A new week Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.
~Aldous Huxley

Happiness does not consist in pastimes and amusements but in virtuous activities.
~Aristotle

Courage is the greatest of all the virtues. Because if you haven't courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others.
~Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English Author

When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.
~Helen Keller

The hero is the one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by. The saint is the man who walks through the dark paths of the world, himself a light.
~Felix Adler

It was the Law of the Sea, they said. Civilization ends at the waterline. Beyond that, we all enter the food chain, and not always right at the top.
~Hunter S. Thompson

Decide on what you think is right, and stick to it.
~George Eliot (1819-1880) English Novelist

A word to the wise is infuriating.
~Hunter S. Thompson

First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
~Epictetus (55-135 AD) Greek Philosopher

Genius might be the ability to say a profound thing in a simple way.
~Charles Bukowski

The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green.
~Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Scottish Writer

Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are... Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow. One day I shall dig my nails into the earth, or bury my face in my pillow, or stretch myself taut, or raise my hands to the sky and want, more than all the world, your return.
~Mary Jean Iron

You gotta dance like no one is watching. Work like you dont need the money. And love like you've never been hurt before.

It is a new week and hopefully the start of yet another new beginning. Spent the weekend with a friend of mine from Raleigh and my ex's dog. Was good to see my 'son', but it is nice that it was only a couple of days...my place is too small for a dog and two adults! LOL Plus he did not seem happy that someone else was in my bed instead of him. Oh well.

It is time to get my priorities straight again and start seeing what I can do to get it all lined up the way I want.

Oh...and please help me meet my goal of $500 this year for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation walk! You don't have to give much...$5 or $10 if you can't give more. It is much appreciated!!

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