Positive provocation for the first Monday of a fresh month

A few ideas here to stir up up other ones as we enter the last two months of 2009 (and they will, of course, fly by):

Time is what we want most, but... what we use worst. 
William Penn

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. 
Confucius

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
Leonardo DaVinci

It's a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.
Lucille Ball

Take the time to come home to yourself every day.
Robin Casarjean

Let your heart guide you. It whispers, so listen carefully.
Littlefoot's mother, Land Before Time

Learn to cultivate your own garden. 
Voltaire