When you get into the habit of looking for gratitude and happiness all around you, you’ll soon realize that this is the secret to getting everything you want.

Lisa Townsend, 30 Days of Thanks #Family

An easy life doesn’t teach us anything.

In the end it's learning that matters what we've learned and how we've grown. Richard Bach #Family

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.

Maya Angelou #Family

The first prerequisite of an advanced being is a sense of humor.

Richard Bach #Family

When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.

Maya Angelou #Family

Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don’t keep it a secret.

Mary Kay Ash #Family

Love life, engage in it, give it all you’ve got.

Love it with a passion, because life truly does give back, many times over, what you put into it. Maya Angelou #Family

Friendship to be real must ever sustain the weight of honest differences, however sharp they be.

Mahatma Gandhi #Family

It takes an athlete to dance, but an artist to be a dancer.

Shanna LaFleur #Family

Courage is never to let your actions be influenced by your fears.

Arthur Koestler #Family