Lets Jump Together

If
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don’t deal in lies,
Or, being hated, don’t give way to hating,
And [...]

For love of country they accepted death.
- by James A Garfield
Our 20th President spoke these words at some point during his 4 months as our leader before he was killed by an assassin’s bullets.
I think these words are perfect for this Memorial Day.
We owe much to these men and women who paid the ultimate price [...]

Time is the coin of your life.  It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent.  Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.
- Carl Sandburg

How easy it is to let others decide things for us sometimes.
And sometimes that is just what is [...]

Gentlemen, why don’t you laugh? With the fearful strain that is upon me night and day, if I did not laugh, I should die.
-by Abraham Lincoln

I came upon this quote today, and thought it was a good one to share.
My grandmother used to say, It makes the day worth living if you have laughed at [...]

When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.
-by Helen Keller

This quote reminds me of a song by Garth Brooks, Thank God for Unanswered Prayers.
No one likes to have their happiness taken away, [...]

The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.
-by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Not an easy thing to do in this crazy world of today.  Holding onto your values, standing firm what for is right, and making the right choices for yourself build a strong foundation in the walk through life.
And [...]

I would like to share a portion of an email that I received earlier this week.
It had some really good points, and I couldn’t let it pass without some mention.
A few things to work on each day:
Personality:
Don’t compare your life to others. [...]