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If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you, if the simple things of nature have a message that you understand, rejoice, for … Continue reading →

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. -Helen Keller

I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day. ~Vincent Van Gogh

The color of the mountains is Buddha’s body; the sound of running water is his great speech. ~Dogen

Jumping at several small opportunities may get us there more quickly than waiting for one big one to come along. ~Hugh Allen

The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn. ~David Russell

Moonlight is sculpture. ~Nathaniel Hawthorne

To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else. ~Emily Dickinson

Since the house is on fire let us warm ourselves. ~Italian Proverb

Life can only be understood backward, but it must be lived forward. ~Soren Kierkegaard

Good judgment comes from experience, and often experience comes from bad judgment. ~Rita Mae Brown

Of all the people I have ever known, those who have pursued their dreams and failed have lived a much more fulfilling life than those who have put their dreams on a shelf for fear of failure. ~Author Unknown

In spite of the cost of living, it’s still popular. ~Kathy Norris

Just living is not enough… one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower. ~Hans Christian Andersen

The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit. ~Nelson Henderson

Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted. ~John Lennon

I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it. ~Pablo Picasso

To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself. ~Soren Kierkegaard

Don’t refuse to go on an occasional wild goose chase – that’s what wild geese are for. ~Author Unknown

It’s never too late to be what you might have been. – George Eliot

Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy. – Lao Tsu

Nurture your mind with great thoughts. – Benjamin Disraeli

The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it.- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

It’s not in my nature to admit that no matter how much will you summon, no matter how much courage you express, no matter how much intelligent and complex planning you do, no matter the excruciating long hours of training, … Continue reading →

It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy that makes happiness. –Charles H. Spurgeon

Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine. ~Anthony J. D’Angelo

We are given dreams a size too big so that we can grow in them. ~Author Unknown

Do it, and then you will feel motivated to do it. ~Zig Ziglar

Between saying and doing many a pair of shoes is worn out. ~Italian Proverb

In motion, most everything seems possible. Sitting comfortably on the couch, most everything seems impossible. – TA Loeffler

The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.~Joseph Campbell

I would always rather be happy than dignified. –Charlotte Bronte

To change one’s life, start immediately. Do it flamboyantly. No exceptions. – William James

The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking places. ~Author Unknown

To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring. ~George Santayana

Often while traveling with a camera we arrive just as the sun slips over the horizon of a moment, too late to expose film, only time enough to expose our hearts. ~Minor White

Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another. ~Walter Elliott

The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won’t. ~Henry Ward Beecher