The crisis you have to worry about most is the one you don’t see coming.
We are all equal on this floor, and a senator must keep his word.
Mike Mansfield (1903-2001) was an American politician and diplomat. He served as one of Montana’s U.S. Senators from 1953-1977. He later was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Japan (1977-1988).
Every day begins with an act of courage and hope; getting out of bed.
Reality is the name we give to our disappointments.
Mason Cooley (1927-2002) was an American professor. As an aphorist, he was known for his witty expressions, which articulated accepted truths about life.
From the words of American naturalist, writer and philosopher, Henry David Thoreau: “Nature is but another name for health, and the seasons are but different states of health.”
Nature’s own therapy
Spring’s refreshing garden
Filled with colors of peace
Bearing life’s fresh pardon
Daily snapshot of hope
Each replenishing choice
Picked from nature’s goodness
Sharing next calming voice
Prime time’s blessed season
Signs of spirit reborn
Focused on healing light
Escaping from life’s thorns
Source of brighter outlook
Images praise with joy
Sweetened inspiration
Renewing vows deploy
Love accents morning air
Slightest breeze coming forth
Destined for harmony
Creating life’s true north
Money rolling in
Overlooking darker clouds—
Bust follows each boom
Filling in-basket
Volume of data implodes—
Too much to process
Climate change debate
Reflecting fact or fiction—
Tomorrow answers
No matter what happens in the kitchen, never apologize.
Find something you’re passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.
Julia Child (1912-2004) was an American chef, author, and television personality. Her career spanned over 40 years.
There is no issue of States’ rights or National rights. There is only the struggle for human rights.
We can draw lessons from the past, but we cannot live in it.
Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973) was the 36th President of the United States.
Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning how to dance in the rain.
All that is real is seen with the heart.
Vivian Greene is an American author, artist, and entrepreneur.
Rising early
New day shares greeting
Before sun awakens
Nightly darkness retreating
Embracing light
Heart warmed by sunrise
Morning’s sustenance breathes
Life receives its grateful prize
Looking outside
Harmony’s landscape
Snowfall’s peaceful rhythm
Fresh coffee’s dreams of escape
Finding goodness
Beautiful day sings
Oatmeal’s filling spirit
Welcome nutrition it brings
Blessing this day
Outlook fills with pride
Opportunity’s charm
Joy saddles its daily ride
The main part of intellectual education is not the acquisition of facts, but learning how to make facts live.
Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841-1935) was an American jurist who later served as an associate justice on the United States Supreme Court from 1902-1932.
Dressing in layers
Furnace running at top speed—
Now, who loves winter?
Kitchen’s window view
Yard’s relentless, frozen scene—
Calendar says “Spring”
Welcomed arrival
Spring bursting with treasured breath—
Red robin flies in
Big Sky Buckeye 