Favorite Quotes: Success is living up to your potential. That’s all.  Wake up with a smile and go after life.  Live it, enjoy it, taste it, smell it, feel it.  ~ Joe Kapp Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming to the universe: Wow — what a ride! Some people believe that holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go - - and then do it. - Ann Landers When the power of love becomes more important than the love of power, we will have peace. ~Jimi Hendrix Be who you are, say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind ~ Dr. Seuss Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity. ~ Albert Einstein When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.  ~Kahlil Gibran To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson For twas not into my ear you whispered But into my heart Twas not my lips you kissed But my soul ~Judy Garland Real wisdom is not the knowledge of everything, but the knowledge of which things in life are necessary, which are less necessary, and which are completely unnecessary to know. ~ Leo Tolstoy Nature is not a place to visit. It is home. ~ Gary Snyder Self-empowerment - that's learning to respect other people's music, but dance to your own tune as you master harmony within yourself. -Doc Childre Perhaps they are not the stars, but rather openings in Heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy.  ~Author Unknown Get a life in which you are generous. Look around at the azaleas making fuchsia star burst in spring; look at a full moon hanging silver in a black sky on a cold night. And realize that life is glorious... Care so deeply about its goodness that you want to spread it around. ~ Anna Quindlen Deep peace of the quiet earth to you, Deep peace of the shining stars to you, Deep peace of the shades of night to you, Moon and stars always giving light to you. ~ a traditional Gaelic blessing The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong. ~Laura Ingalls Wilder We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. -Thornton Wilder A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does what he wants to do. ~ Bob Dylan Touch the earth, love the earth, honour the earth, her plains, her valleys, her hills, and her seas; rest your spirit in her solitary places. ~ Henry Beston