Rosa sat so Martin could walk
Martin walked so Obama could run
Obama is running so our children can fly!
- Author Unknown

As a friend of mine said to me today....

There are 3 sides to every story:
Your side
My side
and the Truth

“Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.” - William James

This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.
- William Shakespeare

One cannot divine nor forecast the conditions that will make happiness; one only stumbles upon them by chance, in a lucky hour; at the world's end somewhere, and holds fast to the days, as to fortune of fame. - Willa Carther

I think I should have no other mortal wants, if I could always have plenty of music.  It seems to infuse strength into my limbs and ideas into my brain.  Life seems to on without effort, when I am filled with music. George Eliot

A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days... A schedule is a mock-up of reason and order - willed, faked, and so brought into being.  - Annie Dillard

“May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be ever at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face and the rain fall softly on your fields. And until we meet again, May God hold you in the hollow of his hand.” - Irish blessing

“Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time... It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other.” - Leo Buscaglia

“Amazing, isn't it, how some see the basket half empty and others see it half full? Some see life hopeless, some hopeful. Even when things are less than perfect, if you can think of the good, the beautiful, the hopeful, you'll be more than sustained,” - Unknown