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Thursday, May 29, 2014

Inspirations - Friday, May 30, 2014

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love - then make that day count!

Steve Maraboli
Author and Speaker

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Inspirations - Thursday, May 29, 2014

I am - just as you are - a unique, never-to-be-repeated event in this universe. Therefore, I have - just as you have - a unique, never-to-be-repeated role in this world.

George Sheehan
1918-1993, Cardiologist, Runner, and Writer

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Inspirations - Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

Chinese Proverb

Monday, May 26, 2014

Inspirations - Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
1803-1882, Essayist, Lecturer, and Poet

Sunday, May 25, 2014

Inspirations - Monday, May 26, 2014

A SPECIAL THANK YOU to members (past, present and future) of the United States Armed Forces and their Allies.


Inspirations - Friday, May 23, 2014

Inspirations - Friday, May 23, 2014


There is little or perhaps NOTHING I can write to top this.  Sometimes we must just bear witness, and re-evaluate the reasons that we Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda . . .

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There is NOTHING I can add to this story, except . . . 

CONGRATULATIONS! 

- Henry Ford -

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Inspirations - Thursday, May 22, 2014

I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand. Henceforth I will apply ALL my efforts to become the highest mountain of all and I will strain my potential until it cries for mercy.

Og Mandino
1923-1996, Author

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Inspirations - Wednesday, May 21, 2014

To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch Heaven.

Johannes A. Gaertner
1912-1996, Poet, Theologian, and Author

Monday, May 19, 2014

Inspirations - Tuesday, May 20, 2014

What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.

Nelson Mandela
1918-2013, Anti-Apartheid Revolutionary, Politician and Philanthropist

Sunday, May 18, 2014

Inspirations - Monday, May 19, 2014

If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul.

Harold Kushner
Rabbi and Author

Thursday, May 15, 2014

Inspirations - Friday, May 16, 2014

Take pride in how far you've come. Have faith in how far you can go. But don't forget to enjoy the journey.

Michael Josephson
Speaker on the subject of ethics and former law professor

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Inspirations - Thursday, May 15, 2014

To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue... gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.

Confucius
(551-479 BC) Chinese Philosopher

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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Inspirations - Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Among the challenges to the person you are becoming, the progress you are making and the positive impact you are having; are the words and the actions of the naysayers.

But you and God make a majority, so be assured that YES YOU CAN!

Henry Ford - Author, Speaker, Consultant

Monday, May 12, 2014

Inspirations - Tuesday, May 13, 2014

In absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia, until we ultimately become enslaved by it.

Robert Heinlein
1907-1988, Novelist and Screenwriter

Sunday, May 11, 2014

Inspirations - Mon., May 12, 2014

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Thursday, May 8, 2014

Inspirations - Friday, May 9, 2014

In war: resolution. In defeat: defiance. In victory: magnanimity. In peace: goodwill.  

Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
British Politician

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Inspirations - Thursday, May 8, 2014

If you have made mistakes...there is always another chance for you...you may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call "failure" is not the falling down, but the staying down.

Mary Pickford (1893-1979)
Canadian Actress

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Inspirations - Wednesday, May 7, 2014

The only place where your dream becomes impossible is in your own thinking.

Robert H. Schuller
Televangelist, Pastor and Author

Monday, May 5, 2014

Inspirations - Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Those who are lifting the world upward and onward are those who encourage more than criticize.

Elizabeth Harrison
1849-1927, Educator

Sunday, May 4, 2014

Inspirations - Monday, May 5, 2014

Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the only moment of time of which you have any control: now.

Denis Waitley
Author and Speaker