LoriAnn's Cafe: January 2006

Thursday, January 26, 2006

Who I am

This picture was taken at the Huntington Library and Gardens, located in Pasadena, CA. The Huntington is one of my favorite places on earth. The lush gardens and their splendid floral aromas, the peaceful, tranquil environment, the priceless artwork, the Gutenburg Bible display, the Shakespeare Garden, and the delicious treats at the Tea Room, are all such a delightful way to spend the day.

The Birth of a Blogger

One of the goals I set for myself in 2006 was to start my own blog. After a great deal of research and reading countless other blogs, I decided to finally take the plunge and get this puppy started. This is my first, official post in my first, official blog. I'm thrilled about already accomplishing this particular goal for 2006. Let’s hear it for my fellow "Type A’s" who LOVE to cross a task off of our “To Do” Lists. I’m excited about sharing experiences, quotes, photos, encouragement, advice and inspiration with my wonderful community of friends and blog audience. I've always been a writer at heart, so hopefully this new blog adventure will continue to propel me down the road to further developing my writing skills and maybe, just maybe, complete that book I’ve been writing for … well, let’s just say a very long time. Welcome!

Famous Quotes

We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give."
~Sir Winston Churchill~

"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up."
~Thomas A.Edison~

"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work."
~Aristotle~

"In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends."
~John Churton Collins~

"There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered."
~Nelson Mandela~

"Ah but a man's reach should exceed his grasp - or what's a heaven for?"
~Robert Browning~

"The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet."
~John Oppenheim~

"You can tell the character of every man when you see how he receives praise."
~Seneca~

"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong."
~Mahatma Gandhi~

"Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face."
~Victor Hugo~

"A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it."
~George Moore~

"It's" kind of fun to do the impossible."
~Walt Disney~

"Determine never to be idle...It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing."
~Thomas Jefferson~

"There is no remedy for love but to love more."
~Henry David Thoreau~

"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use."
~Galileo Galilei~

"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."
~Abraham Lincoln~

"The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race."
~Don Marquis~

"Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself."
~Lois McMaster Bujold~

"You must give some time to your fellow men. Even if it's a little thing, do something for others - something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it."
~Albert Schweitzer~

"Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need."
~Kahlil Gibran~

"Teachers open the door. You enter by yourself."
~Chinese Proverb~

"The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions."
~Confucius~

"Waste no more time talking about great souls and how they should be. Become one yourself!"
~Marcus Aurelius Antoninus~

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