Overcome the Obstacles

The most authentic thing about us is our capacity 

to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, 

to love and to be greater than our suffering. ~Ben Okri

We acquire the strength 

we have overcome. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Triumph Over Adversity

Joy is of the will which labors, which overcomes obstacles, which knows triumph. ~William Butler Yeats

Always seek out the seed of triumph 

in every adversity. ~Og Mandino

A Little Optimism Goes a Long Way

Few things in the world are more powerful

than a positive push. A smile. A world of 

optimism and hope. A "you can do it" when

things are tough. ~Richard M. DeVos

Optimism is essential to achievement and 

it is also the foundation of courage 

and true progress. ~Nicholas M. Butler

Believe Your Dream

I believe that a simple and unassuming

manner of life is best for everyone, best both

for the body and the mind. ~Albert Einstein

To accomplish great things, we must not

only act, but also dream; not only plan, 

but also believe. ~Anatole France

Blossom Today

And the day came when the risk to remain

tight in a bud was more painful 

than the risk it took to blossom. ~Anais Nin

There are always flowers for those 

who want to see them. ~Henri Matisse

Out of the Shadows

The work of art is but a shadow 

of the divine perfection. ~Michelangelo

Hope is like the sun, which, as we 

journey toward it, casts the shadow 

of our burden behind us. ~Samuel Smiles

Shine Your Light

It is during our darkest moments that we

must focus to see the light. ~Aristotle Onassis

Faith is the strength by which a shattered

world shall emerge into the light. ~Helen Keller

Finding Strength

A hero is an ordinary individual who finds

the strength to persevere and endure in spite

of overwhelming obstacles. ~Christopher Reeve

Give us grace and strength to forbear and 

to persevere. Give us courage and gaiety 

and the quiet mind, spare to us our friends,

soften to us our enemies. ~Robert Louis Stevenson

Dreaming Dreams

Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. ~Edgar Allan Poe

He conquers who endures. ~Aulus Persius Flaccus

Never Give Up

Never give in and never give up. ~Hubert H. Humphrey

I came, I saw, I conquered. ~Julius Caesar

Keep Climbing

That's the reason they're called lessons,

because they lesson from day to day. ~Lewis Carroll

Always continue to climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it. ~Ella Wheeler Wilcox

After the Storm

After a storm comes a calm. ~Matthew Henry

With the new day comes new strength 

and new thoughts. ~Eleanor Roosevelt

The Great Puzzle

Who in the world am I? Ah, that's 

the great puzzle.  ~Lewis Carroll

Epilepsy is a disease in the shadows. 

Patients are often reluctant to admit their condition - even to close family, friends or co-workers - 

because there's still a great deal 

of stigma and mystery surrounding the disease that plagued such historical figures as Julius Caesar, Edgar Allan Poe and Lewis Carroll. ~Lynda Resnick

Go Live Life

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. 

Live the life you have imagined.~Henry David Thoreau

To me, every hour of the day and night is 

an unspeakably perfect miracle. ~Walt Whitman

Transformed Hope

I have seen what a laugh can do. It can

transform almost unbearable tears into

something bearable, even hopeful. ~Bob Hope

There never was any heart truly great 

and generous, that was not also tender 

and compassionate. ~Robert Frost

Hopeful Heart

I believe a leaf of grass in no less than the

journey-work of the stars. ~Walt Whitman

Every heart that has beat strongly and

cheerfully has left a hopeful impulse behind 

it in the world, and bettered the 

tradition of mankind. ~Robert Louis Stevenson

Purple Hope

November is epilepsy 

awareness month! 

       I am honoring my 20-year-old cousin, Ashley. She battles this baffling disorder everyday. Her strength and courage are amazing. She is blessed with a wonderful family and an extraordinary 4-legged companion named Tucker.  
     We hold out hope that there will be a cure in her lifetime.

Hope is some extraordinary spiritual grace

that God gives us to control our fears,

 not to oust them. ~Vincent McNabb