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Created July 2011 at Machinac Island, MI.

“Rejoicing in ordinary things is not sentimental or trite. It actually takes guts. Each time we drop our complaints and allow everyday good fortune to inspire us, we enter the warrior's world.” 

― Pema Chödrön, The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times

Progress is not created by contented people.

Frank Tyger

“Do not fear death so much, but rather the inadequate life.”

Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956);

Poet, playwright, theater director

“When we face the worst that can happen in any situation, we grow. When circumstances are at their worst, we can find our best.”

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (1926-2004)

You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. 

~Eleanor Roosevelt