Thoughts

May 2023

• You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. —  C.S. Lewis

April 2023

• Income tax returns are the most imaginative fiction being written today. — Herman Wouk (author, The Caine Mutiny)
• Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud. — Maya Angelou

March 2023

• That's what the holidays are for—for one person to tell the stories and another to dispute them. Isn't that the Irish way? — Lara Flynn Boyle
• May you have all the happiness and luck that life can hold—and at the end of your rainbows ay you find a pot of gold. — Old Irish Blessing
• It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade. — Charles Dickens, Great Expectations

February 2023

• You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams. — Dr. Seuss
• Don’t underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can’t hear, and not bothering.” — Winnie the Pooh

January 2023

• Be silly. Be honest. Be kind. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
• To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake it is necessary to stand out in the cold. — Aristotle

December 2022

• I’ve become fascinated by the idea that it’s really achievable to make two or three small improvements in a week and by the end of the year, it’s 150 improvements. ― Darrell Hammond (SNL)
• The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear. — Will Ferrell
• How did it get so late so soon? It’s night before its afternoon. December is here before its June. My goodness how the time has flown. How did it get so late so soon? — Dr. Suess

November 2022

• The turkey. The sweet potatoes. The stuffing. The pumpkin pie. Is there anything else we all can agree so vehemently about? I don’t think so. — Nora Ephron
• Never was so much owed by so many to so few. – Winston Churchill
• Don't you love New York in the fall? It makes me want to buy school supplies. I would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils if I knew your name and address.  – Nora Ephron

October 2022

• We came, we saw, we kicked its ass. — Dr. Peter Venkman, Ghostbusters
• The older you get the better you get, unless you are a banana. – Betty White
• Autumn leaves don't fall, they fly. They take their time and wander on this their only chance to soar. — Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing

September 2022

• It's the first day of autumn! A time of hot chocolatey mornings, and toasty marshmallow evenings, and, best of all, leaping into leaves! — Winnie the Pooh, Pooh's Grand Adventure
• I can never wear beige because nobody will know who I am. –  Queen Elizabeth II
• Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it. –  Hebrews 13:2

August 2022

• In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.  – Albert Camus
• Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time. — John Lubbock (prehistorian)
• Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language. — Henry James (distant relative!)

July 2022

• Summer’s lease hath all too short a date.  — William Shakespeare
• Summer breeze makes me feel fine. — Seals & Croft
• Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same. —Ronald Reagan

June 2022

• This is the solstice, the still point of the sun, its cusp and midnight, the year's threshold and unlocking, where the past lets go of and becomes the future; the place of caught breath. ― Margaret Atwood
• When I look at wildlife and nature, I don’t see feather, fur or tail coverts, I see exciting shapes, color combinations, patterns, textures, fascinating behaviors and endless possibilities for making interesting pictures. — Charley Harper (needlepoint artist)
• June is bustin' out all over. — Oscar Hammerstein

May 2022

• Some people live an entire lifetime and wonder if they have ever made a difference in the world. A veteran does not have that problem. —Ronald Reagan
• The only way to do great work is to love what you do. —Steve Jobs
• Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment, until it becomes a memory. — Dr. Seuss

April 2022

• Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius, and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring. — Marilyn Monroe
• Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby. — Langston Hughes
• It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart. — Rainer Maria Rilke

March 2022

• Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!" — Robin Williams
• May the wind be always at your back.
  May the sun shine warm upon your face,
  The rains fall soft upon your fields,
  And, until we meet again,
  May God hold you in the palm of His hand.
  —  Irish Blessing
• I wish you a beautiful new month from the first day of this month to the last day. —  J. K. Rowling

February 2022

• February is the shortest month, so if you’re having a miserable month, try to schedule it for February. —  Lemony Snickett (author Daniel Handler)
• Without Valentine’s Day, February would be…well, January. —  Jim Gaffigan
• Groundhog found fog. New snows and blue toes. Fine and dandy for Valentine candy. Snow spitting. If you’re not mitten-smitten, you’ll be frostbitten. By jing-y feels spring-y. —  The Old Farmer’s Almanac

January 2022

• Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good one. – Brad Paisley
• It's a new dawn
  It's a new day
  It's a new life,
  for me,
  And I'm feeling good.
  – Nina Simone
• Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right. – Oprah Winfrey

December 2021

• I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. — Maya Angelou 
• What with the sights of brilliantly decorated trees, the sounds of familiar hymns and songs, and tastes of fresh-baked cookies and other treats, and above all the long-anticipated visit from St. Nick, Christmas for children is a time unlike any other. That is true for grownups as well, of course; the joy and meaning of Christmas only deepen as we grow older.” — President Ronald Reagan, 1987
• At one time, most of my friends could hear the bell, but as years, passed, it fell silent for all of them... Though I’ve grown old, the bell still rings for me as it does for all who truly believe." — Chris Van Allsburg, The Polar Express

November 2021

• I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual. — Henry David Thoreau
• There's no such thing as a vote that doesn't matter. — Barack Obama

October 2021

• I believe in loyalty. When a woman reaches an age she likes, she should stick with it.” — Eva Gabor
• I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers. — L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
• When witches go riding, and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers, ‘tis near Halloween. — Unknown

September 2021

• September 11 impressed upon us that life is a precious gift. Every life has a purpose. And I think we all have a duty to devote at least a small portion of our daily lives to ensuring that neither America nor the world ever forgets September 11. — Bill Frist, Senator  

August 2021 (my favorite month of the year!)

• If there’s heaven for me, I’m sure it has a beach attached to it.  —Jimmy Buffet
• Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability. —Sam Keen
• All in all, it was a never-to-be-forgotten summer... one of those summers which, in a fortunate combination of delightful weather, delightful friends, and delightful doing, come as near perfection as anything can come in this world. – L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

July 2021

• In my car, my dog is no longer fat and slow.  He is a god.  He is a fast, beautiful, drooling god. — 1999 Audi ad
• I'd like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free and wanted other people to be also free. — Rosa Parks
• It's a sure sign of summer if the chair gets up when you do. — Walter Winchell

June 2021

• Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler. — Albert Einstein