Fuel for thought!

Hope is not the closing of our eyes

to difficulty, risk or failure.
It is trust that if we fail now,
We shall not fail forever.
And if we are hurt,
We shall be healed.
It is a trust that life is good
and love is powerful.
(Author Unknown)

I have a purpose – growing;

I have a goal – glowing.
I have a hobby – giving;
I have a song – living.
I have a mission – reaching;
I have a love – teaching.
I have a calling – caring;
I have a joy – sharing.
(William Arthur Ward)

Bless those who challenge us to grow,

to stretch, to move beyond the knowable,
to come back home to our essential nature.
Bless those who challenge us
for they remind us of doors we have closed
and doors we have yet to open.
(Native American Prayer)

Sometimes people are beautiful.

Not in looks. Not in what they say.
Just in what they are.
(Markus Zusak_Australian Author)

If you always think what you've always thought,

You will always do what you've always done.
If you always do what you've always done,
You will always get what you've always got.
If you always get what you've always got,
You will always think what you've always thought.
(Author Unknown)

For money you can have everything it is said. No, that is not true. You can buy food, but not appetite; medicine, but not health; soft beds, but not sleep; knowledge but not intelligence; glitter, but not comfort; fun, but not pleasure; acquaintances, but not friendship; servants, but not faithfulness; grey hair, but not honor; quiet days, but not peace. The shell of all things you can get for money. But not the kernel. That cannot be had for money.

(Arne Garborg, 1851-1924
Norwegian Author and Journalist)