Stars

Ideals are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them with your hands, but like the seafaring man on the desert of waters, you choose them as your guides, and following them you reach your destiny.” Carl Schurz 1829-1906, Politician

Sing

A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words~~ Unknown

Sophisticated

“Most people are just trying to get through the day. Sophisticated people learn how to get from the day.” —Jim Rohn

Smile

A smile is a little curve that sets a lot of things straight!

Obstacles

“Obstacles cannot crush me. Every obstacle yields to stern resolve. He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.” —Leonardo da Vinci

Challenges

“How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser.” —Lou Holtz – I am starting my second half and I am doing the things I always dreamed about doing.

Dream

“It is not who you think you are that holds you back, it is who you think that you are not.” Unknown – dream; d is for daring to dream; r is for relentless pursuit of the dream; e is for excellence in what you do; a is for abandoning the alternative and sticking to the dream and m is for measuring your progress towards your dreams.