A diamond is merely a lump of coal that did well under pressure. 
~ Henry Kissinger

For decades, I’ve gathered precious insights. Each one I read is like a breath of life. They lift my spirit and remind of the good we can do and marvelous things we can be. I hope this web site’s words and images encourage, refresh, enrich creative thinking and inspire. I hope these words of wisdom gladden your heart.

There is a life force, an energy, a quickness that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and be lost. You do not have to believe in yourself or your work. It is not your business to compare yourself with others. It is your business to keep open and aware directly to the urges that motivate you, to keep the channel open.
–Martha Graham

Do you want to know who you are?
Don’t ask. Act.
Action will delineate and define you.
— Thomas Jefferson

Any life, no matter how long and complex it may be, is made up of a single moment–the moment in which a man finds out, once and for all, who he is.
–Jorge Luis Borges

Neither evil tongues,
Rash judgments, nor the sneers of selfish men,
Nor greetings where no kindness is, nor all
The dreary intercourse of daily life,
Shall e’er prevail against us.
–William Wordsworth

Every one of us has in him a continent of undiscovered character.
Blessed is he who acts the Columbus to his own soul.
~ Unknown

Succeed and Soar!

Life Well Lived offers floral photographs, wise words and invitations to see life as a garden of possibilities. This 60-page book offers lots of space for personal notes, sketches and meditations. Here are opportunities to both enjoy life’s seasons and find enrichment.  A great gift.

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