Quote of the Day #70
March 10th, 2010If you surrender to the wind, you can ride it.
- Toni Morrison
Quote of the Day #69
March 9th, 2010Though the circular round-and-round of routine be the bulk of life’s affairs, make an occasional jutting diversion – of fun, love, or something that will outlast you – so the shape and motion of your life shall resemble the round lifegiving sun with bright rays shining forth from all directions.
- Destin Figuier
Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be. ~Thomas à Kempis, Imitation of Christ, c.1420
You’ve got a lot of choices. If getting out of bed in the morning is a chore and you’re not smiling on a regular basis, try another choice. ~Steven D. Woodhull
What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step. It is always the same step, but you have to take it. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Wind, Sand and Stars, 1939, translated from French by Lewis Galantière
Don’t wait for the Last Judgment. It happens every day. ~Albert Camus, The Fall, 1956
Good for the body is the work of the body, and good for the soul is the work of the soul, and good for either is the work of the other. ~Henry David Thoreau
Remember, if you’re headed in the wrong direction, God allows U-turns! ~Allison Gappa Bottke
Anyone can carry his burden, however hard, until nightfall. Anyone can do his work, however hard, for one day. Anyone can live sweetly, patiently, lovingly, purely, till the sun goes down. And this is all life really means. ~Robert Louis Stevenson
If you don’t like how things are, change it! You’re not a tree. ~Jim Rohn
In what you say of another, apply the test of kindness, necessity and truth, and let nothing pass your lips without a 2/3 majority. ~Liz Armbruster, on www.robertbrault.com
See everything; overlook a great deal; correct a little. ~Pope John XXIII
Give thanks for what you are now, and keep fighting for what you want to be tomorrow. ~Fernanda Miramontes-Landeros
Though the circular round-and-round of routine be the bulk of life’s affairs, make an occasional jutting diversion – of fun, love, or something that will outlast you – so the shape and motion of your life shall resemble the round lifegiving sun with bright rays shining forth from all directions. ~Destin Figuier
Quote of the Day #68
March 8th, 2010You’ve got a lot of choices. If getting out of bed in the morning is a chore and you’re not smiling on a regular basis, try another choice.
- Steven D. Woodhull
Quote of the Day #67
March 8th, 2010Good for the body is the work of the body, and good for the soul is the work of the soul, and good for either is the work of the other.
- Henry David Thoreau
Quote of the Day #66
March 6th, 2010Anyone can carry his burden, however hard, until nightfall. Anyone can do his work, however hard, for one day. Anyone can live sweetly, patiently, lovingly, purely, till the sun goes down. And this is all life really means.
- Robert Louis Stevenson
Quote of the Day #65
March 5th, 2010He bites his tongue who speaks in haste.
- Turkish Proverb
Quote of the Day #64
March 4th, 2010If you must be in a hurry, then let it be according to the old adage, and hasten slowly.
- Saint Vincent de Paul
Quote of the Day #63
March 3rd, 2010He who has health has hope; and he who has hope has everything.
- Arabic Proverb
Quote of the Day#62
March 2nd, 2010The part can never be well unless the whole is well.
- Plato
Great Things in Store for You at ARISE
January 13th, 2010Greetings from ARISE! We are blasting off into 2010 with several exciting changes and new products. Here are some of the cool things on the way from ARISE:
- Our Drop It at the Door training has been expanded to five days;
- We now offer monthly webinars for people that have participated in the ARISE Drop It at the Door training;
- You can now subscribe to 365 daily Good Vibe emails;
- The new ARISE website has a brand-new e-book section, featuring digital versions of the ARISE life skills curricula at half the prices of the hardcover books, and a sleeker interface;
- and ARISE has two new anthologies rolling off the printing presses.
The remarkable, life-changing ARISE Drop It at the Door training has been expanded to five days.
Each day covers a different topic related to building healthy personal and professional relationships and controlling your 
emotions at home and at work. ARISE has taken each concept and built entire days of training around each one.
Day one focuses exclusively on anger management.
Day two is all about improving your life through paying attention to the way you conduct yourself, from your thoughts, emotions and body language to the way you deal with difficult people.
Day three is about managing stress. Day three provides participants with an array of useful tips, tools and strategies for getting a grip on stress, including time management and meditation techniques.
Day four is all about communication. Using the skills learned in the previous three days, participants will learn how to negotiate and communicate effectively with those around them.
Day five focuses exclusively on anger management. is about managing stress. Day three provides participants with an array of useful tips, tools and strategies for getting a grip on stress, including time management and meditation techniques. closes the week by tying all the concepts together in order to be happier at home and at work. Spending more time on these important topics allows participants to truly learn and absorb them. Your staff comes away from training with a new mindset that will hopefully radiate out to everyone they come in contact with.
Monthly Drop It at the Door Refresher Webinars
ARISE now offers webinars for people that have participated in the ARISE Drop It at the Door training. These webinars supplement the training. They reinforce the lessons, allow participants to interact with the ARISE Senior Trainers and ask questions, and enhance the original training by making sure each person does not forget what they learned.
You can now subscribe to 365 Good Vibe emails
Receive insightful quotes delivered to your inbox each day. Think of it has a burst of positive thoughts to focus on throughout your day.
The new ARISE website has a host of new features
Including a brand-new e-book section, featuring digital versions of the ARISE life skills curricula at half the prices of the hardcover books, and a sleeker interface.
ARISE has two new anthologies rolling off the printing presses.
Gangs: 50+ Stories of Fractured Lives is a powerful gang prevention tool filled with original fiction written by people from all over the country, as well as firsthand accounts from incarcerated gang members sharing the wreckage their lives have become as a result of gangs. This book is a perfect addition to any gang prevention program, because a memorable story resonates with everyone. The stories teach valuable lessons about the perils of life in a gang.
The second new book will be called, 50+ Anger Stories with Real Life Consequences. Anger management is one of the cornerstones of the ARISE curriculum. Like the previous book, this new volume will feature original stories about anger and how it affects our lives.
Once again, ARISE would like to thank its champions in congress. Through the support of the ARISE champions, the ARISE Intervention and Reentry program for incarcerated juvenile offenders provides public safety for communities across the state of Florida.