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Posts by Month: July, 2009

Vertical Gardens for Today

http://www.healthierorganics.com/blog/2009/07/19/vertical-gardens-for-today.htmlThis website is wort...

TIME what is it?

Have you ever pondered time? How about space and time together. The question is one of the great mys...

VFW as a Safe Social Club

http://www.vetsreunite.com/blog/2009/05/16/vfw-as-a-safe-social-club.htmlThis website takes on a ver...

One Selfless Act

Do you ever wonder why you are here?  Why were you put on this earth in one particular place du...

Rafael Nadal

http://www.igotennis.com/blog/2009/07/28/rafael-nadal.htmlThis long running website is all about the...

Who Has Time?

I have so many friends on My Space, Facebook, Twitter and others.  They seem to enjoy adding fr...

A Beginner's Guide to Organic Gardening

http://www.mygardeningpassion.com/2009/07/28/a-beginners-guide-to-organic-gardening-.htmlThis new we...

My Day Will Come!

What did you dream of being or doing when you were young?  Are you now the Dr., professor, acco...

Fibromyalgia: Past and Present

http://www.fibromyalgiavoice.com/blog/2009/07/28/fibromyalgia-past-and-present.htmlThe focus of the ...

Show Your GODliness!

Hebrews 10:24 says: “And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works.  ...

Healthy Food From Your Kitchen

http://www.homestylerecipecooking.com/2009/07/28/healthy-food-from-your-kitchen.htmlThis fresh websi...

The Pigeon and the Sundress

I love sun dresses!  I love that little girls and big girls and even we old girls are wearing s...

Most Popular Muscle Cars

http://www.musclecarfanatic.com/blog/2009/05/15/most-popular-muscle-cars.htmlThis website’s informat...

Mental Health in Relationships

Do you have a condition, or are you aware that the individual you are involved with has a mental hea...

Texas Native Bob Wills

http://www.todaystexas.com/blog/2009/07/25/texas-native-bob-wills.htmlThe website offers information...

The Colors of Summer

The colors of summer make me feel good!  From the electric blue of my float that I lay on for a...

Beads Can Be Used To Make Many Things

http://www.todaysbeads.com/2009/03/12/beads-can-be-used-to-make-many-things.htmlThis website is focu...

Moving On From the Past

Leave the past in the past. Traumas and hurts rehearsed in our minds affect us in present relations...

Landscape Photography

http://www.todaysbeads.com/2009/03/12/beads-can-be-used-to-make-many-things.htmlThis website offers ...

The Silent Killer

The issue of diabetes in the United States today is a major health issue for many folks but it is al...

Where Silver Is Found

http://www.icoincollect.com/blog/2009/07/23/where-silver-is-found.htmlThis long running and popular ...

Having a Positive Outlook on Life

Our outlook on life, whether negative or positive, affects us a great deal. It contributes to our da...

God’s Land Part 1

http://www.ibuildagreatlife.com/2009/07/24/israel-gods-land-part-1.htmlThis website is aimed at life...

Appreciation Day!

My apartment complex is so neat!  Not only do I have a great apartment with a sparkling pool in...

Understand Agility and Speed Workouts

http://www.adolescencesports.com/2009/07/15/the-difference-between-agility-and-speed-workouts.htmlTh...

Journalism

Recently the celebrated iconic Journalistic Master Walter Cronkite!"  headed out to cover what ...

Small Livestock Benefit Children

http://www.smalllivestock.com/2009/05/27/small-livestock-benefit-children.htmlAlthough this website’...

One Hand Washes the Other

A friend of mine was recently confronted with a situation that was rather odd in the fact that on a ...

Nightlife in Singapore

http://www.needtoknowplaces.com/2009/05/20/nightlife-in-singapore.htmlThe information that one can g...

Grapette and Moon Pie

Oh, the memories those two items evoke.  I loved my Uncle Bud and never more than when he would...

Boomers Can Save Money

http://www.retiredseniorsnetwork.com/blog/2009/07/18/baby-boomers-can-save-money.htmlThis website’s ...

Staying Positive

Keeping a positive attitude everyday can present itself to be difficult when negativity presents its...

How to Have a Positive Increase of Wellness

http://www.positiveincrease.com/2009/07/17/how-to-have-a-positive-increase-of-wellness.htmlThe infor...

Stress Reduction Tips

It is a stressful world out there and without proper stress management techniques you can wind up an...

Fishing in Texas

http://www.fishinggolfer.com/2009/03/30/fishing-in-texas.htmlThis combination website presents infor...

Bon Bons

My client is now in a Rehab unit.  Nurses and aides go in and out doing their thing and I’m rem...

Dealing with Ongoing Pain

http://www.chronicpaintoday.com/2009/07/16/dealing-with-on-going-pain.htmlThe information that is se...

The Negative Side of Stress

Even though some types of stress are actually good for you, most are not. Stress can cause many phy...

The Daytona 500

http://www.nascarfanatic.com/2009/07/13/the-daytona-500-.htmlThis website is oriented towards all th...

Staying Positive During Dark Times

People tend to get bent out of shape when things are not going just right and their future looks ble...

Classes for Designing Jewelry

http://www.jewelrypassions.com/2009/07/19/classes-for-designing-jewelry.htmlThis website is focused ...

Reducing Your Stress Levels

Stress in your daily life can be caused by many outside factors. It can be caused by money, your jo...

A Winter Time Adventure With The Birds

http://www.igobirdwatching.com/2008/12/20/a-winter-time-adventure-with-the-birds.htmlThis website is...

How Stress Affects Your Health

If you chronically stressed, it can lead to some serious health problems such as depression, diabete...

The Boys are Back in Town

http://www.igothebeat.com/2007/10/25/boys-are-back-in-town.htmlThis website is aimed at bringing the...

Cards Can Say It All

“If you weren’t my mother I’d follow you home and beg you to keep me.”   I’ll never forg...

Brain Connectivity Research

http://www.autisticconnection.com/2009/07/20/brain-connectivity-research.htmlThe information on this...

Visionaries

Why are politicians of the mindset that the folks who they represent are just uninformed peons to th...

Men Getting Breast Cancer

http://www.cancerawarenesstoday.com/2009/07/18/men-getting-breast-cancer.htmlThis website is focused...

Under The Blood

I just heard yet another person say, “All laws are abolished under the blood”.  She was complai...

How Do Baby Boomer Adults Differ from Their Parents

http://www.babyboomernow.com/blog/2009/05/13/how-do-baby-boomer-adults-differ-from-their-parents.htm...

Old and in the Way, Oh Yea!

Baby Boomers of this country need to unite and make themselves a force to be reckoned with! Dave Gri...

Benefits of Eating Wholesome Grains

http://www.idohealthycooking.com/2009/07/07/eating-whole-grains.htmlThis website is aimed at teachin...

Ways to Boost Your Energy Level

Everyone feels low on energy at one time or another, but if you are feeling that way too often, then...

How to Grade Land

http://www.landscapemom.com/2009/07/09/tips-for-grading-your-land.htmlThis website’s information is ...

A Sad Tale

The issue of health care in America is a sad tale for certain! The elderly that suffer from various ...

How to Claim Bankruptcy

http://www.helpingbankruptcy.com/2009/07/11/how-to-claim-bankruptcy.htmlThe information on this webs...

Benefits of a Healthy Mentality

The benefits of a healthy mentality, have a decided effect on a person's total well-being. These inc...

Are Isometrics a Good Stretching Technique

http://www.ipersonaltrain.com/2009/07/15/is-isometrics-a-good-stretching-technique.htmlThe helpful i...

Misplaced Marigolds

While walking around a different block this morning, I noticed a small bunch of marigolds growing ri...

New CPR Rules that Could Save a Life

http://www.aromawraps.com/2009/07/09/new-cpr-rules-that-could-save-a-life.htmlThis long running and ...

M.D.'s, Problem Solvers?

I don’t understand the medical profession.  You have a problem so you go to see a Dr.  Wha...

Making the Best of the Dog Days of Summer

http://www.outdoordevotion.com/blog/2009/07/15/making-the-best-of-the-dog-days-of-summer.htmlThe inf...

Pain Level 10

They come in and ask, “What is your pain level from 1 to 10?”  She’s crying, every muscle is wr...

Beliefs Creating Reality

http://www.trustingtheuniverse.com/2009/03/15/beliefs-creating-reality.htmlThis website’s informatio...

FEAR

The world in which mankind is forced to live is a naturally stressful place. That is so even without...

Socializing Your Dog

http://www.dogtrainingrecipes.com/2009/05/14/socializing-your-dog.htmlThis website focuses on helpin...

Simple Stress Reduction Tips

The typical way to reduce stress is inevitably to relax. How do you relax when your life is threate...

Celebrity Harley Riders

http://www.harleydavidsonblogger.com/2009/05/26/celebrity-harley-riders.htmlThis long running websit...

Wakeup America

Recently I was in a self-styled health food store and had a thirst for a cold drink, in the cooler w...

Muscle Cars Between 1964-1975

http://www.musclecarfanatic.com/2009/06/21/muscle-cars-between-1964-1975.htmlThis website caters to ...

Lowering Your Stress Levels

Stress is a very uncomfortable feeling, that happens when we face certain situations. Everyone has e...

Texas History of Being Under Many Flags

http://www.todaystexas.com/blog/2009/07/11/texas-history-of-being-under-many-flags.htmlThis website ...

Stress Management Techniques

Stress is caused by many different kinds of things in a person’s life. They can go through emotiona...

Emotional States of Mind Conveyed in NatyaSastra

http://www.indianclassicaldancing.com/2009/01/21/emotional-states-of-mind-conveyed-in-natyasastra.ht...

Tips for Decreasing Stress

It is possible, that you are one of the millions who suffer, from an excessive amount of stress. As...

Beading for Clothes

http://www.todaysbeads.com/2009/03/19/beading-for-clothes.htmlThis interesting website is all about ...

Maintaining a Healthy Mentality in the Face of Stress

Challenging situations cause muscles to tense and your mind to become more alert. A burst of adrena...

Different Types of Gardening

http://www.mygardeningpassion.com/2009/07/02/different-types-of-gardening.htmlThis fresh website is ...

TODAY SHOW the real THIEF?

Did you see her?  This morning on the Today Show, did you see the photo of the 17 year old chee...

The Truth About Peppermint

http://www.preserveandcook.com/2009/01/12/the-truth-about-peppermint.htmlThis long running website o...

Impact of Stress on a Healthy Mentality

Just about anyone and everyone has gone through some kind of stress in their lives. If you have jus...

Celebrity Breakups In The News

http://www.fixorbreakup.com/blog/2009/03/09/celebrity-break-ups-in-the-news.htmlThis information on ...

Healthcare HOPE for Veterans

A friend of mine who is sixty years old and a Vietnam Era Veteran lost their healthcare in 2006 afte...

How Does God Affect the World Today

http://www.scripturevoice.com/2009/06/27/how-does-god-effect-the-world-today.htmlThe commentary on t...

Keys to Ensuring a Healthy Mentality

In order to assure a healthy mentality you will need to eat a balanced diet, get the proper amount o...

How Life Dreams Empower Us

http://www.empowermentreading.com/2009/06/16/how-life-dreams-empower-us.htmlThe commentary on this w...

Are You Good Company?

“You are the company you keep.”  Would you believe I found these words of wisdom on the inside ...

Travelers Championship

http://www.golfkingblog.com/2009/06/29/travelers-championship.htmlThis long running popular website ...

Advantages of a Healthy Mentality

Having a healthy mentality creates a healthy body. It’s amazing how much our mentality has to do wi...

Posture and Isometrics

http://www.isometricsandseniors.com/2008/12/14/posture-and-isometrics.htmlThis interesting website t...

A Friend In Need

“A friend in need is a friend indeed.”  I don’t know who said that but I have found it to be a ...

Basket Weaving Conventions

http://www.homegrownfromtheheart.com/2009/07/03/basket-weaving-conventions.htmlThe commentary that i...

"I Have To Be There"

Michael Jackson is dead and it appears as if the whole world is mourning his passing and too many of...

Crafts with Beads

http://www.sewingandbeadingcrafts.com/2008/10/17/crafts-with-beads.htmlThe information on this websi...

Stimulating Your Brain Daily

The human brain is the core of our being and it distinguishes us from all other animals. Like all o...

What is Meter When It Comes to Poetry

http://www.feelingpoetry.com/2009/07/04/what-is-meter-when-it-comes-to-poetry.htmlThis fresh website...

Unconditional, Unending Love

There he was, as he is everyday, with his wife in the Alzheimer’s ward of a local nursing home. ...

Photographing People

http://www.photographyblogger.com/2009/07/05/photographing-people.htmlThis long running website is a...

Summer Fun for Cheap

“Make yourself rich by making your wants few.”  H.D. Thoreau.  That is good advice! &nb...

Edgar Allan Poe

http://www.readerspassion.com/blog/2009/04/14/edgar-allan-poe.htmlThis website is devoted to the pas...

Keeping Your Brain Active

Since the brain is so important, it is important to keep it active. An active brain is a healthy br...

Relieving Stress

http://www.neverendingriddle.com/2008/10/10/relieving-stress.htmlThis website is a breath of fresh a...

Blackberries

No, no, not the communication kind you see in everyone’s hands these days but the kind you eat. ...

Importance of a Sober Support System

http://www.marriedandsober.com/2009/01/25/importance-of-a-sober-support-system.htmlThe commentary on...

Too Hot

I can’t believe it!  I just saw it but I can’t believe it!  There, parked outside a popula...

The Powers of Xena: Warrior Princess

http://www.xenaswarrior.com/2009/02/28/the-powers-of-xena-warrior-princess.htmlThis website is for a...

"Look to this day, for it is life, the very life of life. In its brief course lie all the realities and verities of existence. The bliss of growth, the splendor of action, the glory of power. And yesterday is but a dream, and tomorrow is only a vision. But today - well lived - makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well, therefore, to this day. ~ Sanskrit proverb ~
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Lucas ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely." Auguste Rodin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "A man begins cutting his wisdom teeth the first time he bites off more than he can chew." Herb Caen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Each moment of a happy lover's hour is worth an age of dull and common life" Aphra Behn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Take your dreams off your wish list and put them on your 'to do' list" Unknown ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies" Aristotle ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Don't count every hour in the day, make every hour in the day count." Anonymous ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life or in the life of another." –Helen Keller ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "All truth goes through three stages: First it is ridiculed. Then it is violently opposed. Finally it is accepted as self evident." - Schopenhauer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Take care of all your memories. For you cannot relive them." - Bob Dylan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Music should be a part of each soul's development." Edgar Cayce ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "You only fail if you quit trying. The trying is oft counted for righteousness. Remember as He has given, "I do not condemn thee." Go be patient, be kind, and the Lord be with thee!" Edgar Cayce ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts. No Americans have been more impoverished than these who, nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving." ~H.U. Westermayer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "If you count all your assets, you always show a profit." ~Robert Quillen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Thanksgiving is America's national chow-down feast, the one occasion each year when gluttony becomes a patriotic duty." ~Michael Dresser ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Don't give up on the brink of a miracle...remember, you're NOT alone!" Popular Hymn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Not admitting a mistake is a bigger mistake." Robert Half ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Worry is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained." Arthur Somers Roche ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "God writes a lot of comedy... the trouble is, he's stuck with so many bad actors who don't know how to play funny." Garrison Keillor ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Easy is an adjective used to describe a woman who has the sexual morals of a man." Nancy Linn-Desmond ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it" Author Unknown ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` "If we ever forget that we are one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under." Ronald Reagan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Man, the inventor, is the invention of an inventive mind like his, but infinitely greater still." Arnie Gotfryd - 'Do Robots Have Rights?' - CHABAD.ORG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The higher the hill, the stronger the wind: so the loftier the life, the stronger the enemy's temptations." John Wycliffe ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I have never heard anything about the resolutions of the apostles, but a good deal about their acts." Og Mandino ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "This Bible is for the government of the people, by the people and for the people" John Wycliffe ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." Thomas Jefferson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time." Abraham Lincoln ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The way you think, the way you behave, the way you eat, can influence your life by 30 to 50 years." Deepak Chopra ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "A doctor gave a man six months to live. The man couldn't pay his bill, so he gave him another six months." Henny Youngman ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "A hospital bed is a parked taxi with the meter running." Groucho Marx ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "First need in the reform of hospital management? That's easy! The death of all dietitians, and the resurrection of a French chef." Martin H. Fischer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "It may seem a strange principle to enunciate as the very first requirement in a hospital that it should do the sick no harm." Florence Nightingale ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Today is a Good Day to have a Great Day" Bill Fowler ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there's a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see." Helen Keller ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Die, v.: To stop sinning suddenly." Elbert Hubbard ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time." Mark Twain ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Until you walk a mile in another man's moccasins you can't imagine the smell." Robert Byrne ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time." Steven Wright (1955 - ) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Walking is man's best medicine." Hippocrates (460 BC - 377 BC) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Walking is also an ambulation of mind." Gretel Ehrlich ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "It is impossible to walk rapidly and be unhappy." Dr. Howard Murphy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings." -William Blake ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "We are told never to cross a bridge until we come to it, but this world is owned by men who have 'crossed bridges' in their imagination far ahead of the crowd." -Anon. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself." -William Faulkner ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "This music is forever for me. It's the stage thing, that rush moment that you live for. It never lasts, but that's what you live for." Bruce Springsteen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "At times in my life the only place I have been happy is when I am on stage." Bob Dylan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Wave after wave of love flooded the stage and washed over me, the beginning of the one great durable romance of my life." Bette Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Women dress alike all over the world: they dress to be annoying to other women." Elsa Schiaparelli ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "A woman's dress should be like a barbed-wire fence: serving its purpose without obstructing the view." Sophia Loren ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "An Edwardian lady in full dress was a wonder to behold, and her preparations for viewing were awesome." William Manchester ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but, scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable." Joseph Addison (1672 - 1719) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers." Thich Nhat Hanh ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "A bit of fragrance clings to the hand that gives flowers." Chinese Proverb ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "You're alive. Do something. Look. Listen. Choose. Act." Barbara Hall, A Summons to New Orleans, 2000 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome." Isaac Asimov (1920 - 1992) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The secret of a good life is to have the right loyalties and hold them in the right scale of values." Norman Thomas (1884 - 1968) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The unexamined life is not worth living." Socrates (469 BC - 399 BC), in Plato, Dialogues, Apology ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “To get what you’ve never had, you must do what you’ve never done.” Brian Tracy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Success is tons of discipline.” Al Tomsik ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.” Thomas Huxley ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Smile, it increases your face value!” Steel Magnolias (movie) “I’d rather have 3 minutes of wonderful than a life time of nothing special.” Steel Magnolias “I’m not crazy, I’ve just been in a very bad mood for… years.” Steel Magnolias ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours." Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable." Christopher Reeve ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams." Oprah Winfrey (1954 - ), O Magazine ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it." Harry S Truman (1884 - 1972) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "D'you call life a bad job? Never! We've had our ups and downs, we've had our struggles, we've always been poor, but it's been worth it, ay, worth it a hundred times I say when I look round at my children." W. Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965), 'Of Human Bondage', 1915 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Outings are so much more fun when we can savor them through the children's eyes." Lawana Blackwell, The Courtship of the Vicar's Daughter, 1998 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Children are not things to be molded, but are people to be unfolded." Jess Lair ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself." Marlene Dietrich (1901 - 1992) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men." Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968), Strength to Love, 1963 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh." W. H. Auden (1907 - 1973) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Love is an exploding cigar we willingly smoke." Lynda Barry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired." Robert Frost (1874 - 1963) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "We are, each of us angels with only one wing; and we can only fly by embracing one another." Luciano de Crescenzo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Be not forgetful to entertain strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares." Hebrews 13:2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined... to strengthen each other... to be one with each other in silent unspeakable memories." George Eliot (1819 - 1880) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Your world is made of your memories, and your memories are given to you by your world. The whispering voice of happenstance is always in our ears (saying), 'This is the world. This is the way things are. Look. Pay attention. Remember.'" Real Live Preacher, Real Live Preacher weblog, 05-25-06 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The only cure for grief is action." George Henry Lewes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "While grief is fresh, every attempt to divert only irritates. You must wait till it be digested, and then amusement will dissipate the remains of it." Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Waste not fresh tears over old griefs." Euripides (484 BC - 406 BC) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "A mother understands what a child does not say." Jewish Proverb ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass...it's about learning how to dance in the rain!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "A mother is not a person to lean on but a person to make leaning unnecessary." Dorothy C. Fisher ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The art of mothering is to teach the art of living to children." Elain Heffner, O Magazine, May 2003 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless." Mother Teresa (1910 - 1997) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn." John Muir (1838 - 1914) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Let him who would enjoy a good future waste none of his present." Roger Babson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you." Carl Sandburg ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "For as we get older, it is not the things we did that we often regret, but the things we didn't do. Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." Anonymous ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "You can lead a man to wisdom, but you can't make him think!" Unknown ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The conquering of self is truly greater than were one to conquer many worlds." Edgar Cayce ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~