Dr SunWolf said, “Give crayons. Adults are disturbingly impoverished of these magical dream sticks.” What a great name for crayons, dream sticks. Give some today, or buy some yourself, grab huge pieces of paper and scrawl. Create, scribble and laugh….
Robert Brault said, “The average pencil is seven inches long, with just a half-inch eraser – in case you thought optimism was dead.” I have read similar quotes to this but when I read Robert’s version today I finally understood…
In 1680 John Dryden wrote, “Beware the fury of a patient man.” Have you ever got to the absolute end of your tether and then been told you have to hold on for dear life because you could say or…
Robert Louis Stevenson said, “Anyone can carry his burden, however hard, until nightfall. Anyone can do his work, however hard, for one day. Anyone can live sweetly, patiently, lovingly, purely, till the sun goes down. And this is all life…
Someone once said, “It’s not what if, it’s what now.” You are dying! That’s right you’re dying right now as you sit there reading this. In fact we we all are. Every second that passes is another one closer to…
Lou Holtz said, “Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I’ll show you someone who has overcome adversity.” It occurred to me when I read this quote just how true it is. You have to keep in mind…
Mignon McLaughlin wrote, “Hope is the feeling we have that the feeling we have is not permanent.” Have you had that thought: the one that says it’s ok because what I’m feeling, or what is happening to me, will pass?…
Edmund Burke said, “Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little.” My favourite law is the Law of Compounding. Usually ‘interest’ is added on the end of that sentence and there…
Douglas Adams said in “Last Chance to See”, “Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.” We look, we say “hmmm”…
In 1894 William Butler Yeats wrote, “Faeries, come take me out of this dull world,For I would ride with you upon the wind,Run on the top of the dishevelled tide,And dance upon the mountains like a flame.” Imagine dancing upon…
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