It’s About Showing UP

  “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” ~Theodore Roosevelt     Happy Tuesday!

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What’s At the End of Your Rainbow?

Rainbow Over Roanoke, Virginia January 2019   “Have a sincere desire to serve God and mankind, and stop doubting, stop thinking negatively. Simply start living by faith, pray earnestly and humbly, and get into the habit of looking expectantly for the best. ~Norman Vincent Peale   It’s hard to believe that just a few days ago we were celebrating St. […]

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Perspective

“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” ~Winston Churchill   “You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.” ~Winston Churchill   “Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision.” ~Winston Churchill     A Very Happy Wednesday!!  

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The Lady’s Not for Turning

Margaret Thatcher, The Iron Lady National Portrait Gallery London, England “You turn if you want to. The lady’s not for turning.” ~Margaret Thatcher   “Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It’s not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it’s a day you’ve had everything to do and you’ve done it. ~Margaret Thatcher […]

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Happy New Year!

Green Hill Farm November 2018   “Where there is the greatest love, there are always miracles.” ~Willa Cather   “Let nothing disturb you,/ Nothing frighten you–/ All things pass,/ But God never changes.” ~Sainte Thérèse D’Avila   “I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven […]

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