Category: Living for the Weekend

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma, which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important; have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already […]

“Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons; […]

“As we grow older, we must edit our lives of things and people who don’t nourish our souls. Instead, surround ourselves with kindred spirits and wonderful friends to give and receive love, friends who keep you grounded, share lots of laughter, respect and encourage you to dream. As we grow older, reinvent yourself, take risks.” […]

“Everyone at some point will suffer a loss, the loss of loved ones, good health or a job. It’s your desert experience; a time of feeling barren of options, even hope. The important thing is not to allow yourself to be stranded in the desert.” Patrick Del Zoppo “The Queen is the only person who […]

“It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the organizer, who has given us the freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier, who salutes the flag, who serves beneath […]

“Though the colored man is no longer subject to barter and sale, he is surrounded by an adverse settlement which fetters all his movements. In his downward course, he meets with no resistance, but his course upward is resented and resisted at every step of his progress. If he comes in ignorance, rags and wretchedness […]

“Welcome every morning with a smile. Look on the new day as another special gift from your Creator, another golden opportunity to complete what you were unable to finish yesterday. Be a self-starter. Let your first hour set the theme of success and positive action that is certain to echo through your entire day. Today […]

Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest Gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn’t matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle … […]

“God’s signs are not always the ones we look for. We learn in tragedy that his purposes are not always our own. Yet the prayers of private suffering, whether in our homes or in this great cathedral, are known and heard, and understood.” George W. Bush September 2001 “God willing and the Creek don’t rise” […]

“Summer, summer, summertime; time to sit back and unwind. Put your car on cruise and lay back cause this is summertime” Fresh Prince “Summertime and the living is easy” Summertime by Gershwin or the Fresh Prince both romanticize a way of “easy living.” What better place to enjoy the summer than Baltimore and its summer […]

“Nobody on Earth is a star … I can admire human beings who are great talents in every field, but I think there are some other words that we can use – genius or super talented … stupendous or above average. Why do you want to call people ‘star’? That’s Hollywood and that drives everybody […]

“There’s a time of the day when the sun’s going down, that’s the golden time of day. People let me tell you that the time in your life, when you find who you are, that’s the golden time of day” Frankie Beverly The crowd under Pier 6’s tent swelled to over 5,000 “happy people.” The […]