Living Well – Lady Budd

Our Measurement

Remember – the sky is the limit. Go for it…. “God and Nature first made us what we are, and then out of our own created genius we make ourselves what we want to be. Follow always that great law. Let the sky and God be our limit and Eternity our measurement.” Marcus Garvey

Ideals and Destiny

There are things in this world that are bigger than you and me: mountains, oceans, and the sky. Perhaps the greatest stretch for humanity is to live up to our ideals and fulfill our personal destinies. Carl Schurz, (1829 – 1906), with all his life experience as a German revolutionary, American statesman and reformer, andContinue reading “Ideals and Destiny”

Open Now

The week is already one day old and it is time to open myself up to a new idea. Ideas need a door or window to come through. It is very difficult for them to chisel through hardened hearts and closed minds. “Man’s mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.”Continue reading “Open Now”

Start

Today, I will start. Start to enjoy, to smile, to laugh, to think, to care, to love…to be. “There is only one day left, always starting over: it is given to us at dawn and taken away from us at dusk.” Jean-Paul Sartre

Prepare to Stop

We all wait for a sign to move, to begin, to speak, to laugh. It’s about action, movement, progress, all of which is associated with personal productivity and value. Sometimes, we must heed a different message, especially when the sign is blocking your path. Stopping may be the only choice. And maybe, it will beContinue reading “Prepare to Stop”

I love hats…

There is something about a hat!!! It’s an attitude waiting to happen. It’s an adventure ready to unfold. Somewhere…there is a hat waiting for you. “Grab your coat and get your hat Leave your worries on the doorstep Just direct your feet To the sunny side of the street (Dorothy Fields – lyrics/Jimmy McHugh –Continue reading “I love hats…”