"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony." -Mahatma Gandhi

Advice From a River

"Go with the flow

Immerse yourself in nature

Slow down and meander

Go around the obstacles

Be thoughtful of those downstream

Stay current

The beauty is in the journey!"

-Ilan Shamir

Advice From a Mountain

"Reach for new heights

Rise above it all

There is beauty as far as the eye can see

Be uplifting

Patience, patience, patience

Get to the point

Enjoy the view!"

-Ilan Shamir

Advice From a Moose

"Think big Spend time in the woods

Eat plenty of greens

Hold your head up high

Stay on track

Keep your nose clean

It’s OK to be a little wild! "

-Ilan Shamir 

Advice From a Tree

“Stand Tall and Proud

Sink Your Roots deeply into the Earth

Be Content with your Natural Beauty

Go Out on a Limb

Drink Plenty of Water

Remember your Roots

Enjoy the View!”

-Ilan shamir

"When one is truly ready for a thing, it puts in its appearance." -Napoleon Hill

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. -Mohandas Gandhi

My father use to say, “Don’t Raise your voice. Improve your argument. -Archbishop Desmond Tutu (via heyfranhey) (via mochamimii)

 Fantasy is what people want, but reality is what we need.  -Lauryn Hill (via eclecticmind)

Learning Is A Life Long Process

"I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma." - Eartha Kitt  

I was in a classroom about two weeks ago when I saw that this quote stenciled on a wall. It blew me away because I never knew that Eartha Kitt was so deep and that she had a passion for learning. 

I feel the same way. Learning is a life long process. I enjoy learning and challenging myself on a daily basis. I am happiest when I have a challenge before me and when I learn something to accomplish the challenge. 

Deliver me from writers who say the way they live doesn’t matter. I’m not sure a bad person can write a good book, If art doesn’t make us better, then what on earth is it for?” - Alice Walker (via libraryland)

“I’m the nicest goddamn dame that ever lived.” - Bette Davis 

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall." - Confucius

“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson (via GiftEdPress)

“A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson (via GiftedEdPress)

“People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.” - Eleanor Roosevelt  (via michelleums)

“If I had to live my life again, I’d make the same mistakes, only sooner” - Tallulah Bankhead (via zero1infinity)

Each day you can turn a fresh page & begin anew, glistening as the sweet morning dew! - @AineBelton

Having a marriage is good, honoring it is even better. - Zig Ziglar (via @TomZiglar)

"If you are working on something exciting that you really care about, you don't have to be pushed. The vision pulls you." - Steve Jobs