alive

We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.
~Thornton Wilder

lesson

Other people may be there to help us, teach us, guide us along our path, but the lesson to be learned is always ours.

~unknown

laugh

I am serious, so I laugh a lot. You need to laugh. I don't trust anyone who doesn't laugh.
~Maya Angelou

together

The thing to remember is, if we're all alone - then we're all together in that way too.
~'P.S. I love you' (2007)

life

Life teaches everyone - however long that may take.
~Paulo Coelho

challenges

Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are.
~Bernice Johnson Reagon

adopt a butterfly at MOSI

Symbolically adopt a butterfly at MOSI in Tampa, FL. The money raised helps fund educational programs and exhibits. Details are at-> http://www.mosi.org/

intelligence

It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.

~Rene Descartes

choices

It is our choices...that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
~JK Rowling

self

We are what we repeatedly do.
~Aristotle

life

There is a time to let things happen, and a time to make things happen.
~unknown

falling

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but rising every time we fall.
~Confucius

content

Until you make peace with who you are, you'll never be content with what you have.

~Doris Mortman

admiration

When I was young, I used to admire intelligent people; as I grow older, I admire kind people.
~Abraham Joshua Heschel

fulfillment

The universe is like a pension plan. It will match your investment.
~Camryn Manheim

being yourself

To wish you were someone else is to waste the person you are.
~unknown