"It is better to fai

"It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation." ~ Herman Melville

"All mankind is divi

"All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move. “ – Benjamin Franklin

“If you love life,

“If you love life, don’t waste time, for time is what life is made up of.” – Bruce Lee

"Absorb what is usef

"Absorb what is useful, reject what is useless, add what is specifically your own.“ –Bruce Lee

“Productivity is n

“Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort.” ~ Paul J. Meyer

"Nothing great was e

"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." Ralph Waldo Emerson

GREEN TIP: Consider

GREEN TIP: Consider replacing your disposable furnace filter with an electronic or HEPA filter.

"Find ecstasy in lif

"Find ecstasy in life. The mere sense of living can be joy enough." ~ Emily Dickinson

GREEN TIP: Conventio

GREEN TIP: Conventional dry-cleaning isn't ecofriendly. Seek out green alternatives or use a home steamer.

"For last year's wor

"For last year's words belong to last year's language. And next year's words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning." ~T.S. Eliot, "Little Gidding"

"Year's end is neith

"Year's end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us."  ~Hal Borland

"A New Year's resolu

"A New Year's resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other."  ~Author Unknown

"Be always at war wi

"Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man." ~Benjamin Franklin

"An optimist stays u

"An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in.  A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves."  ~Bill Vaughan

"Don't worry about t

"Don't worry about the date or being late, give compassionately and passionately." ~ Eliot Lee

"The only thing that

"The only thing that  happiness requires is a choice.  It is a choice that can be made anytime,  at any place." ~ Ralph Marston

“Be yourself; ever

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” ~ Oscar Wilde

"Smallest moments ma

"Smallest moments make the biggest differences." ~ Barrack Obama

"It is the mark of a

"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." ~ Aristotle

“A youth is to be

“A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do you know that his future will not be equal to our present?” ~ Confucius

“Never take a pers

“Never take a person's dignity: it is worth everything to them, and nothing to you.” ~ Frank Barron

"I'm not concerned w

"I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.” ~ Jackie Robinson

"Conflict happens. I

"Conflict happens. If you regard others with respect, everything will be fine." ~ Unknown

GREEN TIP: Always cl

GREEN TIP: Always close the damper when a fireplace is not in use; you'll waste less energy this way.

"To serve is beautif

"To serve is beautiful, but only if it is done with joy and a whole heart and a free mind." ~ Pearl Buck

"When we heal the Ea

"When we heal the Earth, we heal ourselves." ~ David Orr

"Come, woo me, woo m

"Come, woo me, woo me; for now I am in a holiday humor, and like enough to consent." ~ William Shakespeare

"O Winter! ruler of

"O Winter! ruler of the inverted year, . . . I crown thee king of intimate delights, Fireside enjoyments, home-born happiness, And all the comforts that the lowly roof of undisturb'd retirement, and the hours of long uninterrupted evening, know." ~ William Cowper

What do you get if y

What do you get if you cross Santa with a detective ? Santa Clues!

What do you call a l

What do you call a letter sent up the chimney on Christmas Eve ? Black mail!

Who delievers cat's

Who delievers cat's Christmas presents? Santa Paws!

GREEN TIP: Here's an

GREEN TIP: Here's an eco-friendly wrapping suggestion. Cut up old holiday cards and use them as gift tags.

"Marry an orphan: yo

"Marry an orphan: you'll never have to spend boring holidays with the in-laws." ~ George Carlin

"Christmas is a time

"Christmas is a time when you get homesick - even when you're home." ~Carol Nelson

"Christmas is not a

"Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas." ~ Calvin Coolidge

"Love the giver more

"Love the giver more than the gift." ~ Brigham Young

"Blessed is the seas

"Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love." ~ Hamilton Wright Mabie

"The price of anythi

"The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it." ~ Henry David Thoreau

"To live is to choos

"To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there." ~ Kofi Annan

"By not caring too m

"By not caring too much about what people think, I'm able to think for myself and propagate ideas which are very often unpopular. And I succeed." ~ Albert Ellis

"Conformity is the j

"Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth." ~ John F. Kennedy

"Part of life is to

"Part of life is to live it, and enjoy it, and seize the moments that you find particularly pleasing." ~ Robert M. Parker, Jr.

"Our moments of insp

"Our moments of inspiration are not lost though we have no particular poem to show for them; for those experiences have left an indelible impression, and we are ever and anon reminded of them." ~ Henry David Thoreau

"To enjoy good healt

"To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him." ~ Buddha

"We acquire the stre

"We acquire the strength we have overcome."  ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Turn your wounds in

"Turn your wounds into wisdom."  ~Oprah Winfrey

"The only thing that

"The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work."  ~Harry Golden

"Looking forward to

"Looking forward to things is half the pleasure of them." ~ Lucy Maud Montgomery

GREEN TIP: Looking f

GREEN TIP: Looking for safe children's toys? Check healthytoys.org to see which have toxic chemicals.

GREEN TIP: The UK's

GREEN TIP: The UK's new energy plan aims to make renewable energy the dominant power source by 2030.

"Gratitude is the si

"Gratitude is the sign of noble souls." ~ Aesop

"It is a rough road

"It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness." ~ Seneca

“Change is never e

“Change is never easy, you fight to hold on, and you fight to let go.” ~ The Wonder Years

"Stand up and walk o

"Stand up and walk out of your history." ~ Phil McGraw

"Some think it's hol

"Some think it's holding on that makes one strong; sometimes it's letting go." ~ Sylvia Robinson

"People have a hard

"People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar." -- Thich Nhat Hanh

GREEN TIP: Use plain

GREEN TIP: Use plain popped popcorn instead of styrofoam beads to cushion small gifts when shipping.

"The longer I live t

"The longer I live the more beautiful life becomes." ~ Frank Lloyd Wright

"Do something, if it

"Do something, if it works, do more of it. If it doesn't, do something else." ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt

"Failure is an event

"Failure is an event, never a person. It is also an amazing teacher." ~ William D. Brown

"True silence is the

"True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment."  ~William Penn

"Dreams are free, so

"Dreams are free, so free your dreams."  ~Astrid Alauda

"Dreams are answers

"Dreams are answers to questions we haven't yet figured out how to ask."  ~X-Files

"Imagination is the

"Imagination is the highest kite one can fly." ~ Lauren Bacall

GREEN TIP: 5 months

GREEN TIP: 5 months after capping of Gulf oil well, rehab centers are still treating injured animals.

"For those who are w

"For those who are willing to make an effort, great miracles and wonderful treasures are in store." ~ Isaac Bashevis Singer

"You have to wake up

"You have to wake up a virgin each morning." ~Jean-Louis Barrault

"No man is rich enou

"No man is rich enough to buy back his past."  ~Oscar Wilde

"I have memories - b

"I have memories - but only a fool stores his past in the future."  ~David Gerrold

"Don't let the past

"Don't let the past steal your present."  ~Terri Guillemets

"In seed time learn,

"In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy." ~ William Blake

"In seed time learn,

"In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy." ~ William Blake

"Winter is the time

"Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire:  it is the time for home."  ~Edith Sitwell

"Let us love winter,

"Let us love winter, for it is the spring of genius." ~Pietro Aretino

“A house

      “A house is made of walls and beams; a home is built with love and dreams.” ~ Unknown

"Adventure is not ou

"Adventure is not outside man; it is within." ~ George Eliot

"The biggest adventu

"The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams." ~ Oprah Winfrey

"When I let go of wh

"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be." ~ Lao Tzu

"Honest disagreement

"Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress." ~ Gandhi

GREEN TIP: Study fin

GREEN TIP: Study finds that plant-based plastics are not necessarily greener than petroleum-based ones.

"I don't care what a

"I don't care what anybody says about me as long as it isn't true." Dorothy Parker

GREEN TIP: Internati

GREEN TIP: International watchdog organization says climate change will kill 5 million people by 2020.

"When it's all over,

"When it's all over, it's not who you were, it's whether or not you made a difference." ~ Bob Dole

“A good memory is

“A good memory is one that can remember the day's blessings and forget the day's troubles” ~ Unknown

“It is one of the

“It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Learn to get in t

“Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself, and know that everything in life has purpose. There are no mistakes, no coincidences, all events are blessings given to us to learn from.” ~ Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

"Be a dreamer. If yo

"Be a dreamer. If you don't know how to dream, you're dead." ~ Jim Valvano

"In time of test, fa

"In time of test, family is best."  ~Burmese Proverb

"Families are like f

"Families are like fudge - mostly sweet with a few nuts."  ~Author Unknown

"Rejoice with your f

"Rejoice with your family in the beautiful land of life!" ~Albert Einstein

"Rejoice with your f

"Rejoice with your family in the beautiful land of life!" ~Albert Einstein

"If living condition

"If living conditions don't stop improving in this country, we're going to run out of humble beginnings for our great men."  ~Russell P. Askue

"When prosperity com

"When prosperity comes, do not use all of it." ~Confucius

"Let us not look not

"Let us not look not back in anger, or forward with fear, but around in awareness." ~ James Thurber

GREEN TIP: New Mexic

GREEN TIP: New Mexico regulators approve green group's proposal for capping greenhouse gas emissions.

"Begin challenging y

"Begin challenging your own assumptions.  Your assumptions are your windows on the world.  Scrub them off every once in awhile, or the light won't come in."  ~Alan Alda

"Did you ever stop t

"Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again?" ~Winnie the Pooh

"Too often we... enj

"Too often we... enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought."  ~John F. Kennedy

"Never be afraid to

"Never be afraid to sit awhile and think."  ~Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun

"No matter where you

"No matter where you go or what you do, you live your entire life within the confines of your head."  ~Terry Josephson

"On Dasher.....on Da

"On Dasher.....on Dancer.....on Discover Card....on Visa......" ~ Unknown

GREEN TIP: Supreme C

GREEN TIP: Supreme Court to hear case over right of states to regulate emissions as a "public nuisance."

"To map out a course

"To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

"To lose balance som

"To lose balance sometimes for love is part of living a balanced life." ~ Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat, Pray, Love)

"One must always be

"One must always be prepared for riotous and endless waves of transformation." ~ Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat, Pray, Love)

GREEN TIP: Avoid gif

GREEN TIP: Avoid gifts packaged in hard plastic since it can't be recycled; tell companies not to use it!

"How much easier it

"How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct." ~ Benjamin Disraeli

“Beginning is easy

“Beginning is easy - continuing hard” ~ Japanese Proverb

"The poetry of the e

"The poetry of the earth is never dead." ~John Keats

"Forget not that the

"Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair."  ~Kahlil Gibran

"Things ain't what t

"Things ain't what they used to be and probably never was."  ~Will Rogers

"Take a long walk do

"Take a long walk down your memory lane and say goodbye to some outdated ideas." ~ Unknown

GREEN TIP: Hain Cele

GREEN TIP: Hain Celestia, Con-Agra and Heinz have some BPA-free canned goods; plan to eliminate all BPA.

"While we are postpo

"While we are postponing, life speeds by." ~ Seneca

GREEN TIP: Researche

GREEN TIP: Researchers say there's a link between the loss of biodiversity and an increase in diseases.

"Never go to a docto

"Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died." ~ Erma Bombeck

“Love is missing s

“Love is missing someone whenever you're apart, but somehow feeling warm inside because you're close in heart.” ~ Kay Knudsen

"Life is like playin

"Life is like playing a violin in public and learning the instrument as one goes on." ~ Samuel Butler

GREEN TIP: Beijing t

GREEN TIP: Beijing to offer subsidies to China's solar power industry; US says it's a trade violation.

“Love is

      “Love is always open arms. If you close your arms about love you will find that you are left holding only yourself.” ~ Leo F. Buscaglia

“Life is uncharted

“Life is uncharted territory. It reveals its story one moment at a time.” ~ Leo F. Buscaglia

“We shoul

      “We should come home from adventures, and perils, and discoveries every day with new experience and character” ~ Henry David Thoreau

“A true friend fre

“A true friend freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeably.” ~ William Penn

GREEN TIP: In 2011,

GREEN TIP: In 2011, airliner Lufthansa plans to launch the world's first biofuel passenger flight.

"No excuses... Whate

"No excuses... Whatever our circumstance, there IS a way through it!" ~ Unknown

"Life is a great big

"Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can." ~Danny Kaye

"Be comfortable with

"Be comfortable with taking a stand -- your principles are part of who you are." ~ Unknown

“The lesson you le

“The lesson you learn is that it doesn't matter. The only thing that matters is believing in yourself, kicking out of the start gate and leaving everything else behind.” ~ Julia Mancuso

"Normalcy is a Falla

"Normalcy is a Fallacy." ~ Unknown

"Victory belongs to

"Victory belongs to the most perservering." ~ Napoleon Bonaparte