The Way of Succeed

To laugh often and much,
to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children,
to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends,
to appreciate beauty,
to find the best in others,
to leave the world a bit better,
whether by a healthy child, a garden patch...
to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded!

-Emerson-

Us Against Ourselves

Anytime we perceive that someone else has weakened us,
has downed us,
has hurt us,
has come "against" us,
we really have to evaluate that honestly.
Did they really...?
Or did we decide they did,
then hurt ourselves with that series of thoughts?

-Lee Travathan-

It's Indifference

The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference.
The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference.
The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference.
And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.

Elie Wiesel (Oct. 1986)

Commitment

I am only one,
But still I am one.
I cannot do everything,
But still I can do something.
And because I cannot do everything,
I will not refuse to do
the something that I can do.

Edward Everett Hale

Be Positive

When we walk to the edge of all the light we have
and take the step into the darkness of the unknown,
we must believe that one of two things will happen...
There will be something solid for us to stand on
or we will be taught to fly.

Patrick Overton