Thoughts on Today’s Quote
Ever met a dreamer? I’m betting you have met lots of them in your lifetime.
You might even have been one.
Some dreamers do just that, they dream of all the great things they will do with their life.
They imagine all the struggles and difficulties they will encounter before their dream can become reality. They’ll imagine how difficult it will be to overcome those struggles and difficulties.
Then they’ll dream about another great endeavour. And another. And another
They never take action to bring those dreams into reality. They just keep dreaming and deciding what will work and wont work without ever lifting a finger.
They will never know the joys of success. The gut-wrenching feeling of running up against challenges. And the triumph of overcoming those challenges and succeeding.
There is nothing wrong with trying to do something and failing. All that tells you is how not to get to your goal.
Then you try more and more ways until you get where you want to go.
The dreamer will spend a lifetime thinking about it and knowing total failure for never having triedl
Are you going to be the dreamer or the dreamer who takes action?
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States. He was born in New York City, October 1858. At the age of 18 he entered Harvard where he studied for four years before going to Germany to study for a year. He excelled at both academics and sports during his studies.
He entered politics immediately after leaving school when he was elected to the New York state assembly. He distinguished himself as an ardent reformer during his time in office.
He left politics in 1884 due to ill health and the death of his first wife. During his time out of office he invested his inheritance into a cattle ranch in the badlands of the Dakota territory.
He returned to New York City in 1896 to remarry and returned to politics. In 1889 he was appointed as a member of the Civil Service Commission by President Harrison. He eventually became president of the commission until he became Chief of Police for New York City in 1895.
He left that position to become the assistant secretary to the Navy for President McKinley. He prepared the country for the Cuban war and when it broke out in 1898. At the outbreak he became Lieutenant-Colonel of the Rough Rides which became famous for their exploits.
In 1898 he became the governor of the state of New York. Before he could run for a second term, the Republican’s named him as their candidate for Vice-President on President McKinley’s ticket. After McKinley was assassinated in 1901 he became President. In 1904 he ran and was elected to a full term.
He undertook an ambitious agenda of growth and development during his terms. In 1906 he wont the Nobel Peace Prize. One of the faces on Mount Rushmore is Roosevelt.
He was a prolific writer, publishing 18 books on topics from foreign policy to history. He penned hundreds of articles, speeches and letters.
Theodore Roosevelt died at age 60 in 1919.
*I will try to find information on the author of the quotes I share. I wont always be successful.
Don’t know about you, but I find it interesting to know who the person was that anyone took the time to record or quote that person.*
About Coffee Time Meditation
I love being inspired by other people’s quotes. I thought I’d start sharing some quotes that inspire me along with my own thoughts the quote evokes within me. So, think of someone, like me, sitting quietly with the first fresh coffee of the day and mediating about the words of the quote. That would be me, or it could be you.
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