Here's a recap of our top favorite inspirational quotes, stories and deals of the week:

TOP INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES

The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up. - Mark Twain

Being defeated is a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent. - Marilyn vos Savant

The most beautiful things in the world are not seen nor touched. They are felt with the heart. - Helen Keller

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try. - Beverly Sills

According to your faith, it will be done to you. - Bible

You can stand tall without standing on someone. you can be a victor without having victims. - Harriet Woods

To fly, we have to have resistance. - Maya Lin

Happiness is itself a kind of gratitude. - Joseph Wood Krutch

For every minute you are angry, you lose sixty seconds of happiness. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

A smile confuses an approaching frown. Anon

Great thoughts speak only the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind. - Emily P. Bissell

TOP STORIES

http://bit.ly/6HeC9 Nice observations on a family of bluebirds.

http://bit.ly/OO2My What makes a successful life.

http://bit.ly/Rbnp7 Proof that aromas can affect your mood and appetite

http://bit.ly/s7ceo What makes us different from apes.  - So many complex actions we can do that we take for granted.

http://bit.ly/WjbVy NightBlossoms, Canon, Never Give Up - New Inspirational Cheer Up Music added to our Playlist 

http://bit.ly/eHHds Rejection is part of doing business. Here are some good tips on easing the pain. 

http://bit.ly/qYaXe Happiness is not personal. It's relational. - Eric Weiner 

http://bit.ly/11nMaH 20 Classic Zen Habits Posts. Leo is one of my fav writers.

http://bit.ly/2pEB0 Disabled athlete tackles his toughest challenge yet.

http://bit.ly/7pRnC Are you standing in the way of your own happiness? - Gd tips on avoiding relationship mistakes.

http://bit.ly/14e2zQ But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads.- Albert Camus 

http://bit.ly/TwXIS "Wasn't supposed to..." "Would never be..." "Probably never..." - Words that 14 yr old Caleb Buttars defied 

http://bit.ly/YcNHb How you react to your partner's good news can make or break your relationship. 

http://bit.ly/PU6CI Ten inspirational women travelers you should know 

http://bit.ly/YDQGi FAILED. They get WORSE. Lot's of funny pictures on this site.

http://bit.ly/Xz4Dv Ever watched a marathon from the finish line? This is what it feels like.

http://bit.ly/XhuOp Mentoring is good for the mentor. Read more here. 

http://bit.ly/IY5Fd Darfur parents reunite with daughter in Brooklyn. This brings me joy.

http://bit.ly/13vQCG World's Weirdest Festivals. Picts are hilarious. See #5 Wife Carrying Championship.

http://bit.ly/25uOQH It's not being loved that's the secret ingredient to happiness, it's the act of loving someone else.

http://bit.ly/rLHUm Want to change your teenager's behavior? Read this article.

TOP DEALS