A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles
Chris


Enthusiasm holds on to our dreams, persistence makes the most of them

"Our real duty is always found running in the direction of our worthiest desires."
Randolph S. Bourne

Dedicate yourself to continuous personal improvement -- you are your most precious resource."
-- Brian Tracy

Make education a continuing, never-ending process."
-- Nido Qubein

"When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn."
--Harriet Beecher Stowe


What we see as easy, we make easy.

The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.
--Eleanor Roosevelt

EARN as much as you can.
SAVE as much as you can.
INVEST as much as you can.
GIVE as much as you can.

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

Success is not the key to happiness.
Happiness is the key to success.
If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.


"Most people are so busy knocking themselves out trying to
do everything they think they should do, they never get around
to do what they want to do."
...Kathleen Winsor


"If you want to make good use of your time, you've got to know
what's most important and then give it all you've got."
...Lee Iacocca



Do everything with so much love in your heart that you would never want to do it any other way.

Life works wonders on those who think life is wonderful
--Sally Huss.

Always behave like a duck -
keep calm and unruffled on the surface but paddle like the devil underneath'
-- Jacob Braude.

Be willing to be uncomfortable.
Be comfortable being uncomfortable.
It may get tough, but it's a small price to pay for living a dream.


Always look on the bright side of life.

While one person hesitates because he feels inferior, the other is busy making mistakes and becoming superior.


The best way to get even is to forget.

Feed your faith and your doubts will starve to death.

Some folks wear their halos much too tight!

Some marriages are made in heaven, but they ALL have to be maintained on earth.

Sorrow looks back, worry looks around, and faith looks up.

Standing in the middle of the road is dangerous; traffic from both directions may knock you down.

Words are windows to the heart.

A skeptic is a person who sees the handwriting on the wall, and then claims that it is a forgery.

It isn't difficult to make a mountain out of a molehill, just add a little dirt.

A successful marriage isn't finding the right person; it's being the right person.

The mighty oak tree was once a little nut that held its ground.

The tongue must be heavy, indeed, because so few people can hold it.

To forgive is to set the prisoner free and then discover the prisoner was you.

It's all right to sit on your pity pot every now and again. Just be sure to flush when you are done.

You'll notice that a turtle only makes progress when it sticks out its neck.

If the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, you can bet the water bill is higher.


“I will enrich my life each day with laughter, forgiveness, and by giving to others.”

“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.”
– Muhammad Ali, boxer


Exploration and the will to discover new things, is critical in finding knowledge. Once knowledge is found, the window to wisdom is exposed. When knowledge and wisdom find each other through this window, understanding reflects back at both. This understanding is the key to finding love as well as happiness.


Hate the sin itself and not the man himself who commit it.
Japanese proverb

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

Say good words,
have good thoughts,
do good deeds, and
Help Make a World of Difference.

“Once the game is over the king and the pawn go back in the same box.” Italian Proverb

Punishment
is the unhappy way
we ask others
to change
..often,
they kick us back.

If you were sane living in an insane world, normal living among the abnormal, you'd be the one considered wrong; however, history will be your judge.
- John Dillow -

"There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self."
Aldous Huxley


An idea about obstacles
In ancient times, a king had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the big stone out of the way. Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. On approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. As the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse laying on the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the king indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The peasant learned what many others never understand. Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve one's condition.


True Love is when you can sit in a room together and say nothing, and it feels like you've said a thousand words!

Most people would rather have the appearance of wealth and be without it, than have the appearance of no wealth but have much of it.

"Many of our fears are tissue paper thin, and a single courageous step would carry us clear through them."
Brendan Francis

"I didn't get to where I am by thinking about it or dreaming about it. I got there by doing it."
Estee Lauder