Life is short - begin every day with a smile!
“There’s no blueprint for how to be successful. Everyone’s path is unique because meaningful success is something different to everyone.”
–Lyn Christian
Do you have a friend, a relative or a neighbor who seems to have reached the absolute pinnacle of success?
Yeah, we all do.
But guess what? In that person’s mind they might not be successful at all. At least not yet.
“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.“
–Rabindranath Tagore
We all love bright, sunny days, but have you ever noticed how the most beautiful skies have some beautiful clouds floating around up above?
Life is much the same way…
“This will remain the land of the free so long as it is the home of the brave.“
-–Elmer Davis
I’ve often heard it said that freedom isn’t free, and that’s so very true.
Since the day our great nation was founded every generation has produced thousands of patriots who were ready and willing to risk their own lives to protect the freedoms we enjoy as Americans from the tyrants who would endeavor to take them away.
Virtually every cemetery and graveyard in this country holds the remains of men and women who answered the call of duty and came home draped in the flag they fought so hard to protect.
On Memorial Day we come together as a nation to remember and honor all the brave souls who selflessly sacrificed their own futures so the rest of us could enjoy ours in freedom and peace.
Perhaps more than any other genre of music, Country music is all about telling stories.
Some of those stories are very uplifting while others are downright depressing.
However, most of them seem to fall somewhere in between.
Every now and then a Country song will come along that really grabs at your heart and makes you think… [Read more…]
“Be kind, everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.“
–John Watson (pen name: Ian Maclaren)
I have read this quote many times over the years and it always makes me pause and think.
Every human being on planet Earth is fighting some type of battle.