Our Amazing World

" Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the Titanic. " ~ Unknown I tr...

" One's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions ." - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. One par...

" We are always getting ready to live but never living. " - Ralph Waldo Emerson I came upon this quite some time ago and felt i...

“ When a great moment knocks on the door of your life, it is often no louder than the beating of your heart, and it is very easy to miss it...

" Envisioning the end is enough to put the means in motion ." - Dorothea Brande Main Entry: vi·sion Pronunciation: \ˈvi-zhən\...

" There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy. By being happy we sow anonymous benefits upon the world. " -R...

" Anyway, I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids, and nob...

" Consciously or unconsciously, every one of us does render some service or other. If we cultivate the habit of doing this service del...

" Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen ." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson I happen to be a fan of the old C...

" I think I'm constantly in a state of adjustment ." -Patti Smith For twenty-one days, the church my wife and I attend are ...

“ The chief beauty about time is that you cannot waste it in advance. The next year, the next day, the next hour are lying ready for you, a...

" Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter ." -Mark Twain Theodor Seuss Geisel, Americ...

" What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. ." -William Shakespeare So why exactl...

" When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, show life that you have a thousand reasons to smile ." -Unknown There is a stor...

" Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it ." -Greg Anderson Recent...

The end of 2011 is coming quickly to an end. In under four days, 2011 will ring out with a rush of parties, a dropping of the ball in New ...

" Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness ." -Seneca Day four of my week of giving during the C...

" Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us ." -Henri Matisse There a...

" We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them ." -Albert Einstein As I write this article,...

" Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizatio...