July 2010
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“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the...”
– Winston Churchill
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“Men who are resolved to find a way for themselves will always find opportunities...”
– Samuel Smiles
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June 2010
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“The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word ‘crisis.’ One...”
– John F. Kennedy
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“Many an opportunity is lost because a man is out looking for four-leaf clovers.”
– Anonymous
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“You must not know too much or be too precise or scientific about birds and trees...”
– Walt Whitman
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"Wooden Bowls" by Anonymous
A frail old man lived with his son, his daughter-in-law, and his four-year-old grandson. His eyes were blurry, his hands trembled, and his step faltered. The family would eat together nightly at the dinner table. But the elderly grandfather’s shaky hands and failing sight made eating rather difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon, drooping to the floor. When he grasped his glass of milk, it...
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“Nature has been for me, for as long as I remember, a source of solace,...”
– Lorraine Anderson
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“There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely...”
– George Gordon
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“Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are:...”
– Al Franken
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“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not...”
– Corinthians
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“Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in the...”
– Alexander Smith
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"Two Horses" By Anonymous
Just up the road from my home is a field, with two horses in it. From a distance, each horse looks like any other horse. But if you get a closer look you will notice something quite interesting… One of the horses is blind. His owner has chosen not to have him put down, but has made him a safe and comfortable barn to live in. This alone is pretty amazing. But if you stand nearby and listen,...
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“The more you find out about the world, the more opportunities there are to laugh...”
– Bill Nye
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“Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it, we go...”
– Carl Sagan
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“Trust that little voice in your head that says “Wouldn’t it be...”
– Duane Michaels
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"The Dew Drop" by Peter Hughes
As the sun rose, a dew drop became aware of its surroundings. There it sat on a leaf, catching the sunlight and throwing it back out. Proud of its simple beauty, it was very content. Around it were other dew drops, some on the same leaf and some on other leaves round about. The dew drop was sure that it was the best, the most special dew drop of them all. Ah, it was good to be a dew drop. The wind...
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“They are ill discoverers that think there is no land, when they can see nothing...”
– Sir Francis Bacon
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“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.”
– Henry David Thoreau
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“Cease, every joy, to glimmer on my mind,
But leave—-oh! leave the light...”
– Thomas Campbell
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“May your walls know joy; May every room hold laughter and every window open to...”
– Maryanne Radmacher
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"What Life Is About" by Anonymous
Life isn’t about keeping score. It’s not about how many friends you have. Or how many people call you. Or how accepted or unaccepted you are. Not about if you have plans this weekend. Or if you’re alone. It isn’t about who you’re dating, who you use to date, how many people you’ve dated, or if you haven’t been with anyone at all. It isn’t about who...
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“Seize the moment of excited curiosity on any subject to solve your doubts; for...”
– William Wirt
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“Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never,...”
– Hyman G. Rickover
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“On my own, pretending he’s beside me. All alone I walk with him ‘til...”
– Les Miserables
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Mr. Rock N Roll - Amy McDonald
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“O summer day beside the joyous sea! O summer day so wonderful and white, So full...”
– Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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"Letter Written" by Fra Giovanni
I am your friend and my love for you goes deep. There is nothing I can give you which you have not got, but there is much, very much, that, while I cannot give it, you can take. No heaven can come to us unless our hearts find rest in today. Take heaven! No peace lies in the future which is not hidden in this present little instant. Take peace! The gloom of the world is but a shadow. Behind it, yet...
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“Very hot and still the air was, Very smooth the gliding river, Motionless the...”
– Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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