CHRISTINE SMITH

Life is an endless process of self-discovery. -- John Gardner

Be who you really are. Not what your family, friends, associates, or society tells you you should be...no, be you. The source of true happiness is within you...the divine is within you...and until you love yourself by giving yourself to the dreams you have--to the things you believe--until you do that, you will never experience true joy. It will take courage. It may mean fighting. But never let other's opinions, their rejection or ridicule, or their complete opposition stop you from being who you. Speak your mind. Develop your talents. Live where you want to live. Dare to do what you want to do. Therein is true happiness. --Christine Smith

SUCCESS To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded. -often attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson, though may be poet Bessie Stanley.

The Master said, "Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous." -Confucius, The Analects

Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe