Words of Wisdom


~ An open mind is a good place to start.  Stay open to everything.  The more you see, hear and experience, the more connections you'll make. (Jim Lewis)

~ You have to remember: Problems can be solved.  There is something you can do. (Jim Lewis)

~ Every once in a while, stop and look around.  It doesn't matter where you are; there's usually something right there in front of you that will suprise and inspire you. (Jim Lewis)

~ Being afraid isn't always a bad thing.  Sometimes you need that trembling feeling to remind you how exciting it is to be doing something new. (Jim Lewis)

~ When you take chances, you're going to fail.  That's inevitable.  You can either let failure turn you away from your dreams or inspire you to dream bigger. (Jim Lewis)

~ It's helpful to be focused, but don't let that crowd new ideas out of your head. (Jim Lewis)

~ You are where you are because that's where you need to be.  And if you need to move on, you'll move on. (Jim Lewis)

~ Enjoy music, people ... or just gazing at the stars.  This is the opposite of ambition but just as important.  It gives life balance. (Jim Lewis)

~ Appreciate the flowers, the sunlight, the trees.  Take it all in.  If you appreciate life's beauty you discover that you are surrounded by it. (Jim Lewis)

~ Because sometimes, you have to step outside the person you've been. And remember the person you were meant to be, the person you want to be, the person you are. (One Tree Hill)

~ Sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same. (The Fray)

~ We did not change as we grew older; we just became more clearly ourselves. (Lynn Hall)


~ In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. (Thomas Jefferson)

~ It's not the changes, it's how you react to the changes that make you who you are. (Boy Meets World)

~ Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart. (Confucious)

~ The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want. (Ben Stein)

~ Nothing's safe in the world, everything's risk. (Saved)

~ But what really makes any story real is knowing someone will hear it.  And understand. (Sarah Dessen)
~ Some people show off their beauty because they want the world to see it.  Others try to hide their beauty because they want the the world to see something else. (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants)

~ Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing. (Theodore Roosevelt)

~ Never bend your head, always hold it high.  Look the world straight in the face. (Helen Keller)

~ Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each. (Henry David Thoreau)

~ Being happy doesn't mean everythings perfect.  It means you've decided to see beyond the imperfections. (Frank Kaiser)

~ You can't put a limit on anything.  The more you dream the farther you get. (Michael Phelps)

~ The road is long, and in the end, the journey is the destination. (One Tree Hill)

~ Most of our life is a series of images, they pass us by like towns on the highway.  But sometimes, a moment stuns us as it happens, and we know that this instant is more than a fleeting image.  We know that every part of it will live on forever. (One Tree Hill)

~ There's something else out there.  Whatever we do in this world, matters in the next. (One Tree Hill)

~ That knowing is better than wondering, that waking is better than sleeping, and even the biggest failure, even the worst, beat the hell out of never trying. (Grey's Anatomy)


~ I used to be afraid of heights, but now, whether I'm climbing two inches or 2,000 feet, my direction is always up; my dream is to fly, and I'm not coming down anytime soon. (Unknown)

~ In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: It goes on. (Robert Frost)

~ Be a fruitloop in a world full of cheerios. (Unknown)

~ Be who you are and say what you fell because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. (Dr. Suess)

~ Life's a dance, you learn as you go. (Unknown)

~ Take what you can from your dreams and make them as real as possible. (DMB)


~ Take chances, take a lot of them, because honestly, no matter where you end up and with who, it always ends up just the way it should be.  Your mistakes make you who you are.  You learn and grow with each choice you make.  Everything is worth it.  Say how you feel always.  Be you and be okay with it. (Unknown)

~ Don't let the fear of striking out, keep you from playing the game. (A Cinderella Story)

~ Faith is believing something when common sense tells you not to. (Unknown)

~ Enjoy the little things in life... for one day you'll look back and realize they were the big things. (Unknown)

~ There's nothing like the deep breaths after laughing that hard.  Nothing in the world like a sore stomach for the right reasons. (The Perks of Being a Wallflower)


~ Use your head, and follow your heart. (One Tree Hill)

~ Do one thing everyday that scares you. (Eleanor Roosevelt)

~ Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. (Leo Buscaglio)

~ Our lives are made in these small hours, these little wonders, these twists and turns of fate.  Time falls away, but these small hours still remain.  Let it slide, let your troubles fall behind you.  Let it shine, until you feel it all around you, and I don't mind, if it's me you need to turn to, we'll get by.  It's the heart that really matters in the end. (Rob Thomas)


~ Go into the world and do well.  But more importantly, go into the world and do good. (Minor Myers Jr.)

~ Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Continue to learn. Appreciate your friends. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is. (Mary Anne Radmacher)

~ The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. (Lao Tzu)

~ What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail? (Unknown)


~ Courage does not always roar.  Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow." (Mary Anna Radmacher)

~ In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different. (Coco Chanel)

~ If you're lucky enough to be different from everybody else, don't change. (Taylor Swift)

~ Around here, however, we don't look backwards for very long.  We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things because we're curious... And curiosity keeps leading us down new paths. (Walt Disney)


~ The hardest thing in life is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn. (Unknown)

~ No act of kindness, no matter how small... is ever wasted. (Aesop)

~ You can't change the world, but you can make a dent. (Ghandi)

~ Vision without action is a day dream. Action without vision is a nightmare. (Unknown)

~ Never take a person for granted. Hold every person close to your heart, because you might wake up one day and realize that you've lost a diamond while you were too busy collecting stones. (Unknown)

~ Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense. (Emerson)

~ I feel like we're standing on the edge of something big.  Take a leap of faith with me. (Postsecret)