There are two perfectly good men, one dead, & the other unborn. -Chinese Proverb

You'll never plow a field by turning it over in your mind. -Irish Proverb

Teachers open the door but you must walk through it yourself. -Chinese Proverb

There is a different between conceit & confidence. Conceit is bragging. Confidence is believing you can get the job done. -Johnny Unitas

You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but u can prevent them from building nests in your hair -Chinese Proverb

Different flowers look good to different people. -Chinese Proverb

Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened. -Dr. Seuss

People of accomplishment rarely sat back & let things happen to them. They went out & happened to things. Leonardo Da Vinci

The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work. - Mark Twain

If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one. ~Russian Proverb

No matter where you go or what you do, you live your entire life within the confines of your head. ~Terry Josephson

If a man who cannot count finds a four-leaf clover, is he lucky?

No Charge - Tammy Wynette

Now our little boy came up to his mom
In the kitchen this evenin' while she was fixin' supper
And he handed her a piece of paper he'd been writin' on
And after wipin' her hands on her apron
She read it, and this is what it said.
For mowin' the lawn, five dollars
For makin' my own bed this week, one dollar
And for goin' to the store, fifty cents
An' playin' with little brother while you went shoppin', twenty-five cents.
Takin' out the trash, one dollar
Gettin' a good report card, five dollars
And for rakin' the yard, two dollars
Total owed, fourteen seventy-five.

Well, as mom looked at him standin' there expectantly
And I could see the mem'ries flashing through her mind
And so she picked up the pen, and turnin' the paper over
This is what she wrote.
For the nine months I carried you growin' inside me, no charge
For the nights I've sat up with you
Doctored you, and prayed for you, no charge
For the time and the tears
That you've cost through the years, there's no charge
And when you add it all up
The full cost of my love is no charge.
For the nights filled with dread
And all the worries ahead, no charge

For advice and the knowledge
And the cost of your college, no charge
For the toys, food and clothes and even for wipin' your nose
There's no charge, son
And when you add it all up
The full cost of my love is, no charge.
Well, when he finished readin'
He had great big old tears in his eyes
And he looked up at her standing there and said
Mama, I sure do love you
Then he took the pen,
And in great big letters
He wrote PAID IN FULL.

Lord knows when you add it all up
The cost of real love is, no charge...

Chinese Sky Lantern - The History

Imported from China where they are known as "Kong Ming Deng" named after the leader of the three kingdom period of China 184AD - 280AD. Surrounded by enemies he watched the wind direction and used these floating lanterns to send out signals for help. The lanterns later adopted by ordinary people, who used them to convey there wishes to Heaven. It is considered good luck to release a sky lantern which symbolizes your problems and worries floating away.
Traditionally Sky Lanterns are offered to temples and monks, as the people believe they will receive enlightenment in return; the flame of the lantern is said to symbolize wisdom and the lantern's light guides them to the "right path".

The superior man blames himself. The inferior man blames others. -Don Shula

Finish each day & be done with it. You have done what you could. Learn from it. tomorrow is a new day. Ralph Waldo Emerson

A man grows most tired while standing still. -Chinese Proverbs

However long the night, the dawn will break. -African Proverb

Give advice; if people don't listen, let adversity teach them. -Ethiopian Proverb

There is only one pretty child in the world & every mother has it. -Chinese Proverb