“If your vision is one year, plant rice. If your vision is ten years, plant trees. If your vision is one-hundred years, educate your children in the arts.” -Chinese Proverb. “Life imitates art far more than art imitates Life.” -Oscar Wilde “An artist is not paid for his labor, but for his vision.” -James WhistlerContinue reading “Cooperation Not Competition”
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Words, Words, Words
“Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it.”- Ann Landers Ack, that whole Duck Dynasty controversy! What a lot of sound and fury signifying nothing. I don’t watchContinue reading “Words, Words, Words”
Live in the Moment
“I find it unusual that it is more socially acceptable to complain about what you have than it is to ask for what you want.”- Phil Lout “When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give upContinue reading “Live in the Moment”
A Season of Compassion
“Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation.” –Henry Ward Beecher “Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness. If love is sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love.” –Stevie Wonder Merry Christmas, Seasons Greetings, Happy Holy Days. Last night I watched a wonderful Frank CapraContinue reading “A Season of Compassion”
Another Golden Opportunity
“Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it.” – J.K. Rowling “It’s so hard to forget pain, but it’s even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so little from peace.” – Chuck Palahniuk It’s happened again. Another school shooting. As I wroteContinue reading “Another Golden Opportunity”