by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Mar 25, 2024 | Chasing Your Dream, Limitless Possibilities, Long Shots, Overcoming Obstacles
“Within you lies everything you ever dreamed of being. You can become everything that God wants you to be. It’s within your reach. Dare to grow into your dreams.” Mary Kay Ash August 1963 –...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Mar 11, 2024 | Overcoming Adversity, Overcoming Obstacles, Rising Above Circumstances
“I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy.” Marie Curie 1885 – Warsaw, Poland. “Papa, it’s not fair,” cried Marie. “I am smarter than all the boys in my class. I graduated at the top of my class, but there is no need to apply to the University...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jan 8, 2024 | Getting Fired, Limitless Possibilities, Overcoming Obstacles
“God grant me the courage to not give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless.” Chester Nimitz July 7, 1908 – USS Decatur, Batangas Harbor, Philippines: The USS Decatur, the first destroyer commissioned in...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Dec 4, 2023 | Against the Odds, Hanging on to Hope, Miracles, Overcoming Obstacles
“Trust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.” Tim Keller May 28, 1997 – Des Moines, Iowa: Dr. Katherine Hauser stared at the ultrasound machine. As a reproductive...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jul 3, 2023 | Limitless Possibilities, Never Give Up, Overcoming Obstacles, Rising Above Circumstances
“Trying times are no time to quit trying. The secret of success is to start from scratch and keep on scratching.” John Mason May 27, 1936 – Salinas, California: It had been a tough week for John Steinbeck. He tried to be in good humor...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | May 30, 2023 | Adversity, Overcoming Obstacles, Rising Above Circumstances, Trail Blazer
“Young people, especially young women, often ask me for advice. Here it is. Do not undertake a scientific career in quest of fame or money. There are easier and better ways to reach them. Undertake it only if nothing else will satisfy you. ...
