A happy heart...

 I was born with a happy heart and I try my best to do good. I'm very honest, open and up-front. If something is bothering me, I just say it. 

- Dolly Parton 

The art of listening...

 My wife and I were talking about this the other night. That one of the great things I think they ought to be teaching in school and not for acting, but for just life in general, is the art of listening. It's something that a lot of people don't understand and a lot of people may listen or attempt to listen but they don't hear. They don't absorb what they're listening to.

- Clint Eastwood  

Each day...

 Each day is a small lifetime. Live a good life today. 

Sitting in public...

 If you're sitting in public and a stranger takes the seat next to you, just stare straight ahead and say, "Did you bring the money?"  

 

 

Getting older...

 Getting older means when you ask me what I am doing today, and I say "nothing," it does not mean I am free. It means I am doing nothing. 

 

 

Appreciate everything...

 For those who expect everything, there are many curses. For those who appreciate everything, there are many blessings. 

 

- James Clear

Friends are...

 Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. 

— Ed Cunningham

If only...

 To create more positive results in your life, replace 'if only' with 'next time'. 

- Richard Exley

When you focus on the good...

When you focus on the good, your brain rewires itself to look for more good. By repeatedly directing attention toward the positive, you strengthen neural pathways associated with optimism, making it a natural, automatic habit.  

 

 

You wish to become...

 Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become.

Changing yourself...

 One of the most difficult things is not to change society - but to change yourself. 

- Nelson Mandela

Ignore them...

 Ignore them, don't listen to other people. Live a life that is empowering to you. 

Solving problems...

 Remove the branches of a thorn bush today and you'll avoid a scrape this year. But next year, you'll face the same problem again. Remove the root of the bush today, and the entire plant will die. Are you solving problems at the branch level or the root level? 
 

- James Clear 

 

How often...

Giving affects not only the one you give to, but also you, the giver. Therefore, it's not only important how much you give, but how often.

Art...

 Without uncertainty, there is no art.
- Sting

Just one person...

 To the world you may be just one person, but to one person you may be the world. 

 

— Dr. Suess

In the shadow...

 Being in the shadow can often allow you to see beauty not otherwise seen in the light. 

 

- Kelly Shipp 

"91 years old and still painting"...

Life - See it through. It's fun.

- Hilda O'Connell, New York painter

Here's a nice 10-minute video about her:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpZxcGo_Sb4

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A positive life...

 

 A negative mind will never give you a positive life. 

 

Time...

 Time is the most valuable thing you have, and once it is gone, you never get it back.

In everything we do...

We have an opportunity to harm or heal in everything we do.

 

 

- Danielle Slupesky

Think about these numbers...

 

Think about these numbers and what you can do:

In 1937, the worldwide remaining wilderness was 66%.

1954: 64%

1960: 62%

1978: 55%

1997: 46%

2020: 35%.