Sunday, March 31, 2019

every day kindness ... Charles Kuralt


The everyday kindness
 of the back roads
 more than makes up 
for the acts of
 greed in the headlines. 
~Charles Kuralt
Courtesy of Erin Enterprises
Location: Fountain Hills, Arizona




Saturday, March 30, 2019

Friday, March 29, 2019

a little humor ... Stan Laurel

You can lead 
a horse to water, 
but a pencil 
must be led. 
~Stan Laurel
Courtesy of Erin Enterprises
Location: Fountain Hills, Arizona





Thursday, March 28, 2019

what do you expect ... Leo Buscaglia


Never idealize others.
 They never live up 
to your expectations. 
~Leo Buscaglia
Courtesy of Erin Enterprises
Location: Scottsdale Civic Center 




Wednesday, March 27, 2019

be at ease ... Bill Copeland


Try to be like a turtle
 - at ease in your own shell. 
~Bill Copeland
Courtesy of Erin Enterprises




Tuesday, March 26, 2019

infinite possibilities ... Robert Schuller


What would you do
 if you knew 
you could not fail. 
~Robert Schuller
Courtesy of Dooley Family Archives




Monday, March 25, 2019

maxim for life ... Wayne Dyer


Maxim for life:
 You get treated
 the way you teach
 people to treat you. 
~Wayne Dyer
Courtesy of Erin Enterprises
Location: Wickenburg, Arizona




Sunday, March 24, 2019

look to the future ... Jon Bon Jovi


Map out your future, 
but do it in pencil. 
The road ahead 
is as long as 
you make it. 
Make it worth the trip. 
~ Jon Bon Jovi
Courtesy of Erin Enterprises
Location: Lake Havasu, Arizona






Saturday, March 23, 2019

another approach to love ... Mark Twain

When you fish for love, 
bait with your heart,
 not your brain. 
~Mark Twain

Courtesy of Erin Enterprises
Location: Yume Japanese Garden
Tucson, Arizona






Friday, March 22, 2019

humor ... Zig Ziglar

I once dieted 
so religiously 
that I quit eating 
in church. 
~Zig Ziglar

Courtesy of Erin Enterprises
Location: Scottsdale Public Library
Scottsdale, Arizona





Thursday, March 21, 2019

Pie day with Carl Sagan


If you wish to make
 an apple pie from scratch, 
you must first invent
 the universe. 
~Carl Sagan


Courtesy of Erin Enterprises

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

admiring flowers ... Robert Leighton


The flower that 
follows the sun 
does so even 
on cloudy days. 
~Robert Leighton

Courtesy of Erin Enterprises




Monday, March 18, 2019

Sunday, March 17, 2019

Happy St. Patrick's Day


May leprechauns 
stew happiness 
wherever you walk 
each day. 
And Irish angels 
smile on you 
all along the way. 
~Irish Blessing

Courtesy of Dooley Family Archives
Connemera Castle, Ireland





Saturday, March 16, 2019

answered prayers ... Jimmy Carter

God answers all
 our prayers. 
Sometimes the answer
 is yes. 
Sometimes the answer
 is no. 
Sometimes the answer is,
 you've got to be kidding. 
~Jimmy Carter

Courtesy of Erin Enterprises




Friday, March 15, 2019

Irish Blessing ... just saying


Get down on your knees
 and thank God 
you are on your feet. 
~Irish saying
Courtesy of Dooley Family Archives






Thursday, March 14, 2019

wisdom from Zsa Zsa Gabor

I never hated 
a man enough 
to give him 
diamonds back. 
~Zsa Zsa Gabor

Courtesy of Dooley Family Archives



Wednesday, March 13, 2019

finding small miracles ... Buddha

If we could see 
the miracle of 
a single flower clearly, 
our whole life 
would change. 
~Buddha

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Monday, March 11, 2019

best friends ... Doug Larson


The cat could 
very well be 
man's best friend 
but would never stoop 
to admitting it. 
~Doug Larson

Courtesy of CAT Family Archives



Sunday, March 10, 2019

how big is your pie ... Stephen Covey

I have 
an abundance mentality: 
When people are 
genuinely happy 
at the successes of others,
 the pie gets larger. 
~Stephen Covey

Courtesy of Erin Enterprises
Location: Tovrea Castle
Phoenix, Arizona



Saturday, March 9, 2019

the benefits of doing for others ... Dale Carnegie

Do things for others
 and you'll find for 
yourself self-consciousness
 evaporating like 
morning dew on 
a Missouri cornfield 
in July. 
~Dale Carnegie

Courtesy of Erin Enterprises
Location: Tucson Rose Garden



Friday, March 8, 2019

taking things lightly ... G. K. Chesterton


Angels can fly 
because 
they take 
themselves lightly. 
~G. K. Chesterton
Courtesy of Erin Enterprises
Location: Tucson Botanical Gardens
Butterfly Exhibit




Thursday, March 7, 2019

finding happiness ... Zig Ziglar


Until you are happy
 with who you are, 
you will never be happy 
with what you have. 
~Zig Ziglar
Courtesy of Erin Enterprises
Location: Tucson Botanical Gardens
Butterfly Exhibit




Wednesday, March 6, 2019

be brave ... Dolly Parton


You'll never do 
a whole lot unless 
you're brave enough 
to try. 
~ Dolly Parton

Courtesy of Erin Enterprises
Location: Desert Botanical Garden
Phoenix, Arizona




Tuesday, March 5, 2019

hustling ... Frank Sinatra



Hell hath no fury 
like a hustler with
 a literary agent. 
~ Frank Sinatra
Courtesy of Erin Enterprises
Location: Tucson Botanical Garden


Monday, March 4, 2019

how to succeed ... Oprah Winfrey


Think like a queen. 
A queen is 
not afraid to fail. 
Failure is 
another steppingstone 
to greatness. 
~Oprah Winfrey

Courtesy of Dooley Family Archives



Sunday, March 3, 2019

another tidbit about success ... Elbert Hubbard


Do your work 
with your whole heart, 
and you will succeed 
- there's so 
little competition. 
~Elbert Hubbard
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Saturday, March 2, 2019

where do you live ... Stephen Covey

Live out of 
your imagination, 
not your history. 
~Stephen Covey

Courtesy of the Library of Congress, 1916




Friday, March 1, 2019

who's your best friend ... Chanakya

Education is 
the best friend. 
An educated person 
is respected everywhere. 
Education beats 
the beauty and the youth. 
~Chanakya
Courtesy of Erin Enterprises
Location: Pompeii Exhibit
Arizona Science Museum, Phoenix, Arizona