new-york-travel

The alchemy of diamonds from the rough is to mine every moment.

New insights from being present are a gift.

Experiment with grounding yourself with who you are, not what you do.

Though I have not lived in New York City for more than two decades, these storytellers _ from the United States, Britain and Canada _ have touched my heart with their openness, inspired me with their joie de vivre and deepened my appreciation for my hometown as a worldwide phenomenon. Welcome to our New York.

No map? No problem. Let commitment and determination lead the way.

Be courageous: be still.

Our lives follow the stories we tell ourselves.

From the depths of your well, tap your will.

Nothing is lost in a stumble, only in the refusal to get up.

If it__ true we only live once, then raise your red velvet curtain every chance you get.

If you built the box, you can also break it down.

I know when people think of New York, they think of theater, restaurants, cultural landmarks and shopping,_ I told him. __ut beyond the iconic skyline and the news from Wall Street, New York is a collection of villages. In our neighborhoods, we attend school, play Kick the Can, handball and ride our bikes. I grew up knowing the names and faces of the baker, the shoe repair family, the Knish man and the Good Humor man who sold me and the other kids in my neighborhood half a popsicle for a nickel. My father took me to the playground where he pushed me on the swing, helped balance me on the seesaw and watched as I hung upside down by my feet on the monkey bars. Yes,_ I told the interviewer, __eople actually grow up in New York.

If you want it badly enough, it__ yours.

As long as you__e breathing, it__ never too late to reconnect with a long-held love.

Practice trust in small matters for huge returns in the large ones.

Go for it. It will make a great story.

Those who walk the talk get the work.

Keep moving. Your next big thing may be just around the corner.