Quote of the day

“The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.” Lao Tzu ~ Chinese philosopher and a central figure in Taoism (600 B.C.) Photo by Dudley Edmondson ...

Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul alike. This natural beauty hunger is made manifest in our magnificent National Parks nature's sublime wonderlands, the admiration and joy of the world John Muir ~ Scottish-born American naturalist, author, and early advocate of preservation of U.S. wilderness (1838 –1914) Photo by James Edward Mills Pictured here is actor and historian Lee Stetson the voice of John Muir in the upcoming Ken Burn documentary film...

“Always do what you are afraid to do.” Ralph Waldo Emerson ~American Poet, Lecturer and Essayist (1803-1882)...

Many (people) go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~Henry David Thoreau- American transcendentalist author, poet, naturalist and philosopher (1817 – 1862) Photo by James Edward Mills ...

Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. - Helen Keller ~ American author, political activist and lecturer(1880 – 1968). Dr. Rick Hodes is a physician who specializes in the treatment of spinal tuberculosis among the children of Ethiopia...

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. Mark Twain ~ American writer, pen name for Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 - 1910) Photo from: Cards Unlimited...