defining a hero ... Christopher Reeve

A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.

~Christopher Reeve

let me interrupt you ... Amelia Earhart

Never interrupt 

someone doing 

what you said 

couldn't be done. 

~Amelia Earhart

Courtesy of the Library of Congress, 1911

Happy 4th of July

America was not 

built on fear. 

America was built 

on courage, 

on imagination 

and an unbeatable 

determination to do 

the job at hand. 

~Harry S Truman 

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Location: Arizona State Capital

nothing to fear ... Joyce Meyer

The eagle has no fear

 of adversity. 

We need to be 

like the eagle 

and have a fearless spirit 

of a conqueror. 

~Joyce Meyer

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Location: Tohono Chul
Tucson, Arizona

perspective... Jean de la Bruyere

Out of difficulties 

grow miracles. 

~Jean de la Bruyere

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Location: Sonoran Desert, Arizona

pep talk with Christopher Reeve

A hero is someone who, 

in spite of weakness, 

doubt or not always 

knowing the answers, 

goes ahead and 

overcomes anyway. 

~Christopher Reeve

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Location: Heard Museum
Phoenix, Arizona

overcoming things with Richard Bach

Avoid problems, 

and you'll never be 

the one who 

overcame them. 

~Richard Bach

Courtesy of HRH Family Archives
Getty Museum, California

stop a minute ... Robert Schuller

Problems are not stop signs,

they are guidelines.

~Robert Schuller

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your reaction can be priceless ... Epictetus

It's not what happens to you,

but how you react that matters. ~Epictetus

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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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fear not ... Barbara Broccoli

Never give up,

have the passion.

Don't be afraid.

~Barbara Broccoli

Courtesy of Dooley Family Archives

move forward .. LeBron James

You can't be afraid

to fail. It's the only way

you succeed -

you're not gonna succeed

all the time, and I know that.

~LeBron James

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Location: City Park, Scottsdale, Arizona

mountain climbing with Muhammad Ali

It isn't the mountains
 ahead to climb
that wear you out;
it's the pebble in your shoe.
 ~Muhammad Ali

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Location: White Dove Thrift Store, Phoenix, Arizona

Lydia Child's musings ... in the clouds

Misfortune is never mournful
 to the soul that
 accepts it;
for such do
always see that
every cloud is
an angel's face.
~Lydia M. Child

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moving on with Tyler Perry ...

The key to life is

 when it gets tough

 to keep moving.

Just keep moving.

~Tyler Perry

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Location: Wickenburg, Arizona

roadblocks or opportunities ... Barbara Bush

When you come to 

a roadblock, 

take a detour.

~Barbara Bush

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Location: Montezuma's Well, Arizona

doing things with Theodore Roosevelt

Do what you can,

with what you have,

where you are.

~Theodore Roosevelt

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Location: Cancer Park, central Phoenix, Arizona

Doughnut Day! Enjoy everything ... Adam Ant

If you make a mistake,

 you should enjoy it.

~Adam Ant

courtesy of the Library of Congress

World Lindy Hop Day ... but who's watching? Satchel Paige

Work like you don't need money.

Love like you've never been hurt.

Dance like nobody's watching.

~Satchel Paige

Courtesy of Library of Congress
1938 Dance Contest, Raleigh, North Carolina

(4/19) love the light ... Og Mandino

I will love light

for it shows me the way, 

yet 

I will endure the darkness

 because 

it shows me the stars.

~ Og Mandino

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Location: Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, Arizona\