Congratulations! Today is your day! You’re off to great places! You’re off and away! You have brains in your head, You have feet in your shoes You can steer yourself And direction you choose.” Dr Seuss Good morning! … Continue reading
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“People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” Abraham Lincoln Recently my daughter had her second band concert. Her band teacher likes to highlight each student throughout the course of the concert and often … Continue reading
“I live by this credo: Have a little laugh at life and look around you for happiness instead of sadness. Laughter had always brought me out of unhappy situations. Even in your darkest moment, you usually can find something to … Continue reading
It took Thomas Edison over 2,000 attempts to invent the light bulb. When asked how he felt about his repeated failures, he replied “I never failed once. My invention just happened to be a 2,000 step process.” Good morning! I … Continue reading
“Who I am makes a difference” ~a good morning reader found this message on a ribbon that came home from school with her seven-year-old son Good morning! I love that message! Perhaps we should each make a ribbon or card displaying … Continue reading
“Don’t compromise yourself, you’re all that you’ve got.”~ Janis Joplin God morning! As most of you know, I have a spirited and spunky 12-year-old daughter who has inherited my positive attitude and self-belief. One day about two years ago I … Continue reading
I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else. Winston Churchill Good morning! Often when I speak or tour I am asked the “secret” to my positive outlook and attitude. People learn of the life … Continue reading
If you haven’t the strength to impose your own terms upon life, you must accept the terms it offers you.–T.S. Eliot Good morning! T.S. Eliot doesn’t mince words, does he? When I stumbled across this quote I fell in love … Continue reading
You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you.–Brian Tracy Good morning! Mastering the art of … Continue reading
“Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and, above all, confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for some-thing, and that this thing…must be attained.” – Marie Curie … Continue reading