“A laugh is a smile that bursts.” ~ Mary H. Waldrip   I am grateful for: All the smiles and laughs this past weekend

“Integrity is choosing courage over comfort; choosing what is right over what is fun, fast, or easy; and choosing to practice our values  rather than simply professing them.” ~ Brené…

“An investment in knowledge  always pays the best interest.” ~ Benjamin Franklin I am grateful for: wed. nights

“Always do what you are afraid to do.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson   i am grateful for: The good customers

“Happiness, not in another place,  but this place not for another hour,  but for this hour.” ~ Walt Whitman I am grateful for: Good meaningful conversation

“I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.” ~ Charles R. Swindoll I am grateful for: Time enjoying old friends

“Don’t be the eagle that lived and died as a chicken …   because that’s what he  THOUGHT  he was.”   I am grateful for: Books on tape  

“He /she who gains a victory over others is strong;  but he/she who gains a victory over oneself is all powerful.” ~ Lao-tze (Paraphrased) I am grateful for: Midweek humor…

“A proud person is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you.” ~…

“We are made to persist. That’s how we find out who we are.” ~ Tobias Wolff I am grateful for: Time out with family