Many things will catch your eye…
But that which catches your soul – pursue it with passion!”
~ Deborah Cole Micek

Until you value yourself, you won’t value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.
~ M. Scott Peck

Empty your wallet into your mind, and your mind will fill your wallet!
~ Benjamin Franklin

Remember, it is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.
~ Anthony Robbins

One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.
~ Helen Keller

I learned to win by learning to lose, that means not being afraid of losing.
That probably helped me more than any other single thing.
~ Jeff Blatnick, Greco-Roman Wrestler

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.
Talent will not.
Nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.
Genius will not.
Unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.
Education will not.
The world is full of educated derelicts.

Persistence, determination and hard work
make the difference.

I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.
~ Christopher Reeve

Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray my sanity to keep.
For if some peace I do not find,
I’m pretty sure I’ll lose my mind.

I pary I find a little quiet
Far from the daily family riot
May I lie back–not have to think
About what they’re stuffing down the sink,
Or who they’re with, or where they’re at
And what they’re doing to the cat.

I pray for time all to myself
(Did something just fall off a shelf?)
To cuddle in my nice, soft bed
(Oh, no, another goldfish — dead!)

Some silent moments for goodness sake
(Did I just hear a window break?)
And that I need not cook or clean –
(Well heck, I’ve got the right to dream!)

Yes now I lay me down to sleep
I pray my wits about me keep,
But as I look around I know –
I must have lost them long ago!
~ Cookie Miller

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY! : )

It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.
~ author unknown