"We are not made for the mountains, for sunrises, or for the other beautiful attractions in life - those are simply intended to be moments of inspiration. We are made for the valley and the ordinary things of life and that is where we have to prove our stamina and strength."
Oswald Chambers


"Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it."
~ Buddha ~


"It is not length of life, but depth of life."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~


"What most people need to learn in life is how to love people and use things instead of using people and loving things."
~ Unknown ~


"Do what you can with what you've got wherever you are."
~ Theodore Roosevelt ~


"To dream of the person you wish to be is to waste the person you are"
~ Author Unknown ~
quote submitted by Diane.


"To be sensitive is to feel the thoughts and hearts of others as only you would want yours felt."
~ Author Unknown ~
quote submitted by Vicky.


"For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin.....
But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid.Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life."
~ Alfred Souza ~


"The true meaning of life is to plant trees under whose shade you do not expect to sit"
~ Nelson Henderson ~1860


"You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try."
~ Beverly Sills ~


"The ordinary acts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest."
~ Thomas Moore ~


"The hardest thing in life, is letting go of what you thought was real."
~ Author Unknown ~
quote submitted by Anne.


"Time is the coin of your life.
It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you."
~ Carl Sandburg ~


"Life is what happens, while you are busy making plans."
~ John Lennon ~
quote submitted by Tracy.


"Life is the art of drawing without an eraser."
~ John W. Gardner ~


"We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures."
~ Thornton Wilder ~
quote submitted by Susan.


"Within your heart, keep one still, secret spot where dreams may go."
~ Louise Driscoll ~


"Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best."
~ Henry Van Dyke ~


"Integrity simply means a willingness not to violate one's identity."
~ Eric Fromm ~


"If you will it, it is no dream."
~ Theodore Herzl ~
quote submitted by Tracy.


"If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them."
~ Henry David Thoreau ~


"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 ~


"The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one."
~ Elbert Hubbard ~
quote submitted by Susan.