“In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute.” 08/30/2026

“Nothing in life is more liberating than to fight for a cause larger than yourself, something that encompasses you but is not defined by your existence alone.” 08/29/2026

“Purpose is an essential element of you … the struggles along the way are only meant to shape you for your purpose.” 08/28/2026

“Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.” 08/27/2026

“The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread.” 08/26/2026

“Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand.” 08/25/2026

“Without goals, training has no direction.” 08/23/2026

“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places.” 07/02/2026

“Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable.” 06/04/2026

“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.” 06/03/2026

“Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.” 05/30/2026

“I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful.” 05/29/2026

“The good ole days weren’t always good, and tomorrow ain’t as bad as it seems.” 05/09/2026

Percy Bysshe Shelley on Marriage and Human Happiness 05/01/2026

I made it through the rain! – “The” Trainer @62! 04/27/2026

“Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.” 04/26/2026

The innocent and the beautiful have no enemy but time. The only enemy of innocence and beauty is time. Imagining in excited reverie That the future years had come, Dancing to a frenzied drum, Out of the murderous innocenceofthesea. William Butler Yeats … 04/21/2026

“The true measure of all our actions is how long the good in them lasts.” 04/21/2026

In essence, while God’s ability to create is immense, it is often more about spiritual and moral richness than physical wealth. 04/12/2026

“When you have nobody you can make a cup of tea for, when nobody needs you, that’s when I think life is over.”  —Audrey Hepburn 04/08/2026

“Welcome to my old neighborhood! … It’s a historic day, and I know how busy you’ll be. But don’t forget to enjoy the view.” – Jim Lovell, in a prerecorded message to Artemis II astronauts yesterday 04/07/2026

“You have to trust in something—your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.” — Steve Jobs 04/03/2026

The quote by John Boy from “The Waltons” is: “If you burn this book then you can’t learn from it!” 04/02/2026

“If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.” — Vincent Van Gogh 03/30/2026

As in life (see quote below), in order to keep succeeding in health and fitness, we must keep changing what and how we exercise! — “The” Trainer @62! 03/29/2026

“Love is a decision, it is a judgment, it is a promise. If love were only a feeling, there would be no basis for the promise to love each other forever.” – Erich Fromm, from “The Art of Loving” 03/23/2026

“Men and times change—but principles—never.”- Grover Cleveland 03/18/2026

“A good friend is like a four-leaf clover, hard to find and lucky to have.” — Irish Proverb 03/17/2026

“I always like to fake bravery. But I really think that solidified me being brave, speaking up for myself and just putting myself first.” — Simone Biles 03/14/2026

No matter what, always be yourself! There’s not anyone quite like you! That’s what makes you special!— “The” Trainer 03/10/2026

“Life isn’t better because of the internet, just different! With it we can find more information, before it we got to better know what was already available! What doesn’t change is our ability to use our minds!” — “The” Trainer 03/09/202603/09/2026

THE POWER OF YOU! — “The” Trainer 03/08/2026

“There cannot be mental atrophy in any person who continues to observe, to remember what he observes, and to seek answers for his unceasing hows and whys about things.” – Alexander Graham Bell 03/03/2026

“I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself.” — DH Lawrence 03/02/2026

“Two quotes from Presidents of opposite parties about working together…Sometimes looking back shows us the way forward!” Dreaming of our country coming together, at least a bit better is ambitious but not hopeless! — “The” Trainer 02/26/2026

In the conduct of my newspaper, I carefully excluded all libeling and personal abuse, which is of late years become so disgraceful to our country – Benjamin Franklin 02/24/2026

“I do love a great challenge!” — “The” Trainer “If you’re following your calling, the fatigue will be easier to bear, the disappointments will be fuel, the highs will be like nothing you’ve ever felt.” – Phil Knight 02/24/2026

“When things don’t make sense that’s not the time to stop asking questions, it’s time to ask more!” — QUINCY 02/20/2026

“… nothing ever feels more electric than the enormous smile on my child’s face when I walk into the classroom and that little person leaps into my arms, thrilled that I’ve come to surprise them…” — Melissa Francis LESSONS from the PRAIRIE 01/23/202601/23/2026

“… The only answer I’ve found, a decade into my glorious and highly emotional tour of duty as a mom, is to try to be completely present in the moment I’m in, wherever that is, and to relish that second in time as precious and fleeting…” — Melissa Frances LESSONS from the PRAIRIE 01/23/202601/23/2026

Responsibility…got control of yours? 10/24/2015