july 23, 2015
“Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.” ~ Norman Vincent Peale Joyce Bliss is one of the finest women I know. … Continued
“Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.” ~ Norman Vincent Peale Joyce Bliss is one of the finest women I know. … Continued
“Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.” ~ Omar Khayyam This is the Illinois River at Hanging Rock, not far from Tahlequah, Oklahoma. When Ang drove me to the airport we passed this same location. … Continued
“Why does Everything have to be one way? It doesn’t. One way is narrow mindedness in action…Close the mind and open the heart.” ~ Vickie Vest Caskey Last July Robin Jackson introduced me to Liberty School in Moodys, … Continued
“Only the adventurous spirit will see the mountain and believe they can walk to the top.” ~ Deni Fearman When we drove down highway 172 toward Paintsville, we didn’t stop. We just looked on in silence. But when … Continued
“We’re not born just to pay bills and die.” ~ Unknown I had to go to West Liberty to photograph the damage to Aunt Janet’s yard (the house is fine, thankfully). I decided to take a drive up … Continued
“Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet, and the winds long to play with your hair.” ~ Kahlil Gibran There’s a Spiritualist Camp, of sorts, at Sparrow Hawk Mountain near Tahlequah called Sancta Sophia. It … Continued
“Become friends with people who aren’t your age. Hang out with people whose first language isn’t the same as yours. Get to know someone who doesn’t come from your social class. This is how you see the world. This is how … Continued
“Promise me you’ll always remember you’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” ~ Christopher Robin to Pooh The 2 Pony Ranch is a special place for me and many others. … Continued
“Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well.” ~ Robert Louis Stevenson There’s a church at the United Methodist Children’s Home in Tahlequah that, as a girl, Angie always imagined to … Continued
“People nowadays are just looking for a reason to be offended. Play with your kids. Walk your dog. Read a book. Take a hike in the woods. Work on being the best person you can be. Busy your mind with … Continued