A complaining tongue reveals an ungrateful heart.

Freedom's enemies are waste, lethargy, indifference, immorality, and the insidious attitude of something for nothing.

To the optimist all doors have handles and hinges; to the pessimist, all doors have locks and latches.

Another fresh new year is here . . . Another year to live! To banish worry, doubt, and fear, To love and laugh and give! This bright new year is given me To live each day with zest . . . To daily grow and try to be My highest and my best! I have the opportunity Once more to right some wrongs, To pray for peace, to plant a tree, And sing more joyful songs!

Gratitude is the the energy of faith.

We are more than what we do... much more than what we accomplish... far more than what we possess.

But risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he cannot learn, feel, change, grow or live. Chained by his servitude he is a slave who has forfeited all freedom. Only a person who risks is free. The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; and the realist adjusts the sails