The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. Mark Twain

Only during hard times do people come to understand how difficult it is to be master of their feelings and thoughts. –     Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient. Unknown

“The wise adapt themselves to circumstances, as water molds itself to the pitcher.” Chinese Proverb

You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end — which you can never afford to lose — with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, James Stockdale

You may not always have a comfortable life, and you will not always be able to solve all of the world’s problems at once. But, don’t ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious, and hope can take on a life of its own. Michelle Obama

It is not turbulent times that kill us, it is dealing with turbulent times with the paradigms of the past that does us in. Unknown

We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten. Bill Gates

Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your postion falls, your ego goes with it. — Colin Powell

Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one. Brad Paisley