Normal

Masquerading as a normal person day after day is exhausting.

- Anonymous

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Predictable

"Even the predictable turns into surprise the moment we stop taking it for granted."

- Br. David Steidl-Rast

Art

"Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time."

- Thomas Merton, Poet
(1915-1968)

Closed Doors

"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

What We DO Have

"We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have"

— Frederick Keonig

Angels

Most people don't know that there are angels whose only job is to make sure you don't get too comfortable and fall asleep and miss your life.

- Unknown

Winter is an etching...spring a watercolor...
summer an oil painting...
and autumn...a mosaic of them all."

- Stanley Horowitz

Insanity

"Insanity":  Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

- Albert Einstein

Grass

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf."

- Tug McGraw, Professional Baseball player, on being asked if he preferred grass to Astroturf

My Parents

"I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father."

- Greg Norman, Professional Golfer

Strength

Worrying does not empty tomorrow of its troubles.  It empties today of its strength.

Butterflies

"Butterflies add another dimension to the garden, for they are like dream flowers- childhood dreams- which have broken loose from their stalks and escaped into the sunshine"

- M. Rothchild

Attitude

"Attitude is important. Pick a good one."

 - Unknown

Still True

"The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help."

- Ronald Reagan

Overheard - 2

While passing by the breakroom -

"It is still illegal to kill people, right?"

???!!

Inspired

“When I'm inspired, I get excited because I can't wait to see what I'll come up with next.”

- Dolly Parton

Birthdays

Birthdays are good for you. The more you have the longer you live.

- Unknown

Tell Me

"Tell me what you eat, I'll tell you who you are"

 - Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

Oh my goodness, I'm either a Buffalo Wild Wing or a Monterrey House Chalupa!!

Thought

The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office.
–Robert Frost