Magnitude of Our Courage

"It's not the magnitude of the task that matters,
it's the magnitude of our courage."
~ Matthieu Ricard

Best Day of the Year

"Write on your heart that every day
is the best day of the year."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

High Trees

"You know what they say,
the high trees get the wind."
~ Lance Armstrong

All Events Are Blessings

"There are no mistakes,
no coincidences.
All events are blessings given to us
to learn from."
~ Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

Travel Hopefully

"To travel hopefully is a better thing
than to arrive."
~ Robert Louis Stevenson

Dog Wags

"A dog wags its tail with its heart."
~ Martin Buxbaum

Freely Accepted

"There is dignity in work only when
it is work freely accepted."
~ Albert Camus

Imperfect Men

"I never expect to see
a perfect work from imperfect men."
~ Alexander Hamilton

Untaught Ability

"Instinct is untaught ability."
~ Alexander Bain

Do It Big

"Do it big or stay in bed."
~ Larry Kelly

Forever Is

"Forever is composed of nows."
~ Emily Dickinson

At Least Entertaining

Outside Washington D.C.

“Most of what you come to Washington to see is inspirational or at least entertaining.” ~~Jim Yenckel

Special Work of Art

"Each one of us is God's special work of art. Through us, He teaches and inspires, delights and encourages, informs and uplifts all those who view our lives."
~ Joni Eareckson Tada

Turns of the Earth

"Celebrate each season, for you, too, are transformed with the turns of the earth." ~ Arthur Dobrin

Heroes or Cowards

"Great occasions do not make heroes or cowards; they simply unveil them to the eyes of men."
~ Bishop Westcott

Damned Fool

St. Louis, Missouri

"If you send a damned fool
to St. Louis,
and you don't tell them
he's a damned fool,
they'll never find out."~ Mark Twain

Do Things Well

"If you do things well,
do them better.
Be daring, be first,
be different, be just."
~ Anita Roddick

Everyday and Extraordinary Things

"Tell us the details...Pay tribute to all the everyday
and extraordinary things."
~ Natalie Goldberg

Full of Surprises

Sunset, Detroit

"Life is full of surprises, isn't it?"
~ Charlton Heston

With Fervent Lips

Long Wharf, Boston

"Give thanks to God with fervent lips,
Give thanks to God to-day..."
~ Hezekiah Butterworth