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    “When a king begins to act like a king, it is not long before someone else is king!  Serving is a way we can place value on one another.  A wise man is a server.” ~ Andy Andrews, The Traveler’s Gift

      “Seek wisdom.  Wisdom waits to be gathered.  She cannot be bartered or sold.  She is a fight for the diligent.  And only the diligent will find her.  The lazy man – the stupid man – never even looks.  Though wisdom is available to many, she is found by few.  Seek wisdom.  Find her, and you will find success and contentment.” ~ Andy Andrews, The Traveler’s Gift

          “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” ~ Reinhold Niebuhr

          What Will Matter

            Ready or not, some day it will all come to an end.

            There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours or days.

            All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will pass to someone else.

            Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance.

            It will not matter what you owned or what you were owed.

            Your grudges, resentments, frustrations and jealousies will finally disappear.

            So too, your hopes, ambitions plans and to-do lists will expire.

            The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away.

            It won’t matter where you came from or what side of the tracks you lived on at the end.

            It won’t matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant.

            Even your gender and skin color will be irrelevant.

            So what will matter?  How will the value of your days be measured?

            What will matter is not what you bought by what you build,

            not what you got but what you gave.

            What will matter is not your success but our significance.

            What will matter is not what you learned but what you taught,

            What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage or sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example.

            What will matter is not your competence but your character.

            What will matter is not how many people you knew,

            but how many will feel a lasting loss when you’re gone.

            What will matter is not our memories but the memories of those who loved you.

            What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what.

            Living a life that maters doesn’t happen by accident.

            It’s not a matter of circumstance but of choice.

            Choose to live a life that matters.

             

            ~ Michael Josephson

              “Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness.” ~ Anne Frank

                “Write to be understood, speak to be hear, read to grow.” ~ Lawrence Clark Powell

                  “Everyone must row with the oars he has.” ~ English Proverb

                    “Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil.” ~ Anonymous

                      “There is not enough darkness in all the world to put out the light of even one small candle.” ~ Robert Alden

                        “Nothing we can do can change the past, but everything we do changes the future.” ~ Ashleigh Brilliant

                          “To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly.” ~ Henri Bergson

                          Pain is a fact.

                            Pain is a fact.

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                            “We can’t escape pain; we can’t escape the essential nature of our lives. But we do have a choice. We can give in and relent, or we can fight, persevere, and crete a life worth living, a noble life. Pain is a fact; our evaluation of it is a choice.” ~ Jacob Held

                              “We can’t change what life is, but we can change how we react to and interpret it.” ~ Jacob Held

                                “The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages is preserved into perpetuity by a nation’s proverbs, fables, folk sayings and quotations.”  ~ William Feather

                                  “Don’t give up on your dream.  Don’t let others dissuade you.  Hang on with people who stoke your fire, not soak your fire.  When times are good be grateful, and when times are bad be graceful.” ~ Gary Mack, Mind Gym

                                    “If you have to eat crow, eat it while it’s young and tender.” ~ Thomas Jefferson

                                      “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” ~ Aristotle

                                        “If things go wrong, don’t go with them.” ~ Roger Babson

                                          “No matter what happens, win, lose, or draw, never forget that life goes on.” ~ Courtney Reum