Author Archives: TA Loeffler

I am one of those people who just can’t help getting a kick out of life – even when it’s a kick in the teeth. ~Polly Adler

Smile, breathe and go slowly. ~Thich Nhat Hanh

Work is not always required. There is such a thing as sacred idleness. ~George MacDonald

Sorrows gather around great souls as storm do around mountains; but, like them, they break the storm and purify the air of the plain beneath them.–Jean Paul

What a person believes is not as important as how a person believes. ~Timothy Virkkala

Teamwork divides the task and multiplies the success. ~Author Unknown This electronic communication is governed by the terms and conditions at http://www.mun.ca/cc/policies/electronic_communications_disclaimer_2012.php

Teaching is leaving a vestige of one self in the development of another. And surely the student is a bank where you can deposit your most precious treasures. ~Eugene P. Bertin

Nature holds all the answers – go outside and ask some questions – open your heart and listen to the response! ~Amethyst Wyldfyre

Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop. –Ovid

The ultimate source of a happy life is warm-heartedness. This means extending to others the kind of concern we have for ourselves. –Dalai Lama

So many fail because they don’t get started – they don’t go. They don’t overcome inertia. They don’t begin.–W. Clement Stone

There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth…not going all the way and not starting. –The Buddha

There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires. –Nelson Mandela

When you are in the valley, keep your goal firmly in view and you will get the renewed energy to continue the climb. –Denis Waitley

Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher. –William Wordsworth

Mistakes are the usual bridge between inexperience and wisdom. ~Phyllis Theroux

Forever is composed of nows. ~Emily Dickinson

The only sure thing about luck is that it will change. ~Wilson Mizner

There is no distance on this earth as far away as yesterday. ~Robert Nathan

We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect. ~Aldo Leopold

Life is the sum of all your choices. ~Albert Camus

The plans that I made when horizontal are working out now that I’m vertical. ~Betsy Cañas Garmon

Whatever we do lays a seed in our deepest consciousness, and one day that seed will grow. ~Sakyong Mipham

Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment. -Thích Nhất Hạnh

You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm. ~Colette

Those at the top of the mountain didn’t fall there. ~Author Unknown

Home is where the heart can laugh without shyness. Home is where the heart’s tears can dry at their own pace. ~Vernon Baker

If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading. – Lao Tzu

Fresh air impoverishes the doctor. ~Danish Proverb

If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door. ~Milton Berle

Sunshine has no budget, the sea no red tape. ~Terri Guillemets

Nature rejuvenates so quickly, so completely. Though we often view ourselves otherwise, we are nature. ~Jeb Dickerson