We Thank Thee

For flowers that bloom about our feet,
For tender grass so fresh and sweet,
For the song of bird and hum of bee,
For all things fair we hear or see,
Father in heaven, we thank Thee.

For blue of stream and blue of sky,
For pleasant shade of branches high,
For fragrant air and cooling breeze,
For beauty of the blooming trees,
Father in heaven we thank Thee.

For this new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food, for love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends,
Father in heaven, we thank Thee.

By Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” –Thomas A. Edison

“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” –- Albert Einstein

A good deed is never lost: he who sows courtesy reaps friendship; and he who plants kindness gathers love. –Basil

Thinking

If you think you are beaten, you are
If you think you dare not, you don’t,
If you like to win, but you think you can’t
It is almost certain you won’t.

If you think you’ll lose, you’re lost
For out of the world we find,
Success begins with a fellow’s will
It’s all in the state of mind.

If you think you are outclassed, you are
You’ve got to think high to rise,
You’ve got to be sure of yourself before
You can ever win a prize.

Life’s battles don’t always go
To the stronger or faster man,
But soon or late the man who wins
Is the man WHO THINKS HE CAN!

–Walter D Wintle

“Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe.  –Gail Devers

It’s easy to have faith in yourself when you’re a winner, when you’re number one. What you’ve got to have is faith in yourself when you’re not a winner.   –Vince Lombardi

“If you want to turn your life around, try thankfulness. It will change your life mightily.”
-– Gerald Good

“Rely on your own strength of body and soul. Take for your star self-reliance, faith, honesty and industry. Don’t take too much advice — keep at the helm and steer your own ship, and remember that the great art of commanding is to take a fair share of the work. Fire above the mark you intend to hit. Energy, invincible determination with the right motive, are the levers that move the world.”  –Noah Porter

“If you can DREAM it, you can DO it.” – Walt Disney