Persistence

Energy & persistence conquer all things.  Benjamin Franklin

Love

Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend. 

 - Martin Luther King, Jr.

Grudges

Life is too short – Grudges are a waste of perfect happiness.

 Laugh when you can, apologize when you should and let go of what you can’t change.

Modesty

A beautiful modest woman is creation's masterpiece. 

Adversity

It is your reaction to adversity, not the adversity 

itself, that determines how your life story will develop. 

- Dieter F Uchtdorf 

Kindness

Be kind to one another even if you disagree on stuff. 

Choices

Empty pockets never held anyone back. 
Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that. 

- Norman Vincent Peale

Home

Home is a place you grow up wanting to leave, and grow old wanting to get back to.  

- John Ed Pearce

Faith

Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase. 

- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Comfort

The comfort zone is a beautiful place but nothing ever grows there. 

Forgiveness

Forgiveness is all about healing us.  Sharon Ringler 

Courage

 Courage is not limited to the battlefield … or bravely catching a thief in your house. 

The real tests of courage are much quieter. They are inner tests, 

like remaining faithful when no one’s looking, … 

like standing alone when you’re misunderstood. -Charles Swindoll

Age

There is a fountain of youth: It is your mind, your talents, 

the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love.  

When you learn to tap this source, you truly have defeated age.  Sophia Loren

Patience

God's delays are not God's denials . Robert H Schuller

Doubt

A man’s doubts & fears are his worst enemies. - William Wrigley, Jr.

Life

We do not live an equal life, but one of contrasts & patchwork; 
now a little joy, then a sorrow.   - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Conflict

The greatest conflicts are not between two people, 
but between one person and himself.  - Garth Brooks

Preparation

Every fall, every tear, every laugh, every achievement and every lesson your past shared with you was your preparation for now . . .

Example

Nothing is so infectious as example. - Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Happiness

Be happy! People can lift us up and we should surround ourselves with those who do, 

but ultimately, we are in charge of our happiness.  A. Denison

Courage

One of the happiest moments is when you find the courage to let go 

of what you can’t change. 

Example

We can inspire and change people by our words. Bill Griffiths

Mistakes

 A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them,

  and strong enough to correct them. John C Maxwell

Women

A strong woman knows she has strength enough for the journey but a
 woman of strength knows it is in the journey where she will become strong. Anon

Change

Be the change that you wish to see in the world. - Gandhi

Thoughts

If you want to know where your heart is, look to where your mind goes when it wanders. 

- Anon

Effort

What God expects us to attempt, he also enables us to achieve. - Stephen Olford

Family

Family - like branches on a tree, we all grow in different 
directions yet our roots remain as one. - Anon

Opportunity

If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door. - Milton Berle