Those Magic Moments

"… How many more times will you remember a certain afternoon of your childhood, some afternoon that's so deeply a part of your being that you can't even conceive of your life without it? Perhaps four or five times more, perhaps not even that. How many more times will you watch the full moon rise? Perhaps twenty. And yet it all seems limitless." -Paul Bowles

Make the Most of Who You Are

“Be a bush if you can’t be a tree.
If you can’t be a highway,
just be a trail.
If you can’ t be a sun,
be a star.
For it isn’t by size that you win or fail.
Be the best of whatever you are.” Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

A Gift

"The purpose of life is to discover your gift.
The meaning of life is giving your gift away."
- David Viscott

Happy 4th of July Everyone

In the United States, Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Independence Day is commonly associated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, carnivals, picnics, concerts, baseball games, political speeches and ceremonies, and various other public and private events celebrating the history, government, and traditions of the United States.

"Nothing is as precious as one's freedom. Dreams, aspirations, and ideals mean nothing if one does not have the freedom to pursue them."

Prayers and Meditations

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"Deep peace of running wave to you.
Deep peace of flowing air to you.
Deep peace of the quiet earth to you.
Deep peace of the shining stars to you.
Deep peace of the infinite peace to you."
-Gaelic Blessing

Cutting Corners

"I try to do the right thing with money.
Save a dollar here and there,
clip some coupons.
Buy 10 Gold chains
instead of 20."
-L.L. Cool J

Up, Up and Away

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Cleveland Bound

Take care one and all!
We're on our way to our Italian family.

"In every conceivable manner,
the family is a link to our past,
and a bridge to our future."- Alex Haley