Quotes by "T.F. Hodge"

Making a dream into reality begins with what you have, not with what you are waiting on.

What you do teaches faster, and has a lasting impression, far beyond what you say.

When spontaneous demoralizing thoughts seep into your conscience, don't trip...allowing them to fester. These are random tests of your conviction and determination. Large or small, your reaction to such intrusions is a defining moment for which no one else, but you, can mitigate.

It is common to represent a title, but inspiring to represent a purpose.

Today is not just another ordinary day. It is an opportunity to do, or say, something that just might inspire someone to greater becoming...especially a wayward youth.

Having beef with someone is unnecessary and avoidable. Whatever the issue, if not positive, it is an opportunity to cut the excess fat from an unhealthy dietary network. Simply excuse yourself from the table of negativity and lean forward in peace.

Both friend and enemy reside within us. One lives by the rule of compassion, the other by the rule of hard knocks. Though potential influence of either extreme is inevitable, our actions bear witness to the one we embrace.

The Motto of Champions: If you are hurt, you can suck it up and press on. If injured, you can rebound and return bigger and better...and continue to inspire!

Freedom is realizing you have a choice.

What surrounds us is what is within us.

Past and future is determined by what is now…right now! This is why the present is a gift; the only one that ultimately matters most.

It is more substantial to represent a purpose, rather than just a title.

Do not hate the player, nor the game...rule it!

Divide the constant tide and random noisiness of energetic flow, with conscious recurring moments of empty mind, solitude, gratitude and deep...slow...breathing. Of this, the natural law of self-preservation demands.

Though I think and speak of greater becoming, I, too, am an infinite work in progress.

I choose many voices to consider and reckon with, rather than just one to tolerate.

In the game of life, we all receive a set of variables and limitations in the field of play. We can either focus on the lack thereof or empower ourselves to create better realities with the pieces we play the game with.

Do not only think about it, but feel about it, also, before taking appropriate action.

During moments of strife and 'dis-ease', check your flow and redirect your focus to that which is naturally good.

Day or night, good or bad…all things from within.