... because all that glitters is not gold

As part of the universe, I am grateful for the wisdom of ages past, for the many men and women, co-pilgrims before me and with me, whose words serve as guiding lights in my journey.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Can't

When I was a child my mother used to tell me: 'There's no such word as "can't", 'The only thing you can't do', she said, 'is get the toothpaste back into the tube once you've squeezed it out.'
Margaret Silf

Monday, August 29, 2011

The hand

Never let the hand you hold, hold you down.
Author unknown

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Setting goals

Even if I don't reach all my goals, I've gone higher than I would have if I hadn't set any.
Danielle Fotopoulis

Saturday, August 13, 2011

See new landscapes

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.
Marcel Proust

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Letting go

We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned so as to accept the life that is waiting for us.
Joseph Campbell

Monday, August 8, 2011

God's everywhere

God's everywhere. God's in the effort, God's in the struggle, whether that's for civil rights or creative expression. God's always in the struggle with us.
Anne Lammott

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Goodness

Feed on goodness, and your soul will delight in its richness.
St. Bernard of Clairvaux