Note to self

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
                - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in our own sunshine.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

to laugh often and much;

"To laugh often and much;

To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To earn the approbation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;

To appreciate beauty;
To find the best in others;
...To give of one's self;
To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition;
To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation;
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived —
This is to have succeeded."
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson