Blessedness of Life

The blessedness of life depends

more on its interests than upon its comforts.

You Lose

For every minute you are angry

you lose sixty seconds of happiness.

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~

The Fun You've Had

When your heart is feeling heavy,

And your brain is rather sad,

Don't think about your trouble,

But of the fun you've had.

The World

The world is round, and the place which

 may seem like the end may also be only the beginning.

~ Ivy Baker Priest ~

A Smile

Few of us do as much as we want to for others.

But there is always one gift we can bestow - a smile.

~ Marjorie Holms ~

The Birds Still Remember

Because of You

The Brain

The brain is as strong as its weakest think.

~ Eleanor Doan ~

How Beautiful

How beautiful a day can be

when kindness touches it.

Success of Life

Some think they have made a success of life,

when all they've made is just a lot of money.

Absence of Conflict

Happiness is not the absence of conflict;

it's the ability to cope with it.

Fathers

Happy Father’s Day

Our Flag

Our flag honors those who have fought to protect it,

and is a reminder of the sacrifice of our nation's founders and heroes.

As the ultimate icon of America's storied history,

the Stars and Stripes represents the very best of this nation.

~ Joe Barton ~

Happy Flag Day!

Good Advice

To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it.

~ John C. Collins ~

Feel Pride

Feel pride in how far you have come

and confidence in where you are going.

Taking Chances

"I've been thinking a lot lately about taking chances, and how it's really just about overcoming your fears. Because the truth is, every time you take a big risk in your life, no matter how it ends up, you're always glad you took it." 

~ Dr. John ~

R.I.P.

Puddles

Most of today's worries are like puddles -

tomorrow they will have evaporated.

One More Day

No objects of value...are worth risking the

priceless experience of waking up one more day.

~ Jack Smith ~

D-Day

That road to V-E Day was hard and long, and traveled by weary and valiant men. And history will always record where that road began. It began here, with the first footprints on the beaches of Normandy.

~ President George W. Bush ~

Remembering the courageous men and women who fought so gallantly on this, the 75th anniversary of D-Day.

Single Note

It can be a single note which defines the entire song.

~ Leon Redbone ~

R.I.P.

Be Patient

We should be patient with everyone,

but above all with ourselves.

Violence

What has violence ever accomplished?

What has it ever created?

No martyr's cause has ever been stilled by an assassin's bullet.

No wrongs have ever been righted by riots and civil disorder.

A sniper is only a coward, not a hero;

and an uncontrolled or uncontrollable mob is only the voice of madness,

not the voice of the people.

~ Robert F. Kennedy ~

Prayers and sympathy for the Virginia Beach victims and their families