“Be what you are. This is the first step … toward becoming better than you are.” ~Julius Charles Hare I am grateful for: Learning/ friendship

“In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision.” ~ Dalai Lama I am grateful for: Fall and cool mornings

  “The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists.” ~Japanese Proverb   I am grateful for: Time with old friends

“Persistence prevails when all else fails”     I am grateful for: The joy of watching a little girl catch raindrops on her tongue  

“You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind.” ~ Joyce Meyer I am grateful for : Many positive people in my life

“Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.” ~ Swami Sivananda I am grateful for: The sound of a good rain

“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” ~ Jim Ryun I am grateful for: Time for quiet thought

“Life is like a grindstone… It can grind you down or polish you up.”   I am grateful for: A Family celebration of my Mother in law’s 90th Go Trudy!!

“If you have a vision for a year, plant wheat. If you have a vision for 10 years, plant trees. If you have a vision for a lifetime, grow people.”…

“Character consists of what you do… on the third and fourth tries.” ~ James Michener   I am grateful for : Time  with my brother Dan