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It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle My sister gave me a page-a-day calendar for Christmas this year. It sits on the desk next to my planner and I look forward, each morning, to seeing what the next photo will be.…

Obsolescence is a factor which says that the new thing I bring you is worth more than the unused value of the old thing. Charles Kettering After waiting four months, our new furniture just arrived. The sofa and chaise we bought replaced ones we’ve had for 18 years and they were used when we got…

Optimism doesn’t wait on facts. It deals with prospects. Norman Cousins While considering optimism, I ran across this photo my son took of a kite he was flying. I can’t think of many things as optimistic as flying a kite. You’re required to believe the wind will keep the kite in the air, otherwise there…

All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well. Julian of Norwich “All shall be well.” A few years ago, a friend gave me a bracelet with this quote on it. Seeing it gives me a sense of peace. The author, Julian of Norwich, was an English…

Just being yourself never worked, but if you made yourself up, you got to be exactly who you wanted to be. Laurie Frankel The above is a quote from the book, This Is How it Always Is, by Laurie Frankel. Making yourself up can be a coping mechanism. You are often told to be yourself.…

Insurrection is an art and like all arts has its own laws. Leon Trotsky  I was listening to the news at lunch, yesterday, when I heard about the attack on our Government. I turned on the television and sat in stunned silence as I watched a mob descend on the Capitol. It was as though…

To be nobody but yourself in a world doing its best to make you everbody else means to fight the hardest battle any human can ever fight and never stop fighting. E. E. Cummings The large window in the front of our condo looks out unto a school and park.  There is a big, grassy…

She realized that opinions were a dime a dozen, validation was for parking, and loyalty wasn’t a word but a lifestyle. Unknown If I had read this quote when I was working as a retail manager in luxury sales, I would have put it on a needlepoint pillow. A thick skin is a job requirement…