Make my day

August 21, 2016

If a smile is the only thing you have to give…take heart as it just might make someone’s day.

Excellence

August 21, 2016

We must overcome the notion that we must be regular… it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre. Uta Hagen

Search

August 21, 2016

Are you green and growing or ripe and rotting? Ray Kroc

Belief

August 19, 2016

There are some people who grow up believing in the abundance of life. Their glass is always full to overflowing….their eyes looking with hope as each day unfolds.

Resilience

August 18, 2016

One way to endure the unexpected roughness of life is to nurse each other with small doses of meaning, beauty, truth, and love. Mark Nepo

New life

August 16, 2016

Evidence of hope and the promise of new life are all around us. Cowboy Bob Three things remain with us from paradise: stars, flowers and children. Dante Alighieri

Friends

August 12, 2016

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. Marcel Proust

Uncertainty

August 12, 2016

Wise are they who go with the flow when the path is uncertain. Photo by Dave Irey

Irresistible

August 7, 2016

All trembling, I reached the Falls of Niagara, and oh, what a scene! My blood shudders still, although I am not a coward, at the grandeur of the Creator’s power; and I gazed motionless on this new display of the irresistible force of one of His elements. John James Audubon

Gone fishin’

August 7, 2016

“Three-fourths of the Earth’s surface is water, and one-fourth is land. It is quite clear that the good Lord intended us to spend triple the amount of time fishing as taking care of the lawn.” Chuck Clark

Soul mates

August 7, 2016

Don’t walk behind me; I may not lead. Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend. Albert Camus

Time management

August 7, 2016

Leisure is one thing. Taken to the extreme, laziness is cause for concern.

Togetherness

August 7, 2016

God’s dream is that you and I and all of us will realize that we are family, that we are made for togetherness, for goodness, and for compassion. Desmond Tutu

Fearless

August 7, 2016

I’ve tried skydiving, rock climbing, and now surfing. My instructor said ‘the bigger the wave…the bigger the thrill.’

Mountain getaway

August 7, 2016

No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man. Heraclitus The South Platte River near Deckers, Colorado.

Destiny

August 6, 2016

The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny. Albert Ellis

Yes!

August 6, 2016

I typically enjoy a beautiful beach destination, as I find the water and sand to be the most replenishing. Elizabeth Berkley

Wisdom

August 5, 2016

As the curtain falls on another day, the wise glance up and realize how truly fortunate we are to have this life…this sky…and the promise of another tomorrow.

Fearless

August 3, 2016

The eagle has no fear of adversity. We need to be like the eagle and have a fearless spirit of a conqueror! Joyce Meyer

Say yes

July 31, 2016

Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness. Desmond Tutu