"...words and pictures can work together to communicate more powerfully than either alone." -William Albert Allard * Click a link and view the photograph. ~Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored each step of the way.~ Life Is A Journey ~Do not undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.~ You Are Worthwhile ~To be without dreams is to be without hope.~ Hope ~Living in harmony with ourselves is essential to living in harmony with others.~ Living In Harmony ~Those who wish to sing always find a song.~ Swedish proverb. Those Who Wish To Sing ~Let your life be that of a rose Through silence it speaks in the language of fragrance.~ Through Silence One of the greatest gifts a person can possess is to be able to reach past the thorns and find the rose within others. One Of The Greatest Gifts ~Do not shut love out of your life by saying it is impossible to find. Love is all around us. ~Change your thoughts and you change your world.~ Norman Vincent Peale Change Your Thoughts ~It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.~ Confucius It Doesn't Matter How Slowly You Go ~Throw your heart over the fence and the rest will follow.~ Norman Vincent Peale Throw Your Heart Over The Fence ~Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.~ Confucius Everything Has Its Beauty ~Do not run through life so fast that you forget not only where you have been, but also where you are going. Do Not Run Through Life So Fast ~Beautiful young people are acts of nature, But beautiful old people are works of art. Beautiful Old People ~To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.~ Use Your Heart ~"Garner up pleasant thoughts in your mind, for pleasant thoughts make pleasant lives." - John Wilkins (1614-1672) Pleasant Thoughts Make Pleasant Lives ~Maturity means dependability, keeping one's word, coming through in a crisis. The immature are masters of the alibi. They are the confused and disorganized. Their lives are a maze of broken promises, former friends, unfinished business, and good intentions that somehow never materialize. Maturity Means Dependability ~People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed and redeemed. Never throw out anybody.~ Never Throw Out Anybody ~For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.~ Seek Out The Good HOME INDEX OF PHOTOGRAPHS MARILYN'S PLACE