struggle

And I hope someday you see - nobody has it easy...
~John Legend

fantasy

Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living. It's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of the telescope. Which is what I do, and that enables you to laugh at life's realities.
~Dr. Seuss

adversity

Adversity is another way to measure the greatness of individuals. I never had a crisis that didn't make me stronger.
~Lou Holtz

INAUGURATION 2009

There's not a liberal America and a conservative America - there's the United States of America.
~Barack Obama

life

The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.
~Ben Stein

state of mind

The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not our circumstances.
~Martha Washington

be who you are

Be who you are and say what you feel. Because those that matter... don't mind. And those that mind... don't matter.

courage

Courage is the power to let go of the familiar.
~Raymond Lindquist

blame

All blame is a waste of time. No matter how much fault you find with another, and regardless of how much you blame him, it will not change you.
~Wayne Dyer

mistakes

The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.
~Elbert Hubbard

capacity

If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.
~Thomas Edison

success

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.
~Albert Schweitzer

cynical

A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past, he is one who is prematurely disappointed in the future.
~Sidney J. Harris

a new year

May this new year be filled with all things that lead to growth; warmth and compassion in relationships; strength to help those who ask for it and the openness to accept it in return.
~HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!