life-lessons

We have another chance to navigate, perhaps in a slightly different way than we did yesterday. We cannot go back. But we can learn.

Petals don't ask Where to landThey just fall With grace.

Children must early learn the the beauty of generosity. They are taught to give what they prize most, that they may taste the happiness of giving.

How to win in life:1 work hard 2 complain less 3 listen more 4 try, learn, grow5 don't let people tell you it cant be done6 make no excuses

[Poem: Slates of Grey]Sullen faces like slates of grey__hat I__ seen on a walk today.Bodies rushing bodies boltingTime for life a disregarding.Money to make and to grow oldWhat about the hands to hold?Deadlines, projects, people to meetWhat about our own two feet.Sullen faces like slates of grey...What I__ see most anyday.

You will realize one day that all the money in the world cannot buy you happiness. Nor can it make you a person of good character._

... But if I spend [all] my time *reading* about adventures, I won't actually be *having* them.

Beavers give a dam

Capture yesterday's moments,they are future memories

It is not where we are that matters nor what we have, it is what we do with where we are and what we have.

If there was one thing that life has taught me, it__ to accept the most foolish and unthinkable happiness.

I believe that half the trouble in the world comes from people asking 'What have I achieved?' rather than 'What have I enjoyed?' I've been writing about a subject I love as long as I can remember--horses and the people associated with them, anyplace, anywhere, anytime. I couldn't be happier knowing that young people are reading my books. But even more important to me is that I've enjoyed so much the writing of them.

No.'It's not a bad word. And it is very important to use at times. Practice saying it in the mirror. It's empowering.

That moment you realize you are doing the right thing for the wrong reasons and the wrong thing for the right reasons.

What you really want is all too often hidden just behind what you think you want.

Life is a book.

Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won__ either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed up.

I learned you pay for your happiness. That's why I don't expect to be happy all the time. I'd rather be surprised by one moment every so often to remind me that joy is possible, even if I have to pay for it later.