(Opportunity)
With doubt and dismay
you are smitten
You think there's no chance
for you, (daughter) son?
Why, the best books
haven't been written
The best race hasn't been run,
The best score
hasn't been made yet,
The best song hasn't been sung,
The best tune
hasn't been played yet,
Cheer up, for the world is young!
No chance?
Why the world is just eager
For things that you ought to create
Its store of true wealth is still meagre
Its needs are incessant and great,
It yearns for more power and beauty
More laughter and love and romance,
More loyalty, labor and duty,
No chance--
why there's nothing but chance!
For the best verse
hasn't been rhymed yet,
The best house hasn't been planned,
The highest peak
hasn't been climbed yet,
The mightiest rivers aren't spanned,
Don't worry and fret, faint hearted,
The chances have just begun,
For the Best jobs haven't been started,
The Best work hasn't been done.
~ Berton Braley ~
Courage is more than a daring deed:
It's the breath of life
and a strong woman's creed.
~ Edgar Guest ~
Be the best that you can be
Pursue your goals persistently
Make your fondest dreams come true
and most of all believe in you
~ Author Unknown ~
Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches on the soul
And sings the tune without the words
And never stops - at all
~ Emily Dickinson ~
My mission in life is not merely
to survive, but to thrive;
and to do so with some passion,
some compassion, some humor,
and some style.
~ Maya Angelou ~
Mistakes are a fact of life.
It is the response to the error
that counts.
~ Nikki Giovanni ~
With the new day comes
new strength and new thoughts.
~ Eleanor Roosevelt ~
Optimism is the faith that leads
to achievement.
Nothing can be done
without hope and confidence.
~ Helen Keller ~
It always seems impossible
until it's done.
~ Nelson Mandela ~
We delight in the beauty
of the butterfly but rarely admit
the changes it has gone through
to achieve that beauty.”
~ Maya Angelou ~
Believe you can and
you’re halfway there.
~ Theodore Roosevelt ~
When one door of happiness closes,
another opens,
but often we look so long
at the closed door
that we do not see the one
that has been opened for us.
~ Helen Keller ~
Too many of us
are not living our dreams
because we are living our fears.
~ Les Brown ~
Never underestimate the power
of dreams and the influence
of the human spirit.
We are all the same in this notion:
The potential for greatness
lives within each of us.
~ Wilma Rudolph ~
Good Advice to Live By
If you want your dreams to come
true, don't oversleep.
The smallest good deed is better
than the grandest intention.
Of all the things you wear,
your expression
is the most important.
The best vitamin for making friends....B1.
The happiness of your life
depends on the quality
of your thoughts.
Minds are like parachutes.. .
they function only when open.
Ideas won't work unless YOU do.
One thing you can't recycle is
wasted time.
One who lacks the courage to start
has already finished.
A turtle makes progress
when it sticks its head out.
One thing you can give and still keep
...is your word.
A friend walks in when everyone
else walks out.
The pursuit of happiness is the
chase of a lifetime!!!
~ Author Unknown ~