Gratitude for those who serve

Tuesday July 28, 2009 #141 “Appreciation is a wonderful thing.  It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.”  ~Voltaire Enjoy #3 of the “5 Life Lessons” by Geir Ove Knutsen:  “Always Remember Those Who Serve” In the days when an ice cream sundae cost...

A Social Experiment

Tuesday July 14, 2009 #137 “We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.”   ~Thornton Wilder As you scurry through another day of business and activity, I invite you to pause a moment and notice the many wonders you...

Memories of Mom

Thursday June 4, 2009 #126 “Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.” ~Eleanor Roosevelt Thanks to JAMmer CH for today’s quote. Tomorrow would have been my Mom’s 74th birthday.  I am very fortunate that...

Express Your Appreciation

Tuesday April 7, 2009 #109 “Appreciation is like an insurance policy. It has to be renewed every now and then.”  ~Dave McIntyre None of us succeed on our own.  There are positive and negative experiences that shape who we are and how we approach each...

Value this moment

Thursday January 22, 2009 #89 “The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.”   ~James Oppenheim We too often focus all or most of our efforts on activities to reach some goal or “prize” in the distant...

Merry Christmas!

Thursday December 25, 2008 Christmas 2008 “I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round, as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to...