Things I try to remember...

A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart

Most of today's worries are like puddles: tomorrow they will have evaporated

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life and your relationships.

Be grateful for all the people who show up in your life

Shoot for the moon; even if you miss you'll land among the stars

You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair

Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless

Many people die with their music still in them. Why is this so? Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live. Before they know it, time runs out Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Stick to it

When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill.
When the funds are low and the debts are high, And you want to smile but you have to sigh. When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest if you must, but don't you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns, As everyone of us sometimes learns.
And many a fellow turns about, When he might have won had he stuck it out.
Don't give up though the pace seems slow, You may succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than It seems to a faint and faltering man.
Often the struggler has given up, When he might have captured the victor's cup.
And he learned too late when the night came down, How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out, The silver tint of the clouds of doubt.
And you never can tell how close you are, It may be near when it seems afar.
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit, It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.

I hope you all enjoy it - the first one really got me thinking.
Alison