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"There's a big, wonderful world out there for you. It belongs to you. It's exciting and stimulating and rewarding. Don't cheat yourselves out of this promise."

~ Nancy Reagan

"Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking."

~ Marcus Aurelius

"You cannot let where you are today cause you to get stuck. I'm going to be my best right now. That's what faith is all about."

~ Joel Osteen

"Fear, to a great extent, is born of a story we tell ourselves, and so I choose to tell myself a different story from the one women are told. I decided I was safe. I was strong. I was brave. Nothing could vanquish me..... Fear begets fear. Power begets power. I willed myself to beget power. And it wasn't long before I actually wasn't afraid."

~ Cheryl Strayed

EXCELLENT!! We speak it into being Deb. She's got it!!!

“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
― Abraham Lincoln

This one should be no surprise!

“Life is like a sandwich!

Birth as one slice,
and death as the other.
What you put in-between
the slices is up to you.

Is your sandwich tasty or sour?
Allan Rufus

Here is a poem that I wrote for my sister-in-law, upon her passing; I think that it would be appropriate here.

For My Dear Ones

Do not weep for me since I've gone on,
to that home where I need to be-
a place as bright as the summer sun
where my soul is flying free.
And when the cool wind kisses your cheek,
or the warm breeze ruffles your hair-
you won't need the words I used to speak
you'll feel my presence right there.

Connie Mistler Davidson 2016

These are all great quotes, Connie, especially the poem you wrote to honor your sister-in-law. Thank you for sharing!

"If you focus too narrowly on a single path to God, all you will ever find is the path."

~ Meister Eckhart