Imagination is the highest kite one can fly. -Lauren Bacall
The man that loves and laughs must sure do well. -Alexander Pope
Of what shall a man be proud, if he is not proud of his friends. -Robert Lous Stevenson
You must do the "THING" you think you cannot do! -Eleanor
Roosevelt
In order to change, I must first be willing to change, then take the necessary action to change.
Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a dimond in the
rough. -Mary McLeod Bethune
Every writer hopes or boldly assumes that his life is in some
sense exemplary, that the particular will turn out to
be universal." -Martin Amis, British novelist
Success and failure are both greatly overrated. But failure
gives you a whole lot more to talk about. -Hildegard Knef
Money is never to be squandered or spent ostentatiously. Some of
the greatest people in history have lived lives of the
greatest simplicity. Remember it's the you inside that
counts. Money doesn't give you any license to relax. It
gives an opportunity to use all your abilities, free of
financial worries, to go forward, and to use your
superior advantages and talents to help others. -Rose
Fitzgeeerald Kennedy
Sense shines with a double luster when it is in humility. An
able yet humble man is a jewel worth a kingdom. -Author Unknown
If [women] understood and exercised their power they could remake the world. -Emily Taft Douglas
The more people have studied different methods of bringing up
children the more they have come to the conclusion that
what good mothers and fathers instinctively feel like
doing for their babies is best after all. -Benjamin
Spock
Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure that
there
is one less scoundrel in the world. - Thomas Carlyle
"Now go, and do as I have told you. I will help you speak well,
and I will tell you what to say." -Exodus 4:12
The Comfort of His Love
When I'm in need of courage
On Him I can rely,
I merely need to ask His help
For He is standing by.
He fortifies my wanting strength
When pressures take their toll,
And little heartaches make it hard
To keep tears in control.
He gives me hope for better times
When treasures slip away,
He inspires me with glowing faith
That clearly lights my way.
I'm grateful for His blessed
Intervention from above,
But most of all, I'm greatful
For His sweet, unselfish love.
-Catherine Janssen Irwin
We can often do more for other men by trying to correct our own
faults than by trying to correct theirs. -Francois
Fenelon
It makes all the difference in the world to your life whether
you arrive at a philophy and a religion or not. It
makes the difference between living in a world which is
merely a constant changing mass of phenomena and living
in a significant, ordered universe. -Mary Ellen Chase
Man has been endowed with reason, with the power to create, so that he can add to what he's been given.-Anton Chekhov
We shall not flag or fail. We shall fight in France, we shall
fight in the seas or the oceans, we shall fight with
growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we
shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we
shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing
grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we
shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender. - Winston
Churchill, speaking in the House of Commons on
British resistance to the Nazis, June 1940.
Today I will give myself permissioni to appreciate myself.
Author unknown.
Do not let unkind thoughts become unkind words. -Patricia B.,
56, Palmer, Alaska.
When it comes to getting things done, we need fewer architects
and more brick layers. - Colleen C. Barrett
No man imparteth his joy to his friend, but he joyeth the more;
and no man imparteth his grief to his friend, but he
grieveth the less. - Lord Bacon
Enjoy life and get involved in several extracurricular
activities. Be conscious of and responsible for your actions.
Stand up for your rights, but also know when to
cooperate. Respect and consider the advice of others, especially
your parents. -Ann K., 54, Wales, North Dakota
My first business is to so live that at least a few will thank God that I lived when my little day is done. -Author Unknown
Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is
thus a source of civilized delight. -William Safire
That's what it takes to be a hero, a little gem of innocence
inside you that makes you want to believe that there still
exists a right and wrong, that decency will somehow triumph in
the end. -Lise Hand, describing the late Irish journalist
Veronica Guerin.
Anybody can sympathize with the sufferings of a friend, but it
requires a very fine nature to sympathize with a friend's
success. -Author Unknown
There is no such thing as a great talent without great will-
power. -Honore de Balzac (1799-1850) French novelist
We need not power or splendor, Wide hall or lordly dome; The
good, the true, the tender, These form the wealth of home.-Sarah J. Hale
We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are. -Anais Nin
Some truths are moral illnesses. -Marilyn French
Life is what happened to you while you were making plans. -Anon
A little work, a little sleep, a little love and it's all over.
- Mary Roberts Rinehart
Never fear spoiling childern by making them too happy. Happiness
is the atmosphere in which all good affections
grow- the wholesome warmth neccessary to make the heart-blood
circulate healhily and freely; unhappiness- the
chilling pressure which produces here an inflammation, there an
excrescence, and, worst of all, "the mind's green and
yellow sickness"- ill temper. - Ann Eliza Bray
There is no royal road to anything. One thing at a time, and all
things in succession. That which grows slowly endures.
- Josiah Holland
Good humor makes all things tolerable!- Henry Ward Beecher
One is taught by experience to put a premium on those few people
who can appreciate you for what you are. - Mark Twain
Let the world know you as you are, not as you tink you should be-
because sooner or later, if you are posing, you will forget
the pose and then where are you? - Fanny Brice
The world is full of willing people, some willing to work, the
rest willing to let them.- Robert Frost
A friend loves at all times... - Proverbs 17:17 (NIV)
Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is
thus a source of civilized delight. -William Safire
Never waver in your pursuits. Reach for the stars; many things
are possible. The road of life brings many unexpected
twists and turns. It is at these times that you
must not swerve. Perhaps around the bend the road of
life will again become straight.
-Frances R., 89, Holyoke, Massachusetts
Love just doesn't sit there like a stone; it has to be made,
like bread, remade all the time, made anew. - Ursula K. Ke Guin
I find that the great thing in this world is not so much where we
stand, as in what direction we are moving.- Oliver Wendell Holmes
Love is the only thing that we can carry with us when we go,
and it makes the end so easy. - Louisa May Alcott
No entertainment is as cheap as reading, nor any pleasure so
lasting. - Lady Mary Worthley Montague
The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our
dispositions and not our circumstances. - Martha Washington
Liberty! It is for noble minds, who despise death, and who know
how upon occasion to give it to themselves. It is not
for those weak being who enter in composition with
guilt, who cover their selfishness with the name of
prudence.
...It is for wise people who delight in humanity, praise
justice, despise their flatterers, and respect truth. As long
as you are not such a people, O my fellow citizens, you will tak in vain of liberty.
O liberty, how many crimes are committted in thy name!
O liberty! How they have played with you. (last words before the
gullotine) - Mme. de la Platiere
My advice is to make the best of what you have. Learn to handle
your own money and spend it wisely. Whatever you
choose to do, do it well. Be fair in all your dealings and
business matteres. Be a true friend, a good neighbor, and a hard
worker. - Irene H., Casselton, North Dakota
Who said you should be happy? Do your work. - Colette
Love, caring, and personal relationships are more important than
accumulating things. Possessions can't make you happy.
You make your own happines. - Mary C., 57, Hudson,
Wisconsin
The English word "crisis" is translated by the Chinese with two
little characters; one means "danger," the other
"opportunity."- Jean Hough
If you find that life is flat, full of this, and none of that,
try giving! Introspection makes it flatter; A few more
years-what will it matter? Try giving! If the world is
dark and bitter; Things all tend to make a quitter- Try
giving! Forget yourself in helping others; Know that all
men are your brothers, You will see then life is sweeter
than you thought, and far completer- When you
give!
-Margaret Gordon Kuhlman
He who has no fire in himself cannot warm others.
This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow,
as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false
to any man.
-William Shakespeare
The thread of our life would be dark, Heaven knows! if it were
not with friendship and love intertwind. -Thomas Moore
I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly,
acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I
still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand
thing. - Agatha Christie
Friendly suggestions are as pleasant as perfume. - Proverbs 27:9
The Living Bible
Women have got to make the world safe for men since men have
made it so darned unsafe for women. - Lady Nacy Astor
As fire and hearth are inseparable, so are the hearts of
faithful friends. -Author unknown
I didn't find my friends; the good God gave them to me.-Author Unknown
Our lives are filled with simple joys and blessing without end.
And one of the greatest joys in life is to have a
friend.-Author Unknown
6-18-98
Don't live for tomorrow. Enjoy each day to the fullest. Don't
waste time on regrets or guilt; we all have them.
Never hide secrets by telling lies; they multiply. Focus on the
wonderful things that you can experience every day. Take
time to notice the beauty around you, and remember that
this is a gift.
-Allegra V., 71, Midland, Michigan
6-17-98
Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks,
breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun.
-Mary Lou Cook
6-16-98
Life is meant to be lived. The miser who hoards it only cheats
himself.
-Geri Trotta
6-15-98
6-14-98
6-13-98
My Lord, I love the love of you,
Your tenderness knows no end.
From the tiniest atom
To the greatest universe,
To all your wondrous creatures
You give such perfect love.
My Lord, I love the humor of you.
You must laugh out loud at our follies
But you meant us to dance and rejoice.
Why else would you give us such dreams
unless you meant us to cheer?
My Lord, I love the generosity of you.
When we ask for a special favor
You amaze us with so much more.
Our finite minds can't imagine
The marvels that you have planned.
Help us to see you as you are.
My Lord, I love the promises of you
Of eternal life and your glorious light,
Of no more hunger
And no more thirst,
As we dine at your feast
And drink at your well
And dwell with you evermore.
-Unknown source
-Paining by Abbott Handerson Thayer
6-12-98
6-11-98
6-10-98
Finish every day and be done with it.
You have done what you could. Some
blunders and absurdities no doubt
crept in; forget them as soon as you
can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it
well and serenely and with too high
a spirit to be cumbered with your old
nonsense. This day is all that is
good and fair. It is too dear, with
its hopes and invitations, to waste
a moment on yesterdays.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
6-9-98
6-8-98
-The secret of serenity is not hindsight or foresight, but
insight. When I see things as they are, I know what I can do and
I can do it wtih a tranquil heart.
-The secret of serenity is balance. Keeping a proper
perspective, a sense of proportion, and an objective or neutral
outlook is essential to keeping my peace of mind.
-The secret of serenity is setting limits. Only by setting
limits can I free myself from worry, obsession, overdoing
things, dwelling on unimportant detail, and agonizing over
things I cannot control or change.
-The secret of serenity is staying in touch with myself-and also
with God, through pray and meditation.
The Serenity Prayer
O God, grant us the serenity to accept what canot be changed;
the courage to change what can be changed; and the
wisdom to know one from the other.
-Reinhold Niebuhr
