take a deep breath ... Hippocrates

Healing is a matter 

of time, 

but it is 

sometimes also 

a matter of opportunity.

 ~Hippocrates

Courtesy of the Library of Congress

1959

let the music play ... Ronald Reagan

Life is one grand, 

sweet song, 

so start the music. 

~Ronald Reagan

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1907

focus on gratitude ... Kristin Armstrong

When we focus on 

our gratitude, 

the tide of disappointment

 goes out and the tide 

of love rushes in. 

~Kristin Armstrong

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Location: Phoenix Art Museum

you should be all wet ... Sam Walton

Swim upstream. 

Go the other way. 

Ignore the conventional 

wisdom. 

~Sam Walton

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Location: Yume Japanese Garden

Tucson, Arizona

is it simple ... Doris Lessing

Things are not always 

so simple as 

black and white. 

~Doris Lessing

Courtesy of DDC Family Archives

getting ready to harvest ... Og Mandino

Always do your best.

 What you plant now, 

you will harvest later. 

~Og Mandino

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a word from my favorite author A. A. Milne (author of Winnie the Pooh)

Promise me you'll

 always remember:

You're braver than 

you believe,

and stronger than 

you seem,

and smarter than

you think.

~A. A. Milne

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Location: Paradise Valley Mall

Phoenix, Arizona