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

Courtesy of Library of Congress
circa 1910

inner joy ... Melba Colgrove

Joy is the feeling 

of grinning on the inside. 

~Melba Colgrove

Courtesy of Dooley Family Archives

Happy and joyous Halloween...Charles Kuralt

Look for joy

in your life;

it's not always

easy to find.

~Charles Kuralt

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a little joy ... anonymous

Joy is not in things;

it is in us.

~Anonymous 

Courtesy of the Library of Congress

1941 Erie, Pennsylvania

the gift of peace ... Elie Wiesel

Hope is like peace.

It is not a gift from God.

It is a gift only

we can give one another.

~Elie Wiesel

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Cover Model: Tobi in Prescott, Arizona

a little joy to spread from Carlos Santana

If you carry joy in your heart,

you can heal any moment.

~Carlos Santana

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hearing the music of spring ... Henry Williamson

Music comes from inside

an icicle as it melts,

to live again as spring water.

~ Henry Williamson

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Location: Scottsdale Schoolhouse Museum, Scottsdale, Arizona

enjoy the ride ... Teri Garr

Take a step back, 

evaluate what is important, 

and enjoy life. 

~Teri Garr

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Location: Yume Japanese Garden, Tucson, Arizona

finding joy with Greg Anderson

Focus on the journey,

not the destination. 

Joy is found 

not in finishing 

an activity 

but in doing it.

~ Greg Anderson

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Location: Old Tucson Movie Studios, Tucson, Arizona

(5/13) Frog Jumping Day! Kim Young-ha

Don't be a fish,

be a frog.

Swim in the water

and jump 

when you hit the ground.

~Kim Young-ha

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Location: Mesa, Arizona