Most Alive

We are most alive

when we're in love.

~ John Updike ~ 

Happy Valentine's Day💓

Never Let It Rest

Good, better, best.  Never let it rest.

Til your good is better and your better is best.

~ St. Jerome ~

Forgiveness

The weak can never forgive.

Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

~ Mahatma Gandhi ~ 

My Own Faults

Like most people, what I find

irritating in others are my own faults. 

~ Jools Holland ~

Education

What sculpture is to a block of marble, 

education is to the soul.

~ Joseph Addison ~

Failure

Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again,

this time more intelligently. 

~ Henry Ford ~

Imagination

Logic will take you from A to B.

Imagination will take you everywhere. 

~ Albert Einstein ~ 

Two Great Days

There are two great days in a person’s life -

the day we are born and the day we discover why.
~ William Barclay ~

Change

Change before you have to. 

~ Jack Welch ~

Accepting Ourselves

Our entire lives -

consists ultimately of accepting ourselves the way we are.

~ Jean Anouilh ~

Be Patient With Yourself

When your head hits the pillow tonight,

remind yourself of the things you did right.

Let go of the things you could have done better.

Be patient with yourself, and remember that

big things are achieved not all at once,

but rather one day at a time. 

~ Kelly’s Treehouse ~ 

Changing Himself

Everyone thinks of changing the world,

but no one thinks of changing himself. 

~ Leo Tolstoy ~ 

Infinite Hope

We must accept finite disappointment,

but never lose infinite hope. 

~ Martin Luther King, Jr. ~

Travel

I always encourage people to get out there,

travel the world, see new things,

experience new people,

experience new food,

experience new culture.

What happens is that helps you

grow and be your best self.

 ~ Karamo Brown ~

Thoughts

You are today where your thoughts have brought you;

you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.

You cannot escape the result of your thoughts.

Change your negative thoughts to positive!

Laughter

Laughter is much more important than applause.

Applause is almost a duty.

Laughter is a reward.

~ Carol Channing ~

R.I.P.

Wheelbarrows

Some of us are like wheelbarrows -

only useful when pushed, and easily upset.

~ Jack Herbert ~

Desires

One must not lose desires.  They are

mighty stimulants to creativeness, to love, and to long life.

~ Alexander A. Bogomoletz ~

Horse Races

It is not best that we should all think alike;

it is difference of opinion which makes horse races.

~ Mark Twain ~

Don't Ever Forget

Your presence is a gift to the world,

You're unique and one of a kind.

Your life can be what you want it to be -

Take it one day at a time.

Count your blessings, not your troubles,

And you'll make it through what comes along.

Within you are so many answers,

Understand, have courage, be strong.

Don't put limits on yourself,

Your dreams are waiting to be realized.

Don't leave your important decisions to chance -

Reach for your peak, your goal, and your prize.

Nothing wastes more energy than worrying -

The longer a problem is carried, the heavier it gets.

Don't take things too seriously -

Live a life of serenity, not a life of regrets.

Remember that a little love goes a long way -

Remember that a lot goes forever.

Remember that friendship is a wise investment,

Life's treasures are people...together.

Have health and hope and happiness,

Take the time to wish on a star.

And don't forget for even a day...

How very special YOU are!

Author Unknown

Believe and Act

Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail.
~ Charles Kettering ~

The Art of Being Happy

The art of being happy lies in the power

of extracting happiness from common things.

~ Henry Ward Beecher ~

Best Day

Write it on your heart that every

day is the best day in the year.

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~

A Flat Tire

A bad attitude is like a flat tire. 

You can’t go anywhere without changing it. 

Make Mistakes

I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes.

Because if you are making mistakes, then you are

making new things, trying new things, learning, living,

pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world.

You're doing things you have never done before,

 and more importantly, you're doing something.

~ Neil Gaiman ~