11 - camaraderie"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. . .Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.” –

Calvin Coolidge

Quick Write:Are you or someone else the black sheep in the family?

Explain.

Associated words:oilrattleeyes

10/19/11 - camaraderie“Always aim at complete harmony of thought word and deed.”

Mahatma Gandhi

Quick write:Who was your first crush and what made them special?

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rocketnightlark

10/20/11 - camaraderie“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping

together is progress. Working together is success.” - Henry Ford

Quick WriteThe thing that scares me the most is. . .

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10/21/11 - camaraderie“One must marry one’s feelings to one’s

beliefs and ideas. That is probably the only way to achieve a measure of harmony in one’s life.” - Napoleon Hill

Quick Write: Describe your own special place and how it makes you feel.

Associated words: out baby out

10/24/11 - tritetrite (adj.) not original, overused Keith thought of himself as being

very learned, but everyone else thought he was trite because his observations about the world were always the same as David Letterman’s.

“When you make a mistake, don’t look back at it long. Take the reason ofthe thing into your mind and then look forward. Mistakes are lessons of

wisdom. The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power.”

-Hugh White

Quick write: List your greatest regrets.

Associated words:keywallprecious

10/25/11 - trite“Not everything that can be counted counts, and

not everything that counts can be counted.” – Albert Einstein

Quick write: If you could tell the world just one thing what would it be?

Associated words:cornwinnersweet

10/26/11 - trite“Life is not measured by the number of breaths

we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.” Unknown

Quick Write: If I could live anywhere in the world, I would choose ( and why)

Associated words:topinnertest

10/27/11 - triteThere are many things in life that will capture your eye, but

very few will capture your heart. These are the ones to pursue. These are the ones worth keeping.

Quick write: When take a long look into the mirror this is what I see. . .

Associated wordsgothereseen

10/28/11 - triteThe future doesn’t just happen. It is created. . .Our

destiny is not in the stars, but in ourselves. We may need to follow in the wake of those who have gone before. But what we do and where we go is ultimately up to us. The attitude of initiative is an on-going state of exploration that is never finished. . .a journey that never ends.

Quick writes: Have you ever wanted to trade places with someone else for a day, week, or a lifetime? If so, who was it and why?

Associated words:read child water

10/31/11obsequious (adj.) excessively compliant or submissive. Mark

acted like Janet’s servant,obeying her every request in an obsequious manner.

The currents that determine our dreams and shape our lives flow from the attitudes that we nurture every day.

Quick write: What is your biggest ambition in life?Associated words:watchhousegone