Thursday, February 28, 2019

finding joy ... Tim Cook

Let your joy be
 in your journey - 
not in some 
distant goal. 
~Tim Cook
Courtesy of Dooley Family Archive
Location: Crater Lake, Oregon




Wednesday, February 27, 2019

perception is reality to the perceiver ... Chinese proverb


Great men never 
feel great; 
small men never 
feel small. 
~ Chinese proverb
Courtesy of the Library of Congress
1952 Doughnut Queen




Tuesday, February 26, 2019

shaping destiny ... Tony Robbins


It is in the moments
 of decision that 
your destiny is shaped. 
~ Tony Robbins
Courtesy of the Library of Congress
1939 Saddle Maker






Monday, February 25, 2019

Sunday, February 24, 2019

helping others ... Joel Osteen


God puts people in our lives
 on purpose so we can help them
 succeed and help them 
become all He created them to be. 
Most people will not reach
 their full potential 
without somebody else 
believing in them. 
~Joel Osteen
Courtesy of Library of Congress
Winston Salem, North Carolina



Saturday, February 23, 2019

a little perseverance ... Ramana Maharshi

No one succeeds 
without effort... 
Those who succeed 
owe their success 
to perseverance. 
~Ramana Maharshi
Courtesy of Erin Enterprises
Location: Dwarf Car Museum
Maricopa, Arizona




Friday, February 22, 2019

inside or outside ... Meister Eckhart

The outward man
 is the swinging door; 
the inner man 
is the still hinge. 
~Meister Eckhart 

Courtesy of Erin Enterprises
Location: Martin Auto Museum
Phoenix, Arizona




Thursday, February 21, 2019

who blows your horn ... Will Rogers


Get someone else
 to blow your horn 
and the sound 
will carry 
twice as far. 
~Will Rogers

Courtesy of Erin Enterprises
Location: Martin Auto Museum
Phoenix, Arizona




Wednesday, February 20, 2019

the results of laughter ... Victor Hugo



Laughter is the sun 
that drives winter 
from the human race. 
~Victor Hugo

Courtesy of Erin Enterprises


Tuesday, February 19, 2019

how to warm winter ... Japanese proverb


One kind word 
can warm 
three winter months 
~Japanese proverb
Courtesy of JMW Enterprises
Location: Forty-Mile, Alaska



Monday, February 18, 2019

defining success ... Sophocles


Success is dependent 
on effort. 
~Sophocles
Courtesy of Erin Enterprises
Location: Montezuma's Well




Sunday, February 17, 2019

decisions, decisions, decisions ... Woody Allen

In my house I'm the boss, 
my wife's just
 the decision maker. 
~ Woody Allen
Courtesy of Erin Enterprises
Location: Nixon Library





Saturday, February 16, 2019

how to know if it's love ... Erich Segal


True love comes quietly, 
without banners
 or flashing lights. 
If you hear bells, 
get your ears checked.
~Erich Segal


Courtesy of Erin Enterprises
Location: Mystery Castle
Phoenix, Arizona



Friday, February 15, 2019

stay warm ... Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Love keeps the cold out
 better than a cloak. 
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Courtesy of Erin Enterprises






Thursday, February 14, 2019

Happy Valentine's Day ... Leo Buscaglia


Happiness and love
 are just a choice away. 
~Leo Buscaglia
Courtesy of Erin Enterprises
Location: Mystery Castle
Phoenix, Arizona




Wednesday, February 13, 2019

what can we change ... Carl Jung


We cannot change 
anything unless 
we accept it. 
~Carl Jung

Courtesy of Erin Enterprises
Location: Mystery Castler
Phoenix, Arizona





Tuesday, February 12, 2019

the truth of Elvis Presley


Truth is like the sun. 
You can shut it out
 for a time, 
but it ain't 
goin' away. 
~Elvis Presley
Courtesy of Erin Enterprises
Northern Arizona



Monday, February 11, 2019

inner joy ... Melba Colgrove


Joy is the feeling 
of grinning on the inside. 
~Melba Colgrove
Courtesy of Dooley Family Archives




Sunday, February 10, 2019

melody and harmony ... Henry David Thoreau


Friends will not only 
live in harmony, 
but in melody. 
~Henry David Thoreau
Courtesy of the Library of Congress, 1917



Saturday, February 9, 2019

Friday, February 8, 2019

Thursday, February 7, 2019

things change ... Heraclitus

Everything flows,
 nothing stays still. 
~Heraclitus

Courtesy of JMW Enterprises
Location: Forty Mile, Alaska






Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Wisdom of Eskimos ...

Yesterday is ashes: 
tomorrow wood. 
Only today does
 the fire 
burn brightly. 
~Eskimo saying

Courtesy of Erin Enterprises







Tuesday, February 5, 2019

the wit and wisdom of Charles Schultz


Yesterday, I was a dog.

All photos courtesy of Dooley Family Archive and  Erin Enterprises

 Today, I'm a dog.


Tomorrow, I'll probably still be a dog.

Sigh. 


There's so little hope
 for advancement.


~ Charles Schultz


Monday, February 4, 2019

Sunday, February 3, 2019

Saturday, February 2, 2019

Friday, February 1, 2019

where ideas come from ... Wilfred Peterson


Many times 
we will get more ideas
 and better ideas 
in two hours of 
creative loafing 
than in 
eight hours at a desk. 
~Wilfred Peterson
Courtesy of CAT Ltd
Douglas County, Oregon