how to measure success...Dag Hammarskjold

Never measure 

the height of a mountain 

until you have 

reached the top. 

Then you will see 

how low it was. 

~Dag Hammarskjold

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Location: Anchorage, Alaska 

it's the nature of things ... Frank Lloyd Wright

Study nature, 

love nature, 

stay close to nature. 

It will never fail you. 

~Frank Lloyd Wright

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Location: Taliesin West

Scottsdale, Arizona

how to find freedom ... Jim Morrison

Expose yourself

 to your deepest fear; 

after that, 

fear has no power, 

and the fear of 

freedom shrinks 

and vanishes. 

You are free. 

~Jim Morrison

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Location: Superstition Mountain Museum
Apache Junction, Arizona

what can shape your outlook ... Tina Knowles

I believe in 

the power of 

great clothing. 

It can evoke confidence,

 beauty, 

and a sense of glamour. 

~Tina Knowles

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To dance is to be 

out of yourself. 

Larger, more beautiful, 

more powerful. 

This is power, 

it is glory on earth 

and it is yours for the taking. 

~Agnes de Mille

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1940

when to do something ... Elon Musk

When something is

 important enough, 

you do it even 

if the odds are not 

in your favor. 

~Elon Musk

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Yume Japanese Friendship Garden

Tucson, Arizona

the alchemy of gratitude ... Auliq-Ice

Gratitude turns

 disappointment into 

lessons learned, 

discoveries made, 

alternatives explored, 

and new plans set in motion. 

― Auliq-Ice

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what happens when you are grateful ... Todd Stocker

Thankfulness creates 

gratitude 

which generates contentment

 that causes peace. 

― Todd Stocker

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OK, OK

I'm a firm believer that Thanksgiving 

and gratitude should be celebrated daily!

it's all how you look at it ... Zig Ziglar

F-E-A-R has two meanings

"Forget everything and run."

or

"Face everything and rise."

The choice is yours.

~Zig Ziglar

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Location: California Coast

be here ... now ... Alan Cohen

Be happy with 

what you have. 

Be excited about 

what you want.

– Alan Cohen

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 1888 Storm
(now do you appreciate summer?)

why do you sing ... Chinese Proverb

A bird does not sing

 because it has an answer. 

It sings because 

it has a song.

~Chinese Proverb

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the butterfly of happiness ... Nathaniel Hawthorne

Happiness is a butterfly, 

which when pursued, 

is always just 

beyond your grasp, 

but which, 

if you will sit down quietly, 

may alight upon you.

~Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Location: Tucson Botanical Gardens, Butterfly House
Tucson, Arizona

when friendship shows up ... Euripides

Friends show their love

 in times of trouble, 

not in happiness. 

~Euripides

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Location: Florence, Arizona
Florence Museum

what will you permit ... Mahatma Gandhi

There is no force in the universe, which, if we permit it, will flow through us and produce miraculous results.

~Mahatma Gandhi 

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Alexandra Trenfor

The best teachers show you where to look, but don't tell you what to see.

~Alexandra Trenfor

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another secret ... Aldous Huxley

The secret of genius 

is to carry 

the spirit of the child

 into old age, 

which means 

never losing 

your enthusiasm.

~Aldous Huxley

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1942, New York

intuitive vs. rational ... Albert Einstein

The intuitive mind is

 a sacred gift 

and the rational mind 

is a faithful servant. 

We have created 

a society that honors 

the servant 

but 

has forgotten the gift.

~Albert Einstein

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1915 Camp Fire Girls Meeting

heal your soul ... Carolyn Myss

The soul always knows 

what to do to heal itself. 

The challenge is 

to silence the mind.

~Carolyn Myss 

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1938, North Carolina

value of kindness...Aesop

No act of kindness,

however small, 

is ever wasted.

~Aesop

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1921 Horseshoe Game

redefining success...Abraham Hicks

The standard of success

 in life isn't the things. 

It isn't the money 

or the stuff. 

It is absolutely 

the amount of joy 

you feel.

~Abraham Hicks

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circa 1910