I miss you Sam!!

I miss you Sam!!
I miss you Sam!!

Saturday, January 31, 2015

One Quiet Moment

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.
      - Confucius

Good Thoughts for a Happy Weekend!!! Enjoy!



Drag your thoughts away from your troubles by the ears, by the heels, or any way you can manage it. - Mark Twain



Stay committed to your decisions but stay flexible in your approach - Tony Robbins



Have no fear of perfection-you'll never reach it. - Salvador Dali



Why fit in when you were born to stand out? - Dr. Suess


Friday, January 30, 2015

One Quiet Moment

A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.
       - Anonymous

One joy scatters a hundred griefs.
       - Chinese Proverb


Some Wonderful Wisdom for the Day!!!



Real life stories that teach you many things in life. Excellent reading. These are based on true incidences both wonderful and inspirational.

1. Today, I interviewed my grandmother for part of a research paper I'm working on for my Psychology class. When I asked her to define success in her own words, she said, "Success is when you look back at your life and the memories make you smile."

2. Today, I asked my mentor - a very successful business man in his 70's- what his top 3 tips are for success. He smiled and said, "Read something no one else is reading, think something no one else is thinking, and do something no one else is doing."

Have a beautiful day and get ready for a wonderful, fun weekend!!!

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Sky Watch!!

Another week, another Thursday and time for another Sky Watch!!  Our weather has been so mild for this time of year!! Amazing, but believe me, I’m not complaining!!  Some favorite skies from around the northwest that are favorites of mine! Hope you enjoy!! And I hope you are all looking forward to a fun, beautiful weekend!!  Enjoy!!!

After a thundershower, the weather takes a pledge and signs  it with a rainbow.
                                        - Thomas Bailey Aldrich

Lose yourself in nature and find peace.

The world will never starve for wonder, but only for want of wonder.
                                                       G.K. Chesterson

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.
   
                                             Ralph Waldo Emerson

What Can I Say?

What Can I Say?
I'm interested in almost everything. Use to like to travel, but it's too expensive now. I take Tai Chi classes, swim, volunteer in a Jump-start program for pre-schoolers. I'm an avid reader and like nearly everyone these days I follow politics avidly. I'm a former teacher and Special Projects Coordinator for a Telecommunications company, Assistant to the President of a Japanese silicon wafer manufacturing company. Am now enjoying retirement -- most of the time. I have two daughters, one son-in-law and two sons scattered all over the country. No grandchildren.

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