SUNRISE - July 29, 2011

"The dreams of the broken are mightier than the wishes of the dead."  ~Dodinsky

SUNRISE - July 28, 2011

The race is not always to the swift, but to those who keep on running.  ~Author unknown, in reference to Ecclesiastes 9:11, "I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all."

SUNRISE - July 27, 2011

July 27, 2011 Sunrise 6:05 a.m.

 

 "Stubbornly persist, and you will find that the limits of your stubbornness go well beyond the stubbornness of your limits."

- Robert Brault

SUNRISE - July 24, 2011

"Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see."  ~Neil Postman




"Children make you want to start life over."  ~Muhammad Ali

"While we try to teach our children all about life, Our children teach us what life is all about."
~Angela Schwindt


 "A little girl is sugar and spice and everything nice - especially when she's taking a nap."  ~Author Unknown







              ...happy birthday Sarah (finally a real teenager at 13).

July 24, 2011 Sunrise 6:01 a.m.

SUNRISE - July 22, 2011

July 22, 2011 Sunrise 5:58 a.m.

"To comprehend a man's life, it is necessary to know not merely what he does but also what he purposely leaves undone. There is a limit to the work that can be got out of a human body or a human brain, and he is a wise man who wastes no energy on pursuits for which he is not fitted; and he is till wiser who, from among the things that he can do well, chooses and resolutely follows the best." - John Hall Gladstone

SUNRISE - July 17, 2011

July 17, 2011 Sunrise 5:55 a.m.

"Time is all you have and you may find one day that you have less than you think."  —  Randy Pausch 

Our grandson Kyan and the beautiful custom quilt  lovingly made by Lise.


As with all kids, he is most fascinated by the box.  

Somewhere in those last two sentences I think there just may be multiple lessons for all of us.


rlw

SUNRISE - July 16, 2011

July 16, 2011 Sunrise 5:55 a.m.

   “I have long ago lost my belief in immortality – also my interest in it.” – Mark Twain

   Today's harvest from the garden.  A pumpkin.  A cucumber.  Two onions.  Nine miniature strawberries.  Need recipe.

rlw

SUNRISE - July 14, 2011

July 14, 2011 Sunrise 5: 54 a.m.

"There is no way to happiness.  Happiness is the way."

SUNRISE - July 12, 2011

July 12, 2011  Sunrise 5:52 am

“Life is short. Time is fleeting. Realize the Self. Purity of the heart is the gateway to God. Aspire. Renounce. Meditate. Be good; do good. Be kind; be compassionate. Inquire, know Thyself.” - Swami Sivananda

SUNRISE - July 9, 2011

July 9, 2011 Sunrise 5:50 a.m.

"It's never to late to become who you could have been."  - George Herbert


A new song performed live each month.  White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane  last month and Spirit in the Sky - Norman Greenbaum


rlw

SUNRISE - July 6, 2011

July 6, 2011 Sunrise 5:48 am

"A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist." -- Louis Nizer

SUNRISE - June 15, 2011

June 15, 2011 Sunrise 5:41 am

The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise fo...?

The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise fo..?

 

 

SUNRISE June 14, 2011

“Life offers no guarantees…just choices, no certainty, but choices; no certainty, but consequences; no predictable outcomes…just the privilege of pursuit.” - Tim Conner

For Peter:

*  Half glass fruit juice

*  1/2 banana

*  1/4 apple

*  Blueberries

June 14, 2011 Sunrise 5:41 am

*  Strawberries

*  2 tbs protein powder

*  1 tbs wheat germ

*  1tbs lecithin

*  1 tbs raw organic honey

*  1 organic egg (optional - worked for me)

*  ice

* Blend

I am walking, blogging testimony that you can live on liquids for easily two months.  Good luck.

rlw

SUNRISE - May 24, 2011

May 24, 2011 Sunrise 5:47am

     

      

      "This is the only chance you will ever have on this earth with this exciting adventure called Life. So why not plan it, and try to live it as richly and as happily as possible?" - Dale Carnegie

SUNRISE May 22, 2011

May 22, 2011  Sunrise 5:49 a.m.

"The essence of philosophy is that a person so live their life that their happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things." -  Epictetus

SUNRISE - May 21, 2011

Mat 21, 2011 Sunrise 5:49 am

Well, we are still here, as is everybody I know.  Looks as if we will have to create our own rapture and enjoy yet Another Day in Paradise.

"Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, I'm not going to make it, but you laugh inside — remembering all the times you've felt that way." 
— Charles Bukowski

SUNRISE: May 20, 2011

May 20, 2011  Sunrise 5:50 am

Some purport that tomorrow May 21, 2011 is The End of Days", so this may be my last post.  In case this is announcement misinformation, I have already gathered information for tomorrow night's post...

On Christmas day, 2010, I started a new daily blog for myself, that, although I share it with those I love, it is mostly for me:  SUNRISE and TIME.   Some times I ramble, but mostly I post a just few quotes about the use of the TIME given us. That is what I choose to put into my head each day.  A lot of the quotes I post are from people that are long since dead.  Do they live on in my posts?  Is my life richer by reading, internalizing, applying and sharing their thoughts and observations?  

Some quotes are famous, some are not.  They all have a thread that we all share.  How valuable is our time?  Long or short, how do we choose to invest it and use the hours we were given.  Centuries ago, human beings were dealing with the same crisis of how they used the time given them and how much of that illusive gift of TIME they might have left.  Nothing has changed, other than we are richer for the thoughts they left behind.

When that final day comes for me, my hope is that I will accept the moment, regretting little, knowing I have loved much, lived well and hopefully, positively impacted a few. 

rlw

SUNRISE - February 20, 2011

February 20, 2011 Sunrise 6:49 am

  A Chinese proverb states, "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago.  The second best time is now."   It is important to recognize the urgency in what we are doing, yet also understand the value in calmly and efficiently handling our matters.

 "Learn to say no to people that are wasting your time. Be polite, but say no. You have your goals, your commitments, and you still take time to be helpful, however everyone has their limits. Learn to say no to those things that are clearly out of your area: you will save time for yourself and you will let the person asking for your help move on to someone that can really help them. Time is all you have, so learn to guard it carefully and of course use it wisely. Say no to people and things when you need to."
-- Edward W. Smith

 

      "Make time for the people you care about ...It's so easy to get caught up in doing and achieving that we often neglect to make time to be with the people we care about most."
-- Donna Smallin

 rlw